We chatted about Jackson's draft story and he returned to the first draft and worked at completing it. Which he did. I had him read over the draft and look for areas which he might want to change. He found some areas which he said he needed to break up into separate paragraphs which he did by marking up his first draft.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jackson has plenty of creative energy. He decided the name of the story should be "A Fishing Surprise." Next class, we'll upload the story to a computer hard drive.
Jackson focused on the creative element of the project. He printed out visual aids with text that he can apply to a poster board. He started with the title of the project and started to think of ways he can organize his findings. Jackson still needs to continue researching topics for additional information.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jackson focused on the visual aid component of the research project. I presented options and he decided the format. I observed him creating the visual and would interject when I felt it was necessary to point things out that pertain to the visual being useful and readable.
Jackson is continuing to gather information for his research project. He watched a short video about the possible Mafia involvement in Kennedy's assassination and developed supporting facts for his main idea.
Jackson began class by reflecting on the changes in Charlie's "voice" pre and post surgery. We then continued to read the story and explore the ever drastic changes in Charlie. Jackson began to anticipate what might happen to Charlie and Algernon as the story progresses.
Jackson began class by answering questions about the story's setting, protagonist, point of view, and symbol. He also answered a question that required reflection and coming to a conclusion. We then continued to read and discuss the story.
Jackson continues shaping the profile of his mini derby car using filing and sanding. Lastly, the car is painted orange and black. Wheels and axles are added. Testing is tried to see if car tracks and it does. Excellent session.
Jackson and I worked on his hitting today. I wanted him to focus on keeping his weight balanced throughout his swing. This will help keep him off his front leg while swinging. We also worked on hitting off speed pitches to the opposite field.
Intro to digital sytems from analog systems... Intro to logic gates and decisions... Experimenting with the Electronics kit working with OR and AND gates...
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Students prefer to avoid the theory and jump directly to the practical experience with the circuits
Jackson wrote a short essay in answer to a question about the different points of view from which the story is told (first and third person). He is working on making sure he writes in complete thoughts with good punctuation and grammar. He is also working on presenting information in a logical order. We continued reading the story for the remainder of class.
