Sophia did an in-class assignment, where she first read the last 3 pages of the chapter independently, jotting down anything new and interesting she learned. She then presented this to me, in the form of a teacher. I then asked her to answer a more in-depth question: What were the pros and cons of farmers' economic dependency? She wrote an essay which I graded. Finally, she had to draw a political cartoon that humorously depicted a hardship of the West.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Great job. Very attentive today. Main challenge for us in essay was including details and not just vague ideas.
using spring balances and weights, determine the support force on a weight hanging from one spring and then 2 spring balances parallell to each other.
define the term resultant.
increase the angle between the springs and note the change in the support force on each spring, the increase. Continue to expand the angle and note the forces. Make vector diagrams an determine the resultant of the forces.
Assignment
n/a
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
The general concept was easily understood by Sofia but the math terminolgy was a little confusing. I decided that the concept was more important than the actual numbers..
Major 5 chords, major 5 power chords, continued with Don't Stop the Music and Night Time, began learning Belive in Me by Rooney.
Lesson Outline
Reviewed Don't Stop the Music and Night Time.
Worked on an arrangement of Don't Stop the Music with guitar, vocals, and brushes on a snare drum.
Discussed palm muting and "string chopping" to achieve a more percussive sound when playing power chords in rock guitar rhythms.
Assignment
Practice songs; work on palm muting and string chopping; review power chord structures.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Great session! Playing the snare drum part while Sofia played and sang was lots of fun. The palm muting technique proved to be challenging for her as she is not used to playing the harder rock style.
Major 5 chords, major 5 power chords, continued with Don't Stop the Music and Night Time, began learning Belive in Me by Rooney.
Lesson Outline
Reviewed the chords in Don't Stop the Music and Night Time.
Discussed technique modifications that will make Sofia's lead playing more efficient.
Began learning lead intro and power chord rhythms to Believe in Me - Major B5,G#5, F#5, and 1st position power chords.
Assignment
Practice
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We are going to work on technique and finger drills to make Sofia's playing smoother and her technique more efficient. She is already showing improvement in some areas of her playing.
