•2:14 PM
This week, Little Son received an assignment to write a multi-paragraph composition on a factual topic. Of the choices he was given, he chose to write about Julius Caesar. So after I cut him loose to create a word web and write a first draft, he disappeared into another room of the house for some time.
Several minutes later, I wondered where he had gone when I didn't find him in his bedroom. He was, rather, in the bathtub writing away.
It appeared that there was much inspiration to be derived from the bathtub, for when all was said and done, here were the results:
Julius Caesar was born in 100 B.C. When he was a young man, he was sent to fight pirates, who were stealing gold from romen ships. While he was fighting, he was taken prisoner by them. The only way to get free was if Rome would send a large sum of money.
When the money arrived, Caesar was released, he came back with a fleet of ships and took the pirates prisoners and had them put to death on the cross. Because of his bravery, he was given an army and he was made general. Rome was ruling a lot of the world and two countries, Gaul and Spain. Caesar traveled to those countries and conquered them. Pompey, a friend of his, was jealous of him because of his power. He went to the romen senate and told them about his problem. The senate said they would make Caesar come back to Rome without his army. Caesar come to Rome, but with his army! He crossed a river, the Rubicon, and took Rome itself! Some people wanted to make him a king, but others thought that he already had to much power.
Those people plotted to kill him and so when he went to the romen senate for a meeting, they attacked him. One of his friends, Brutus, was among the killers, and when Caesar saw him strike at him, he cried: Et tu Brute! (and thou Brutus!), gave up and died. That was in 44 B.C.
Since then, one of his assignments was to present an oral presentation of the composition using note cards and looking at the audience instead of reading. We had fun capturing that on video and watching it. Little Son will make a good public speaker, perhaps!
Several minutes later, I wondered where he had gone when I didn't find him in his bedroom. He was, rather, in the bathtub writing away.
It appeared that there was much inspiration to be derived from the bathtub, for when all was said and done, here were the results:
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was born in 100 B.C. When he was a young man, he was sent to fight pirates, who were stealing gold from romen ships. While he was fighting, he was taken prisoner by them. The only way to get free was if Rome would send a large sum of money.
When the money arrived, Caesar was released, he came back with a fleet of ships and took the pirates prisoners and had them put to death on the cross. Because of his bravery, he was given an army and he was made general. Rome was ruling a lot of the world and two countries, Gaul and Spain. Caesar traveled to those countries and conquered them. Pompey, a friend of his, was jealous of him because of his power. He went to the romen senate and told them about his problem. The senate said they would make Caesar come back to Rome without his army. Caesar come to Rome, but with his army! He crossed a river, the Rubicon, and took Rome itself! Some people wanted to make him a king, but others thought that he already had to much power.
Those people plotted to kill him and so when he went to the romen senate for a meeting, they attacked him. One of his friends, Brutus, was among the killers, and when Caesar saw him strike at him, he cried: Et tu Brute! (and thou Brutus!), gave up and died. That was in 44 B.C.
Since then, one of his assignments was to present an oral presentation of the composition using note cards and looking at the audience instead of reading. We had fun capturing that on video and watching it. Little Son will make a good public speaker, perhaps!
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