Research and Writing
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Acrostic poem- Thanksgiving activity
Lesson Outline
Cabo and I watched a video about the holiday, Thanksgiving. It was focused on the history of Thanksgiving. Cabo and I both created an acrostic poem, using the word, "family." Cabo created, f- fun, a- athletic, m- mostly fun pets, i- intelligent, l-loving, y- yank the turkey and run.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Cabo was great to work with. He enjoyed completing the acrostic poem.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Fourth Restaurant Review
Lesson Outline
Stephen completed his third restaurant review of Berry Fresh. He used his completed survey to put all of his points together in the review. He discussed the restaurant's appearance, service, quality, and cost. Stephen focused on the spelling of key words. Stephen used descriptive words in his review to keep the reader entertained. Stephen typed his review on Trip Advisor and posted it.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Restaurant Review
Lesson Outline
Stephen and I went to Berry Fresh for his fourth restaurant review. Stephen completed his written survey while at the restaurant. He focused on writing about the menu, service, cleanliness, and the taste of the food. Stephen will write his review online on Friday.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Creative Writing
Lesson Outline
Gracyn created a story by spinning a wheel on the internet to give her five prompts. She used those creative prompts to type a story. She chose to write a newspaper article about a noisy elf with a magic hat. Gracyn focused on spelling, sounding out words, punctuation, and capitalization.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Standardized Test
Lesson Outline
Stephen took the standardized test today.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Food Review
Lesson Outline
Stephen drafted his third restaurant review of Grande's. He used his completed survey to put all of his points together in the review. He discussed the restaurant's appearance, service, quality, and cost. Stephen focused on the spelling of key words. Stephen used descriptive words in his review to keep the reader entertained. Stephen typed his review on Trip Advisor and posted it.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Restaurant Review #2
Lesson Outline
Stephen drafted his second restaurant review of J. Alexanders. He used his completed survey to put all of his points together in the review. He discussed the restaurant's appearance, service, quality, and cost. Stephen focused on the spelling of key words. Stephen used descriptive words in his review to keep the reader entertained. Stephen typed his review on Trip Advisor and posted it.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Food Review Writing and Survey
Lesson Outline
Stephen wrote a restaurant review for California Pizza Kitchen on TripAdvisor. Stephen focused on adding the different components of his food survey into his review. He wrote about the restaurant's appearance, service, food, and cost. He focused on adding descriptive words and identified how to spell key words in his review.

Stephen went to J. Alexanders with me to complete his second survey. He filled out his survey during his before, during, and after his lunch. He will complete his review and food blog on Friday.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Food Review
Lesson Outline
Stephen went to the California Pizza Kitchen with me to complete his survey of the food and the restaurant. As we experienced the restaurant and food, Stephen completed a four page survey. We discussed each point in detail and he focused on the spelling of his words. Stephen will be drafting his review next class and posting it on the blog.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Restaurant Reviews
Lesson Outline
Stephen examined multiple restaurant reviews online. He determined the part of the restaurants that the clients described in each review. Stephen picked a favorite restaurant. He wrote details of the food, service, atmosphere, and parking. He created a detailed review on the Internet for the Capitol Grill. He drafted his review, edited his review, and wrote the final review to post to the Internet.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60