In parallelograms: 1) opposite sides are congruent; 2) opposite angles are congruent; 3) diagonals bisect each other; 4) consecutive angles are supplementary
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Georgia did surprisingly well this morning, despite being distracted by her injured leg.
Oscar Wao, Chapter 3 Review; Identity Politics, Yearbook
Lesson Outline
1) Review Chapter 3 of oscar Wao: Oral Quiz, Where is Beli at the beginning and end of this Chapter? What significant changes does she undergo?
2) Discussion Questions: Why is Beli's "history" so significant to the lives of her children Oscar and Lola? What affect do ancestors or family history have on subsequent generations?
3) Identity Politics: Explain the different between an "Essential" and "Performed" Identity. Are all identities arbitrary? Performed? Why/why not? How does Oscar fit into an essentialized notion of Dominican masculinity?
4) Yearbook planning
Georgia will be able to: 1)graph an equation in point-slope form; 2) Write an equation of a line in point-slope form; 3) Write an equation of a line in point-slope form and slope-intercept form given two points.
Assignment
numbers 2-30 even
Session Minutes
165
Minutes Student Attended
165
Lesson Comments
Georgia worked slowly today, but she was able to complete the majority of the problems that I assigned and has a basic understanding of the concepts. (2 sessions - 60 min and 45 min)
Georgia will be able to: 1) Classify a polygon by it's sides; 2) Determine whether the polygon is convex or concave; 3) Determine whether the polygon is regular; 4) Use the fact that the interior angles of a quadrilateral sum to 360 degrees to solve problems.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Georgia's bus was late again this morning. The session went well once she got here.
Review Tragic Hero and Tragic Terms in Othello and Essay; Sylia Plath Poem
Lesson Outline
1)Review Othello's plot and terms Hamartia, Perpeteia, and Hubris.
2)Continue Reading Act 1 scene 3 of Othello
3)Writing Assignment: Make an articulate conjecture about what you believe Othello's hamartia will be (or is), and how the perpeteia, or reversal of events will work out.
4)Sylvia Plath poem "Birthday Present."
Georgia will be able to: 1) write an equation in point-slope form; 2) graph an equation in point-slope form; 3) write an equation in slope-intercept form given two points (using point-slope form).
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Because Georgia missed geometry this morning, she spent a few minutes taking her geometry test before we began algebra. She received a grade of 97% on the test. She was very attentive today so we were able to get through some information in algebra after the test!
-Final sections of the study guide:
.consequences in the Middle East
.France and England control
.foreshadow: the establishment of Israel
-Current events: Review,read, and discuss articles from "The Week"
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Good session. Georgia was fully involved in the lesson. She is always very interested in the current news and opinion stories. She took the magzine home to complete.
