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The student has a final coming up. We started prepping so that we have the time and availability to possibly meet everyday. I will be scheduling successive sessions with this mom.

The student's exam is coming up soon, so she thought it would be a good idea for us to start reviewing in preparation. We recognized that the most challenging part of this test for her would probably be the writing section, so we focused tonight on unpacking a paragraph response to a prompt she'd submitted on a recent test. In taking apart these sentences, we were able to heavily focus on the subjunctive: phrases that require it, how to conjugate in this mood, alternatives involving the infinitive. We also came across and brushed up on some pesky pronoun rules and article conventions. It really seems like she is making exponential progress from our first couple of sessions. The amount of material she has assimilated and become comfortable manipulating in such a short period of time is really impressive. I hope that she sustains this trend through her final!

After our work together, I've seen this student grow tremendously in his reading and verbal scores, which were his initial concern. Usually less than 3/30 questions give him trouble, and he walks away from our conversations about them with a firm grasp on how to approach those problems in the future. Today, we went back through writing sample prompts and continued to develop his ability to outline and write quickly in his 25-minute time period. His brainstorming and creativity are above average; we just have to work to use those skills to create a cohesive essay or idea. In analyzing his goals for the SSAT moving forward, he has met or exceeded his 90th percentile range on the work we have done together and I anticipate he will continue to do so throughout our work.

We reviewed the unit circle and graph of sine and cosine functions. The student initially didn't understand the relationship between sine, cosine, and x and y coordinates. Now he does. I used his prior knowledge to help him discover new conceptual meanings.

The student is brand new to the LSAT and plans to retake it again in September or December. We started out with a description of the test and some general test strategies, then started on Flaw and Weaken LR questions.

We went over a list of terms/ events/ eras/ ideas the student is responsible for in his next and final test. Where possible, I related the terms to concepts from earlier lessons. We ended with a "pep talk" on how to approach all of his subjects next year.