In today’s class, we would have continued our discussion on genetics, including talking about chromosomes, autosomes, karyotyping, and human heredity. Bella would have taken notes that followed along with the material.

Bella was absent today. I took the period to lesson plan.

During today's Spanish class, we practiced Spanish by talking about the environment and climate change.

Today, Bella continued working on her persuasive essay. We worked on opening up her introduction with general statements, insights and observations about her topic. I reminded her that the thesis statement belongs at the end of the intro paragraph. We began working on her first and second body paragraphs, and I reminded her that each body paragraph begins with a topic sentence, followed by specific details that support that topic sentence.

Civil rights are rights that are extended to all citizens, regardless of their social group. Many civil rights laws strike down policies and practices that promote discrimination and undermine some groups' rights. Many civil rights laws emerged from the American Civil Rights Movement. This movement, which focused on the rights of African Americans, took place in the mid-20th century and dismantled the Jim Crow laws that made segregation legal. The Jim Crow era emerged after the end of the American Civil War and instituted a variety of discriminatory pieces of legislation and practices. Some of the most famous civil rights leaders from that era are Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. Martin Luther King Jr. famously led a march in Selma, Alabama seeking greater voting rights. Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person and thereby kicked off a prolonged bus boycott. Additionally, the Freedom Riders helped to integrate the bus system by riding the buses and provoking violent resistance, resulting in greater legal protection and enforcement of the law. Their efforts, combined with many other civil rights activists, led to several key pieces of legislation. Importantly, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made Jim Crow laws illegal by prohibiting the segregation of public spaces. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided more robust voting rights for Black people. Among the practices that it targeted were literacy tests and all-white primaries.

In today's class, we continued our discussion on genetics, including talking about chromosomes and the human genome. We also took some time to review what we've covered so far in our genetics chapter and for Bella to catch up on her notes.

Civil liberties are the constitutional freedoms that citizens have from the government, while civil rights are laws meant to protect citizens from discrimination. In the US, there are many civil liberties, including the freedom of religion, the freedom to assemble and protest, the freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial, and the freedom of the press. The Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1968 is responsible for many of the civil rights that US citizens enjoy today. The Miranda v. Arizona case established the right to being advised of the right to counsel, the right not to testify against oneself, and the right to a fair trial. Previously, these were civil liberties, but they were not civil rights until Ernesto Miranda was not properly advised of his rights. To this day, Miranda rights must be read to anyone who is being arrested. The Engel v. Vitale case established the civil rights of public schools not being allowed to have voluntary prayer in public schools. Civil Liberties are stated in the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution.

In today's class, we continued our discussion on genetics, including talking about nature vs nurture, traits and the environment, and some genetics terms. Bella took notes that followed along with the material.

Review of Algebra 2 test and related concepts -

Today, we read part of Stave 1 in "A Christmas Carol." We discussed characterization of Scrooge and Marley, and added quotations and analysis to our quotebook notebook. We continued working on our persuasive essays.