Two period lab demonstrating the classification of reaction known as synthesis. 8 reactions in all were completed, equations written and balanced, and discussed.

We began by reviewing Joshua's homework. He got a 100% on it! Then we worked on a Free Response problem together. He began the problem with the correct method but used 1 instead of -1 and his calculations weren't correct. I pointed it out and he made the mistake. Later in the class, Joshua said, "I seem to be getting all the PreCalculus stuff down, but the regular arithmetic I keep making mistakes with!" I asked him, "So since you're prone to do that, what can you do to make sure that doesn't happen?" He said, "I need to check myself before I wreck myself." LOL I told him he's right! He has to give himself the opportunity to check his work in hopes to catching any silly mistakes like that. We worked through the free response question and Joshua did quite well with it. We had time to practice multiple choice as well.

Joshua took his final exam on Macbeth during today's session,

I subbed for Joshua's German class today. He viewed a video and wrote a summary.

Joshua and I are continuing to review for his Unit2A Test. We checked his homework assignment. He got a 70% on it. We reviewed the 3 problems he got wrong and he understood his error. Then we pulled out our calculator and practiced using regression functions to estimate given data. We also covered arithmetic and geometric sequence word problems.

Discuss synthesis, decomposition, and single displacement reactions. Use examples of each type of reaction equation, and have them balanced. Use the activity chart to determine which single displacement reactions will occur and which will not, based on their relative positions on the table.

We began our study of O"Brien's Viet Nam novel ,"The Things They Carried." I provided historical information about the War, the anti-war protests at home , and the plight of Viet Nam veterans upon returning to he U.S. We then discussed the opening pages and the metaphorical significance of the weight the soldiers carry in their backpacks. Joshua did well recognizing the weight the soldiers carry is more than the physical weight of their weapons and clothes but more critically represents the soldiers" guilt, fear. longing for home, and the ghosts of those who have died. We discussed the death of Ted Lavender as lacking glory and meaning and began to construct an analysis comparing Hemingway's view of war in "A Farewell to Arms" with O"Brien's.

Conversation in German of what Joshua did on the weekend. Then he wrote it down and submitted the text.
Review of the genitive case - possessive in German - watched video using the genitive in context and then went over with a google slide individual examples in context.
Then previewed German vocabulary for the Grimm Brothers' Fairytale - The Bremen City Musicians and then watched one time and discussed what is happening in the fairy tale, the themes and morals of it, the characters and unknown vocabulary. Then watched it a second time so that Joshua can take notes to prepare an outline in German and then Wednesday work on a retelling (8-10 sentences) of the framework of the story. Then Thursday tell who the Grimm Brothers were and when and why they were important to German Literature and our English literature.

Review factors which indicate a chemical reaction has occurred.
Using a simple written chemical equation, determine what that equation tells us and what it does not inform us about the reaction.
Discuss the need to balance a chemical equation and maintain the law of conservation of mass.
Discuss how to best balance an equation. Place 2-3 chemical reactions on the board and have them balanced. Outline a method for balancing an equation which contains a diatomic element.

For our final session on the play, I first reviewed and demonstrated how to organize an essay using steps or syllogisms. Next, on the board ,I outlined and discussed the elements of tragedy and literary terms such as hamartia, peripeteia , and catharsis. We discussed how Macbeth's character is perhaps redeemed in the final scenes where he recognizes that he has been deceived by the witches' prophesies, and that he has senselessly murdered McDuff's family. We explored how the play's conclusion creates a catharsis by examining Macbeth as a nuanced character who is both a victim of his own ambition and his failure to recognize Fate's deceit.