Ryan took his Vocabulary Quiz 3 today. I created a quiz in which he had to determine which words best fit into certain contexts. He received a 4 out of 10 his first round, with no notes. Then we tried again and, with definitions, he corrected the rest. I believe this is helping Ryan to understand words in context with subtle connotation instead of simply memorizing specific definitions. Then Ryan and I worked on his literary analysis. The purpose of this assignment is not to write a full essay, but to walk Ryan through the writing and thinking process in depth and in chunks. Ryan did not do his brainstorm homework, so we did it here today with some people around the school. Today, Ryan learned that a great strategy to use when you become stuck on ideas is to talk to different people and get their perspectives. This sparks ideas in our own heads. We spoke to Ms. Debbie, Ms. Elise, and Ryan's sister, Nicole. Ryan was able to add to his existing brainstorm and we now have two pages of ideas to begin our rough draft.