Hunter learned new vocabulary words today - allude, smitten, encroach, entropy, captivated, complacent. We read in "Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition" by Elizabeth Penfield, specifically "Sweatin' for Nothin'" by Michael Barlow. We read about the author in advance and some pre-reading strategies. The reading expressed the difficulty in writing an introduction and a conclusion, a problem Hunter encountered in his last essay. Hunter answered questions after the reading, wrote in response to prompts, and then began writing a problem-solution essay. He identified the problem with school shootings today. He will write about several solutions he is aware of because of his considerations in writing legislation on this subject.