More work on basic math skills involving equations and expressions. We will be starting precalculus next week. The basic skill will be applied in every topic we study.

Today we studied my comments and suggestions regarding Kaitlin's essay on industrialization. We addressed eliminating repetitive points , combining sentences, and incorporating cause and effect transitions . We also examined word choice and addressed how to replace colloquialisms with academic vocabulary.

Unit 6.4 MCQ Questions: British opium trade and wars with China, Conversion of colonized Africans to Christianity. Export economies: Mercantilism in China. African , Egyptian , and India colonies used for exporting goods and to supply valuable raw materials. Industrialization and rise of Japan during 1850-1900 , Meiji Restoration. During today's session on the Colonization economic and cultural effects of European countries during 1750-1900, Kaitlin was very stimulated by this topic and had a clear understanding of the key events and concepts

Ben will continue his work on solving equations that will be done with computer software. I will help him as needed.

Today we completed Kaitlin's essay comparing industrialization patterns in the US and Britain. I first addressed some historical inaccuracies in her draft as well as sentence repetition . We then discussed government support of industrialization in both countries and how the difference in geography impacted government support. Kaitlin then incorporated our discussions into the third paragraph of her essay. I provided assistance on word choice and parallel construction .Last, we addressed the conclusion both as a summary and as vehicle to offer a general observation which I modeled for review.

The basics of expressions and equation solving will be practiced today. This will be applied to algebra two and precalculus problems.

Colonization and Imperialism by European nations 1750-1900. During today's session, Kaitlin was very attentive to the causes of Imperialism (economic gains) and the resulting effects of resistance/rebellion from Indigenous colonized peoples from Africa, the Balkans, and Egypt.

The work Ben is doing is to improve his basic math skills to help him understand the more difficult concepts he will experience in higher education.

We continued working on Kaitlin's AP style essay discussing the differences in patterns of industrialization in the US and Britain. I provided instruction on labor sources and the impact of slavery in the US after which Kaitlin finished drafting her second paragraph discussing how labor sources differed and why. We worked on following the line of reasoning established in the topic sentence and on academic word choice. Kaitlin will complete the essay for our next class on Wednesday.

Ben worked on the tutorial software on symbols and expressions. I answered questions as needed.