7-5 Factoring – We completed factoring trinomial problems that were assigned for homework last week.
Assignment: Complete the rest of the problems for homework on page 292 #’s 26-35.

Read Theory (2 passages); vocabulary & spelling activities on vocabulary.com

Introducing Unit 4: Otherness & lesson activity: fun house mirror (Cameron distorts an image of his face using a filter, then considers how he would feel if he truly looked that way and if he saw someone else who looked like that; creating own definition of otherness; considering otherness in our community/our world; TED talk with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie & reflection questions

Russia pulled out of WWI in 1917 because of a revolution that forced the czar to abdicate and threw the country into chaos. Some of that chaos was caused by Russia's involvement in WWI, but there were many other reasons. The end of serfdom marked the beginning of even more struggles for the Russian people. They went from being forced to rent farmland, to being completely landless. This pushed people into the cities and left many jobless. Beginning with an earlier Russian Revolution in 1905, the people wanted moderate guarantees and concessions that would limit the czar's power and make life easier for the citizens.
The Romanov Dynasty had always been unwilling to give up power and Nicholas II eventually seized control back from Duma, the legislative body. With the outbreak of WWI, Nicholas II hoped for the opportunity to raise his approval rating but the country was not ready for three years of war against Germany. Supply and food shortages caused people to protest again and Nicholas II finally agreed to abdicate. The government that was established was still committed to the war and Communists like Vladimir Lenin did not think the government went far enough. In November of 1917, the first Communist government was established. After a Civil War, the Soviet Union fully rejected Capitalism and Lenin became the effective dictator of Russia.

Today he had to catch up on his activities from last week, verbs: Ser, Estar, Tener, Ir.

During today's class, a video was uploaded to Teams for Cameron to view. In the video, we continued our discussion on evolution, talking about macroevolution, microevolution, evidence for evolution, and resistance.

Today he saw the video in teams about the verb to go (ir). Then, he practiced with exercises from Studyspanish.com.

Repeat Feature Stories: What is it? What Distinguishes Features from Game Day Reporting, do not be "Masters of Obvious", Find a unique angle. Go in to event with eyes wide open. Empathy counts. Video Recorded Lecture in TEAMS with not just talk but professionally executed examples of Feature Stories: a) "Once Upon A Dream" as well as "Folds of Honor". After playing each example of feature stories talk about writing words to match pictures & how much more difficult and time consuming it is to produce a feature story than voice over highlights of games for sportscasts.

We are focusing on why Russia left WWI, prompting the U.S. to mobilize and send troops to join the Allies in Europe in 1917.

Cameron was sent a recording with a brief review about the timeline of WWI (1914-1918). The U.S. mobilizes and sends troops into WWI in 1917. This was largely due to Russia's withdrawal from WWI due to the Russian Revolution of 1917. I explained that this was the first time the U.S. fought an overseas war in Europe and that it was a difficult decision for President Woodrow Wilson to make. We will discuss more about this decision in future classes. I sent Cameron some notes on the causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Understanding this major upheaval heightens one's understanding of U.S. involvement in WWI, the rise of communism and the Cold War.