LESSON REVIEW # 25A (soon to be archived as Lesson Review Archive 25 A)
Cleophas Mike McAlpin......Tutor
Marci Rodriquez.............Tutor
Sunday...April 16, 2000
An additional meeting place? Yes!! God is good..all of the time!
Pastor Sherman A. Gordon gave us permission to use the classroom at New Philadelphia A.M.E. Chruch. He promised to add a telephone line, to boot, for our Internet provider. The classroom has the capacity to hold at least 40-50 students. It has desks and a large dry erase board. It has outlets for our computers and electronics equipment. It is exactly what I envisioned as a meeting place for the students of "A Free Tutoring Service: Preparing for the Future." Thank you, Pastor Gordon.
We cooked hot dogs outside of the church when the service was over. We ate hot dogs, along with the teriyaki and barbecue chicken that I had prepared previously. We also consumed chips, cookies, pickles and soda. After our lunch, it was into our new classroom to carry on our tutoring duties.
I had written a lesson plan for the session and followed it as best I could. Some of the students were missing due to an outbreak of the flu and I had to change the outline a wee bit. The outline is shown below:
“A
Free Tutoring Service: Preparing for the Future.”
The
students will be separated into 3 groups. The names of the students in each
group and their assignments are listed below.
Student Leaders……Kimberly---James
Group 1. Lauren—Gabrielle—Monique---Trecye---Jarrett---Joshua..Damel---Shamus
Topics of Discussion:
Mathematics……Fractions: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and
Division of Mixed Fractions. Review multiplication tables with Monique.
Draw angles of 30, 45, and 60 degrees.
Science………….Chemistry: Name and discuss 5 elements. Use
Periodic
Astronomy………Learn the names and positions from the sun of all
of the planets.
English…………. Write 3 “con” and 3 “pro” words and write definitions. Use words in sentences.
S.A.T. Examination…..First 10 pages of our 8th grade
Examination Booklet
Student
Leaders……..Jarrell….Jeremiah
Group
2. Cole----Cleasena----Isaac…Mario…Shavonn…Keyotta… Brittani, Shane…
plus all other 8th graders
Topics
of Discussion:
Mathematics:
Scientific notation problem…29652 x 81763 x 77232 = ?
Use
items…can of chili…find volume in centimeters
Use items…Ruler…find perimeter and area in millimeters.
Use
items…CD-ROM disk..find circumference and area in millimeters.
Pythagorean
Theory….Discuss right triangle and relationship between sides of a right
triangle containing a 30 degree angle; a 45 degree angle.
Group 2. (Continued)
Electricity:
Discuss…D.C. and A.C. circuits.
Discuss…Ohm’s Law and resistor color code.
Discuss....6 electronic components..ie, diode, capacitor…
Construct…Circuit
in Radio Shack kit (selected
by Mike)
Science……..Chemistry:
Draw atomic structures of the halogens and noble gasses… spectral lines…
Astronomy:
Discuss…the speed of light and
sound…light-year…constellations…satellites…Electromagnetic Spectrum of
Waves
Health:
What is the range of human hearing? Visible light spectrum? What are the dangers
of listening to music that is too loud? What is the danger of looking directly
into the sun, or into a telescope that is focused on the moon?
What
is meant by decibel?
S.A.T.
Examination…..Do 20 pages in the S.A.T. Examination for the 8th grade.
Student Leader….Cleophas McAlpin…Tutor
Group 3. Other
remaining students….
Government….The Constitution
Government…..Abraham Lincoln speaks…
Geography… World map
features
Computer Science….
Review CD, Mavis Beacon teaches typing…Spanish 3…The White
House…Isaac Asimov…
Lunch will be served...
Menu…Chili dogs, teriyaki chicken, chips, soda, cookies.
Clean-up crew for April 16, 2000
Supervisor…Keyotta
Mario…Keyotta…Shavonn…Jeremiah…Damel…Jarrett
The premises must be left cleaner than when we arrived!
Additional
Rules.
Remember! This is the House of the Lord. Treat it as such!
When feasible, food is to be consumed outside in parking lot.
No gum chewing
No CD or tape players
Absolutely no profanity or sexual remarks
Refusing to clean up will result in suspension
Leave bathroom cleaner than you found it
Pick up paper and trash…it doesn’t matter who put it there.
Disrespecting or disobeying student leaders will
result
in suspension
Remember, this is a learning environment. Any student who forgets
that will be disciplined! I will inspect to make sure that all is done!!
Announcements: Tutoring will take place on the upcoming Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, at 9:00AM, we will journey to Elysian Park for a lecture by Electrical Engineer, Mariko Mariannes, on the Electric Vehicles of the Dept. of Water and Power. On Thursday, we will be traveling Burbank for music lessons from our Tutor, Van Yanakieff (Electrical Engineering Supervisor, LADWP). We will eat at McDonalds or cook in the park before the class and our class will last for 3 hours. We will be returning home at approximately 3:00PM to continue our tutoring session for those who are still in school.
There will be no tutoring on Thursday through Sunday (Easter break).
There will be no basketball practice on next Saturday.
For questions….call Mike McAlpin at (310) 635-4536
For Parents…..
Due to the high cost of gasoline, there will be a charge
for picking up and bringing students back home, until further notice. All of the
money that is collected will be spent on gasoline for our van. The prices are
per student prices. There may also be a small gasoline charge for field trips.
Those parents who assist with the transportation will not be charged (Andrew,
Angela, Melissa). Of course, we would like for you to provide your own
transportation whenever
possible.
Please make sure that you take a turn
at providing food for the group on Wednesday afternoons. See Gayle for schedule.
You must give your child a little money for food on Sundays and Thursdays. We
usually go to McDonalds on those days. We will try and cook on Sundays for a
small charge. Parents may provide food if they want.