Let’s start Shakespeare!

 The Brit Lit class just started Shakespeare.  Here is the slideshow with assignments.  Each kid was reading a different play.  I made a decision to read Romeo and Juliet in class.  I need to teach what I know.  I know Romeo and Juliet pretty well.  The class is creating timelines, writing Shakespearean insults, andnoting expression still commonly used today.  We’ll do character analyses, too.  The links are in the slideshow.  We’re reading Orson Scott Card’s script adaptation of Romeo and Juliet first and using this website, which has notes and definitions, to read the original play.  The class is acting out the play.  Hopefully, this process will help us tackle Shakespeare and still have some fun.  

Tech at the Library

 Have you checked out the tech available through your library?  Our library offers loads of tech materials: equipment loans, apps, online classes, etc.  Our family has trained on the digital drawing program and 3D printer.  The library lends Chromebooks in addition to the computer stations in the library. Our system offers free training.  Increasingly, staff are expert in a variety of media.   Additionally, there are a number of online courses, such as Great Courses.  Look here at the number of resources available at our library under ‘Learn at Home’.  Ask your librarian about the resources available at your local library.  Here is the latest newsletter with some of the apps, virtual groups, and tech available.  We make free copies of handouts.  A young friend with learning differences uses Talking Books all the time.  See what your library offers.