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Today I provided instruction on the elements of the Southern Gothic genre and the symbols in the novel that tie into these elements. We noted passages that exemplify Gothic elements and I then explained the symbolism of the snowman Jem constructs of dark mud covered with white snow as well as the symbolism of Atticus killing the rabid dog .

We reviewed position-time and velocity time-graphs. We also reviewed Newton's three laws of motion.

Max and I reviewed Khan Academy and GCSE practice exam review questions on plant and animal reproduction.

Max and I continued to work on his bank of questions from his home school.

I continue to be impressed by Max's acquisition of Spanish since when I last taught him years ago.

We reviewed Max's essay on Antony's tragic downfall in the play. I provided suggestions on the thematic value of explaining the significance of Shakespeare's metaphors. I also demonstrated how to add support to certain arguments or claims. We specifically addressed the contrast between Antony's marital life in Rome given the prestige incident to Antony's being married to Caesar's sister, and Antony's passionate affair with Cleopatra marked by manipulation and betrayal. Last, I began to introduce the Southern Gothic genre which we will discuss the rest of the week by analyzing passages from" To Kill a Mockingbird."

Today we went over the basics of 1D motion, including distance/displacement, speed/velocity, and acceleration/deceleration. We did a few problems to practice using those formulas with the correct sign (for example, negative for deceleration).

Max and I reviewed the male and female sexual reproductive organs, and plant sexual and asexual reproduction. He completed Khan Academy exam review questions.

We started the session today with a 3 minute reminder on the verb Haber and using it in our answers.

We also made sure to expand on words that act as introductory words in a sentence.

We answered a series of written questions from Max's homeschool in Spanish.

I assigned two writing exercises to enable Max to practice essay writing for his upcoming "mock" test in January. Today we reviewed his poetry analysis which was excellent. I provided some organizational suggestions to provide better cohesion,. We then began to examine his essay on Antony and Cleopatra which he will finish over the weekend . Like his poetry analysis , the work on the play was also very good.