Today we reviewed the definite and indefinite articles (el, la, un, unos). He completed one activity from studyspanish.com.

Lesson 2: Energy Transfers and Transformations – We learned that a nonrenewable energy resource is an energy resource that is available in limited amounts or that is used faster than it can be replaced in nature. Petroleum, natural gas, propane, and coal are fossil fuels which are nonrenewable resources. Then we learned that fossil fuels are a concentrated form of chemical energy that came from plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. Next we learned that some energy plants use fission to produce thermal energy.
Discussion Question
In your daily life how can you use fewer nonrenewable resources?
Ride a bike or walk instead of taking a car or bus. Turn off electrical appliances and lights when they are not needed.

Nicky and I finished reading through 4.1. We moved on to the primary source activity from the section which required Nicky to read through excerpts of documents that inspired the founding fathers.

I. The student will learn the ly adverb, the strong verb, and the who/which clause stylistic techniques.
II. The student will learn to write informational summaries.

Nicky continued working on his Elements of Drama project. We finished watching We Have a Ghost.

Nicky worked on finishing his figure drawing piece with the wooden figure drawing models. We then went outside and Nicky helped me paint a portion of the school mural's background.

Nick worked on an Elements of Drama project. We focused on costumes. We continued watching We Have a Ghost.

We discussed the importance of creativity when making advertisements to help the consumer feel less bombarded with marketing clutter.

I introduced Nicky to Adobe Illustrator and its tools. I imported an image of the Atlanta Falcons logo and we worked together to recreate the image.

Today, I introduced Nicky to the art program and what the students are currently working on. We started to work on a project with the wooden figure drawing dolls. We went step by step to mark out the figure focusing on the spine, the shoulders and the hips.