This morning when I got up, the first thing I did was check the assignments for week ten. I can't believe we are going into our last week.

This week I have really been busy. I worked a lot more than usual. One day consisted of taking my client shopping; boy was that an interesting experience! On Thursday, I took my client to the library. I have been trying to teach her a few computer skills, such as how to surf the net, check mail, etc. I was really proud of the progress she had made since last time when I looked over and noticed that she had accessed her e-mail account with no help from me whatsoever; this was a huge accomplishment!

Also, this week, I did my regular visit to the nursing home. One of the Alzheimer patient's, June, character is very standoffish. There is just something about her; every time I visit, I always spend a little extra time talking with her and try hard to build a positive relationship between us. Last week, when I was getting ready to leave, she kept standing in front of me, so I reached over and gave her a semi hug. The whole way home, I kept telling myself that I over stepped my grounds, and it was probably a wrong move to make with someone who is so off to herself and seems to enjoy her privacy. Not the case at all! When I went back this week, she greeted me with a hug and expressed how much she had missed me throughout the week and wished that I would visit more often. I was so surprised by her behavior; it felt great!

So what have I been doing for this class this week? Well, on Wednesday, I went to the library to work on my PowerPoint presentation.
As I expressed in my reflection, I am having a really difficult time trying to decide how to connect personable with informative, keeping in mind that this presentation is in the voice of a mother of a child with Asperger Syndrome. Also, this week, I have been rechecking that everything is the way I want it. Since I have been working on other assignments, I neglected to finish some of my webliography. Luckily, I noticed that it needed some work and fixed it. Also, I created my reference page. Typically, I dread doing reference pages; however, this wasn't too big of a task, because I have been keeping all of my references listed on note cards. In addition, I worked on the peer responses and my reflection.

I have a couple of questions for this week. Since I ended up taking a different approach, one that is more personable rather than from an educational focus, When I was doing my unifying theme, I noticed that the lesson plan seemed a little out of place. So, I am wondering if I should omit my lesson plan or should I still keep it and add two other days to meet the criteria? Also, I recalled that you said earlier that six genres was the minimum, so is ok that I have two PowerPoint presentations posted in the end or should I choose between the two?