Read Part 1 of "The Monkey's Paw" and continue writing Description Essay
Lesson Outline
1) Michael and I begin reading "The Monkey's Paw," paying attention to the way that the plot progresses through visual aids and paragraph summaries.
2)Michael begins writing paragraph two of his Description Assignment.
Read/Discuss Death of a Salesman
-Willy's new attitude
-Biff and Bill Oliver
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We started Act 2 today and in our discussion reviewing Act 1, I was very pleased with how much Michael remembered. He has trouble communicating his thoughts and althoug he knows what he wants to say, often has trouble saying it.
Solving One Step Equations by Adding or Subtracting
Lesson Outline
Michael will be able to solve one-step equations by adding or subtracting.
Assignment
Packet - solving equations
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
20
Lesson Comments
Michael was late today and missed the majority of class. Michael is struggling a bit with this concept. He understands the method for solving but freezes up when a problems looks difficult. I am trying to teach him to stick with the method that he knows and complete the problem one step at a time.
Read/Discus Death of A Salesman
-Wily's Suicide Attempts
-Willy's inconsistencies
-Biff/Happy's plan
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We finished the first act of the play and on the whole, I'm pleased with Michael's progress. The reading is very difficult for him to follow, but he's definitely doing better at picking up information through our conversations. He has trouble remembering the less essential characters, which is something he needs to work on.
Read/Discuss Death of a Salesman
-Willy/Linda
-The flashback
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Michael is still having trouble with the reading, but is finally starting to understand the story. Granted, it's difficult with the flashbacks, but he's still having trouble remembering any of the details.
1)Review Descriptive Writing: Writing that appeals to the senses; writing that leaves a dominant impression.
2)Assignment: Write a Descriptive essay about our class session that is at least one page in length.
3) Michael and I go for a walk around the school, noting the way things feel, smell, appear, etc. to help us write our descriptive essay.
Assignment
Descriptive Essay
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Michael really enjoyed today's session, and did a very good job of taking notes to help him write his ideas.
