Zach completed part two of the final exam which involved analyzing 7 historical documents and using them and other explicit details to create an argument about the role US foreign policy played between 1900-1950. Zach constructed an outline and drafted and revised this extremely in-depth essay.

Zach completed the first part of his final exam.

Zach continued to practice building his endurance and usage of the testing strategies in both the writing and language, and reading sections.

We finished the course with a discussion of statistics in everyday life like driving, eating in restaurants, etc.

Zach and I continued our review of the practice SAT he took two weeks ago. He was able to recognize his errors when I went over them.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017
11:30 - 12:30; 60 min. -
Environmental Sciences:
Mark recapture techniques -
Zach was introduced to the process of studying how environmental changes affect a population. The first step is to determine the size of the populations. This is difficult for wild animals and often requires a mark capture recapture process. This involves marking a few individuals before releasing them back to the wild. You recapture a subset of the larger group and measure how many have the original mark. There are many various issues with this process based on some assumptions on specific characteristics of the population. We examined the various assumptions and how they affect the process. He examined some studies where this process is used and some where the process is not suitable.

Today, Zach and I reviewed comedic literary devices. Next, we read Act 5 of the Taming of the Shrew, and then Zach completed an assignment where he had to find a comedic device used in each act and analyze it. Next, Zach drafted a thesis statement for his next literary analysis essay assignment.

We went down to the Chip Trail in Juno Beach and ran/walked the trail and did the strength exercises along the way.

To begin we went over the different forms and tenses of a verb. Then, Zach practiced utilizing and identifying them. Next, Zach focused on taking his research and notes for his persuasive topic and turning them into coherent and well-written body paragraphs. Lastly, Zach continued to add to his annotated notes from 1984. Zach discussed the climax of the novel and Zach made predictions about it's ending. We also discussed the differences and motivations of the two main characters and applied their ways of surviving to the world today.

We watched a video of a presentation made by psychologist Dan Gilbert titled The Surprising Science of Happiness in which he describes several experiments he and his colleagues ran, the data they collected, the statistics they derived, and the conclusions they drew. We also watched a video of a talk by Simon Sinek titled Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe in which he talks about research into the biological foundations of leadership. This included data and statistics of brain chemicals such as seratonin, dopamine, epinephrin, oxytocin, and cortisol.