To: abuelita who wrote (149297 ) 6/20/2019 8:22:57 PM From: TobagoJack 3 RecommendationsRecommended By
Read Replies (2) | Respond to the family housing the coconut in NYC, one who also took care of my wife when she was the coconut's age, expressed concern over the phone that the coconut is sooooooo quiet, just dances and reads, and pays attention to summer tutor, and looks forward to attending Broadway shows every weekend, all lined up.Hope you're doing well, and not missing the kid too much :) Your daughter and I had a productive first lesson from my end. After a bit of personal conversation, I explained our summer goal as three fold: a) To introduce through some curated content several of the big themes of World History that will be relevant to almost any civilization b) To learn the AP writing and test format c) To refine her analytical writing skills overall She was amused by the third, and when pressed, admits she hates it but is ready to work on improving it. I'll take that as a challenge! Through a guided discussion and a bit of mini-lesson, we used the Roman Empire at its height to examine what makes a central government work for a civilization. She's an attentive student, good both with note-taking and with attempting to answer larger thematic questions. Through some digital worksheets and maps, I introduced the way that the Roman model both haunted Europe (Napoleon/Hitler) and gave it a level of cohesion that helps explain European success after the 1400's. We spent the last 15-20 minutes talking about the structure of a paragraph, in anticipation of her writing homework (which I'll send in a separate email momentarily to you and her). All to say, it felt like a productive beginning! However, please send me any follow up questions or feedback as it arises. I tried to make it clear that I'm happy to let her interests and curiousity guide the content we cover. Next week, I'm going to use her writing samples to begin discussing the Long Essay on the test. For Saturday, I'd like you to: a) Read the pages I noted in the front of your book. b) Write a three paragraph response to the following prompt: “What should a government’s responsibility to its people be? Consider the question in terms of both practical specificity (i.e. printing money, building roads) and abstract principles (i.e. justice, equality). Use at least 3 details from the reading or history you've learned in the past." Let me know if you have any questions!
