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1. The student had colored his Social Studies map of Oceania. He had yet to find the countries in his atlas and label them, plus oceans, and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn on the map. 2. Studied the vocabulary chapter 6 words by quizzing him. 3. Finished study pack page 3 in Social Studies 4. A small amount of math review from 3-1; he converted decimals to word form and the reverse.

The student and I reviewed both Mathematics and Science sections of the ACT. I had her take two short Mathematics and Science skills tests as a diagnostic of her performance level. Despite certain question types in both sections that she had some issues with, these are definitely her strongest sections. Thus, for the week's assignments, I recommended that she take 1 diagnostic test and practice her critical reading with multiple drills from her preparation materials. I will also send her some critical reading practice so that she can work with it. Our next meeting is scheduled for 4PM on Friday.

I met with the student on Sunday for approximately 1.25 hours. We practiced diagramming for the games section. She is going to buy some books with a bunch of practice tests in them and I told her to do as many as she could before we meet again. She needs as much repetition as she can get between now and the test.

We began by going over the reading portion of the exam.  The student practiced identifying the six types of questions that encompass the reading section.  We also went over strategies for each type of question.  We then went over some mathematics. The student has a very strong foundation in math with minimal problems.  We ended the session by talking about the essay portion and how to write a strong essay that stands out.  The student did some exercises that will expand her use of imagery.

The student and I went over the material on the quiz today. He was very comfortable with the probability, but we had to do the complex set theory stuff more intensely. I feel as if he understood all the material in the end though, and will do great on his quiz.

The student had homework due on Monday, which he had completed. I checked through his work and gave him pointers on the problems that he struggled with. This homework dealt with solving equation for an unknown variable.  For Sunday, he is redoing his previous test clearly on a separate sheet of paper without any help. I will be receiving an email with a scanned copy of both the original test as well as the redone one.