Working on a PSA screenplay. We covered session 2 of screenwriting - picking the subject(what is your story about), Structure? (what your script should look like).
Devin and I went over the work he completed last week with the substitute. We correct his work and reviewed past participles. He wrote down how to conjugate the verb "Caer" in his journal as past participles with the different pronouns.
Assignment
no homework
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Ashley was absent today. Devin was focused today and concentrated on the questions I asked him in order to help him fix the mistakes he had made on his assignment. Good day.
Reviewed the vocabulary we did yesterday by plcing the Bell Work activity from pgs. 166 and 170 on the board and had students fill in the sentences as a review. Devin struggled a bit so he was asked to write out a list of the verbs he needs to review. then the students had to place activities that describe a typical morning routine in order. In class, students completed pg 82 from the workbook assessment as a graded assignment.
Assignment
In class, pg. 82 workbook
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Devin did not finish the in class assignment so he was asked to take it home and finish it. Ashley finished in class.
1. Research paper 2. "Gilded Age" 3. Current events
Lesson Outline
1. review student proposals for this term's research papers.
. approve .correct .advise
2. continue DVD of "Wizard of Oz"
3. Read, review, discuss articles from "The Week"
Assignment
continue study guides (chaps. 17 & 18)
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Great lesson with Ashley and Devin. (Sadie was absent). Both students had completed proposals and were approved.
No DVD for this class
The students enjoyed magazine review.
Students take and 4 paragraphs and "translate" them into "real" English. they work alone for 40 minutes and then get feedback for last 15. Mistakes in method were discovered: students needed to look up lots of words in the dictionary and they hadn't.
Assignment
Do the last two over again, making sure that you look up ALL words you aren't sure about.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sadie was absent. I explained the purpose to them, and I think they understand why we are doing something that seems impossible to them. I want them to understand that they are capable of understanding poe.
Read through Fall of the House of Usher paragraph by paragraph, deciphering meaning. It is difficult for all 3 of the students (as it is for me!) so I am trying to show them that YES we CAN decipher difficult text even if it is diificult.
Identify particularly hard passages and translate them into "our" English.
Assignment
keep reading and select a new difficult passage to present to the class.
