Bella read, discussed, and analyzed the next chapter of Where the Crawdads Sing. She then wote an outline that compared and contrasted the two characters of Tate and Chase. This will be used as the basis for an essay. She then reviewed SAT vocabulary being studied.

7-4 Factoring Polynomials – We learned that the greatest common factor of the terms of a polynomial is the greatest common factor of the coefficients and the variable or variables, using the number of instances of the variable that are common to each term.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.

For the remainder of his presidency Hoover was plagued by opposition. His detractors coined the name "Hoovervilles" for shantytowns where homeless Americans lived. While Hoover did not cause the Great Depression, his policies exacerbated its effects on the American economy. Hoover campaigned for reelection in 1932, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised short and long-term economic support for Americans who had lost jobs, homes, and resources. Roosevelt's activist policies were called The New Deal - legislation that created programs and agencies aimed at alleviating the effects of the Great Depression. The First New Deal was created and implemented during the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. At the time, the First New Deal was the largest expansion of the powers and scope of the United States Federal Government. For the first time, agencies and programs were being started that addressed the economic and social needs of Americans brought on by the Great Depression. While some of the New Deal programs, like the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA), were seen as a failure, others like the Social Security Act were successful at the time.

Bella and I revisited her study guide. She reread the questions in Spanish and answered them.

This served as a great recap of what had happened in the movie up to this point, and a tool to focus on the Argentinian way life.

We watched more of the movie, at parts that were not critical to the plot of the film, I invited Bella to focus on listening to the words rather than reading the subtitles.

Bella was briefly introduced to the concept of the Vos conjugation which is used in Argentina. We kept our discussion to rather broad points as she was not feeling well, and I could hear her energy level plummet during parts of the lession.

7-3 Multiplying Special Cases – We practiced determining the square of a binomial and finding the sum and difference of two squares. Next we practiced solving real-world problems involving the square of a binomial.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.

We postponed the exam until Bella is feeling better. We started the new chapter on states of matter instead. We discussed the kinetic molecular theory and how it explains several properties of gases.

Bella wrote an essay today responding to the following prompt:Choose one event, action, setting, or character that might indicate a foreshadowed event in the story. Discuss what you believe this example might foretell and why.

We began to explore the 1920s today. It was a busy decade for a now post-war, prosperous America. The U.S. population shifted to live in or around cities. The 18th amendment (Prohibition) and 19th (right to vote for women) amendments, ratified in 1919, defined the 1920s. Women finally had the right to vote and were feeling more independent in U.S. society. Their fashion and attitudes began to change. The "flappers" of this decade exemplify a new look for women. We also looked at the Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance, Prohibition, the rise of organized crime and the reasons for the stock market crash of 1929.

Bella was not online.

7-3 Multiplying Special Cases – We learned that the product of the square of a binomial in the form (a + b) squared is always the square of the first term plus twice the product of the first and last terms plus the square of the last term. The product of a sum and a difference of two binomials in the form (a + b)(a – b) is always the difference of the two squares.