Today Joshua and I finished 2.14 on Logarithmic Context and Modeling. We worked with word problems and then used our calculator to give us a regression model. Then we used a combination of algebraic approaches and solving with our calculator. We also practiced problems with money in an account that compounds continuously. We used logarithms to find out what the interest rates would be. Josh is doing well with this content lately.

We discussed the relationship between theme and stage setting as well as the symbolism inherent in Willy Loman's car and house. After studying Miller's stage directions and Willy's dialogue ,Joshua did well recognizing the imagery of a trap or an enclosure. We discussed how Willy is trapped by his idealistic even quixotic belief in the dream of American opportunity for all. I noted the perhaps now forgotten symbolism of owning a car and outright owning a home as emblems of success . In this regard, we examined how the opening lines of the play reference Willy's "crashing" the car reflecting the thematic erosion of the American dream . I further provided instruction on the play's bending of time explaining how the playwright through staging conveys the ongoing time warps in the play. Joshua discussed how the past's intruding upon the present suggests Willy Loman's infatuation with an idealized past . We examined how Willy's inability to adjust to the new American reality is the impetus of the play's tragedy .

Reviewed Sarahs Zimmer im Studentenwohnheim and began writing Joshuas Zimmer in der Battschule where Joshua describes his room in a German paragraph using the vocabulary he just learned.

Today Joshua and I took notes on 2.14 Logarithmic Function Context and Data Modeling. We used some videos from the Flipped Math website to help us walk through some of the steps on the calculator. We discussed how to determine if a given table represents a logarithmic function (or another polynomial). Then we used our calculators to help us find a regression model which we used to then make predictions. We did not finish the lesson so we will resume tomorrow.

Examine how the kinetic molecular theory helps to explain gas behavior. Discuss how it explains constant motion, low densities, compression and expansion, diffusion and effusion, along with Graham's law of effusion. Elicit a definition of gas pressure and list the different units it can be measured in.

For our introductory session on Miller's "Death of A Salesman", I first provided biographical information about Arthur Miller including some of the other renown plays he has written. I then outlined and discussed dramatic techniques such as the use of stage directions, lights, and sound, and the division of the play into acts and scenes. Last, we discussed the concept of the American Dream which we studied when reading Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." I discussed the play as a modern tragedy of those who chase the elusive Dream but are destroyed in pursuit of an ideal.

Discussed weekend plans in the past tense, wrote paragraph 5 Sätze describing the weekend.

Using da - with prepositions to replace ideas/things in a sentence ie dahinter, davor, daneben, darüber...
Sarahs Zimmer im Studentenwohnheim - Read and discussed, discovered the da compounds and which noun they were referring back to.
Began brainstorming to create the paragraph: "Joshuas Zimmer in der Battschule".

5 Sätze in Perfect about das Wochenende
Discussed music - Herbert Groenemeyer - Mensch
p 350 Activität 2 Paulas Dilemma - Fill in the blank dialogue - vocabulary using würde construction (subjunctive)

Wofür Gaben Privathaushalte ihr Geld aus? Listening exercises with fill in the blank answers for Jan, Lucia and Emma. New Vocabulary - Unterhaltung, subjunctive - wenn ich viel Geld hätte... p 142 Listening exercises.

Discuss the kinetic molecular theory as a way to explain the properties of gases. Explain the properties in terms of: particle size, particle motions, and particle energy. Introduce the KE formula. Examine how the theory helps explain the behavior of gases. These would include constant motion and low density. Introduce the density formula as a review.