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Lesson Title: Where am I?
Date of Class: 12/9/15
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30pm
MC: Ethan J
DJ: Brenna E
Assistants: N/A
Module: Maps and Addresses
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Might need more loyalty cards and alphabet sheets.Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6
Total Score: 39What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Today in class Ethan dictated ordinal numbers to students, from 1-30 and had students practice cardinal directions (ex. N, NW, etc). He then had the learners put those numbers to use by finding street locations on a map, ex. sw 5th st. These two activities worked really well together, creating one cohesive lesson. Great class Ethan!Lesson Title: December 7th is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Date of Class: 12/7/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 12-1:30pm
MC: Monica
DJ: Brenna
Assistants: Graziella
Module: Civic English
How Many Learners: 4
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Alphabet sheet, white board, globe, T/F worksheetSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 8
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 7
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 7
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 7
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 7
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 7
Total Score: 43What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Today was the second of Monica’s silent classes, so rather than do things like saying the letters on the alphabet sheet, she signed them to the students. She also had the class read a passage about military uniforms, followed by a T/F worksheet. By nature, the silent class format forces the students (and DJ/Assistants) to pay even more attention to the MC. Overall it was a great class!Lesson Title: Christmas Wish List
Date of Class: 11/30/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6
MC: Ethan J
DJ: Brenna E
Assistants: N/A
Module: Shopping
How Many Learners: 3
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): alphabet sheet, YouTube video of Christmas songSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5
Total Score: 29What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
There was a bit of confusion as to when the last night of class was, so 2 of our 3 learners showed up a bit late but they made it. Ethan brought good energy to the group, doing some dictation with “Santa Clause is Coming to Town”. After the dictation, we watched a YouTube video of the song and sang through it together. Nice class Ethan!Lesson Title: Saying Grace
Date of Class: 11/16/2015
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30 pm
MC: Ethan J
DJ: Brenna E
Assistants: Alin, Ceci
Module: Thanksgiving
How Many Learners: 2
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Alphabet sheet, mashed potato recipeSelf Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4.5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 3
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5
Total Score: 25.5What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
Tonight was Ethan’s dress rehearsal. We only had two learners show up tonight so it took a little longer than usual to bring up the energy level for the group. Once we had a good energy level established the learners relaxed and opened up a little more. This gave Ethan a little more to work with so by the halfway point of the class, the group was laughing and having a good time. The learners also seemed to enjoy the hand gestures that Ethan made up for our “kitchen verbs” activity. Nice start Ethan!Lesson Title: Money Talks
Date of Class: 11/10/2015
Day of Class: Tuesday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30pm
MC: Krysie
DJ: Brenna
Assistants: N/A
Module: Money
How Many Learners: 12
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):
Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 4
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 8
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5
Total Score: 33What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
There were a couple times when the energy level dipped, but for the most part the class was very engaged. Learners had a lot of fun practicing dialogue, saying “This is a penny” “A what?” “A penny!”.Lesson Title: Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk
Date of Class: 11/9/2015
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30 pm
MC: Patrik
DJ: Brenna
Assistants: Brenna, Ceci, Alin
Module: Thanksgiving
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Thanksgiving fact sheets
Self Evaluation
Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 5
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 6
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 6
Total Score: 31What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): It was a small class tonight. Did alphabet sheet, did some dictation, then read over and used fact sheet to talk about Thanksgiving in the USA. Had some very good contributions during pronunciation practice, from both higher and lower-skilled learners. Towards the end of class had some dictation practice with one of the learners giving an ingredient list for Thanksgiving stuffing.