During today's session Joshua worked on on preparing source cards based on his internet research. We together reviewed MLA format for his sources and later discussed areas to note on his "note cards" after the sources are culled: background/history, controversies surrounding the topic, and last for a conclusion , a possible solution. I suggested that one of the sources offer a view contrary to his thesis as absent a controversy, there can be no valid thesis statement. Joshua will begin to read sources this week while making note cards that contain evidence, quotes, and paraphrases.
Joshua and I still have 1.5 sections of content left to finish, however since he was on Teams today, I decided to wait for us to be in person for that lesson. Today we went into AP Classroom, and worked on one of the multiple choice practice exams. This was a good review of mostly advanced algebra. Joshua did a good job recalling the rules for asymptotes and logarithms. He needed some reminders for how do work with zeros of a polynomial and properties of logarithms. We determined he has 20 days until his exam. Over the next class periods we will be reviewing reviewing reviewing!
Discussed the five sentences in the past tense of what Joshua did on the weekend. Then Joshua completed his "Wanderlust" project on why Germans love the outdoors and travelling, and the historical and cultural role that hiking plays for them, and handed it in.
In today's class, we would have continued our discussion on acids and bases. We would have started off by recapping what Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases are, as well as doing some practice problems. We would have finished out our class by talking about the Lewis definition of acids and bases and how they differ
Light Weights workout month. We will start with 15 Reps increasing throughout the month. The light weights will be used to strengthen and exercise the Upper body: Curls, Bench Press, Flys, Extensions, Leg raises- Lower Body workout: Squats, Calf Raises, Lounges, Leg rises, Jump squats- Sit-ups and Stretches
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Great job today, Joshua was a bit sore but was a great trooper.
Today we spent the class going through the mock exam I had assigned him for homework. There was a problem that we both had difficulty with. I looked into the PreCalculus community of teachers that I’m a part of and I searched the concept. We were able to determine the error we were making and rectify it. It left Josh a bit confused and he was tired. So next class I will reiterate this concept to him so we don’t make the same mistake again. Otherwise, Josh did well on assignment.
As Joshua encountered difficulty with the second essay question on the "Daisy Miller" test, today we worked on essay organization, and analysis. After I distributed my comments , we examined Joshua' s work ,sentence by sentence. I first explained that the essay sought an analysis of the novel's conflict, Man v Society ,and noted the lack of a topic sentence and lack of a conclusion paragraph. I provided a model topic sentence to begin the essay and explained the need to postpone particulars until the body of the paragraph. I further reviewed the prompt to explain how the prompt focuses on the Man v Society theme and the essay therefore should provide examples. We then rewrote the second paragraph per my comments which essentially reordered all of the sentences to create a coherent discussion about Daisy Miller's perhaps disingenuous rejection of societal norms that apply to women (only). I further provided instruction on forming a new paragraph to address conflict resolution as well as a final paragraph that offers some comment on how society treats the non-conformist, especially if she is a woman. Joshua will rewrite the essay -due Tuesday.
