Today we reviewed feudalism as an economic and cultural system. We analyzed an interactive that detailed the mechanisms used to break through a castle in a medieval war. Next, we read from the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. We discussed the different characters and how they represented the roles acted out by people in the middle ages. We discussed the switch from paganism to Christianity and specifically Charles Martel's win at the Battle of Tours against the Muslims, and the way that was viewed as a victory for Christianity as a whole.
Aubrey would have continued reading Flowers for Algernon. We would have compared Charlie's intellectual development with his emotional development. Aubrey would have written short essay-like answers to questions about the story.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
10:00 - 11:00; 60 min. -
Biology:
Organization of the Body -
We continued the unit on the human body. Aubrey was given text to read about the organization of the human body. We then watched videos associated with lesson. She was then asked questions about what she had read, and we discussed her answers. She was then tested on the subject. She was then given text to read about cell differentiation. She found the section on stem cells confusing, so we watched a Bill Nye the Science guy explaining how cells determine what function they will perform. We worked on the discussion questions together.
Aubrey caught up on her reading of Flowers for Algernon. We then talked about what was going on in the story so far, particularly Charlie overhearing the argument between Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss about Dr. Strauss's misgivings regarding the experiment. For her writing exercise, Aubrey looked up the literary definition of allusion, identified the Biblical allusions in the story, and wrote about what it means in the story.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Aubrey is definitely trying hard in class, but is having a hard time with remembering what she just read, which limits discussion. When it comes to writing, she has become very dependent on me leading her rather than trying to explain an idea herself, mostly because she does not seem able to remember enough specifics about the story to formulate an answer.
Review Early Middle Ages, Feudalism and the Manor economy
Lesson Outline
Today we began by reviewing yesterday's lesson about the decline of the Roman empire, German invaders, the King of the Franks Clovis' conversion to Christianity, the Battle of Tours, the empire of Charlemagne, and the invasions of the Magyars, Vikings, and Muslims. Next we discussed the manor economy, knights and chivalry, and obligations and agreements between lords, vassals, and serfs.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
10:00 - 11:00; 60 min. -
Biology:
Cancer and air pollution -
We started a new unit on the human body. Aubrey was given text to read about cancer. We then watched videos associated with lesson. She was then quizzed on what she retained from the lesson, and then tested with questions she could research in the text. She was then given text to read about air pollution. She was then quizzed on what she retained, and then tested with questions she could research in the text.
Medieval Europe: Decline of Rome, Justinian's Code, Rise of Islamic Empire, and Age of Charlemagne
Lesson Outline
Today we went over the first section of topic 7 on medieval Europe. We covered the decline of Rome, Justinian's Code, the rise of Islamic Empire, and Age of Charlemagne. We reviewed the interior of Hagia Sophia with an online interactive. Aubrey then created main topic sentences for each subheading that we read.
