Lesson Title:you are what you eat
Date of Class: April 9
Day of Class: Saturday
Time of Class: 2-3:30
MC: Zadok
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: Liana
Module: Nutrition
How Many Learners: 11
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) =4
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5

Total Score:32

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
we discussed different types of vegetarians and watched a schoolhouse rock video on nutrition “you are what you eat” hadn’t seen that since the 80’s.

Lesson Title:
Date of Class: April 4
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class:6:00-7:30
MC: Grace
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: non
Module: Education
How Many Learners: 8
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) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5

Total Score:32

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):we discussed politics and the two parties and their symbols

Lesson Title: Let’s build a vegetable garden
Date of Class: 2/24/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6-7:30
MC: Grace
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: None
Module: Plants
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): need cards

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) = 4
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) = 5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) = 5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) = 4
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) = 4
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) = 5

Total Score: 27

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We talked about the various plants that are in a Garden and then did a write in exercise that reviewed words for vegetables. Learners also practiced reading about vegetable planting and farming in other countries. There was also a focus on women farmers which was important since the class is usually all women.

Lesson Title: The City of Roses
Date of Class: 2/17/16
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30
MC: Grace
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: None
Module: Plants
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): Need loyalty cards

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) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5

Total Score: 33

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): We discussed the state flower, tree and what it meant to have symbols that represent your country, state or city. We followed the basic lesson plan and also had food. We also talked about what the learners cities/regions were “known for” and explained the meaning of that English phrase. As we discussed the things their areas are known for we realized that one of the learners (Irma) is from a part of Mexico where only a small remaining group still speak the original language. She didn’t know/learn Spanish till she got older and still speaks this native language because her husband is from the same area.

Lesson Title: Growing Pains
Date of Class: 2/3/2016
Day of Class: Wednesday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30
MC: Grace
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: None
Module: Plants
How Many Learners: 5
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): need cards

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =7

Total Score: 36

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific): Great lesson, the steps to planting exercise was really good and connected to the word search that we did. After class we had a tamale party with homemade tamales done by one of the learners who makes them. They were amaaaaazing.

Lesson Title: Seasons Greetings Happy Holidays
Date of Class: Dec 12
Day of Class: Saturday
Time of Class: 2:00-3:30
MC: Estafania
DJ: Charlie
Assistants: Jana
Module: Holidays
How Many Learners: 6
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc): we need more loyalty cards and some scissors to stay in our box for cutting the cards. Would be nice to have a file box to keep the cards in.

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) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =6
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6

Total Score:36

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):
The lesson followed the normal format. There were a lot less people in in the class than normal so it was easy to get through things and most of the people were more advanced learners. There were also snacks and so we spent the time in a more relaxed way since we were talking about the holidays. After the lesson we spent some time in small group conversation so that people could ask questions and get better understanding about things that were talked about.

Lesson Title: Jim Crow Laws and Plessy VS Ferguson
Date of Class: 11/14/15
Day of Class: Saturday
Time of Class:2:00-3:30
MC: Priya
DJ: CHarlie
Assistants: Ethan, Janna
Module: Voting
How Many Learners: 9
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

Self Evaluation

Preparation: Forgot to Show Up (1) vs. Every Hair In Place (10) =6
Technique: Completely Incompetent (1) vs. Flawless Delivery (10) =5
Engagement: Snoring Loudly (1) vs. Absolutely Riveted (10) =5
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =6
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =6

Total Score:33

What happened (as short or as long as you like, but be specific):

Well this was an interesting topic to tackle. WE all felt that it was difficult to discuss as a conversational theme depending on the context that the learners would have. Nonetheless the MC did a nice job of tackling it and we agreed that it was easier for her to do this because it was less emotional for her than if it had been women’s suffrage which was easier for me to tackle. We went through the standard lesson plan and all the assistants took turns calling out letters at the beginning portion of the lesson. We were all very busy helping with the dialogue and everybody seemed to be engaged in the entire lesson. After the dialogue and practice with it we watched a video several times then the learners wrote down words or phrases that stuck out to them. Each learner offered those to the class and facilitated the repeating of them so that everybody was able to get the information written down. We also did some of the work moving around a bit so that the energy didn’t drop. At the end we took time to break up into small groups and do a conversation round about anything that people wanted to discuss and talk about.

Lesson Title: Mashed Potatoes
Date of Class: 11/9/15
Day of Class: Monday
Time of Class: 6:00-7:30
MC: Grace
DJ: CHarlie
Assistants: Ethan Shadowed the class
Module: Thanksgiving
How Many Learners: 7
Materials Status (loyalty cards, alphabet sheets, etc):

Self 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) =6
Connection: Open Hostility (1) vs. Kumbayah (10) =5
Poise: Charlie Brown (1) vs. Prince (10) =5
Reflection: “It was ok.” (1) vs. Life-changing Epiphany (10) =5

Total Score:29

Today’s class was a lot of fun. Everybody was really into the topic and there was a lot of back and forth comparison from what what done in English and how it might correspond to the culture of the learners. The teacher used lots of props which always makes the lesson more interesting. We began by going through a recipe for mashed potatoes which in itself was interesting because it was way different than any typical recipe that I’ve seen, which also allowed for some banter and fun in the discussion. We did a document search and the group was very good about helping each other find the words. We also pointed out that sometimes people say mash rather than mashed for potatoes and that one fourth a cup and quarter cup are two ways to say the same thing. After the document search we played a game with some food pictures to say I love, like or dislike the item pictured. After this we again went through the recipe and asked out the individual parts of it. Each learner had a chance to perform a piece of the recipe.