This afternoon Bobby and I worked on how to prepare for his upcoming quiz in section two of the chapter. We focused on preparing a work bank consisting of key terms, phrases and individuals while practicing the chapter review questions. I have encouraged Bobby to reread the text for homework and to pay close attention to highlighted vocabulary and not to omit information from pictures, inserts or subheadings.

This afternoon Bobby and I continued to work on his arachnid presentation. Bobby has completed the introduction, the spider morphology and the old world versus new world sections. We directed our attention to a comparison between arboreal and terrestrial spiders. Bobby prepared an outline to compare and contrast these two different spider types. We discussed some of the possible reasons that arboreal spiders have much stronger venom than their terrestrial counterparts.

Bobby worked on solving two-step algebraic equations involving integers. Then we worked on finding the product and quotient between large decimal values. Next we worked on substituting values for variables to solve equations.

Bobby continued to work on the essay about tennis courts. He completed the three body paragraphs today and he will be asked to edit them at future sessions. He also worked on a 3-D puzzle for the final part of the session.

This morning Bobby and I focused our attention once again on solving percentages. We practiced the two-step technique of converting the percentage to a fraction and then multiplying to determine our solution. Bobby had some difficulty with the homework but seemed to catch on pretty quickly during class. We practiced the problems on page 347 #'s 35-44. Homework tonight is to complete #'s 49-54 and 60-67 on pages 348-349.

We used this time to continue working on his arachnid presentation. He is making progress but the results are moving at a slow pace. I believe that the topic is interesting enough for him. We took a brief break to feed the baby tarantulas and discuss their behavior.

This afternoon Bobby and I used the study skills class to continue his research on spider morphology in preparation for his keynote presentation. Bobby was able to make some progress here which is always positive. Homework is to move onto the next section which is a comparison between old world and new world spiders. This is an area where Bobby tends to over simplify so I will be focusing on how much detail he is able to provide.

Today Bobby used the information that was gathered at the last session and started an essay. He wrote about the types of courts that are used for playing tennis. It was a very productive session for Bobby.

Today we finished reading the short story, "Royal Jelly," and Bobby answered reading comprehension questions. We also continued working on his expository 5-paragraph essay, and played a vocabulary game as a short break between paragraphs.

Bobby and I continued our work on converting to percentages from fractions. I am giving him problems to solve that feature household items or sale items where discounts are offered in order to impress upon him how important it is to be able to manipulate percentages.