-review of Cole's recent work and usage of lyrics and spiritual expression in poems
-topic review for final essay, format, extra credit and research
-making compromises on essay terms and conditions; conciliatory gestures and reworking free-writes for lyrics. Agreement w/ Cole that writing and discussion of his shorter song lyrics and a Lowell poem will be a fair trade for more in depth interpretations from his online sources. Help to bring his assignment to shorter length and less drafts, while still imposing a need for textual summary and reading comprehension of the literary sources in the essay
Assignment
bring in online source for essay
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
-Cole needed a few breaks and was exhausted in class today. He had a great Thanksgiving break and we discussed his 'homestretch' with regard to test prep and comp lit for writing work
-Review,read, and discuss articles from the "Week"
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
-Good session. Please note that the Government class time for this date was given to Erez for Cole to complete his English exam. Erez will enter the session time for that hour.
-Review of the Florida State Law concerning rights and responsiblities of an 18 year-old.
.Contracts
.Liability
.Selective service enrollment
.Voting and registration
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Great lesson. Cole was most interested in his new-found emancipation. Some of the responsibilities were a surprise for him.
-REview of Constitutional duties
.Identify types of law
.Identify role of the Supreme Court
-Federal Court system
.Organization
.Purposes
.Regional Districts
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Good lesson. Cole missed some of the time because of his testing.
1) Listen to a song of Cole's choice
2) Explicate the various themes of the song: violence, anger, ambivalence, indifference, etc.
3) Explain how music is in and of itself a text: a way of communicating, of seeing the world and helping others to tap into specific points of view.
-explanatory notes for Cole on quiz content and review
-film discussion and question and answer for quiz prep
-Lowell discussion for extra credit reading, and memorization of two lines of poems
Assignment
study for quiz
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
-Cal offered to help coach Cole through his quiz during his World History class time
