Students Teaching Weekly LogMolly McClellandWeek: 2/23 – 2/27

1. How did you spend your time this week? What responsibilities did you have?

This week was comparable to last week. I am given a lot of freedom to help and interact throughout all of the classes while shadowing my mentor. I am still following my mentor’s duties within the core classes, which included note taking, help students during work time, and assisting in class discussion.

2. What were your most satisfying experiences? What were your most challenging experiences?

The most satisfying experience dealt with being ability to help and contribute in the classroom at a very comfortable level. Now that I have been in the classes for multiple weeks, I am able to understand and know the material better than previous weeks.

3. What are the plans for the upcoming week?Next week, I am hoping to take over all of the classes including GCS, Lang &

Lit, math, and science plus all the responsibilities that are included.

Lesson Plans for Skills 7 th & 8th:

February 23, 2015Freedom Writer: Diary 73Vocab:

Subconscious - the totality of mental processes of which the individual is not aware; unreportable mental activities

Graphic - shown or described in a very clear way, relating to the artistic use of pictures, shapes, and words especially in books and magazines

Bleak - without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary Dreary - dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing Anonymous - (of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name Break into group and give each of vocab words plus their definitions for

students to match. The we will discuss the definition and how it would be used within the upcoming reading

Topic: When we read these books or any other books in your classes, we need to

take in the knowledge and their experiences During the hero’s journey what was the reasoning for knowing the hero’s and

non-hero’s journeys?

February 24/25, 2015Transition: Self-Advocating -- Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1fObGRqArI Self advocate continued

o Understanding Your Learning Problems Aware of your strengths and needs in the learning process,

strategies that help you succeed Post-It: Write down 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuYlHxijIho

o Practicing Communication Be clear with your requests and prepare with explanations Understand the way your communicate can either get others

on your side or push them away Post-It: Write down a positive and negative way to ask for help

from Mr. Larsono Identifying supporters

Know your support system Who do you trust? Post-It: List 3 people who you would consider in your support

system Relate to Hero’s Journey

Mentors

February 26, 2015Freedom Writers: Diary 75Vocab:

Boycott – an act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest

Segregation - set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide Integrated - combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a

harmonious, interrelated whole Ku Klux Klan - first to begin violence against African Americans in the South Vicious - unpleasantly severe Barricaded - a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an

enemy Bigots - a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions Intolerance - unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ

from one's own Conviction - a firmly held belief or opinion Each student will have a word and will share out with the class the meaning

and how it can be usedTopic:

Freedom Riders vs. Freedom Writers Jim Zwerg

o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5wjYnSL2m0o What do we think about him and his message?

February 27, 2015Freedom Writers: Diary 76Vocab:

Sanity - the condition of having a healthy mind: the condition of being sane Sacrifice - he act of giving up something that you want to keep especially in order

to get or do something else or to help someone Proposition 187 - 1994 ballot initiative to establish a state-run citizenship

screening system and prohibit illegal aliens from using health care, public education, and other social services in the U.S.

Adamant - Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding Bribe - persuade (someone) to act in one's favor, typically illegally or dishonestly,

by a gift of money or other inducement Hoodlums - a tough and violent criminal Plaque - an ornamental tablet, typically of metal that is fixed to a wall or other

surface in commemoration of a person or event. Ironic - happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing

wry amusement because of thisTopic:

What is your undeclared war?o Example

Do onto others, as you would like done onto you Cancer awareness Race