IXL Diagnostic Grammar Activity and Writing Sample
Lesson Outline
I. The student will take a diagnostic test in a platform that he is familiar with and I will share with him his results so he knows what he has mastered in language arts, and what he needs to practice.
II. Student will write a paragraph on his family
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Nicky was surprised with his results on his IXL Diagnostic as they were a bit lower than he expected. I explained to him that he could catch up if he worked hard until the end of this year. He needs help with determining point of view, finding words using context clues, using personification in writing, grammar and mechanics, and overall reading/language arts skills. He has a good attitude and seems ready to learn. We will read challenging classics that he will encounter in the future and work on his writing. Writing is his strong point at 740, which means he is on grade level. He sometimes has difficulty getting started but I will help him with diving in and doing the introduction after he is clearer on what he is introducing. He is affable and compliant.
I had Nicky complete a get to know you form. We reviewed his answers and went over what graphic design is. Nicky was instructed to complete an outline to begin construction of his Adobe Xd Project.
1st Class in TV Sports Broadcasting goes quite well for this socially advanced young man/kid. We discussed introductory concepts of sportscasting after discussing the number one rule of Journalism: ASSUME NOTHING!
Nicky is engaging and advanced socially for merely being a 7th grader. Impressive. I anticipate a quick study. He already proclaimed this to be his favorite class until I took him through all his classes and demonstrated the need for every other one of his classes to be a great sportscaster.:)
Assignment
Review my website
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Like his physical presence, Nicky's 7th grade awareness is much bigger than one would expect. Pretty astute young man. Nicky had no following topic and having strong feelings about what he likes and doesn't like about TV Sportscaster---such interpretive accuracy belies his youth.
I. TSW (The student will) listen to a speech by a Native American Chief.
II. TSW analyzed the speech
III TSW learn the roots of early American Literature
IV. The student will assemble text book
V. Ths student will learn to use the library
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Nicky was oriented to the writing program and techniques to remembering what he hears and reads. He is getting organized and was compliant and participated readily in all discussions.
Conducted SAT-10 Prep, completing the three assigned social studies examples. Nicky and I then moved to introductory U.S. geography where we analyzed state placement and their capitals.
Assignment
Encouraged to practice U.S. state location and capitals through geoguessr
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Nicky struggled with identifying a fairly large portion of US state locations and capitals.
Nick and I had a discussion about his experience with drama, acting, tv, and film. We talked about the different elements of drama. We started watching a movie to look at costume design choices.
Review order of operations. Complete examples together. How the order changes when 1 symbol is changed/ removed/ or added.
Review basic geometry formulas for area, perimeter, and volume. How to find these measurements in odd shapes -
Assignment
Review multiplication facts for higher numbers 9-15
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Nicky is extremely smart but not confident in his math skills. So I reviewed some basic skills of pre-Algebra. He responded very well and picked up the concepts very quickly.
