Max worked on an assignment given to him by his homeschool that has questions about his hometown and vacations.

Max read and answered the questions. He displayed a high level of comprehension. He did a good job of answering.

I pushed him to use the same good writing techniques in English as he would in Spanish. That included the removal of certain deadweight phrases as well as walking through the process of forming a main thought followed by supporting thoughts in his written responses.

We discussed a number of conjugations including the present, future, near future, conditional, and imperfect.

I would encourage Max to focus on some details such at the gender of nouns as he prepares for his test.

Development of a written paragraph when given 6 main words to apply within a topic. This was followed by a conversation about the written exercise with descriptions in the target language of Spanish.

-Power of the King supported by Cromwell and Parliament in dealing with critics of Reformation and in establishing supremacy of Henry VIII.
-Legislation of Reformation/ Parliament
-Reforming English monasteries who had been previously loyal to the Pope and the Catholic Church
-Annulment of marriage of Catherine of Aragon/Henry VIII
-Support and legitimacy of marriage between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
-Establishment of Royal power both in politics and as leader of Church of England

Max viewed Amoeba Sisters videos on the following topics: nervous system, enzymes and ATP. He took notes, and I explained and clarified concepts. He completed the associated activities and we discussed.

Max studied about the critics of Catholic Church in the 1530's, growth of Martin Luther's ideas as they spread throughout European countries, and the popular attitudes toward Reform of Catholicism and Papal teachings. (Royal and popular support for Protestant Reformation)
What were the challenges posed against the Catholic Church?
-sale of indulgences
-corruption
-benefits of members of the clergy
-sale of relics
-teachings of Bible should be in the 'vernacular'.
Max also took notes regarding legislation imposed by the Reformation movement. (Royal power, influential noblemen and intellectuals at Cambridge and Oxford Universities)
(Continuation next session)

Detailing and analysis of Papal power and the Catholic Church-
-Medieval world where the illiterate population depended on the Church to interpret the teachings of Catholicism (Latin)
-Henry VIII challenging the Pope and leading to Schism by naming himself Head of the Church of England- and King of his nation (Protestant Reformation spreads throughout Europe
-Development of Protestant Reformation and the teachings of Martin Luther:(Saxony)
-Population should be able to interpret the Bible by being able to read in their native language
-He criticized the selling of 'indulgences.'
This lesson will be further detailed during tomorrow's session.

Max viewed Amoeba Sisters videos on the following topics: biomolecules, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and cell transport. He completed the associated activities. I explained the concepts and answered questions.

Max studied the effects of climate change, weather alterations due to the pattern of wind flow and currents upon England. He also studied
destructive plate margins, earthquake responses and primary/secondary effects. Volcanic erruptions and tectonic hazards were analyzed according to tectonic plate locations/movements throughout the world. Coastal erosion situations and sources for remedies were detailed as Max made corrections to his Geography exam.

Analysis of the Cold War, international relations and conflicts, Berlin Wall, Spread of Communism/ areas of conflict.
1. East vs West Germany
2. China becomes Communist
3. USSR + China support for Communist N. Korea
4. Vietnam War - Communist North Vietnam vs. USA supported corrupt anti Communist regime of South Vietnam.
United States' Policy of Containment against Spread of Communism
5. USA fear of the 'domino theory'- if Vietnam fell to Communism, would neighboring Asian countries also become Communist?

Analysis of history of Europe post WWII.
Development of USSR control over Satellite E. European countries and USSR sphere of influence in East Berlin. Allied powers in the 3 zones of W. Germany and the growing mistrust between these powers vs USSR Communism.Max familiarized himself and studied the growing conflicts between the Allied powers vs. Communist nations that resulted in the 'Cold War.'
Events such as the Berlin Blockade and ideological discrepancies resulted in the Korean War and the fear that at this time both the USSR and USA possessed nuclear weaponry.