Development of the U.S. Constitution. Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan. Federalists vs Anti-Federalists, Strong central government (Virginia Pl) vs Small states' rights/representation (New Jersey Pl). Great Compromise leading to the final version of the U.S. Constitution in 1789.

Finished chocolate creme brulee and refrigeration. Chimichuree sauce from scratch used with a marinated pounded sirloin steak

PJ is mastering color theory! He is self-directed in his color exploration. He completed a chart of tints and shades of red. Then he started an optical illusion project using wavy lines and alternating colors to give the illusion of 3-D tubes moving on a 2-D surface. PJ has been focused and is doing quite well.

PJ completed his Spelling and Wordly Wise tests. He reviewed and discussed his homework questions pertaining to "To Kill a Mockingbird." He was assigned questions over Chapters 22-25 of 'To Kill a Mockingbird," due Tuesday, Sept. 16th.

Lesson 2 The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection – We learned that in addition to variations that arise from sexual reproduction, genetic information can be altered because of mutations. Though rare, mutations may result in changes to the structure and function of proteins. Some changes are beneficial, others harmful, and some neutral to the organism.

Quiz on solving inequalities.

We went over his spelling homework from last night. He answered written question about the story we read yesterday pertaining to the horror genre. We discussed the MLA use of source citation in literature. We reviewed the use of commas and suffixes. He read the story, "The Tiger's Whiskers," and answered in completed sentences written comprehension questions about the details in the article.

The teacher reviewed previously learned vocabulary (meses, dias, y rutina) with the student, reinforcing correct pronunciation and usage. The student then completed three vocabulary exercises independently.

2-8 Inequalities and Their Graphs – We learned that an inequality is a mathematical sentence that contains less than, less than or equal to, greater than, or greater than or equal to. As with an equation, a solution to an inequality containing a variable is a number that when substituted for the variable makes the inequality true. However unlike a linear equation, a linear inequality may have more than one number as a solution.
We learned to graph solutions of inequalities. Then we learned to write inequalities to describe graphs.
Assignment: Complete problems assigned for homework.

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