We continued our review of differentiation techniques to include the simple power rule. We also mentioned the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and took a virtual tour of "Fallingwater" in Pennsylvania, due to the math connection to architecture and the geographical connection of Jess's residence in Pennsylvania.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Jess's attitude is great. I continue to be impressed with her quick and easy grasp of the material.
1)SAT Critical Reading Passages Strategies: Read the Blurb, Work the Passage, Read only what you need, Process of Elimination
2)SAT Critical Reading Practice Questions
Assignment
N/A
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jessica did very well on her critical reading passages!
Huckleberry Finn/Introduction to Compare and Contrast Writing
Lesson Outline
1)Discuss Compare and Contrast Writing: Point-by-Point/One-at-a-Time Comparison Format; Why write a Compare and Contrast (Purpose, Audience, Argument).
2)Introduction to Huckleberry Finn: Mark Twain Biography, Historical Context, Criticism, Modern Interpretations
3)Chapter 1 Reading and Discussion: Huck Finn as an iconoclast/disbeliever in any "societal" construct.
Assignment
Chapters 2-10 in Huck Finn and Compare and Contrast Essay
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jessica was really in tune with our class discussion, and did a nice job unpacking Huck Finn's value system.
using micro photos discuss the 3 major classes of muscle tissue- stress their differences and the major functions perfumed by all 3.
discuss antagonistic and synergistic muscles
illicit the need for energy and the need for oxygen. show the formula for cellular respiration and discuss oxygen debt and cardiac muscle tissue
Assignment
read part one of chapter 7
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Able to complete the objectives set down. Through questioning, we were able to arrive at many of the structural(anatomic) and functional (physiological) aspects of muscle.
We solved the problem that we ran out of time on yesterday--a "Yay!" moment. and then began a review of the derivative. We covered the tangent line problem and the derivative as the limit of a difference quotient.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jess's attitude is great. She seems comfortable with the material. We'll complte the review tomorrow and take a Chapter Test on Monday.
1)Dicuss Essay Response
2)What is the Purpose/Audience of "How to.."?
3)Why does Weiss juxtapose marraige and car trunks in this essay? What is he classifying marriage as in this Process Analysis essay?
4) Is this Process Analysis successful as both a directive and explanatory example?
Discuss "How to Get Out of a Car Trunk" from the Norton Sampler
Lesson Outline
1)Dicuss Essay Response
2)What is the Purpose/Audience of "How to.."?
3)Why does Weiss juxtapose marraige and car trunks in this essay? What is he classifying marriage as in this Process Analysis essay?
4) Is this Process Analysis successful as both a directive and explanatory example?
discuss the system in general- the major functions of muscles, their attachments and affects which areas of the cns have on muscle motion
Assignment
read part 1 of chapter 7
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Able to outline the major functions of the muscular system through a series of questions. Also able to outline why different muscles are needed to extend and/or flex through a joint. Using diagrams from the text, the terms origin and insertion as at relates to tendons was illicited
