GT and I watched a few YouTube videos that explained how the Coronavirus is impacting the economy and how monetary and fiscal policy are being used to tackle the issues we're experiencing with demand, supply, and financial crises.
We also reviewed monetary and fiscal policy in preparation for a quiz he'll have either tomorrow or Friday.
GT had begun to write more poems as his homework. We discussed his progress briefly. We began to read the novel. We briefly reviewed annotating the text for understanding and literary devices. We discussed selecting meaningful textual evidence while reading. We began reading the text. GT will read more chapters for homework.
Poetry, Sadlier Vocabulary; Introduction to the BOOK THIEF
Lesson Outline
GT and I completed Part B of his vocabulary lesson. We reviewed the words. We then completed the application activities. We also completed the application activities that involved all 20 words(from both sets A & B). I shared the website Rattle.com. I would like GT to submit some of his poems for publication on the site. I would like for him write some more poetry as his final evaluation for the poetry unit. I asked him to explore the site for homework. I then did a brief introduction to THE BOOK THIEF discussing WWII and The Holocaust in preparation for reading the novel.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
GT shared the three poems that he wrote. He shared them with me on goole docs, and I will try to share them with you:)
GT and I got a gameplan for the book we'll be reading together ("Think and Grow Rich"). We also discussed an article that outlined the recently approved stimulus package and the potential effects of each of the provisions on the US economy.
He also shared about his new mini business endeavor with Mercari!
Monday, March 30, 2020
09:00 -11:00, 120 min. -
Biology:
TEAMS: Taxonomy / Fungi
After discussing the current viral pandemic and the biology of a virus, . GT was challenged with the structure of he taxonomic system, including the meme to remember the different taxa, and listing the different kingdoms complete with the criteria for membership. We then examined the Kingdom: Fungi and the related phyla. These taxa are the eukaryotic, multi-cellular decomposers. There are five main phyla, with the basic distinctions: aquatic, parasitic, mold, mushroom, and yeast (the only single celled type). We watched a BBC video of the Cordyceps fungi, which attack and take over the brains of ants and other insects,
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
10:00 -11:00, 60 min. -
Biology:
TEAMS: Taxonomy / Protists
After discussing the current viral pandemic and the biology of a virus, GT and I reviewed the structure of he taxonomic system, including the meme to remember the different taxa, and the criteria for each. GT was challenged with listing the different kingdoms and the qualifications of membership of each. We then examined the Kingdom: Protista and the related phyla. These taxa is the junk drawer of taxonomy that nearly all single cell eukaryotes (paramecium, euglena, amoeba, etc.) and some multi-cellular eukaryotes (algae, kelp)belongs to. This begs the question on what is a protista, so we spent this class examining several members of the kingdom, and determined that each phylum had qualities of other kingdoms, but none had all the qualities of a single kingdom. We watched a current video showing some of the old favorites, and some newly discovered, members of the kingdom: Protista.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
09:00 -11:00, 120 min. -
Biology:
SKYPE:: Taxonomy / Bacteria
GT and I reviewed the structure of the taxonomic system, including the meme to remember the different taxa, and the criteria for each. We also reminded ourselves of the different kingdoms under the system. We then examined the Kingdom: Bacteria and the related phyla. These taxa are classified by shape, and the three main shapes are cocci (round), bacilli (rod shaped) and spiral (spiral). The classes are based on density and include dilo, strepto, and staphylo, prefixes that denote the manner by which bacteria assemble. GT was tasked with determining the name (i.e. classification) of a series of bacteria samples. We also watched a very short video showing how fast bacteria evolve to resist anti-bacterial loads.
