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1:15 - 1:20 - Welcome
 * Notetaker: Sean

1:20 - 2:30 - AL Teaching Demos
 * 1) Garred
 * 2) Jordan
 * 3) Tevin
 * 4) Lucy
 * 5) Tyler
 * 6) Caroline

1. Lucy- introduction to similes - Describe- Using similes to describe language - Fill in the blank similes, Passed out nouns and adjectives to different halves of the class random similes created Take Away- allowed for multiple answers, good for introduction to the form and language but should move toward what a formal simile would look like

2. Garred- Discuss nativism in american History - Look into a political cartoon to see how it shows nativism - Observe each character and what they might suggest about the message of the image and nativism Take Away- its fun to interact with not text based items, Many options for working sentence frames (makes it easier to say what you are trying to say)

3. Jordan- Lesson on key signature -Clearly defines the necessary vocabulary: stave, sharp, flat, clef - Writes and draws music on the board Take Away- Good job building up from the basics; clear contextual ideas

4. Tevin- The Bone Club -tape bones to your partner's body where we think they go -review activity on a worksheet to see how it lined up Take Away- No risk assessment; A lot of fun, good motivation

5. Tyler- Introduction to exponential functions - Presents graphs that as images compare and contrast in sentence frames - Table to compare the academic language to casual language Take Away- Good translation from casual to academic language >>> (written description of the graphic) []
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