Today we reviewed ser and estar. Chase really seems to be understanding the difference and completed the exercises quite well.

Today, Chase began the challenge of rewriting a scene from her first person P.O.V. assignment in the third person. Next, I gave her a critique of her first draft of the same assignment in the first person. Next, we read "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, noting how the author developed POV by developing dialogue, exposition and descriptive scenes.

Today, we read "If Sharks Were Men" by Bertolt Brecht. We discussed satire, and how it critiques culture on a broad scale. We then related this back to the aesthetic and mood of the Kafka and Marquez readings. Next, Chase continued to work on her P.O.V assignment.

Chase completed an exercise today to practice determining whether to use ser (to be, permanent condition) or estar (to be, temporary condition). Then, she conjugated the proper verbs. We counted her exercise as a quiz (94%) because she did so well. Very impressive performance! She does have an additional exercise for homework.

We went through SAT problems on a practice exam so that she sees some of the type of problems she will have on the SAT when she takes it soon.

We briefly reviewed the conjugations of estar, ir and dar. We introduced the second verb to be, estar. Chase worked on conjugating both ser (permanent) and estar (temporary) and determining when to use which one.

Chase worked on her Point of View assignment today, writing two scenes, one version in first person and one in third person. Afterwards, she read http:/pamolson.org//ArtSharksMen.html.

Monday, September 25, 17
02:30 - 04:15; 105 min. -
AP Environmental Science:
Chapter 8 - Earth Systems: -
Chase and I reviewed the processes that created the Earth, the minerals and geology, as well as the effects of weathering and soil science. We examined a chart that describes the layers of the Earth as horizons that hold distinct color, texture, and materials. We discussed the atmosphere, and changes that have occurred over the 4.5 billion years since the Earth was born. Finally Chase was challenged with matching definitions to the long list of vocabulary words introduced in this chapter. Homework: Read module 4, in chapter 2: Systems and matter, and answer the six questions at the end of mod 4.

Chase wrote sentences in Spanish and completed practice exercises for present tense regular verbs and the irregulars ser, ir, and dar.

We began by reviewing Chase's final draft of her "Gorilla" story. Next, Chase and I discussed her next writing assignment in more detail. Chase mapped out the scenes she had brainstormed, and should write the first scene for homework. Next, we completed reading "The Metamorphosis" and discussed the questions it asks its reader to answer about dealing with crisis, forces out of your control, and family dynamics.