Charlie edited a paragraph for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and usage errors. He found 7/10. He completed a crossword puzzle to review figurative language definitions. He compared and contrasted the song "Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes" and the poem "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns. He read and interpreted both. He highlighted figurative language. He determined the rhyme pattern and theme of both. He noted his findings on a Venn Diagram. Charlie read a short excerpt on ReadTheory.org and completed the comprehension questions.
Charlie reviewed figurative language: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, idiom, irony, oxymoron, and alliteration. He read the lyrics to the song, "Breakeven," by the Script and "Sonnet 30" by Edmund Spencer. He interpreted the song and poem. He found they had the same theme of unrequited love. He looked at rhyme patterns and compared them. He felt the poem and song had more similarities than differences. He watched the video of the song on YouTube. He used the dictionary to look up the definitions of "poem" and "song." The definitions are also similar. Finally, Charlie examined the song and poem for figurative language.
Charlie and I completed his book of limericks titled "Passing Grade." Charlie finished drawing his illustrations. We completed proofreading. We then bound it into a finished product for Charlie to keep. Charlie did a wonderful job on his final assignment.
Pre Algebra: We began by warming up with practicing decimal addition and subtraction, metric conversions, and plugging in numbers for variables. Then we proceeded to solve inequalities, find volume, and find the mean, median, mode, and range of a set of data.
Lesson 3: Particles in Motion – We learned that heat is the movement of thermal energy from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature. Materials are said to be in thermal equilibrium when the temperature of materials that are touching are equal. Next we learned about the 3 types of heat transfer: conduction, radiation, and convection. Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy due to collisions between particles of matter. Radiation is the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves. Convection is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of the particles from one part of a material to another.
Lesson 3: Particles in Motion – We learned that thermal expansion is the increase in volume that a material undergoes when its temperature increases. At higher temperatures the particles in matter move faster requiring more volume because they collide more often pushing each other apart. Then we learned that thermal contraction is the decrease in a material’s volume when its temperature decreases. Next we learned that kinetic energy is transferred from one material to another one when their particles collide.
Charlie and I worked to create a map of the United States where we placed a star in every state to indicate the states' capitals. Charlie would place a number on each state and type in the corresponding capital.
