Week Two Review

During week 2 of homeschool I accomplished the following:

• I progressed in Language Arts and Math on IXL and Kahn Academy.  I am reviewing parts of speech and fractions.
• I progressed to Stage 2 Module 7 on Code.org.
• I finished reading Woods Runner, a historical fiction novel about the Revolutionary War.
• I watched April Morning, a fictional movie about the Battles of Lexington and Concord.  I wrote a character review about the movie.
• I started watching John Adams on HBO.
• I continued to read George vs. George with my mom.
• I learned all about the Scientific Method and conducted an experiment with bubble gum.
• I spent a couple of hours as an ornithologist, observing birds in their natural habitats.
• I learned 5 new words and wrote a story about The American Revolution using the words.
• I began to research Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for a project I am working on this week.
• I planned a 3 course meal, did the shopping, and made the meal for my family and friend.
• I played in two basketball games.

Here is my character review on the movie April Morning, featuring the actors Tommy Lee Jones and Chad Lowe.  The movie can be found on Netflix.

I watched a movie called, April Morning, about the battle in Lexington that started The Revolutionary War.  My job is to write two character traits about the two main characters in the movie - Adam, and his father, Samuel.  I admire Adam because he is courageous.  When he saw his Dad shot down in front of his face, he continued to fight.  I also admire Adam's respect for life.  He would not kill people unless his life depended on it.  I admire his dad, Samuel, because he let his son go into war.  I thought that was courageous.  I also thought he was honest when he spoke to God.  

Here is my story about The Revolutionary War using my vocabulary words from the historical fiction book I read, Woods Runner.  

George Washington was a sensible leader.  His keen spies won the war with their tactics.  A lot of people suffered anguish during The Revolutionary War.  The Rebels had to contemplate life and death, and liberty and justice, during the war.  Marauding Redcoats and Hessians killed a lot of innocent civilians.  

Here is an updated log of the birds I have seen as an Ornithologist:

On Friday, I got to go the Savannah River and Augusta Canal with my Dad to observe birds.  I saw a lot of water and land birds.  My favorite bird I saw was the Great Blue Heron.  This next week in school I will have to learn about all these birds and add them to my Field Guide.

Signing Off,
Ollie and Mom