Craig and I explored news headlines - the proposed peace treaty between North and South Korea ending the Korean War, the suggestion that President Trump receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the migrant caravan from Mexico seeking asylum. We defined asylum. We also reviewed other new words - extortion, census, annex. Craig was able to describe the location of the Barbary Coast today as well as define "census." We revisited check-writing, which was something we learned about last year in an economics unit. We read about the lynching memorial in Alabama (a Newsela article) and discussed its significance, its impact, and the purposeful location. In our second session, Craig and I took turns reading from "Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates." We discussed imperialism and militarism, the President meeting with his cabinet and requesting Congress to declare war, and the election of the third President, Jefferson. Craig and I read and discussed constitutional governments, comparing ours to that of England. Finally, Craig answered cause and effect questions about different regions of the U.S. and he completed the latitude and longitude exercise he began yesterday. He is remembering and distinguishing the two now, with the assistance of the visual/ ladder.