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The student and I went over a list of books that I made for her, so she could shop for some over the weekend. She and I plan to read together at the end of each session, and she will continue reading every day by herself. She mostly worked on her homework today. I also helped her write a few emails to her teachers asking some questions, since she missed a few classes this day in school.

The student and I went over an outline for an essay about the effects of the Taiping Rebellion on China. He established his thesis statement, which was absent from the outline he brought to the session, and reworked his outline with details once he had decided upon his stance on the issue. We determined what each of his body paragraphs would discuss (historical context, positive effects, and negative effects), and then he outlined his conclusion paragraph as a summation of the rest of the essay and reiteration of his point.

The student and I went over easy to confuse vocabulary--accept vs. except, all ready vs. already, altogether vs. all together, etc. After explaining the differences in between them, she got the hang of it and was able to complete her homework.

The student and I went over essay writing tips, and how to better format and sequence timed essays. We also discussed resources that could be used to help study for history tests. Then, she worked on her geometry homework.

The student and I went over her essay on Lord of the Flies for her English class. We proofread it together for grammatical errors. I helped her formulate her thoughts better, as well as improve the syntax of many of her arguments and plot examples. We succeeded in editing and proofing the whole essay very well!

The student and I went over her Lord of the Flies packet. She finished quite a bit of it, and she was understanding the concepts pretty well- so much so that she was answering most of the questions on her own.