Aiden reflected upon what he has read so far. Aiden created a comic strip/graphic novel of his favorite scene from the book. He will add details from the novel.
Historical background on Of Mice and Men. (Great Depression).
Literary elements (intro).
Assignment
Note-taking and video on historical background of novel 1930s.
Of Mice and Men: read pp. 1-15. Discuss literary elements, a handout used to develop the novel.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Aiden completed a background crash course (video) on the 1930s in relation to the novel. Then we read. He will finish the rest of the pages for independent reading.
Aiden completed grammar exercises on fragments and editing sentence structure.
Assignment
Ben completed grammar exercises: subject verb agreement, fragments, run-on sentences.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Aiden is showing knowledge of subject/verb agreement. We are working on subordinate clause vs. compound sentence differentiation, which he is reviewing positively.
Cam and I reviewed a series of writing prompts. He responded verbally and decided to elaborate on theme identification: If someone were to write a story about a series of events in his life, what theme could be used to tie those events together? Cam chose fighting as the theme and discussed why and how it strengthened his character and gave him discipline and focus over the years.
