I worked with Jaydn to identify congruent overlapping triangles. I showed her how triangles which share certain corresponding parts can be shown to be congruent even when the congruence is not obvious. I showed her the outline of the proof that would be used in several cases to prove that various parts of congruent triangles are congruent. There was no assignment.
Assignment
see lessopn outline.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jaydn seemed distracted during the lesson and I thought I heard typing during the lesson. Since she has never had face contact with me when we are having our session, it is difficult to believe she is actually paying much attention.
Jaydn wrote a short essay on the effect of culture on gender in society. She wrote a clear thesis and supported her thesis with examples from the novel and examples from American society. She then compared and contrasted these effects on the development of the characters in the novel and teenagers in American society. Upon completion, we discussed the essay and its content.
End of WWI: the Treaty of Versailles & the League of Nations
Lesson Outline
Jaydyn now understands that Veteran's Day (tomorrow, 11/11) was originally a holiday called Armistice Day, celebrating the end of WWI. In the aftermath of a even more horrific war 2 decades later, Armistice Day became Veterans' Day to honor all who have served and sacrificed in our armed forces. Our lesson today actually focused on the end of WWI. WWI ended largely due to the United States joining on the side of the Allies which convinced the Central Powers that defeat was inevitable. The Paris Peace Conference was called in which the Big Four (Allied leaders) would construct the Treaty of Versailles and formalize the terms of peace for the defeated Central Powers. The British and the French wanted to punish Germany so they could never wage war again and to get back what they spent to fight the war. Many groups that helped win were not included in the Treaty of Versailles for several reasons and it was primarily Great Britain, France, and the U.S. who decided what the post-WWI world would look like. The League of Nations was one of the fourteen points which was actually followed, but because the U.S. Congress did not approve the country's admittance, the U.S. did not join it. Many of the other Fourteen Points were ignored completely.
Before reading today, we discussed the government of Afghanistan during the time of 1988 in order to understand the setting of the novel. We discussed the theme of death and its effect on the characters and setting. Jaydn then wrote a short essay on the development of the character of Laila and the effect of the theme death has on her character development.
