Lacie 11/6/19 Notes

Update: Lacie spent the afternoon today working on notecards for RC final exam.  After Chemistry, she worked with Chris in her Chemistry class to make up a lab on paper chromatography.  Lacie usually works with one of the other students after Chemistry class Tuesdays and Thursdays while I teach Brit Lit.  At least she likes Chemistry.

Lacie is working on WBE independently.  I looked over the first six lessons and made comments.  Lacie has several articles from the WSJ.  She is reading them to determine the purpose, comparisons, or problems identified.  Lacie is working on thesis writing and outlines.  I’m using the articles to find more interesting topics.

She is working through notes.  We’re preparing for mid-term exams in Theology, History, and a final for Robinson Crusoe.  Lacie finished her study guide questions and papers for Theology and RC for the mid-term.  She is making note-cards for RC and Theology.  I’m helping her to learn how to study.  The tests are largely based on her study guides.  Which questions are most likely to be tested?  What are the major themes?  Which key events are important?  Lacie has read the material, written the study guide questions, and made Quiz note-cards.  This is a process to help her learn how to organize and review material for a test.

Tomorrow, we’ll complete Chapters 3 and 4 in History.  Then, she can rewrite all of the notes for the first four chapters and make note cards.  We are staggering the mid-term exams.  Tomorrow, we need to do Algebra, Latin note cards, and Guitar.

Lacie is reading Oliver Twist in the evenings.  We are using the same approach.  She’s reading the entire book, completing all of the study guide questions, writing the papers, and then creating note-cards.  The study guide questions force her to reread the book.  I want her to create character studies for all of the protagonists and antagonists.  I have an excellent packet for Oliver Twist we’ll use, too.  It has a bit of background about Dickens, Victorian industry, and social classes.  We’ll use Kolbe’s syllabus, notes, and assignments, too.  Right now, we continue to work in batches.