Natalie practiced conjugating regular preterite -ar, -er, and -ir verbs, a very challenging task that she is beginning to grasp. With practice, she will be able to express actions in the past in Spanish.
Monday, October 23, 2017
02:30 - 04:15; 105 min. -
AP Environmental Science:
Skype: Water -
Chase began a unit on water. We reviewed how the water cycle works. We then examined how water percolates through the rock and soils we discussed in an earlier unit. This gravity driven migration of water, acts as a very effective filter to cleanse and purify the water, in what we call watershed. We compared the water purification properties of the water cycle and watershed. We then discussed the vocabulary of water in the environment. I asked Chase to explain the differences between a confined and unconfined aquifer and how the excess phosphorus and nitrogen, we discussed last week, would affect these structures. We examined artesian wells and springs, saltwater intrusion, and re-direction of rivers and streams. Chase and I watched the movie: the Mono Lake Story; which explores how human need for more usable water nearly killed one of the oldest ecosystems in America. The work of a few individuals, who stood up with truth to power, used the legal system to force leaders to find a way to keep the lake alive, while still using the water from the Sierra Nevada. The compromise is a shining example of how humans who work together can maintain a sustainable healthy environment and still find the necessary resources to service a growing population. I told Chase to be ready for a test on water in the near future. Homework: Answer questions 1-11 of the chapter 9 practice test on page 319.
Assignment
Homework: Answer questions 1-11 of the chapter 9 practice test on page 319.
Horror Story Critique, Nature Poem revision, "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Lesson Outline
Today we began reading Chase's horror story to continue editing and critiquing it. Next, Chase revised the rhyme and meter of her nature poem. Lastly, we continued to read the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
We are forging ahead with another tense, the future, which has very few irregulars, and direct object pronouns. Chase is understanding the material well and is able to complete practice exercises with only a few stumbles.
Horror writing, Irony, foreshadow, mood - "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
Lesson Outline
Today we discussed integrating foreshadow, irony, and mood into Chase's horror story. Chase spent some time revising and then we started to read the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
