We spoke about the birth of a star, fusion that which creates the energy within a star, and how a star dies based on its size. Then, we looked up some popular planetary nebulae created from the death of a star.
Assignment
Look up 10 of his favorite planetary nebulae, name them and put them in a powerpoint presentation with their nickname.
It was a pleasure meeting Hunter today. After brief introductions and a short writing sample on his new online Penzu journal, we discussed basic short story format including plot, characterization, setting, suspense, and mood. I prepared him to read the story "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, discussing the literary time period and genre.
Assignment
Read "The Cask of Amontillado" pp. 6-12 in the text. Answer questions 1-4 on your Penzu journal.
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
The Penzu Journal for his in-class writings is password protected. I'm sharing it with you here for future reference. Account email: hunterlynn294@yahoo.com Password: Hunter9987.
Hunter had his introductory survey to World History. We discussed some of his interests and I assessed his existing knowledge of Geography. I look forward to teaching Hunter this year.
We briefly introduced ourselves, and I explained some of the topics included in this course. We started today with the birth and death of a star, with discussion.
