Alexa chose to complete her Lady MacBeth project on her own, so we read the short story. At first, Alexa wasn't sure that she wanted to read it. She really liked it, and read almost the entire story aloud. We also noted some inferences used throughout, and the use of black humor. The short story is a crime story, and Alexa really liked it.
Katya and I read the short story. We took turns reading it aloud. We stopped to define difficult vocabulary using context clues. We answered ten discussion questions about the story discussing verbal irony and black humor, both techniques employed by the author. We then did a couple brief activities practicing the correct use of apostrophes.
Alexa and I worked on her final project for the play. She worked on her drawing. We also discussed how she would present her textual evidence to support her drawing. We also discussed her common app on the computer for college.
Katya and I did some grammar/punctuation activities. I explained what a comma splice was and she caught on quickly. We discussed what areas of grammar she struggles with; I will prepare some activities to help review and practice those.
Re: Tupac Essay: Working on proofreading skills. Questioned Vlad on sequencing of sentences; packaging like topics; keeping to the thesis and the paper's organization announced in the thesis. Re: Trump Essay: Went over mechanical errors that keep cropping up -- punctuation, capitalization, etc. Went over where wording needed to be improved. Went over part two of essay and organizing the answer to Who is controlling Trump's image?
Assignment
Vlad to email me completed Trust Paper
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Vlad making slower progress than I predicted. He has the ideas and the arguments, but his language arts skills are not at a high school senior level. He needs to write and proofread his work for errors. Eventually, he will stop making the errors. He needs to write and proofread, write and proofread, write and proofread.
Katya and I discussed her expectations for her English class. We talked about prospective novels to read. We chose a couple. We also talked about a vocabulary book. She chose a level. We then discussed the PERT test required for Palm Beach State. We began working on some practice tests.
Alexa and I discussed and worked on her project for the play. Alexa, for homework, selected her textual evidence and typed it so that it is ready for her project. We discussed her interpretation that will accompany the quotes. She began creating her project.
Worked on Vlad's Portrait Paper. Discussed organization, development, phrasing, wording, punctuation. Went over edition points. Went through the importance of providing specific details. Illustrated... have everything in a piece of writing (a poem, a short story, an essay) must contribute to the mood, the tone, the plot, the argument, the conclusion all the details and arguments are leading up to...We had time to critique the opening paragraph of his Trump Essay.
Assignment
Vlad to email me the "final draft" of his Portrait Paper and have an improved draft of his Trump Essay
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
I am still trying to pinpoint why Vlad cannot proofread with accuracy.
