1) Read and Unpack "Vampires, Anxiety, and Gender" by Melissa Eckhart critical essay.
2) Discuss Self/Other Distinctions and Vampires as "in-between" or cultural tricksters.
3)Vampires as Androgynous
4)Begin Reading and Discussing Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyers
Assignment
Oscar Wao Final Draft
Session Minutes
105
Minutes Student Attended
105
Lesson Comments
Ashley did a really great job unpacking the convoluted article in class. Her understanding of the ciritcal overview of vampires was very strong, and she was confident as we started our book reading.
Discuss options if not accepted at UCF
Explore program abroad in Florence
Take a close look at timeline in terms of options
What kind of housing is available?
Prep lab; exothermic and endothermic process. Converting moles into grams.
Lab: determine the heat of solution of amonium nitrate and potassium hydroxide. Finding their delta t and then determine which is exothermic and endothermic process. Completstions on the worksheet.
Assignment
Work on the project
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Very good results and great understanding the procedure in the lab activity
1)Define Modern Conceptualizations of Vampires: (Media, Literature, Mythology)
2)Dicuss the origins of Vampire Mythologies
3)Vampires as Super Humans (What is the appeal? Why are we so fascinated by the idea of Vampires?)
4)Twilight Series Summary and Dicussion.
Practice problems and review the vocabulary. Test chapter:solution. Lab activity: observing the osmososis. The nature of energy.Law of conservation of energy. Heat in chemical reactions.Chemical energy and the universe. Thermochemical equations.Standard enthalpy. Spontaneous processes.
Assignment
Work on the project
Session Minutes
165
Minutes Student Attended
165
Lesson Comments
60 MINUTES WERE SUBSTITUTE for yoga class
Ashley is is deducated to her work.
Ashley and I discussed the major conflicts from the film "Everything is Illuminated." We focused on the ways in which "Collectors" and "Writers" are dichotomous, one cannot exist without the other. We also talked about the film's take on the past and the present.
