Jessica is completing her unit on Africa. 

Interesting fact:  Did you know that Liberia was colonised in 1822 by freed American slaves?  Also, it's name is derived from the Latin "free".  However, this did not sit well for the indigenous peoples.  There is currently much unrest in this country.  See http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/li.html

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We all knew that Jess had a knack for writing... She has just completed a short story unit in Language Arts.  Other than learning parts of the story, she had to write one.  She had two options, the one she chose was a mixed up fairy tale.  It is titled "A Witch's Tale" and is the story of Hanzel and Gretel from the witch's point of view.  It's not a story for the weak of stomach, mind you.

She is currently in the middle of a book study for Star of Light, an autobiography about a missionary's life.  Through this book she will be exercising her essay writing skills learning more about creative writing includig literature reviews and character development.

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  Yes, I know you're reading.  But you also have to read about Central America, algebra, your spanish assignment...

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We've come to the end of our poetry unit.  So now Jess can slide right through some more grammar until we come to the next writing unit.  We continue to work on essay skills through science & geography.  Here is a sample of what she has done (although this was not one of her assignments ) ...

And Here

And here I am.

I can't find my vocabulary book.

And I'm sorry for the can of soup,

That I sneakily took.

And yet enjoyed.

And here Cassie is.

Yelling, "taken!"

And yes I do know

That the house smells like bacon.

And here is the emo kid

that is apathetic.

She lost her boyfriend

And I failed to be sympathetic.

And here Jacob is

locking the door.

He threw an eraser at me

And now it's on the floor.

And here is the emo kid's ex-boyfriend

Looking awfully pathetic.

His sister wouldn't let him where her pants

And yet again I failed to be empathetic.

And here I am

Looking around.

The room is dark

And suddenly I'm on the ground.

(And such is a commentary from my daughter's thoughts on a typical day and the world around her.)

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