GT and I were to continue with our study of the novel. And I was to check his vocabulary.

Thursday, December 5, 2019
11:00 -12:00, 60 min. -
Biology:
Characteristics of Life -
GT and I reviewed the characteristics of life, and discussed how all living things grow and produce offspring. I explained how our DNA is programed to reproduce itself and all living things are coded to find mates. We then examined the concept of responding to stimuli, and watched a short video showing plants moving to follow the sun, the changes in the pupil of an eye, when exposed to bright light, and skin reacts to changes in temperature. Finally GT was challenged to define homeostasis, and we explored the complex chemistry of living things. I then introduced cell theory which we will explore more next class.

I presented a brief introduction to the book. We talked about some prevalent themes. We talked about comparing the themes between JULIUS CAESAR and this book. We talked about writing double journal entries or summaries for each chapter of this novel. We began reading the novel.

Monday, December 2, 2019
11:00 -12:00, 60 min. -
Biology:
Earth History -
GT and I watched the National Geographic Documentary: The Story of Earth. This film graphically shows what the Earth looked like, and the changes it went through over 4.6 billion years. Starting from just before the Earth existed, it shows how space rubble, from the birth of the Sun, crashed together to create our planet. The movie progresses through the molten early stages, through the dawn of life, and continues through the Permian extinction, the age of dinosaurs, and the first humans. We discussed the many changes the Earth had experienced prior to humans, and how each event was essential to the existence of humans. We also explored some of the themes represented in the film related to time and adaptation.

In this activity, GT began his work on solving trigonometric equations using various algebra techniques. In our Next session, Gt will see how to solve trig equations with an infinite number of solutions.

The lesson included a review and discussion of relevant news events. Congressional activities related to the impeachment inquiry were discussed and reviewed for the remainder of the lesson.

In this session, we were going to discuss how to determine trig values given a variety of information about the unit circle and other trig functions.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019
10:00 -11:00, 60 min. -
Biology:
SKYPE Evolution -
GT did not have his textbook, so we watched two videos; Biology of islands that explores Foster’s rule that animals that evolve in isolation can be either very large or smaller than expected. The film explored multiple expressions of Foster’s rule. We then watched the 12 days of evolution, which debunked the top twelve misunderstandings about evolution. GT and I briefly discussed these films before class time was complete.

We began with a review and discussion of current news stories. This included a discussion about the ongoing impeachment inquiry. Next, we reviewed and discussed the strategies political parties and interest groups use by reviewing a survey sent by a gun rights group and solicitation letter from the Republican Party. It is wonderful GT is feeling better.

GT and I finished a lesson in his vocabulary book. GT did quite well with the application activities. We then read an informational text article "Why Good People Do Bad Things"as an introduction to the next novel. We read and discussed the relevance to the next book. We also answered the comprehension questions that followed. GT did quite well:)