I checked Paige’s math homework on combining like terms. That we played a science Jeopardy game on waves, ocean organisms, natural disasters, cellular respiration, and cells. Paige enjoyed this because she is studying the types of waves, ocean organisms, and natural disasters.
We studied for a test on the three branches of government. We came up with acronyms to remember the duties of the three branches and the bicameral Congress. We reviewed the minimum age, citizenship, and term limit requirements for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Paige knew that there were 27 amendments and that the first 10 were the Bill of Rights.
Paige has a science quiz tomorrow. I helped her to review the material; she made flashcards for the concepts that were difficult to remember. I believe that Paige is well prepared.
Paige and I worked together to read and annotate Book XII of The Odyssey. Paige is a diligent student, conscientiously using her school's color-coded annotating system. We discussed relevant themes, motifs, figurative language, and vocabulary.
Assignment
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Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
I'm questioning if Paige needs to work with me twice a week. She didn't have any assignments she needed help with, and the lesson described above was working ahead. I'm happy to work with her, but I hate to waste her time and family resources. I suggest a conversation with her mother.
Paige had the following assignments: write 7-10 sentences in her English journal (responding to a prompt about The Odyssey) and edit an essay about Dr. Martin Luther King's speech, "I Have a Dream."
Paige summarized Book X, and we discussed the motif of hubris. I helped Paige edit her topic sentence; she wrote the remaining sentences independently. Her history essay required only minor edits to fulfill the 500-word limit. Meanwhile, I reviewed The Benjamin School student portal to understand upcoming assignments.
In preparation for next Tuesday's session, we will read Book XI of The Odyssey and annotate the text. We will compare annotations and discuss them in session.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Paige is lovely. I hope she will allow me to help her more as she gets used to me. She tends to want to work independently and rush through assignments. I noticed several skills I could help her with (for example, more efficient and accurate annotation and more concise writing). I am confident that this will come in time.
Paige had the following assignment: Compare two poems by Louise Gluck ("Penelope" and "Telemachus's Guilt") to The Odyssey. Choose a quote from each poem and create a Google Slide illustrating the selection; write one sentence explaining why you chose the quote, and cite the quote in MLA format.
Paige and I read the poems together and discussed their connection to The Odyssey. Paige selected appropriate quotes and found clip art to illustrate her choices. She worked quickly and independently.
To conclude, we began reading Book X of The Odyssey, due Thursday.
Each session Paige and I worked on many math topics; plotting coordinate points, multiplying fractions, finding unit prices, creating algebraic expressions, simplifying absolute value expressions, finding area and perimeter of figures, performing long division with whole numbers and decimal numbers, performing multiplication with whole numbers and decimal numbers, finding measures of central tendency (her favorite), solving inequalities, graphing inequalities, working with signed numbers (needs more practice) and dividing fractions.
Paige finally reached her goal: 80% completion rate of her summer math work.
Note: regardless of how many exercises Paige completed, the completion percentage increased VERY slowly. Paige completed a ton of work to reach her 80% goal.
