I. Setting and Theme in Of Mice and Men
II. The parts of a play, exposition, rising action, climax and resolution
III. Migrant workers then and now
IV. Characterization in the novel Of Mice and Men
Assignment
Read Chapter 1 of OM&M and complete the 8 question worksheet
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
35
Lesson Comments
After some initial confusion, Miss Elise was able to have Sam call and we connected online. Sam could not find his copy of Of Mice and Men and said it was probably packed in a box. We utilized the pdf online and covered concepts in the class outline. We popcorn read the first few pages of the novel and Sam is to answer the questions provided to guide his reading. He was engaged and attentive, responding to questions readily.
I. Introduction to setting and characters
in chosen novel "Of Mice and Men
II. Introduction to the concept of "The American Dream
Assignment
7 Question Worksheet on Chapter One of Of Mice and Men
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
This is what would have been covered if student were present:
I. Introduction to setting and characters
in chosen novel "Of Mice and Men
II. Introduction to the concept of "The American Dream
Creating a Key Word Outline from Informational Text
Lesson Outline
I. Review of IXL diagnostic
II. Guided Reading of Source A on plastic
III. Creating a Key Word Outline Step by Step
IV. Outlining Media
Assignment
Complete a Key Word Outline of a YouTube video on The Great Plastic Vortex
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Sam was present and focused for the entire length of the session. He shared his IXL diagnostic with me and I helped him interpret it. We created an outline of an informational article together and then he will complete another for homework. Sam shared that he has had the flu and has an upcoming colonoscopy planned. He was cooperative and upbeat the entire session!
IXL Diagnostic Grammar Activity and Selection of Literature
Lesson Outline
I. Selection of Of Mice and Men as his independent reading
II. Grammar-IXL Diagnostic
Assignment
Complete the IXL diagnostic by 1/11/23
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
The lesson began by Sam sending me a chat that he was going to be 5 minutes late. He was briefly interrupted by his puppy Jules (2 mins) and then we lost internet connection at Batt School for the last 8 minutes. Sam selected Of Mice and Men as his literature and had difficulty getting started on the IXL Diagnostic.
We read the entirety of Chapter 2 in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,' by J.K. Rowling. For the first session, we discussed the sequence of events that transpired in pages 18-26, half the chapter, and Lena answered questions to insure she understood some of the more obtuse figures of speech; she demonstrated good understanding when queried. Lena also demonstrated good recall skills identifying and listing the physical characteristics and personality traits depicted by Rowling as she developed the characters in the chapter. Lena participated in the character summarizations written on the whiteboard and was able to effectively summarize the dynamics amongst the main characters in the chapter.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
I subbed for Debra this morning, Wednesday, 1/4/23, for two sessions - 9-9:45, and 11:15-noon. Delaina took my 11:15 class with Matthew so that I could teach Lena during the time slot I typically teach Matthew.
Sam and I would have covered creating an outline of informational text, however, he was absent.
Assignment
Outlining Informational Text
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Sam and I would have covered close reading of informational text titled "Faster than we can imagine. We would create a key word outline together; however, Sam was absent.
