Julia Roberts and Richard Gere have always been one of my favorite actors and actresses. I couldn’t wait to study Julia Roberts with Charlie. I can’t wait to pick up some of her DVD’s for movies Charlie hasn’t seen for our Movie Night this week. Would you like to join us? We can make Cookies in Charlie’s Homeschool Cooking Class based on Julia’s career.
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967)[1] is an American actress. Known for her leading roles in films encompassing a variety of genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion globally, making her one of Hollywood‘s most bankable stars.[2]
After an early breakthrough with appearances in Mystic Pizza (1988) and Steel Magnolias (1989), Roberts established herself as a leading actress when she headlined the top-grossing romantic comedy Pretty Woman (1990). She starred in numerous commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, including the romantic comedies My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999) and Runaway Bride (1999). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the title role in the biographical drama Erin Brockovich (2000). Roberts achieved further film success in the following decades with Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Ocean’s Twelve (2004), Charlie Wilson’s War (2007), Valentine’s Day (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), August: Osage County (2013), Wonder (2017), and Ticket to Paradise (2022).
Roberts also received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the HBO television film The Normal Heart (2014), had her first regular television role in the first season of the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller series Homecoming (2018), and portrayed Martha Mitchell in the Starz political limited series Gaslit (2022).
In addition to acting, Roberts runs the production company Red Om Films, through which she has served as an executive producer for various projects she has starred in, as well as for the first four films of the American Girl franchise (2004–2008). She has acted as the global ambassador for Lancôme since 2009. She was the world’s highest-paid actress throughout the majority of the 1990s and the first half of the 2000s.[3][4][5] She received a then-unprecedented fees of $20 million and $25 million for her roles in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Mona Lisa Smile (2003), respectively. As of 2020, Roberts’ net worth was estimated to be $250 million.[6] People magazine has named her the most beautiful woman in the world a record five times.[7]
Early life and family
Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta,[8] to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts.[8][9] She is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.[10][11] Her father was a Baptist, her mother a Catholic,[12] and she was raised Catholic.[13][14] Her older brother Eric Roberts (born 1956), from whom she was estranged for several years until 2004, older sister Lisa Roberts Gillan (born 1965), and niece Emma Roberts, are also actors. She also had a younger half-sister named Nancy Motes.
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Monday:
Write your spelling words 5 tines each in ABC order in your Spelling Journal.
Tuesday:
Write your Spelling words in your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word.
Wednesday:
Use your Spelling words in a story you create and include a illustration for the story in your Spelling Journal.
Or use your Spelling words in your Spelling Journal in sentences you create.
Thursday:
Take a Pre-Spelling Test if you miss any words then write the words 5 times in your Spelling Journal.
Friday:
If you missed any words on your Pre-Spelling Test retake the Test. Then if you missed words rewrite them 10 times each. If you made a 100 on Thursday take Friday off and do something fun. Write what you did in your Spelling Journal.
Reading:
Charlie will be reading Julia Roberts Confidential: The Unauthorized Biography.
Monday through Thursday write 2 facts that you learned about from the book in your Reading Journal.
Friday turn the facts you collected into a report and read the report out loud for your parents.
Math Class:
Look up facts based on Julia Roberts life and career and turn them into math facts someone in your family can work out. Then have them create 5 math problems for you to work out.
Write the Math facts inside your Math Journal.
Drama Class:
Watch one of Julie Roberts movies and act out a scene you like from the movie. Charlie is torn between Wonder and Step Mom. In your Drama Journal write what movie and scene you acted out and include a picture of your perfomance.
For a Field Trip visit a Vintage Clothing Store or Resale Shop and pick out a outfit that would have been worn at one of her concerts or movies and wear it when you perform.
Music Class:
Look up songs from the movies Julia Roberts was in and learn one of the songs to perform for your parents.
Charlie and I will be looking for a place to do Karaoke and singing a sone from Pretty Women. Would you like to come with us?
Include the lyrics to the song you sane in your Music Journal and include a picture of your performance.
Visit a Record Store to find albums from Julia’s movies to listen to.
PE Class:
Look up what types of exercise Julia Roberts does and practice it in your PE Class and write down what you did in your PE Journal.
Or watch her movies and act out things she does in it like Walking in Pretty Women or Horseback Riding in Runaway Bride. Write what you did in your PE Journal and include a illustration.
Cooking Class:
Look up what foods Julia Roberts likes to eat and prepare these dishes for your parents.
Or look up the State Julia Roberts came from and create the dishes they are famous for.
In your cooking journal write the recipes you created and include a illustration if your creations which will be turned into a cookbook at the end of the year.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
