This initial class was my first meeting with Hunter whereby we took this opportunity to get a better idea as to what material he had been learning and general expectations etc. In the absence of any text or course syllabus I elected to focus on providing Hunter with the groundwork on the stock market and use this topic to branch out into related topics. He seemed very receptive to this idea and admitted that he had a personal friend that apparently had made money in stocks which allowed his friend to purchase his own house free and clear. I found this comment to be encouraging since this implied that Hunter is motivated to earn an income and learn more on how to be financially independent. We discussed personal interests and the name of those companies whose product/services he has used or acquired in the recent past. We discussed Apple at length and used this well known company as a spring board into the stock market.

The back elevation is drawn showing windows, back doors, and roof. Hunter practices very neat lettering by using a lettering stencil. After some practice he then labels all of his drawings so far with proper name, date, and his name. Good session.

This afternoon Hunter and I reviewed his company choices in order to determine which company represented a viable stock purchase for his portfolio. I had provided Hunter with a guide that outlined ten important considerations to make in order to make the best decision. Hunter provided me with five names based on his cursory research performed last night. We examined three of the companies, karhoo, Loom and Leaf and Upward and eventually determined that Karhoo represented a significant risk due to its recent failure and competitive market. We discussed various factors such as competition, market preference, industry outlook and the age of the company as being relevant considerations before making a stock purchase. We discussed the role of Venture Capitalists and agreed that both Loom and Leaf and Upward warranted further investigation of their financials before making a decision. I asked Hunter to find another company to take the place of Karhoo in preparation before our next class.

Today we looked at solving Systems of Inequalities by charts and graphing. It is tedious to do it by charts! You pick x values, then find the corresponding y values that make the first inequality true. Then, for those x values, you find the y-values that work in the second inequality. The less tedious method to solve systems of inequalities is to graph each. The region of the graph that contains both shaded portions is the solution to the system of inequalities. We worked on p. 136 (1-15 odd). For homework, Hunter is to complete #13 and #15.

Hunter and I worked together on some more edits to his essay. He will add to the essay tonight for HOMEWORK. We discussed possibilities for topics to add and looked to a YouTube video with news of Kaepernick's legal claim of collusion against the NFL from CNN. We read "Barrio Boy" by Ernesto Galarzo. We discussed why it is a personal essay and will read others to compare different types - narrative, persuasive, etc. and complete vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and reading strategy exercises after reading. ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK: read "The Book Thief".

This morning Hunter and I continued laying the groundwork for creating a stock portfolio comprised of companies that he will be selecting in future classes. We discussed the importance of establishing investment objectives and compared possible risks and rewards with other investment/saving instruments. We also discussed some of the important criteria used in screening potential companies in which we would like to invest. Hunter was asked to use a worksheet provided during class to identify five companies and to provide support for his choices. We will discuss his findings during our next class.

Hunter began reading "The Book Thief". He seemed to really enjoy it and appeared interested in the story because he read more than I asked him to! We discussed the prologue and the beginning chapters leading up to Part One. We analyzed figurative language and distinguished between metaphors and personification. We discussed the theme of color and the author's tone. Hunter began completing graphic organizers related to these topics, We looked to specific quotes from the book to see how the author used figuarative language.

Hunter left his homework at home, so I had him do #8, 20, 23 on p. 128 in class. He understands how to do the systems of equations by substituting and basic elimination.
We then looked at solving systems by elimination when you have to multiply one or both of the equations by a number in order to get the coefficients on one of the variables to be opposites. We did problems on p. 129 (30, 33, 34, 34, 39, 57, 58). I worked some on the board while he wrote them on paper, and then I had him work some on the board. He sometimes needs guidance getting the problems started, but then does well!

Hunter pretty much on his own is able to set up his left side elevation. This is done by first rotating his floor plan so he can project down to his elevation view. Again, as he did previously, he shows the ground line, all windows, and roof lines. Good session.

Today we looked at systems of equations and how to solve them algebraically. First, I taught Hunter how to solve one equation for one variable, then plug that solution into the other equation and solve for the other variable. The ordered pair is the solution to both equations. We then looked at how to solve a system of equations by eliminating one of the variables. You can do that when one of the variables has additive inverses as coefficients. We worked p. 127 (1-11 odd, 19-23 odd)