Vlad opened his animation and showed me that he had completed all of the figures for the animation. I had him collect all of the characters into one and move them to the center of the page. I had him open the timeline panel and begin placing each layer into its own frame. Once finished, Vlad had eight frames to animate. He played his work to make sure that it moved correctly and it did. I had him save the work, duplicate the layers, and resize the figure so that the figure appeared to be walking toward us. Vlad tested his work and had to make some minor modification to finalize his work. He added a road to complete his work for the day.
Continued work on writing and editing Vlad's research paper. Edited core paragraphs. Checked Works Cited page. Together, designed and wrote introductory paragraph. Sent Vlad to YouTube animation "The Coronavirus Explained and What You Should Do." We both viewed the animation produced by doctors and scientists, and I asked Vlad to see it again and glean from it one or two quotable points. Vlad and I also looked at the website "Our World in Data." There we found excellent graphs tracking the spread and death rates of the COVID-19 virus. Worked with Vlad to incorporate an impressive "daily death rate graph into Vlad's opening paragraph. Next, sent Vlad to another website "Ninja Nerd Science" to research how the concept of mutation is key to understanding the virus, when the virus first attacks bats, then mutates so it can attack another animal like a camel, then mutates so it can attack a human. The "origin" of the virus at any one stage in its life, then, is a result of any one mutation in a set of multimple mutations. Vlad to complete his research assignments and write up his concluding paragraph.
Assignment
Complete his research and write up his concluding paragraph by class on Monday
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Surprised that Vlad did not know the definition of "mutation." He defined mutation as "to grow." Or, "to reproduce." We discussed a more accurate definition. Then we applied the concept to COVID-19 so Vlad could discuss mutations that allow the virus to attack bats, then mutate so it can attack other animals, then mutate so it can attack humans. The steady and taxing job of editing a draft proved too taxing for Vlad. As we came close to the end of the class session, Vlad started to tune out. He learned to correct some of his errors but not all of them. The same holds true for syntax.
We progressed nicely. Suggested that Vlad go online and see YouTube annimation "The Coronavirus Explained and What You Should Do." Vlad and I watched the video annimation and talked about what insights we learned about the virus, its origin, its make-up, its vulnerabilities, its ability to invade human cells, and its ability to set up a dangerous chain reaction in a human being, starting in the lungs. We discussed the difference between viruses and cells. Talked about why Vlad should not really use the term "virus-cell." I asked Vlad to also go online to YouTube to Ninja Nerd Science and see all of "COVID19: Coronavirus Virology, Epidemiology, Pathophsiology." With these two YouTube sites, Vlad can exborate his paper using authorities. Last, asked Vlad to look into Remdesvir, a virus killer that attacks the virus' own RNA, a topic which Vlad had touched on in the early part of this paper when talking abut the RNA studies of Dr. Anderson at Scripps Research. Looking forward to seeing Vlad's paper taking its final shape.
Assignment
Incorborate new quotes. Come up with a first draft of the paper.
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
0
Lesson Comments
Vlad never showed up for class. Elise and Nicole notified.
Vlad was instructed to continue working on the layers that make up the walk cycle. He made sure to place each character on its on layer and then he tested the cycle. We discussed why the animation appeared jittery and how to fix the issue. Vlad was instructed to create a barn and sun and animate them.
Vlad and I worked to clean up his animation that he created in his last class. I had Vlad remove the moon that he had created, create a new one, and add frames to give the moon a smooth progression across the animation.
