Bella read chapters 23-26 of the book Where the Crawdad’s Sing. She was able to give me a brief summary of what’s happened so far and was able to answer some simple questions regarding the plot and the characters as we read through the book.
7-2 Multiplying Polynomials – We learned that polynomials can be multiplied by applying the Distributive Property or by using a table. They form a system similar to integers. Polynomials are closed under multiplication. Next we took a quiz on 7-1.
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.
Supreme Court Hearings/the U.S. Enters the 20th Century
Lesson Outline
Wonderful to see Bella today for the 2nd half of first period. History is being made this week during Judge Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing. The nomination of a judge to become a Supreme Court Justice is made by our executive branch - the U.S. president. The nominee must then be approved of by the Senate via Q & A hearings. We took a brief look at the process. We also reviewed politics & life in the U.S. at the end of the 19th century.
Assignment
Read pp. 666-676 in text re: the causes of WWI
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Bella was late this morning and missed the first 1/2 of history class...but it is good that we had at least 1/2 of the class together.
7-1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials – We practiced identifying the degree and number of terms of a polynomial. Then we practiced writing a polynomial in standard form. Next we practiced adding and subtracting two polynomials
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.
Bella was online today. She wrote an essay discussing the title of the Great Alone and why the title is appropriate for the character development of the Allbright family.
