Career interest profiler to try and help Ayden make considerations in college prep. We used this on University of Alabama website to learn about majors that coincide with his results.
Results:
Enterprising: 20
Investigative: 17
Realistic: 11
Convential: 10
Artistic: 9
Social: 7
We first talked about the difference between revising and editing. Next, we discussed some strategies for getting into a rhythm of revising. First, we practiced my suggested strategy together. By the second paragraph, Ayden was doing a blend of his own style and my suggested method independently. He is making great corrections to his essay!
Finished defining his vocabulary words on Quizlet, then we played a game to define the word and use it in a sentence. Defining: 6/9. Using in context: 5/9.
We spent 30 minutes of Eng IV time working on his identity essay so that we can meet our goal of finishing it by Wednesday of next week (2/23).
Vocabulary Study; Informational Text Brainstorming
Lesson Outline
Using the January words, I analyzed his practice data and narrowed down the list to 27 words to focus on. He created a quizlet with definitions in his own words. Next, we discussed the upcoming unit on college prep (study skills, APA, etc.) using an informational text. We discussed possible topics of interest.
