Today's lesson focused on identifying metaphors and their relationship to theme. We first identified metaphors from last night's reading; a drill was a giraffe/a hole of despair. Atticus did well in identifying the metaphors and in identifying the things or ideas compared, From there ,we then expanded our discussion to explore the metaphorical significance of "walking" and its relationship to the theme of perseverance. As the novel is based on the true story of Salva Dut, we then watched a TED talk presented by Mr Dut wherein he describes the events of his life that are portrayed in the novel. We noted how even in his talk ,he uses the walking metaphor to describe the importance of hope, faith, and perseverance. Last, we reviewed Atticus' study guide homework and made additions and clarifications where needed.
Atticus completed the lab "Warm Up and Cool Down" which explores how solar energy heats sand and water. He recorded the temperatures of the sand and water before heating, after 10 minutes of infrared heating, and 10 minutes after cooling down. He observed that the sand heated up faster and cooled down faster than the water. He recorded his data in the science notebook data table.
Atticus was given the computer and instructed to find an image he would like to use for his next canvas project. Atticus was given a piece of paper and instructed to illustrate his selected image. I gave Atticus feedback, and he made minor adjustments.
Atticus and I checked this weekend's quick quiz homework on finding the percentage of a number. He is still struggling with this unit by estimating when the exact percentage is needed and not thoroughly reading the questions. He corrected the missed questions and completed a correlating IXL lesson online. We finished with a review of how to use a formula to find a missing percentage, part, or whole of percent calculation problems with similar questions assigned for homework.
After reviewing literary terms such as plot ,settling ,theme , and point of view, we continued our examination of the novel's third person point of view and discussed how the novel could differ if every chapter were narrated from the perspective of a different character. Atticus perceptively noted that the author may have employed the third person point of view because the novel emphasizes plot over characterization. We then discussed Salva's experiences in the Ethiopian refugee camp and thematically how hardship makes Salva stronger, not weaker. After reviewing Atticus ' study guide homework, we studied a prior chapter about Salva's uncle and Atticus wrote a paragraph narrating those plot events from the first person perspective of Salva's uncle.
Atticus completed his water on Earth's surface quiz. He watched a video showing how water transfers heat around the globe. He recorded the patterns he sees in the image and video. He answered how these patterns might affect weather and climate around the world.
