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"The student and I started off our session by going over the subject that he is currently learning in class, operations on functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition of two functions). In addition to simply performing the operations, we also worked on determining the domains of the resulting functions. He had a pretty good handle on this subject, so after we went through a worksheet he had and did a few extra examples from a textbook I have, we decided to review some subjects that he had questions on earlier in the semester. I gave some short review "mini-lectures" on graphing functions, factoring polynomials, and finding zeros of functions. After each lecture, we worked through a few example problems from my textbook to test his understanding. For the last portion of our session, we worked through some extra practice problems of the material from last week (radicals, fractional exponents, and simplifying exponents) since he was still not feeling 100% confident on the subject. We will review this material at the next session."

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"We finalized our review of concepts for the upcoming test on Thursday. The student took an online quiz that was given by his professor and got a 10/10 on the quiz. There were a couple of questions where I needed to give him gentle reminders about algebra concepts, but he understood and carried out the derivative rules fluently. The student is to print out the review test that his instructor gave him, cut out the answers, and spend about 2 hours doing the questions. He is to check his answers with the ones provided and come to our session on Thursday with where he made his errors and what further questions he has after doing the practice test."

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"Trig functions were reviewed by going over past review HW sheets in preparation for the next day's test."

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"The student did an excellent job today, as we reviewed ordering numbers and began some early division work. He was able to successfully order and compare numbers with little to no help from me, and was very impressive in utilizing the advice that I provided him in previous sessions. We then began some early work with division, which he was excited to start. He was able to use his knowledge and skills to determine the answers for basic division problems. On Thursday, I plan to escalate to some 3-digit problems. We will also start working on money-related math."

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"Today in session we covered the quiz the student had prior to our meeting. Overall the session was productive. It seemed that she was having issues with proofs and their structure. After some examples and explanations I feel that she has a better grasp on the concepts. "

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"Today the student and I covered proofs. All proofs that we did dealt with congruent triangles - ASA, SAS, etc. Some used this information to prove a more complex point like parallel lines or isosceles triangles, etc. She said that proofs are her biggest pain point. I encouraged her to create flashcards so she can dedicate to memory all of the definitions of theorems, etc., that she will need to complete a proof. Also I encouraged her to take a step back before starting a proof and thinking through what steps she'll need to prove to get to the ultimate proof point. She seemed to gain traction as we went along, which makes me think that with more practice, proofs won't be a problem at all."

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"We spent most of the session discussing different types of sequences and working practice problems about sequences. We studied arithmetic sequences, recursively defined sequences, and one example of a sequence defined by a formula using powers of five. We also studied the distinction between the index of a term in a sequence and the value of the element itself. The student has exceptional arithmetic skills and was doing quite well at calculating terms of a sequence once he had latched onto the meaning of some of the vocabulary."

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"During this session, we covered trigonometry, Pythagorean theorem and properties of right triangles. The student seemed to have the most difficulty with the basic trigonometric functions (sin, cos, and tan) and their formulas. She told me she has a test coming up and felt confident about it. During this session, I introduced her to the basic trigonometric identities and formulas for finding the angles of a polynomial. She did extra practice problems from the textbook (I specifically chose the challenging ones). After this session, she felt more prepared for her upcoming test."

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"Today we compared 'A Narrow Fellow in the Grass,' by Emily Dickinson, and 'Mother to Son,' by Langston Hughes, comparing the two different poems for the narrative voices within them. The student learned that the narrator's voice does not necessarily conflate with the writer's voice (in the Hughes poem the narrator is his mother, while in the Dickinson poem the narrator is a young boy). We also went over the vocabulary from the day before and completed an activity matching vocabulary words to words with similar definitions."

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"We covered how to simplify complex fractions and rational expressions. Great attitude and understands the concepts. Student just needs to work through more problems. Review "properties and operations of fractions". "

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"The students and I worked more on pronunciation today. We looked at the various sounds all of the English alphabet can make through the letters of the alphabet. We also worked on multi-consonant words to improve our pronunciation. Their attitude as always has been excellent and they will continue to practice words and ask questions about social situations (like could versus can, etc.)."

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