8-3 Quadratic Functions in Standard Form – We learned to graph functions in standard form and show intercepts, maxima, and minima. Then we learned to determine how the values of A, B, and C affect the graph of f(x) = ax2 + bx + c. Next we compared the properties of quadratic functions presented in different forms (algebraically, in a table, graphically).
Assignment: Complete the assigned problems for homework.

Bella worked on reviewing for her upcoming quiz by doing chapter review in her textbook.

Bella and I were to discuss Argentina's economic history. She was absent.

The second wave of the women's movement began in earnest in the 1960s. The movement was comprised of three campaigns: liberal feminists, radical feminists and conservative feminists. Liberal feminists battled for socioeconomic equality, radical feminists encouraged a revolution that would upset the social hierarchy and conservatives stressed personal accomplishments and maintaining the status quo. Eventually, these groups clashed over the Equal Rights Amendment in the early 1970s. With a large conservative and anti-feminist outcry, the legislation was defeated and replaced with a case-by-case program. More opportunities for women begin to emerge in education and slowly in the workplace and politics.

We concentrated on identifying the difference between tunes in double time (2/4) and those in triple time (3/4),with Bella learning how to accurately conduct each. I reinforced this with her singing various songs in the two time signatures.

8-2 Quadratic Functions in Vertex Form – We practiced finding features of the graph of quadratic functions written in vertex form and how they relate to real-world problems.

1968 began with North Vietnamese forces launching the Tet Offensive on January. While American servicemen repelled the attack, the public questions the reliability of the reports that came out of Washington. As a result, President Lyndon Johnson renounced his candidacy for a second term as president of the US.
April to June saw the most violence during 1968. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4 caused black neighborhoods around the nation to erupt. Widespread violence and arson was reported throughout the US until the National Guard was called in to maintain the peace. Soon after King's death, Senator Robert Kennedy, candidate for the democratic nomination for president of the US, was assassinated in Los Angeles. The nation entered into a period of mourning and general disbelief. The presidential election of 1968 witnessed a changing of the tide. Americans narrowly decided that it was time to return to the conservative values following a year (and decade) of despair. Richard Nixon won the presidential election with 56% of the electoral vote, but by only one percent of the popular vote.

Today we continued our look at the 1960s and focused on the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s represents a pivotal period in the fight against segregation and Jim Crow laws in America. Civil rights leaders and organizations led important protest and political actions that would eventually lead to major changes and protections against discrimination in America. Laws passed during the period made major steps to protections against discrimination in housing, employment, and hiring, and in expressing the right to vote. This progress was made on the backs of activists and marchers who were viciously attacked in non-violent protest and marches, particularly in the South. Reacting to public perception following the broadcast of incidents in the South and the violence of Ku Klux Klan and other white nationalist attacks, many laws were enacted that would go on to end the period of separate but equal and work instead toward a more equitable America.

Bella was to read and write about the history of the Argentine economy.

She was absent.

I taught Bella the principles and practices of Graphic Notation, a method of music writing involving many signs and symbols, which she quickly grasped and performed correctly both on percussion and vocally.