Kayla began a new mini research project today on fatigue. She practiced several strategies which promote the writing process including: brainstorming descriptors (synonym, antonyms, and related topics), how to separate out related ideas by deconstructing fundamental differences in definitions (i.e. recognizing that prevention and alleviation of fatigue are separate concepts), using alternative sources for information (newspapers and radio sources) and how to cite these in MLA references, strategies for note taking when using video and audio sources, and how to categorize related information when it does not readily fit into an outline. Kayla researched and reviewed numerous sources for this project, and we incorporated much age-appropriate (SAT) vocabulary into our session. Kayla also finished a spelling diagnostic test and we reviewed the answers.