Cameron and I introduced ourselves and discussed his interests outside of class. We discussed entrepreneurs, the purposes of business (make enough money to support ourselves and our family, and to fill a need or demand in society), and what businesses we would start if we could. We discussed using online business simulation programs to learn the essentials of business.
In today's lesson, Cameron learned how to read different scientific charts and tables, including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, and flow charts. We also began our introduction into a little bit of chemistry, including what an atom is, its components, and the periodic table.
Vocabulary.com 9th grade list 2 (1 round); phonological awareness drill o words; visual drill for o spellings/phonemes; MegaWords 26F (spelling dictation using patterns)
In today's lesson, Cameron had a refresher on the scientific method, including its purpose, steps, and its use in the scientific community. Cameron had good recall of the material from our last class a few weeks ago and seemed confident in his knowledge of the material.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
This was my second class with Cameron and it is fun getting to know him. I think it will be a great year with him!
Today we began a look at the growth of religions in the Middle East. The Jewish faith originated over 3,000 years ago in ancient Canaan with the patriarch Abraham. Judaism was the world's first major monotheistic religion. Hebrew history lives on through the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. "Hebrew," "Jew," and "Israelite" are often used interchangeably but do have some historical differences between them. "Hebrew" is heavily tied to Judaism but has somewhat less of a religious connotation than "Jew," as it refers to a language and sometimes non-Jewish people or descendants. "Jew" refers to followers of Judaism as well as the Jewish culture, traditions, ethnicity, etc. The Jewish people are descendants of the Hebrews, who are descended from Abraham. One of the main reasons why Judaism has survived for so long is because its beliefs, laws, and history have been recorded in holy texts. The Ark of the Covenant was important to the Hebrews because it held the original Ten Commandments written by God. Judaism differs from other ancient religions when it comes to beliefs about the creation of the universe in that they believe God spoke it into existence.
Chapter 1- A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah & discussion questions; mini-lesson on denotations and connotations; start on Literary Devices/Terms presentation
