Can Do Tasks ll Act 1

In English, we just finished reading Act 1 from The Merchant of Venice. Our task was to complete 2 of the Can do task and post them into our blog.

#1 Vocabulary
(Find the meaning of the following words: Venture, Vessel, Signior, Mortifying, Profound, Exhortation, Virtuous and Squandered)

Venture = a risky or daring journey or undertaking
Vessel = a ship or a large boat
Signior = Italian word for gentleman
Mortifying = causing great embarrassment of shame
Profound = showing great knowledge
Exhortation = urging someone to do something
Virtuous = showing high moral standards
Squandered = wasting something(money or time) in a reckless or foolish manner

#2 Create
(Create a Character Map of people we have meet in the story.

Environmental Sustainability

In Social Study, we have been learning about Sustainability. Today our task was to match up the definition into each of the keywords about Environmental Sustainability. We also have to color-code them into different groups.

Green - Improving environmental sustainability.
Orange - Keeping environmental sustainability the same.
Red - Environmental sustainability getting worse.

Sustainability is about providing for human needs without destroying the environment. Specifically, there are 3 aspects of sustainability: environmental, social and economic. Environmental Sustainability is about using environment without damaging it. We could do this by recycling and protecting habitat, wildlife and water resources. We could also help by reducing emissions, degradation, and global warming.

In order to live, we need air, water, and food. Environmental Sustainability is important because every resource we used is from the environment. If we took advantage of it, human beings could extinct. We should always protect and conserve the environment. A small change can make a difference.

Reading Comprehension Box #1

Charcoal 4

Rudy Mentary's maths problems

Score: 10/12

1)My lips are sealed(in Paragraph 5) is a phrase meaning somebody knows something:

(a) but won't tell anyone.✔️

2)What didn't Rudy like about teaching at Salburg School?

(b) the students in Year 7. ✔️

3)The word pupil in Paragraph 1 can be either a person learning something or:

(a) a part of the eye. ✔️

4)What had caused Rudy Mentary to become a mathematics teacher?

(b) She was good at maths and was bored with being a plumber. ✔️

5)For how many years had Rudy been a maths teacher?

(b) about two. ✔️

6)The text uses puns(phrases or words with double meanings) to create:

(b) humour. ✔️

7)Which piece of equipment id Rudy use to put out the fire?

(a) hose pipe. ❌ (b)

8)Rudy didn't evacuate the students when she heard the alarm because she:

(a) thought it was a drill. ✔️

9)Free of charge in Paragraph 7, has two meanings-at no cost and:

(a) for free. ❌ (c)

10)Which two words best describe Rudy's character?

(a) intelligent and practical. ✔️

11)The pronoun it in Paragraph 4 refers to:

(b) the fire drill. ✔️

12)The purpose of this text is to:

(a) write a humorous short story. ✔️

Reflection & Goal

In English, we have to reflect on our goals for this week.

What's my goal this week?
My goal this week is to finish my work in time and to make sure that I ask for help when needed.

Introducing Shakespeare ll Act 1

Williams Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice
(No Women) Women roles were played by men
No sets - Props, Costume, Make-up/hair
There weren't seats in the front of the stage

Main Characters
Antonio- Merchant, Christian, lends Bassanio money he has borrowed from Shylock
Bassanio-  needs money, wants to marry Portia, Christian
Portia- rich, dresses us as a man to save Antonio
Shylock- *Jew, moneylender, lends money to Antonio for Bassanio to marry Portia
Gratiano- Bassanio's man, marries Nerissa
Nerissa- Portia's maid
*Stereotype: Good with money, usuary- lend money with interest

Act One, Scene One:

1) Antonio is depressed without knowing why. His friends suggest two reasons.

‘And not bethink me straight of dangerous rocks, which touching but my gentle vessel's side would scatter all her spices on the stream’ (Black P.5) ‘Why then, you are in love.’ (Black P.5)

2) What do you think of Bassanio?

He's a loyal friend yet he's broke.

3) Is he in love?

Yes, he is.

4) Why does he need to borrow money?

To impress Portia because he wants to marry her.

Act One, Scene Two:

1) How do Portia’s first words compare with Antonio’s?

Antonio- In sooth, I know not why I am so sad

Portia- By my troth Nerissa, my little body is aweary of this great world

They are both sad

2) Why is Portia unhappy?

Because she doesn't know who to marry.

3) Do you think Nerissa talking with Portia about her options is helpful, why?

Yes, because she reassured Portia when she was troubled.

4) What does Portia’s think of her suitors so far?

She doesn't really like them except for Bassanio.

Act One, Scene Three:
Shylock is a moneylender. ‘Three thousand ducats for three months and Antonio bound...I think I may take his bond’ (Black P.27)

1) Do you think Shylock is happy to lend Bassanio money? How do you know?
Not really, because Shylock wanted to charge interest between the bond of lending them the money. 

2) Which does Shylock think is safer, his money lending business or Antonio’s shipping business? Why?
His money lending business because Shylock said that anything could happen during the shipping.
'There are rats and thieves and pirates—not to mention storms, winds, and rocks. Anything could happen'(Blue P.31)

3) Why doesn’t Shylock want to dine with Bassanio and Antonio?

‘Yes to smell pork, to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into’ (Black P.29)
Finish this quote that tells how Antonio is breaking his principle of not taking money lent with interest. ‘Methought you said you neither lend nor borrow upon advantage (Black P.31)

4) Shylock accuses Antonio of a whole lot of nastiness. How does Antonio react?

He doesn't really care. He only cares about borrowing money from him.

5) Why doesn’t Bassanio want Antonio to agree to the bond?
Because if Antonio doesn't pay back the money, then Shylock has to cut a flesh out of him.

Biological drawing(#4)

In Science, we were learning how to draw cells and the rules for drawing it.

Rules for making biological drawings
- Always use a pencil to draw
- Label organelles and features of cells
- State the TOTAL magnification clearly
- Draw what you see and not what you expect to see
- No doodling
- Labels should be connected to what you are labeling
- Your drawing must take up the whole page
- Draw the main features only and not every detail
- NO shading or cross-hatching
- Sketches and lines that are over each other unacceptable

Microscope Slide(#3)

In Science, we have also learned how to set up a microscope slide to be able to see the different organelles under the lens. With this task, we looked through an onion skin.

Basic Slide Preparation Equipment
Stain - A chemical stain is often used to dye the cell (or particular organelles) so they are more visible.
Slide - Made of glass, this is used to hold the specimen.
Tweezers - For manipulating the specimen and coverslip.
Coverslip - A very thin piece of glass used to hold the specimen flat and keep it in place.
Specimen - Must be transparent and thin.

How to set it up
1) Place your specimen in the middle of a clean slide. Ensure that the specimen is laying flat and not folded over on itself.

2) Add 2-3 drops of the stain solution. Plants cells are commonly stained with iodine, whereas animal cells are commonly stained with methylene blue. Both of these solutions stain the nucleus of each cell (and your fingers and clothes, so be careful).

3) Holding a coverslip by its edges in your left hand, maneuver it so that the bottom edge of the coverslip makes contact with both the slide and the edge of the stain solution.

4) Gently lower the coverslip with the tweezers or with your hand, ensuring that no air bubbles are trapped under the coverslip.

5) Place your slide on the microscope stage and examine it under low-power magnification.