We will review the naming of triangles by their angle measures. We will define the term angle bisector. We will look at the properties of an angle bisector
We first reviewed Kate's written work on Poe's "The Tell Tale Heart." Her answers were overall well written ,but we addressed subject and pronoun clarification, and double negatives where warranted. We then began our first novel,"Speak" a first person narrative. I reviewed the term "point of view " and introduced the terms "setting" and "theme". We explored the limitations of a first person narrative, and then began reading the novel in class.
We first addressed the literary term ,"point of view". I explained the difference between the first person point of view and the third person point of view. We discussed why the first person narrator is often deemed unreliable. I then provided some biographical information about Poe and his writings. I examined the conflict between the rational and irrational. After we read the entire short story, "The Tell Tale Heart" we noted the literary use of the unreliable narrator, Kate then worked on answering in writing a question discussing how and why the narrator endeavors to convince the reader he is reliable and not insane. We discussed the narrator's irrational perceptions and how the narrator acts on them. Kate did well in recognizing how to use textual evidence to support her answer.
For our first session, Kate discussed her preferences in literature and writing. We also reviewed the prior literature she had studied in the 9th grade and during the first half of the 10th grade.After speaking with Kate, we decided to commence our study with the novel, Speak, a fictional first person narrative by a teenage girl who is an outcast and experiences and overcomes a trauma . We further discussed Kate's interest in non-fiction and selected a non-fiction book. Kate was very cooperative and manifestly motivated during our session.
