Macbeth is a Scottish thane who is close kin to King Duncan of Scotland. Duncan has two sons: Malcolm and Donalbain. Macbeth is married, but his wife is always refered to as Lady Macbeth in the play. Macduff is Macbeth’s biggest rival, and he has a wife (Lady Macduff) and a son (no title given …
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English 7 #135: The Taming of the Shrew
A note for readers/teacher: this is based mostly off of the prose version from Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb. I forgot most of the details of the original play because it has been a long time since I read it, so I re-read the prose version so I could understand the play …
A Day in the Life of Sir Beorn, Knight of the Round Table: English Lesson #145
Sir Beorn woketh in his bedchamber one bright summer morning, and the palace of King Arthur was already wide awake. Sir Beorn slid out of his bed and remarked “tis a beautiful morn, it tis”. He called for his page, who helped him dress and prepare himself for breakfast. He was not eating with the …
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A Knight of the White Cross pt2: English Lesson #50
âš ï¸ SPOILER ALERT âš ï¸ Today we are going to be talking about the character development and plot of A Knight of the White Cross. Gervaise’s father is Sir Tresham of the English Army. When Gervaise is nine years old, his father falls in battle. His mother, Dame Tresham, brings him to one of the “outposts” …
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Science 7 #62: Sleep
It is very important to get enough sleep at night. If you don’t get enough sleep often enough, you can develop diseases. Having high quality sleep is also really important, because if you’re sleeping lightly for 10 hours, you’re not in deep sleep as long as you should be. Sleep deprivation can have other bad …
Science 7 #73: Vegetables
Quick Note: I am using the culinary definition of vegetable, so tomatoes, peppers, and other foods that are technically fruits but are widely considered vegetables will be considered vegetables, not fruit. Before we get to the true assignment, which is to talk about the health benefits of vegetables, I’d like to first state which vegetables …
Science 7 #140: Signaling and Lighting Systems for Backpacking and Camping
Lighting systems are important for several reasons. You need to be able to see at night, or even in a dense wood or a backpack. There are three main types of flashlight that makes any sense to use during camping, so I’m going to quickly cover those in this essay. The first one is the …
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Radio Report: Science #25
I really did not like the radio project at all, as it was very time consuming to create and I did not really enjoy the process of building it. The tutorials were not very high quality, and some the parts assigned to use were outright absurd. I really do not want to cut up a …
English 7 Term Paper
Below is the pdf for the term paper. It was written for lessons 160-175.
History 7 Final Essay: #180
My favorite lesson in Grade 7 History has probably got to be one during week 12 when we talked about Marco Polo, Kublai Khan, and the Mongolian Empire. I chose these lessons specifically because I’ve read a couple of books about the topics and so it was really interesting to learn more of the context …