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The Student and Tutor reviewed key literary devices, starting with the distinction between simile and metaphor, then exploring controlling, reversing, and implied metaphors with example passages. The session also introduced hyperbole and onomatopoeia, guiding the Student to identify these concepts and understand their functions in text. For follow-up, the Student was assigned to complete 15-20 reading comprehension questions to practice identifying these devices.

The Student and Tutor reviewed the Student's reading comprehension practice, discussing their approach and accuracy. The main session focused on literary devices, with a detailed exploration of various types of similes and metaphors, including examples and analysis of their function within text for SSAT preparation. They planned to continue studying other literary devices in the next session.

The Student and Tutor focused on SSAT reading comprehension strategies, reviewing literary devices and rhetorical techniques like absolute language, diminutive modifiers, and parallel structure. They practiced applying these concepts by analyzing a passage about mechanical watches to identify shifts in authorial tone and understand advanced vocabulary. The Student was assigned homework to complete 100 reading comprehension questions from their SSAT prep books, aiming for 20-30 questions daily, recording answers on a separate paper, and analyzing any incorrect responses.

The Student and Tutor reviewed the Student's SSAT results, focusing on challenges in reading comprehension, analogies, and vocabulary. They discussed and practiced identifying author's tone and various literary devices using a multiple-choice question. The Tutor introduced and explained several advanced vocabulary words and language analysis concepts. The next class was scheduled for tomorrow, with a reminder for the Student to review the discussed concepts, especially absolute language.

The session began with the Student discussing their recent exam, highlighting difficulties with reading comprehension. The core of the class focused on improving academic writing skills, specifically thesis statement construction, advanced vocabulary, and grammatical accuracy including countable/uncountable nouns and passive voice. The Student practiced writing thesis statements and analyzing an environmental prompt, with a full essay on this topic assigned for homework, and future plans to address reading comprehension techniques.

The Student and Tutor focused on advanced essay writing techniques, particularly for crafting strong introduction paragraphs. They analyzed an essay prompt, discussed the components of effective hooks and thesis statements, and practiced using sophisticated vocabulary and sentence structures. Due to the Student having an SSAT exam later, follow-up on the writing practice was scheduled for the next session.