This afternoon we continued our discussion of comparative religions in the far east. Bobby's energy level this afternoon is not particularly good. He is struggling to stay focused. Homework is to continue reading into the next section on ancient china.

Bobby and I will going over what we will be doing for the third quarter. The plan will be to complete the website within the first three weeks, complete custom shirt samples, and hat samples. For the final project we will fully customize a guitar.

This afternoon we picked up where we left off by looking at the documentary featuring Anderson Cooper and the effects of social media on middle school students. Bobby showed a particular interest in the topic which led to some good discussions on the different ways that social media can harm young people. Bobby practiced his note taking skills during the presentation and will use these notes to complete a series of questions on the topic.

This morning Bobby and I continued our study of the fossil record. We learned the different ways in which fossilization can occur. We also discussed how fossils are dated and the differences between relative dating and absolute dating. We reviewed the questions from the homework on Friday before moving forward. Homework is to read pages 199-206 and answer questions 1-7 & 9

This morning Bobby and I continued our review of dividing fractions. We practiced the homework problems which included composite fractions and negative composite fractions. Bobby had difficulty completing last night's homework so a portion of the class focused on the homework from the previous night. We gradually picked up momentum by the end of the period. Homework is to read page 251 and complete 20-27.

Bobby identified literary devices in songs and interpreted their meanings. He found examples of similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification. He then explored idioms and irony in song lyrics. He identified ironical examples in "Irony" by Alanis Morissette. Bobby read two selections and completed the comprehension questions using readtheory.org.

Bobby completed summarizing the book "Holes." He revised the story. He discovered that he had used certain words repeatedly. He removed some and replaced others. He edited for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

The afternoon we continued our exploration of ancient India by taking a closer look at the development of the Hindu and Buddhist religions. We will make comparisons of how they differ and how they are the same. Homework: TBA

This afternoon we ventured over to the new school to check on the baby praying mantis. We have discovered that water is critically important to their survival and although there do not appear to be any new hatchlings, there are at least 50 mantids that appear to be alive and well. Bobby and I visited the local Petco and purchased a culture of fruit flies to feed the mantids. We will purchase additional culture medium in order to sustain our own population of wingless fruit flies.

After warm-up and stretching, Bobby did squats, glute bridges, calf raises, jumpees, leg curls, leg extensions, ankle leg lifts, ab knees to elbow, and cool down and stretch.