During today's Chemistry class, we continued working on Section 5.2 "Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table". We described the relationship between electrons in sublevels and the length of each period of the periodic table.

Jaydn studied the final pages of Chapter 5 and then discussed the "naturalist" genre's theme of environment controlling the lives of Men. We explored how London's fiction suggests that failing to recognize how the societal environment controls our lives' outcomes constitutes a fatal form of arrogance. Noting the final line of the studied chapter as well as the title of the next chapter, I previewed how London's cynical view is however tempered by his belief that forces of love can alter our violent Darwinian society. As we are having a test on Thursday, we then continued practicing how to prepare a written analysis of a quote from the novel. Last, Jaydn prepared answers to study guide questions based on our class discussion. I offered punctuation suggestions (run-on corrections) and suggestions for sharper word choice.

The Reconstruction Amendments are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution. They were passed after the end of the Civil War. The period between 1865 and 1877 in US history is called Reconstruction. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment did several things, including giving all people born in the US the automatic right to citizenship. The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment remains controversial to this day. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote; however, Southern states continued to use discriminatory laws such as poll taxes to deprive African Americans of their right to vote. It was not until 1965 that the federal government fully enforced the 15th Amendment.

I. The background of A Raisin in the Sun will be discussed
II. The Harlem Renaissance will be defined
III. Langston Hughes Poem, Dream Deferred will be read and discussed

During today's Chemistry class, Jaydn worked on an activity where she needed to complete multiple practice questions based on section 5.1.

During today's class, we started working on section 2.1 "Inductive Reasoning" we completed several concept check activities.

Today's lesson ,Chapter 5 ,captures the philosophy of literary Naturalism . We therefore discussed human arrogance in the face of the environmental forces that London depicts in the Yukon setting. Jaydn examined the catastrophic results as callow ,overconfident newcomers refuse the advice of experienced prospectors. We then practiced writing a quote analysis. I assisted Jaydn in drafting a paragraph that included the quote's context, paraphrased content ,and significance. We addressed various ways to judge the significance of a quote such as revealing theme or character.

A president surrounded by scandal, Ulysses S. Grant, the Union general during the Civil War but was also a firm supporter of enhancing civil rights and liberties among the recently emancipated African American population in the South. Grant's supporters agreed with personal views on Reconstruction, but they expected him to punish the South. Instead, Grant tried to act as a unifier. He used legislation like the 15th Amendment, which solidified the right to vote regardless of race, as well as federal troops to enforce the increased civil rights of formerly enslaved people and attack groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which were acting against Reconstruction. But, Grant's two terms were impacted by scandals. Though he was ridiculed by his peers, modern historians believe that Grant was a man of personal integrity who may have put his trust in the wrong people.

A president surrounded by scandal, Ulysses S. Grant proved himself not only a staunch general during the American Civil War but also a firm supporter of enhancing civil rights and liberties among the recently emancipated African American population in the South. During Reconstruction, Grant tried to be a unifier. He used legislation like the 15th Amendment, which solidified the right to vote regardless of race, as well as federal troops to enforce the increased civil rights of formerly enslaved people and attack groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which were acting against Reconstruction. However, Grant's two terms were impacted by scandals, most of which evolved out of his own political naivete. Though he was ridiculed by his peers, modern historians believe that Grant was a man of personal integrity who happened to put his trust in men who were more easily corrupted and that he likely did not know of any of the scandals, even if he should have.

During today's Chemistry class, we worked on section 1. We explained the roles of Mendeleev and Moseley in the development of the periodic table. Described the modern periodic table, explained how the periodic law can be used to predict the physical and chemical properties of elements, and described how the elements belonging to a group of the periodic table are interrelated in terms of atomic number.