Ben worked on his second myth for his book. He worked on his sketches and the story that goes on the accompanying page.

Ben worked on solving quadratic equations with square roots. Then he practiced solving 3-step quadratic equations.

Ben worked on his book pages for the duration of class.

Ben watched a video about mechanical and electromagnetic waves. We discussed transverse and longitudinal waves.

Ben watched a Japanese cooking class demonstrating how to make 6 different dinners.

I discussed with Ben the rendering stage of his level design. Ben used his stage layout to create the the first stages of his game.

I worked with Ben to create his COOK logo and prepare it to be cut on the Cricut cutter.

For our final class discussion before the exam next week, we addressed theme given that the novella describes itself as a parable. What are the moral lessons illustrated by Kino's quest to improve his station in life ? As Ben discussed how the novella's description of Kino's attempt to escape poverty can be perceived as a sin against God's wishes, we delved into Steinbeck's underlying criticism of this view noting how the author condemns a societal system that traps and subjugates the lower working classes in the name of religion. Ben raised interesting ideas about whether Steinbeck was an anarchist, and we explored how Steinbeck rather than an anarchist was sympathetic to socialism or government intervention to break the entrenched cycles of poverty.We further examined the cruel irony of Kino's wish for a rifle coming true but at the cost of his son's life. After reviewing Ben's very thorough study guide work, I reviewed the steps to writing a literary essay in preparation for the exam.

Ben completed the Electromagnetism quiz. We went over the correct answers. He completed the Lesson 1 Launch "Getting the Ball Back" which brainstormed how ocean waves move a ball back to the shore.

katakana and hiragana chart-
Free talk (walk outside)-
reading (letter from Mary)-