The students read a well written blog post by a man who is against recycling. We dissected the article, finding thesis statement (not easy to find -- Devin was the only one who found it) and arguments. We then identified the concession statment and the rebuttal. We made up a pretend argument between a girl and her parents (who don't want her to go out with a horrible guy) to illustrate the concepts.
Assignment
Read 8 Myths about recycling and identify the arguments. think about rebuttals
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This was a hard lesson but they were all on board. Sadie wanted to learn and take notes. Ashley was zoning out but I kept dragging her back in and making her produce correct answers and praising her for them. Devin was slower and not as confident, be he had as good a grip as Sadie. Nice lesson. Wroked out really well.
Finishing the section on Two Bar Breaks and continuing with 8th note Hi Hat swishes. Hand/foot coordination drills; 7 stroke roll exercises.
Lesson Outline
Began by using my hand written hand/foot coordination exercises as a warmup. Finished the section on Two Bar Breaks and continued with opening and closing the hi hat to achieve a "swish" sound while playing a regular rock beat. Continued with 7 stroke roll exercises and talked about how to apply this rudiment to fills and solos on the drum set.
Assignment
Pracice 8th rhythms; practice the 1st 4 exercises on the hand written sheet; practice 7 stroke roll exercises and review all rudiments.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Devin played very well today. He is very interested in eventually learning how to play double bass drum beats. I have started him on some hand/foot coordination exercises that I wrote for myself that will help give him control over his limbs regardless of if they are playing against each other on the same side or opposite sides of his body.
Devin's playing has gotten to a point that we are ready to start working on playing to recorded music. We have picked the song Paralyzer by Finger 11 and will take 15-20 minutes each session to listen to and analyze the drum part in the song and write a drum chart for it. This will train Devin's ear to listen analytically and interpret rhythms into a written standard notation.
Read John Muir's short article.
Search for thesis statement(s). Find arguments he uses to support thesis.
what is his view of nature and of man's relation to nature?
what metaphors and similes does he use to make his point?
Assignment
read anti-recyclign blog post off of the internet and find thesis statement and supporting argumetns
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
the students did great. I am using an AP English Language and Composition approach to several environmental (and anti-environmental) written pieces. the next step is to getthe students to rebut some of the arguments they disagree with.
Read John Muir's short article.
Search for thesis statement(s). Find arguments he uses to support thesis.
what is his view of nature and of man's relation to nature?
what metaphors and similes does he use to make his point?
Assignment
read anti-recyclign blog post off of the internet and find thesis statement and supporting argumetns
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
the students did great. I am using an AP English Language and Composition approach to several environmental (and anti-environmental) written pieces. the next step is to getthe students to rebut some of the arguments they disagree with.
Students were asked to read an article over the weekend.
1. Students will reread the article and explain what they believe to be the authors purpose.
2. Students will analyze several sentences for personification.
3. Students will list similes and metaphors found in the article (homework).
4. Students will be able to give a reason for notes added by the editor.
Thursdays are our Alejandro reader days. We read the next chapter in the Alejandro book - chapter 5 <<Los Prisioneros>>. Students took turns reading aloud and then completed the end of chapter review activities A and C.
Assignment
No homework
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Students are understanding what they are reading. We tried to work on pronounciation today a little more. They need to pay attention to fine tuning their verbal skills, but I am happy with their reading comprehension. They refer back to the glossary provided from time to time, but for the most part can understand what is going on in the readings.
Review of possessive pronouns from textbook. Then gave each student a different activity as a follow up to work on their skills. Devin completed activity 18 and Ashley completed activity 19. After both students were complete, their work was checked and each earned a 100%.
Assignment
No homework
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Devin's assignment entailed writing two sentences per picture given using the possessive pronouns correctly. Ashley's assignment entailed writing a dialogue using possessive pronouns and creating a conversation that seems logical.
