The European -American settling of the Great Plains
Lesson Outline
An overview of the events leading toward the Manifest Destiny that European - Americans would expand the US to include all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Sophia made a character list and summary of each character from the novel she is reading. We examined how character are developed through physical appearance, action, dialogue, and non-verbal communication.
Assignment
Read
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Sophia and I were both low energy today, but as the session progressed and she analyzed the characters in the book, our energy picked up. Even so, I didn't feel as if we covered enough for the session, so we agreed that she read as much as she can until Friday.
using demonstrations, illicit the law of conservation of momentum and show a number of examples. Define elastic and inelastic collision and demonstrate
Assignment
n/a
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Sophia was again able to intuitively figure out some problems. She has good recall
A number of problems from the text were solved also to reinforce the concepts
We spent more time analyzing the historical context and identifying foreshadowing, flashback, and allusion. Sophia read about five chapters as homework, so she was excited to share the plot conflicts and character development. We also continued our analysis of verbal and non-verbal communication between the characters.
Assignment
Make a List of characters
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia's focus and enthusiasm were very high today. Her curiosity probed the phenomenological experience of reading the same text years apart.
An overview of the events leading toward the Manifest Destiny that European - Americans would expand the US to include all of the land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Sophia read 3 more chapters from Blundell's novel. We analyzed foreshadowing and subtext in dialogue. Much of her comprehension issues is hindered by a limited English vocabulary but also by historical cultural context since the setting is late 1940's after World War II. She is, however, drawn to geographical setting of Palm Beach.
Assignment
Keep Reading
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
In the last few minutes, Sophia was distracted by coordinating a ride home so we closed up the session with a promise to read more of the book.
