Since Katya did not complete her homework (writing the second paragraph of her essay), she finished that in class. (We also discussed how in the future, she should email me if she has questions, or simply give her assignment her "best shot" even if she isn't as confident as she'd like to be about its completion.) We discussed her second paragraph, and she went on to write the third in class -- we discussed that as well. Points of emphasis/review for today included making plural pronouns possessive, avoiding cliches and first person in academic writing, and using precise diction (e.g avoiding words like "thing" and "a lot"). for homework, she will write the fourth paragraph of her essay.