chapter 10 quiz prep

Atticus and I reviewed the lab from yesterday which explored how different materials conduct heat differently. He answered the follow up questions. He read a passage showing the data from an experiment on how mass affects the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a substance. He organized it into a table, observed the pattern and calculated a ratio.

Atticus read and discussed the "Golden Age" of Greece. He discussed such topics as the agora, schools, theater, architecture, the Peloponnesian War, and famous Greeks.

Way of the samurai training - Lesson to include the following:
How to tie your belt and meaning,
How to place the sword in the belt,
How to draw the sword,
How to do vertical cuts and horizontal cuts with proper stances -

Battle Rope drills: alternating waves, Stagecoach, Sidewinder, and hip throw with the rope -

Finish with floor Exercises: 25 X Situps, leg raises, Crunches and a positive meditation -

Atticus and I started a new lesson on figure drawing using our wooden figure drawing dolls. We went over proportion and each section of the skeleton. We went step-by-step to work on the outlines. Once the outlines were set, we worked on shading in the lightest parts.

Atticus finished his Master Paintings project. He finished the shadows in the water and the rest of the coral.

Add-one exercise drill: Knee lifts, lunges, curls, shoulder presses, burpees, mountain climbers, sit-ups, and plank.

Sword Drills " Using the baseball BATT" Combat sword drill.

How to roll for self Defense. Taking down an opponent-

Basic boxing drills: jab, punch, bob & weave.

Finish with Sit-ups, leg raises and crunches for core strength.

In today's group Social Studies session, the boys watched a video on the Trojan Wars. Then they discussed in detail the events that caused the war, and the cunning strategy that the Spartans used to win the 10-year war. Atticus completed a poster about the Trojan Horse explaining how it was used to win the war for the Spartans.

review for chapter 10 quiz -

For our final exam on the novel,Atticus is working on a literary essay addressing societal responses to evil in the context of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas." We reviewed the outline we prepared yesterday , and I then provided instruction on what to include in the introduction including the novel's name, author ,and genre, an introduction to the characters who will be discussed, and a thesis statement. With some assistance, Atticus drafted a good first draft of an introduction paragraph per our class instruction. We will continue tomorrow by drafting a second paragraph that incorporates textual support for the thesis.