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We covered using equations to find missing sections of angles, finding percentages, and relating percentages with fractions and decimals. He did well with each of these topics. We focused mostly on making sure he said and wrote the correct equations to find angle values.

The student and I focused on our math challenge problem which involved him using deductive reasoning and organizing his data. He carefully thought through the problem and was able to solve it correctly. We continued to work on word problems involving functions.

The student and I did a lot of practice problems in preparation for his exam. We specifically covered the unit circle, trig identities, and simplifying trig fractions. He seemed to have a good grasp of the material.

During our time this session, we got to know each other briefly and then we dove into the book that she is reading for English, "First They Killed My Father." We discussed the background of the book and the pages that the student had read. Because she was not up to date with the readings, she spent some time reading and then answering the study guide questions that aligned with the reading. During this time she would ask me to clarify some of the questions and to check if her answers were correct. I gave her some strategies for reading comprehension. I told her to look over the questions before she reads the chapter so that she can mark in the book the spots of importance. She stated that she skips pages sometimes when reading, and I told her that this was not a good strategy because she could be missing out on major details or scene changes in the story. I told her what pages she needed to read tonight and how to prepare for her quiz tomorrow.

I helped the student prepare for a physics test coming up and a math re-take. She practiced problems using distance, displacement, and interpreting graphs. It was an extension of the concepts of velocity, distance, and time equations.

Tonight we went over 3 sections in the book. The student was confident he knew most of it already, but I still gave him a pop quiz. He did well.