September 28, 2015
I met PJ for tutoring at his home for his sixth tutoring session. I used his school reading textbook and selected another story for him to read about the Moon. PJ had enjoyed learning about the Moon and solar system in another session, so this narrative would help build on that information. Before we started the story, we refreshed the info we had learned about the solar system previously and made some guesses on what the story might be about. The story was set in 1969 when Apollo 11 was to land on the Moon. The main character was a little girl who was very excited about the space adventures happening at the time, while her grandfather was indifferent and even opposed to the ventures to space. After reading a few pages, I would ask PJ some comprehension questions and explain why he thought the characters felt the way they did. We shared some opinions on whether space exploration was beneficial and showed PJ some of the great inventions that were the result of trips into space. I mentioned there was a Supermoon eclipse the night before and showed PJ a video of how moon eclipse work and why they turn the moon red. We continued to read the story and at the end the grandfather has a change of heart and admits that the lunar landing is a huge deal and unites the country as well as inspires children to be interested in the universe around them. To finish the lesson, we watched a YouTube video of the actual lunar landing mentioned in the story.
Elizabeth Lopez
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