Rowan had a difficult time focusing today, but at the beginning of our session he did tell me that he had a lot on his mind and was feeling distracted. He continues to request lots of homework, which shows a commitment to improving. We corrected his homework, which allowed us to review grammar topics and rhetorical strategies. Rowan is often able to correct his mistakes when he is focusing. In the English section, he should particularly watch out for wordy sentences--as we've reviewed, concise is always best. We looked at a couple of short reading passages, but we weren't able to look at a long passage, as Rowan's attention began to wane at the end. I've assigned him some English and Reading homework for the weekend. He apologized for his lack of focus throughout our session, but I told him that he shouldn't feel discouraged. I know that he is capable of doing quite well when he is feeling more focused and I'm sure we will be productive next week.