English IV
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Thesis Statements and rough draft essay
Lesson Outline
Identifying a weak thesis statement from a strong one. Then using three reasons, create a more fluid effective thesis. Then we were to work on rough draft for first essay.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Jackson was absent for both lessons/not feeling well/left early.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Creating a strong thesis from a weaker one
Lesson Outline
Worked on using weak thesis statements and then finding three reasons to help create a strong thesis statement.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Thesis builder exercise and continue to research for essay
Lesson Outline
The plan was to assist with Jackson's knowledge of creating a strong thesis statement and continue to conduct research and begin a rough draft on 1920s Notre Dame football.
Session Minutes
135
Minutes Student Attended
10
Lesson Comments
Was informed that Jackson had to leave early for an appointment.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Research
Lesson Outline
Was to continue to research and then flesh out bulleted points for creating a research short essay.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Jackson had to leave early.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Researching for Essay
Lesson Outline
Worked with Jackson to assist him locating resources for his upcoming short research essay.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Constructing an essay
Lesson Outline
Jackson was to begin researching and constructing an essay relating to a topic from the 1920's. This corelates to our continuation of Unit Three.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Jackson was absent/no-show today.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Creating a rough draft for an essay
Lesson Outline
Bobby is working on beginning and completing a rough draft for an essay on the steam engine. This is part of the lesson from Unit Four, Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Crime Scene Unit 3
Lesson Outline
Continued to read Entwined and stopped to discuss the progression of the story and the feelings with which the main character was being challenged.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Notre Dame Football program: 1920-1970
Lesson Outline
Assist with researching ND football program: head coaches, star players, any drafted to NFL? And ND legacy during this timeframe.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Had to leave early for practice then game.
Session Date
Lesson Topic
Continue reading Wordsworth poetry and discuss first short essay assignment
Lesson Outline
Complete reading Wordsworth Tintern Abbey poem; discuss its literal meanings and how they reflect his perception of nature.
Work on researching for facts to assist with creating first short essay response.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Bobby is absent.