He was absent today.

JPaul was absent for class. The time was used to prepare materials.

In today’s class, we would have continued a discussion about the management of forests by both private organizations and the federal government. We would have continued talking about harvesting for royalty, defining and differentiating between clear cutting and selective cutting.

JP was absent today.

Review for Quiz 5 on International Business Finance. Read Ch. 16 in the eBook and watch video 16.5 on risk management.

Today he started to work on chapter 7. He is going to learn about possessives and indirect object pronouns.

Today we started with an ACT question type. I drew a picture of a bird in a tree 24 feet above the ground and a guy taking a photo of it from ground level 7 ft from the base of the tree. I asked him what the angle of elevation must be to get the perfect photo shot. JPaul considered the triangle, labeled the sides. I asked him what trig function relates the angle and the 2 given sides? Since we were given opposite and adjacent, we used tangent. We set up the equation and discussed how inverse trig functions would be needed to solve for the angle. We used our calculator and found the inverse tangent of the sides to get the angle measure. Next we worked in our notes on solving for missing side lengths. We used a similar approach, setting up trig equations and solving.

Continue reading Ch. 16 in the eBook and watch the corresponding video showing the Discounted Cash Flow Analysis. Discuss various factors specific to the business or investment being evaluated.

We studied ,revised, and edited JP's rhetorical analysis essay . We noted a strong introduction and a thesis that outlined that the essay would address diction and pathos. I assisted JP in recognizing that his examples-rhetorical questions- did not clearly evidence either pathos or ethos. As such, we rewrote the paragraph to explain how each rhetorical question employed "we" as a means of demonstrating a shared value or experience with the intended audience-ethos. I then directed JP to a portion of the speech that evoked emotion or pathos and we discussed how to incorporate that example into the next paragraph. As JP had questions on how to draft a conclusion to this type of essay, we reviewed various options and approaches. JP will conclude his rewrite this evening.

JPaul's teacher was absent, so we used the class time as a study hall for him to complete his homework.