Bella and I reviewed her progress on her Spanish Quiz Project. She should continue to work on her quizzes daily so as to finish in a timely manner.
We then covered the material for the quiz that she will have early next week and then on the last day of the week. It is a lot of material. She should study.
Bella was then introduced to the concept of the subjunctive. We discussed the different rates of use of this mood amongst English and Spanish. We previewed some of the material that we learned this year in regards to this topic.
Bella continued the study of SAT words and applying them to a reading passage. She then continued the analyzing of a chapter from A Thousand Splendid Suns.
After the American Revolution and Americans' prior experience as colonists under British rule, they were cautious about placing too much power in the hands of a single ruler. New states adopted constitutions that limited the powers of their governors. Most states also established two-house (bicameral) legislatures to divide power even further. In most states, only while males aged 21 and older who owned property and paid taxes could vote. It was agreed that the new United States would be a republic, a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives. They could not agree, however, on the organization and powers of their new republic - only that most Americans favored a weaker central government. In 1781, the Articles of Confederation formally became the government of the new United States. The Articles provided for a new central government in which the states gave up very little of their power. From the start, the Confederation government had so little power that it could not deal with many of the new country's issues. These weaknesses included: 1. Congress was the only branch of the federal government, 2. Congress had no power to conduct foreign affairs, 3. maintain armed forces, 4. conduct trade, 5. borrow money or issue currency - states had to print their own paper money. 6. The new governemnt lacked a chief executive. 7. Each state had one vote in Congress, regardless of its population. 8. All states had to approve the Articles as well as it's amendments. 9. There were no provisions on how to claim new lands in the West. 10. Congress couldn't pass a law unless 9 states voted in favor of it. 11. Any attempt to change the Articles required the consent of all 13 states. 12. The Confederation could not pay national debts. It had to ask for money from the states.
Assignment
Read pp. 199 - 213 in text
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
31
Lesson Comments
Bella was home learning remotely today. She came on line at 9:29am and we covered the lesson and she has her HW!
Bella reviewed SAT/ACT vocabulary that has been introduced since she began school. I presented her with SAT/ACT reading passages and had her apply the words correctly in the passages as used in the context of the meaning of the passage. She then read one chapter of A Thousand Splendid Suns and I had her discuss the rhetorical strategy of juxtaposition as it was utilized in the chapter with regard to the antoagonist and protagonist.
We concentrated on learning to sing music intervals with the aid of famous song-beginnings as a memory stimulus. Then some vocal exercises and rhythm notation.
1-2 Solving Linear Equations – We reviewed several problems involving solving linear equations. These problems involved multiplying by the LCD to remove fractions and setting up word problems. The assigned homework was completed in class.
Took a general look at the bones of the face and head. Looked up three of Bella's favorite celebrities online in screen-share mode. We analyzed their facial bones and the three regions on the face. The goal was to begin to discern good hair cutting and design decisions. We planned Thursday's class for hair cutting on her mannequin.
Assignment
While looking on TicTok Bella will start to observe and do some facial bone analysis.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This class was the first time I used the Microsoft Teams platform. It was a little bit of a struggle to connect the first few minutes of class and Bellas camera was not working. I had some handouts uploaded and a few visual props, but feel in general I am more comfortable with teaching the subject matter in person. But I also know the first time trying anything is typically the most difficult. I do feel after today's remote primer discussion, Bella is prepared for the concept and practical application of the skills planned for our class on Thursday.
