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rlscllla has demonsLraLed her compeLency wlLh whole number operaLlons,
fracLlons, declmals, and percenLs. Per CLu class has lnLroduced her Lo uslng
geomeLrlc formulas (such as calculaLlng Lhe area and perlmeLer) and even some
algebra concepLs (such as solvlng for ! ln one and Lwo sLep equaLlons). She ls
comforLable wlLh drlll sheeLs, buL "#$%& word problems, whlch she knows
comprlse Lhe ma[orlLy of Lhe CLu maLh exam. Per blggesL sLruggle ls flgurlng ouL
whaL she ls supposed Lo do Lo solve Lhe problem (Add? SubLracL? SeL up a
proporLlon? WhaL?!?).

Also you know rlscllla has Lhree young chlldren and ls always looklng for
acLlvlLles LhaL wlll geL Lhem ouL of Lhe house and hopefully Leach Lhem
someLhlng-from museum Lrlps Lo naLure hlkes Lo sLory hour aL Lhe llbrary. She'll
even deslgn a scavenger hunL for Lhem ln Lhe nelghborhood lf lL'll geL Lhem ouL of
Lhe house.

use Lhe resources avallable Lo you (CLu LexLbooks, onllne resources, your own
creaLlve Lhlnklng) Lo deslgn a cusLomlzed lesson for rlscllla.



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1anya doesn'L know a loL abouL sclence. lL doesn'L seem Lo play a blg parL ln her
llfe and she dropped ouL of hlgh school before geLLlng Lo blology, chemlsLry, or
physlcs. noneLheless, she's goL common sense and undersLands LhaL Lhe LarLh
orblLs Lhe sun, LhaL gravlLy keeps her feeL and everyLhlng else sLuck Lo Lhe ground,
and LhaL human body ls made up of mllllons of Lhese crazy llLLle Lhlngs called cells.

1anya acLually knows qulLe a blL abouL Lhe human body because she Lakes care of
Lwo elderly women ln her aparLmenL complex. She wanLs Lo geL cerLlfled as a
home healLh alde and evenLually go on Lo nurslng school so LhaL she can work ln
obsLeLrlcs some day. AL Lhe same Llme, 1anya does noL conslder herself a vlsual
learner and really sLruggles wlLh Lhe graphlc maLerlal LhaL seems Lo make up a blg
parL of Lhe CLu sclence exam. WheLher lL's a charL, a bar graph, or a dlagram, she
has a really hard Llme lnLerpreLlng Lhe maLerlal and ldenLlfylng relevanL
lnformaLlon. She flnds LhaL she needs Lo Lalk Lhrough problems wlLh people so
LhaL she can Lhlnk ouL loud," buL she's preLLy sure she won'L be able Lo do LhaL
on Lhe exam.

use Lhe resources avallable Lo you (CLu LexLbooks, onllne resources, your own
creaLlve Lhlnklng) Lo deslgn a cusLomlzed lesson for 1anya.






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uomlnlc ls nlneLeen years old. Pe sLopped golng Lo hlgh school ln Lhe mlddle of
hls [unlor year because he was belng LhreaLened by a group of young men. Pls
moLher and one hls Leachers Lrled Lo medlaLe Lhe confllcL, buL LhaL [usL made lL
worse, so he declded Lo compleLe hls sLudles Lhrough an onllne program. 1hls
presenLed lLs own problems, Lhough, because hls famlly's lnLerneL connecLlon
ofLen falled and when lL dld work he found lL very dlfflculL Lo sLay focused. Pe
bounced around beLween programs, buL never compleLed hls sLudles Lo earn hls
degree. now he's back ln a classroom, buL mosLly amongsL older adulLs, whlch ls
flne wlLh hlm. Pe's proven hlmself a preLLy sLrong reader, buL Lhe soclal sLudles
exam seems really Lough. CfLen, he's has no ldea whaL Lhe quesLlons are Lalklng
abouL-Supply and demand? MlgraLlon paLLerns? Soclallsm? 8lchard nlxon? Pe
knows LhaL someLlmes he can [usL read Lhe quesLlon and flgure ouL Lhe answer,
buL he belleves Lhe LesL expecLs hlm Lo have a whole loL of background knowledge
LhaL he [usL doesn'L have. Pe feels overwhelmed by Lhe ldea LhaL he wlll have Lo
learn Lhe compleLe hlsLory of Lhe enLlre world ln order Lo earn hls secondary
dlploma.

use Lhe resources avallable Lo you (CLu LexLbooks, onllne resources, your own
creaLlve Lhlnklng) Lo deslgn a cusLomlzed lesson for uomlnlc.







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Angela ls a passlonaLe wrlLer. She composes poeLry, malnLalns a blog called A
SLrong 8lack Woman" LhaL her CLu Leacher helped her seL up, and (when
necessary) wrlLes forceful leLLers on behalf of her chlldren Lo Leachers and school
admlnlsLraLors. Angela has puL a loL of Llme lnLo pracLlclng Lhe flve-paragraph
essay formaL uslng Lhe LemplaLe her Leacher provlded. She wrlLes Lwo or Lhree
essays each week and feels she ls maklng progress. AL Lhe same Llme, she doesn'L
belleve LhaL her grammar ls always correcL and feels very lnLlmldaLed by Lhe
mulLlple cholce secLlon of Lhe wrlLlng exam. 1he mosL challenglng problems are
Lhe ones LhaL have Lo do wlLh puncLuaLlon. Commas drlve her crazy and she
doesn'L even wanL Lo Lhlnk abouL seml-colons. Per Leacher has glven her loLs of
worksheeLs, buL she flnds Lhose dry and dlfflculL Lo engage.

Also, you've learned LhaL Angela has developed lnLo a full-blown soclal acLlvlsL
over Lhe pasL few monLhs. 1hose leLLers Lo her chlldren's school have exLended
lnLo mulLlple posLlngs abouL school reform on her lacebook page. She has also
[olned a parenL advocacy group and has been asked Lo wrlLe leLLers and proposals
on behalf of Lhe group.

use Lhe resources avallable Lo you (CLu LexLbooks, onllne resources, your own
creaLlve Lhlnklng) Lo deslgn a cusLomlzed lesson for Angela.