Finish discussing 1st Amendment. Focus on freedom of speech, assembly, right to petition.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Good session. We had an interesting discussion relating the issues currently in the Middle East protesting US Embassies over the anti-Muhammad film and US political culture vs Middle East political culture.
Jess will be able to find conditional probabilities.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Jess is doing well. I finally received her ch. 3 and ch. 4 tests through fax but they are impossible to read. She is going to mail them, along with her ch. 5 test, on Friday.
-Review and correct Unit III exam.
-Present intro. to next unit:
.Money in the US Economy:
.types of currency
.types of money : M1, M2, M3
.Metallic standards of currency v fiat money
Assignment
reaad Chap. 15
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Great session. Jessica score 100 + 20 bonus points for completing additional items on the exam. We were able to begin the next study unit.
1) Watch a clip of the 1996 version of Othello, where Iago finally tempts Othello into believing that Desdemona and Cassio are having a secret affair. What is the difference between the way that the film portrays this scene, and the way that it occurs in the text? Why does the film present this temptation through multiple focal points?
2)Discuss Jessica's Quotation Journal: Why are your quotes significant to the overall development of the play? What does Emilia reveal about herself through her actions?
3)Act 3 Scene 3 Discussion Questions: Define Irony. What are three ironic happenings of the scene? How does Desdemona foreshadow her death? How does Iago manipulate Othello into believing his lies? What is significant about Cassio's secret meeting with Desdemona? How does this defy the period's decorum? What "evidence" does Iago present against Desdemona? How, in modern society, would this evidence be received? Why doesn't Othello simply call in Cassio and Desdemona to vouch for themselves? What, in the end, does Othello resolve to do to Desdemona? How does Iago feel about this?
Assignment
Read Act 3 Scene 4
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Jessica seemed a bit tired during our session and needed a little coaxing to answer questions today.
Jess will be able to: 1) Compute probabilities using the basic probability rules; 2) Draw a Venn diagram to show a relationship between probabilities.
Assignment
5.2 (39, 44, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 56, 57-60)
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Jessica is doing well. I have not received her last two tests though she has tried to send them several times. She is doing her assignments and doing well.
1) Jessica creates character profiles for the characters Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Roderigo, Emilia, and Brabantio from Shakesperare's Othello by finding faces that best represent these individuals, as well as quotes from the text to support her analysis.
2) Jessica and I discuss Othello Act 2 scene 3: Video: the fight between Tybalt and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, how does this compare to the fight between Cassio and Roderigo? What is iambic pentameter? Find/quote a specific stanza from the play. Why does Shakespeare go in and out of iambic pentameter? How does Iago use the truth to serve his own purposes? Is he really at fault in Cassio's downfall? Why/why not? Consider freewill in your analysis of the play.
3) Jessica outlines and begins writing her Personal Statement for college.
Assignment
Read Othello Act 3 Scene 3
Session Minutes
150
Minutes Student Attended
150
Lesson Comments
As usual, Jessica's characterization was fun and creative, and she gave very interesting reasons fo each of her choices.
Jess will be able to: 1) Explain the myth of the law of large numbers; 2) Determine the likelihood of certain results of a chance process; 3) Use the basic laws of probability to find probabilities
Assignment
5.1 (2, 4, 10, 14, 18, 20, 29, 31-36)
Session Minutes
105
Minutes Student Attended
105
Lesson Comments
Jessica tried faxing her chapter 3 test again, along with her chapter 4 test. We have not received anything. I have asked her about scanning and emailing the tests but she doesn't think they have a scanner.
