Charlie and I would like to share a new Homeschool Resource: Forrest Gump which we will be studying in our Homeschool Classes. While we were in Walmart walking around I found this Soundtrack Album for Forrest Gump which we can listen to in our Music Class. On Movie Night we will watch Forest Gump. Would you like to come over for Movie Night? Charlie and I will provide snacks and beverages for you.
Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson and Sally Field. The film follows several decades in the life of a slow-witted and kindhearted Alabama man named Forrest Gump (Hanks) and his experiences in the 20th-century United States. The film differs substantially from the novel.
Principal photography took place between August and December 1993, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Extensive visual effects were used to incorporate Hanks into archived footage and to develop other scenes. The soundtrack features songs reflecting the different periods seen in the film.
Forrest Gump was released in the United States on July 6, 1994, and received mostly positive reviews, with critical acclaim for Zemeckis’s direction, performances (particularly those of Hanks and Sinise), visual effects, music, and screenplay. The film was an enormous success at the box office; it became the top-grossing film in the United States released that year and earned over US$ 678.2 million worldwide during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1994, behind The Lion King.
The soundtrack sold over 12 million copies. Forrest Gump won six Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing. It received many award nominations, including Golden Globes, British Academy Film Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Monday:
Write your Spelling Words inside your Spelling Journal in ABC order.
Tuesday:
Write your Spelling Words inside your Spelling Journal and include a definition for each word.
Wednesday:
Use your Spelling Words in a story you create and include a illustration. Or use the Spelling Words in sentences you write inside your Spelling Journal.
Thursday:
Take a Pre-Spelling Test and write any words you missed 5 times each. If you made a 100 take Friday off.
Friday:
Re-take the Test if you didn’t make a 100. Then on the Re-test if you missed any words write them 10 times each.
Reading:
Forrest Gump and Becoming Forrest: One man’s epic run across America for 30 minutes each day. Charlie will be writing 2 facts inside his Reading Journal Monday through Thursday. On Friday Charlie will be writing out a report using the facts he learned. Read the report out loud to his parents.
Math:
Look up facts about Forest Gump and the movie and turn them into 5 math problems for someone in your home to work out. Then let them create 5 math problems for you to work out. Write the math problems inside your Math Journal.
Drama Class:
Watch the movie Forest Gump and learn his mannerisms and act out a Scene from the movie for your parents. Visit a Retail Store or Vintage Clothing Store to pick out a outfit Forest Gump would have worn.
Write a description of your performance in your Drama Journal and include a photo of your performance.
Music Class:
Charlie will look up the Soundtrack for Google online. Then Charlie will learn one of the songs from the movie to perform for his parents. Charlie will write the Lyrics to his song inside his Music Journal and include a picture from his performance.
Cooking Class:
Forest is famous for Bubba Gum Shrimp. In our Cooking Class Charlie will be cooking and preparing Shrimp in a variety of ways for dinner. I’m also going to have Charlie prepare French Fries and Hush Puppies because I don’t eat Shrimp. Do you?
In Charlie’s Cooking Notebook he will write all of the recipes done and what people thought of the dishes.
Charlie will take pictures of the creations for his Cooking Journal which will be turned into a Cookbook at the end of the year.
PE Class:
Anyone who has watched Forest Gump knows he loves to run. In your PE Class were going to set up a track field and practice running different distances and even trying a Long Jump. In our PE Notebook we will write facts about our running and who participated and who beat in each event.
Art Class:
Create a piece of Art using the facts you created into a piece of art using different Art Supplies and art styles. Write a description if your Art piece inside your Art Journal and include a photo of your Art Work.
Here is some additional resources when studying Forest Gump:
Forrest Gump Video Guide: Analyzing 50 historical subjects (WITH ANSWERS)
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
