She came in a little bit late today, and forgot to bring her book home last night. So, I had her work on her homework during class.

Rewriting an equation to look like the standard form of an ellipse, and graphing and identifying all the pieces of it. Also, discovering the difference between the equation of a circle and the equation of an ellipse, and identifying what we have.

She had to complete her homework from the night before

1)Read "Romanticizing the Vampire" essay from Newsweek.
2)Discussion Questions: What is the author's thesis statement? Where can it be found in the article? What does the author say about the characters Edward Cullen and Bill Compton? How do they compare to traditional adaptations of Dracula, the first vampire? Why, according to the author, are women more prone to consuming modern conceptions of vampires?

Quiz/pH and pOH. Oxidation and reductiom. Electron transfer. How do oxidation and reduction differ?. Changes in oxidation number.Oxidizing and redusing agents.Oxidation number in redox reactions. Identifying half-reactions.

We discussed Ashley's test questions; outdoor yoga (on grounds) including balancing, warrior and triangle poses.

1)Quiz on Ch. 2 of Part 2 in Breaking Dawn
2)Define Utopia vs. Dystopia.
3)Discussion: How do these two odds factor into the novel? Why does the utopia exist in a story about vampires and werewolves? What comment do you think Meyers is making upon our society? Are there some parodies in the novel?
4)Edit Expository Essay on "Everything is Illuminated."

1)Breaking Dawn Reading
2)Oral Quiz: What happened in Ch. 1 of Part Two?
3)Essay Response: A Utopia is Defined as a Perfect World. How does Ch. 1 of Part Two fit into the idea of a Utopia? Who's perfect world is it? Why do you think Meyers made her mostly dysfunctional novel turn out this perfect towards the end?

1) Finish Part One of Breaking Dawn
2) Essay Response: Stephanie Meyers said that she wrote the Twilight series based on a dream that she had about the two characters Bella and Edward. How does Imagination/Fantasy play a role within the novel? What does it mean that "imaginary" characters like werewolves and vampires are staged in a very real world? Is Meyers world better than ours? How can imagination make the world a more fascinating place?

The reaction between acids and bases. Neutralizatin, salt water. Solve problems. Acid-base titration. Equivalence point. Acid base indicators. End point of titration. Lab activity: using known base concentrtion and known amount of base and acid calculate the acid concentration.