Eecho completed the story he was assigned to write for FLVS. He had already fleshed out the plot, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and outcome and just needed to write the story and include the required details like 8 lines of dialogue, 2 semicolons, slow pace, fast pace, 5 details, etc. His completed story was dramatic, sentimental, evocative, and well executed. This is a story of which Eecho can be proud. Well done!

We almost managed to complete the next unit for FLVS. Eecho selected the character and crafted the plot structure for the story he is to write. He must complete two paragraphs in order to finish the unit.

We reviewed the material on tone, diction, and mood in preparation for the unit test and completed the test. We then continued on to clarify the assignment for the next unit: complete the Narrative Planner and compose a story with a parallel plot for The Boy in Striped Pajamas. ***Very Important: Eecho needs to contact his teacher of record for the FLVS class and complete the Discussion-Based Assessment by phone.

Today we reviewed the elements to prepare for Eecho's next Discussion Based Assessment. We printed the parts he needs to be able to discuss and then we continued to examine tone, diction, and other literary elements.

Today we completed a graphic organizer on the plot of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. There were many parts to the questions which primarily addressed the evolution of the protagonist. Interestingly, the FLVS material drew from James Marcia's work on identity status (which grew out of Erik Erikson's identity and psychosocial development theories). Marcia identifies Diffusion, Foreclosure, Moratorium, and Achievement are NOT stages, NOT sequential, but statuses. This can be very helpful to adolescents if they are prompted to identify with it, and FLVS makes small steps to guide students in that direction.

Today we worked through the FLVS lesson on plot. We finished the exercises for the lesson and Eecho took the quiz. He scored 100% on the machine graded portions. On the essay questions that must be graded by humans, Eecho generated a humorous and original parallel plot line for the Tortoise and the Hare fable. I pointed Eecho to a link that can help him to complete the graphic organizer he must complete for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Eecho has an impressively strong grasp of what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Eecho answered the questions for the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for FLVS English I. He was required to write four sentences for each of four questions and cite source material from several suggested. Eecho was able to complete and submit the lesson during our time together.