Andrew continued working on his research essay. We worked on his second body paragraph. He used his outline to copy and paste his topic sentence, and his notes to select appropriate citations. He introduced and elaborated on his quotations.
Andrew finished his research essay outline today. He wrote the 3rd body paragraph topic sentence and details, then restated his thesis in the conclusion.
Today, Andrew completed citing his 4th source citation for his research essay. He began outlining his paper. He wrote his thesis statement and first two topic sentences.
Today, we continued recording and organizing our research essay notes. Andrew recorded citations and wrote elaboration for causes and consequences of coral bleaching after reading a NOAA.gov article.
As the novel was originally conceived by Dickens as a comic satire on the social classes, a plan Dickens soon abandoned, the opening chapters still retain satiric elements . Joshua commented on Dickens' satiric criticism of the Victorian educational system offered to the poor . We discussed Pip's so called education and Joe's illiteracy . As further examples of social critiques we discussed Joe's abusive alcoholic father as well as the harsh upbringing of Biddy who, like Pip, is an abused orphan . We noted both realistic elements in these plot lines as well as the romanticized characterization of Joe who remains a static character representing an idealized morality . We further discussed why Joe married Mrs.Gargery, Pip's shrewish sister. Last, we reviewed Joshua's study guide answers and made modifications where necessary.
We continued doing our research for the informational text essay. Andrew completed answering the “Chasing Coral” documentary guiding questions. He researched if the Town of Jupiter has committed to being powered by clean energy. We discussed how different countries are being powered by alternative energy sources.
Today, Andrew continued answering the "Chasing Coral" guiding questions. He took notes on the essay topic: What are the causes of, consequences of, and possible solutions to coral bleaching?
