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The student and I finished the study guide on the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. She has a good foundation on the terms of the period. After we finished that, I helped her with some general questions she had about the time period so that she could connect the different terms together. I also gave her a helpful flow chart of events during the French Revolution, since there are many things to remember, and knowing them in order is important.

Today, we focused on the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon, as well as certain terms the student was having difficulty with. We reviewed the entire section up to the point she had covered in school, and we went specifically went over people and terms of the Reign of Terror.

Tonight we covered Chapter 18 on the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution. The student did a good job remembering important information from previous chapters and using it to make inferences about what would happen. It was great to hear she is maintaining an "A" in her class!

We discussed the material in Chapter 11, including industrialization, reform movements, nationalism, conservatism, the Bourbon Restoration, and the July Monarchy. The student's retention of information has improved dramatically.

We had a great first meeting about the new honors American History content! After discussing the class itself and how it is taught/tested, the student and I worked on a new strategy for reading through the rather lengthy chapters. The current chapter is on the American Revolution, and we worked on "zooming out" first and looking at the big picture of the chapter, the major points indicated by each subheader, and then "zooming in" to take notes on more specific points within each section. This adds more purpose and intent to the reading process and makes the information easier to digest. I encouraged him to try rereading the chapter using this strategy! We also spent a bit of time reviewing key vocabulary and concepts from what he's learned so far, and we will continue to do so in the future.

We had a really productive session today! The student has just started the French Revolution in class, so I gave her a graphic organizer chart of 4 of the main causes of the revolution (social classes, economic problems, leadership, and new ideas). After filling it out, we then chronicled how all the issues came together, from the meeting of the Estates-General through the Declaration of the Rights of Man. We'll meet next week and answer any remaining questions before her test.