Zach first finished assignment 4.03 requiring him to find quotes from act 2 and analyze them in regard to the characters' personal allegiances. Next, we went over the use of persuasive techniques in literature, and read act 3 of J.C. We read the speeches of Brutus and Marc Antony's speeches closely and analyzed them for their use of persuasive techniques. Then, Zach took a quiz where he was required to write two short essays analyzing the persuasive techniques in the speeches we had covered. Lastly, Zach and I started to read Act 4 of J.C.

Zach completed the lessons for module 3 on the use of fear in literature and reviewed how to apply a number of critical theory perspectives to literary analysis. Zach had to resubmit an assignment (3.07) that he had completed for homework, and he went on to complete assignment 3.11 which asked him to analyze Ambrose Bierce's The Boarded Window using historical, feminist and psychoanalytical theory; and next he completed 3.12 an essay response to Jane Eyre through the framework of the above critical theories.

Robin and I went through her essay line by line and revised it, and then Robin took her exam.

Robin worked on her final literary analysis paper for The Crucible. She found textual evidence to support her thesis, and then worked on the outline and the introduction.

Robin finished the Act 1 and 2 test from The Crucible. Next, we reviewed Act 3 and discussed the elements of logical fallacy and dramatic and verbal irony. Robin took notes of examples of these elements and also summarized the multiple allusions made in Act 3 to the bible and what the significance of those references were within the context of the play's story line.

Robin and I reviewed grammar, literary elements, vocabulary, and the plot and characters from The Crucible Acts 1 and 2. Then Robin began her test.

Today Zach completed section 3.04 that covered the use of rhetoric surrounding the emotion and fear in presidential addresses. Zach had to read two speeches and analyze them in the context of history, gender equality, and the economic and political climate of the times the speeches were given. Next, he had to write an essay comparing and contrasting the two speeches within the framework of his analytical perspective. We then moved on to the next section, and Zach had to annotate a reading assignment of an Edgar Allan Poe short story. Next, Zach finished section 3.06 and took the corresponding quiz.

Today, Zach and I covered segments 3-3.03 which included a review of Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes, as well as a grammatical review of appositives, absolute phrases, prepositional phrases, participles, and gerundials. We then analyzed a nonfiction text, discussed informative text features, and moved on to analyzing a piece of persuasive text: FDR's first inaugural speech. Zach completed two short quizzes and a short writing assignment.

Zach completed the module 3 pretest.

I helped Gio finish the dialectical analysis of the novel Unbroken. We found examples of multiple literary elements with quotations, page numbers and explanations for each.