1)Read three synthesis essays and the scoring guidelines for the AP Exam.
2)Discuss the strengths/weaknesses of each and how they measure up both on our grid and the AP guidelines.
3)Calibrate our score expectations
4)Review Jessica's grades based on these scoring guidelines.
5)Discuss areas for improvement.

discuss the anatomy and physiology of both the stomach and small intestine

We introduced Simpson's Rule by comparing it with the trapezoidal rule as a way to estimate a definite integral. We used an earlier problem to demonstrate this "new" method and compared the results. Simpson was slightly more accurate.

Discuss mechanical and chemical digestion
outline the anatomy and physiology of the first few organs of the alimentary canal, beginning at the oral cavity.
list the digestive end products of complex organic digestion

Finish reviewing chapter 37. Focus on end of Korean War, Containment Policy, Hungarian Uprising, Nasser and Egypt, installation of the Shah in Iran by the CIA, end of Eisenhower administration and election of Kennedy.

1)Jessica takes a timed AP Argumentative Essay that is due at the end of our class period.

We worked through two problems, both of which involved the trapezoidal rule. In the first, we finished a problem that we started yesterday, using the trapezoidal rule formula directly. In the second one, we looked at the graph of an unknown function and picked values of f(x) of the graph to apply the rule.

1)Jessica paces herself through 3 AP English Multiple Choice Passages and Questions.
2)Remind Jess of how to strategize for this section of the test.
3)Discuss answers.

Review and discuss the questions assigned regarding the respiratory system
begin discussion of the digestive system by discussing the role of nutrients and the need for digestion to convert complex into simple.
outline the organs of the alimentary canal and the accessory organs

We briefly reviwed the problem we worked yesterday and the moved on to another problem. We eyeballed the area under the curve, used the calculator to compute it and the used the trapezoidal rule to estimate and compared our various results.