Statistics: Stem-and-Leaf plots; Mean, median and Mode.
Lesson Outline
We took a set of data from the text (Percentages of households where languages other than English are spoken, by state in the Northeast) and organized it in a stem-and-leaf plots, computed the mean and the range and determined the median and the mode(s).
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Cal did most of the work at the white board with me providing limited coaching.
We worked a multi-part problem from the text book. We the explored median, mean and mode and did exercises in which we found the mean, median and mode.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Cal participated fully in the exercises; he has some recollection of the material, but his memory can use some refreshing.
We worked our way through the Chapter Two Test in the text book, concentrating on solving various equations. We also worked our way through several word problems from the test in which we needed to develop our own equations.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Cal worked very hard this session. He solved the problems at the white board with minimal coaching from me. We covered quite a bit of material and Cal's grasp of the material is excellent.
Cal and I discussed the goals of photographers and other artists, including the attempt to show others what is often hidden or not otherwise easily seen. We also discussed sentence structure and incomplete sentences.
Assignment
Find items in workbook he does not already know, and begin to write an essay on one of his photographs
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Cal has a lot of knowledge from his previous writing programs.
Adding & Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers; The Cartesian Plane
Lesson Outline
We worked several problems from the text, involving addition and subtraction of positive and negative numbers. E. g., (+) + (-) = (-) is Always, Sometimes or Never true. Cite examples to make your case,
We constructed the XY plane and located a point thereon.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Cal did the lion's share of the work at the white board while I coached from the sideline. He grasped the material well. We'll return to the XY plane tomorrow.
Cal and I reviewed what he already knew about essay writing, and then we used Keat's poem about a Grecian Urn to learn about getting beyond the surface images of photography, film, or any other art form.
Assignment
Write a caption in full sentence to one of his photographs of a palm frond
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I think Cal began to understand how all art has a deeper meaning behind the superficial image. This kind of understanding is unusual for most people, let alone someone as young as Cal.
We worked problems from the text in which we simplified algebraic expressions using the rules for order of operations. Cal did most of the work with some coaching from me when necessary.
