Friday Mar 08, 2019
11:00 - 12:00; 12:30-1:30 120 min. -
Photography:
Photoshop Exposure -
Will and I examined the photos he has taken over the past few weeks. He expressed a desire to enhance some aspects of one or two photos using Photoshop. We explored the hue, saturation, and exposure tools in Photoshop. These tools can make the existing colors in an image pop, or become more subtle. This is often a good tool for sunsets. We used a photo taken during daylight, and explored how to make it appear to be a sunset using the tools. We also explored how to straighten a horizon line in a photo, and how that improves an image remarkably.

Friday Mar 01, 2019
11:00 - 12:00; 12:30-1:30 120 min. -
Photography:
Photo Assignment -
Will took photos of students working with their teachers. He was asked to document a new flower garden in the rear of the school. We processed, labeled and prepared the photos for submission to the yearbook committee. I introduced Will to what is called the “B roll” in the film business. These are ancillary images used to describe or express the environment the characters are experiencing, show the passage of time or simply fill time. We listed some B roll images from our favorite TV shows and movies.

Will continued his work with triangles. This session focused on solving Oblique triangles using Law of Sines given SSS and SAS information.

Will took a cumulative assessment on the novel, "Lord of the Flies".
It consisted of multiple choice, matching, and sequencing. It also included open-ended questions about conflict and theme. He did a very good job and managed to work on it in a timely fashion. We discussed his tendency to over think answers and he was cognizant of how long he was spending on each section. He did a very good job on this assessment. He continues to build confidence in his abilities. Will has had a great quarter and has worked on increasingly challenging assignments. Wishing him a relaxing and restful spring break!

Will completed his reading of the novel,“Lord of the Flies”. In class, he answered comprehension questions about the final chapter. We had an excellent discussion about the theme, symbolism and conflicts in the story. He did a great job explaining the irony involved in the final fire that resulted in the boys’ rescue. On Wednesday, Will is going to have a final assessment on the novel. I have returned all his comprehension questions for him to look over in preparation for the assessment. Besides basic questions about the story, this assessment will also include a few questions on the theme, conflicts and symbolism in the story. Will has done a fabulous job on this unit, and I feel he is very prepared to demonstrate his understandings.

Will determined the missing angles of triangles by using the inverse trig ratios. This completes Will's review of right triangle trigonometry.

I worked with Will to go over problems from the textbook chapter test. Will was able to solve radical equations and checked his answers for extraneous solutions. He also worked with different functions and operations on functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition of functions. There was no assignment.

I worked with Will to do some more review problems using the chapter test from the text as an extra review source. Will and I worked a number of problems in topics including simplifying radical expressions, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing radical expressions. We also multiplied binomial expressions containing radical expressions and rationalized denominators. There was no assignment.

Will reviewed Chapter 11 of "Lord of the Flies" and worked on comprehension questions. He did a great job sharing a synopsis of the actions that occurred in the chapter. He was also able to explain the symbolism of the broken conch shell. Next, Will continued his study of the use of conflict in literature. He practiced identifying the types of conflict in a selection of passages. For homework, Will should finish reading the final chapter of the novel.

In this session, Will determined missing sides of right triangles using the ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent ratios.