Music is Love: [9/5]

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As the students enter into the music room, previous students of music class might notice that the entire classroom has been renovated to look like a nightclub complete with stage, tables, booths and a bar which unfortunately has only non-alcoholic drinks. Damn it

When the students take their seats the lighting changes over the stage and Lorne appears and from nowhere music begins to play.

( Of course Lorne sings. Duh. )

( Class Roster )

[ooc: Wait for the OCD is up!]

Basic Acting, Fourth Period, Tuesday

[actingreaper]

Daisy's classroom was set up with several couches arranged in a semi-circle facing a podium and a cleared area for staging any scenes. A comfortable looking leather chair was placed to one side of the cleared area -- this was Daisy's director's chair. Those folding things were for weenies. She sat here as the students entered, sipping a glass of carrot juice.

When everyone had gathered, she got started. "Hi. I'm Daisy Adair and this is Basic Acting. If you're in the wrong room, out with it now, or just decide to be an actor, already. First thing's first, role call. Please state your full name, including any middle name or nickname, then tell us your favorite actor or actress, and why you chose this class."

She went on to pass out the syllabus. "As you can see, we'll have a full period's worth of activity every week, so please try to be on time. If you can't make it to class, it's up to you to contact me or another student and find out what you missed. If you miss more than one class, you'd better have a really good reason. For the monologue and scene requirements, I'll be bringing texts in to each class and have them available in my office, which will be open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. You're welcome to look around on your own for material, as well, as long as you let me know where you're getting it. Hell, even write it yourself. Again, just let me know."

"We'll start off easy for our first class. What is acting? Why do we act? Is it just on stage, or do we do it elsewhere? And I don't mean just movies. Thoughts? Questions? Concerns?"

[ooc: the links provided in Daisy's first office hours will be posted in her profile at my first opportunity. They're weblinks of monologues and scenes, but like Daisy said, feel free to write or find your own, or handwave it if you need to. I'd love to see what you can find, though.]

Criminal Justice [1st period, Tuesday]

[victimorvillain.livejournal.com]

When students first entered the Criminal Justice classroom, it appeared to be empty, and the lights were slightly dimmed.

However, those who were especially observant, or have special sensory powers that allow them to notice such things, might have noted a figure off to the side, tucked into a shadow in the corner.

( Said figure gets kinda wordy once he gets going, though, and so we LJ cut.... )

[First of all, wait for OCD is up. Secondly, I'll be around until abooooooout 3 AM EDT, then asleep, and then I'll be on fairly steadily through Tuesday afternoon with some slight iffiness around 1 and 3:30 PM due to commuting except not really because class was canceled yay.]

Library [09/05]

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Rory came in early - much earlier than she usually cared to be up, but it's not as though she had been sleeping well anyway - and opened up the library.

She took her place behind the desk with her cup of coffee and several cupcakes. She wasn't sure why she had cupcakes aside from it being FH's first birthday other than her usual desire to be whimsical. In any case, she had napkins and antibacterial lotion, so the books would stay safe even though she was eating nowhere near them.

Through a Glass Darkly: Spies and Spying.

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Aly was waiting in the classroom as her students filed in.  She gave each a warm smile as he or she signed in.  Once everyone was seated, she stood up to greet them, absently stroking her black beaded necklace.

( Cut for your Skimming Pleasure )

"So today, I'd like to get to know each of you, hear what you think spying ought to be used for, and then play a few memory games to help train that advantage."  She smiled slightly mischieviously and may have appeared relieved to the very observant.

"Oh, right.  I'm also looking for a teacher's assistant or two.  If you'd like to help out, see me after class.  You don't need to have any experience."  She grinned.  "Just enthusiasm."

[OOC: Syllabus is coming as my brain is fried.  Also, there'll be an OOC post for all of you later today if you'd keep an eye out for that.  OCD is Up..]

The Best Medicine: Humor's Contribution to Our Well Being: Tuesday Period 6

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Wilson had decided to set his classroom up in the style he was familiar with from when he taught back at Princeton Plainsborough and so it was laid out in a tier auditorium style the way the medical classrooms had been set up. This also allowed him to run slides up on a white screen rather than subject the kids to his handwriting, which even for a doctor, was horrific.

Wilson had dropped off a couple plates of brownies on the large desk sitting at the base of tier with two signs labeled Chocolate, Hazelnut brownies with milk chocolate frosting Sometime you feel like a Nut and Truffle Brownies Sometimes you don’t. It was obvious that they were there for the kids to take, along with a napkin or two as they headed for their seats.

As the last of the students trickled in, Wilson himself reappeared, carrying a caramel brown leather soft sided briefcase a laptop and a thermos of tea. Smiling to the class, he set the briefcase down on top of the desk and began to unpack the course syllabus and other important materials.

"Good afternoon, welcome to the first class of ‘The Best Medicine: Humor’s Contribution to our Well Being.’ Or if you’d rather ‘How to giggle through life’s little speedbumps’. Now, everybody got a seat and a brownie if you want one? Excellent, let’s get started."

( Let's get started )

[ooc: Please wait for OCD threads are up! Have at!]

Self Defense Club

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As the students come in, they'd find Alanna staring suspiciously at a point on the ceiling and possibly glaring a bit. The gym is in it's usual set up, with mats spread on the floor and a table with a sign in sheet, snacks, and drinks off to the side. Once everyone is there, Alanna begins talking.

"Okay, Self Defense. Personally? I am of the opinion that if you don't know how to protect yourself physically, your best method is to simply avoid confrontation or run really, really fast." She handed out a pamphlet as she talked. "This offers you various ideas on how to get out of a confrontation without any violance. In a perfect world, they work. But then again, in a perfect world you wouldn't be in a situatino that needed self-defense.

So you can't walk away from the situation, what now? Defending yourself? Is a good idea. Protect your head and stomach since that's where all the major organs are. A limb can be fixed. Brain damage? Not so much. If your attacker is a guy? Knee to the groin is always a good one. Works for girls too, but doesn't hurt as much. Slapping two both hands on someone's ears will leave them dazed enough for you to get away. If the person grabs you from behind a strong step back into his insole will cause him pain. Girls? High heels are very painful when stabbed with, especially those thin ones that I always fall over when I wear.

Don't bring in any outside objects into the fight, they'll just get used against you. Remember, your goal is not to take your attacker out, it's to keep yourself alive until help arrives or to get away.

Today? Pair up. One of you is attacking, the other being attacked. You should try to talk/whatever your way out of the situation first. If you need a scenario? Dark alley way in the seedy part of town. There is padding in the back if you're afraid your partner will cause you bodily harm. Again, if Mr. Winchester or myself tell you to break it up? Break it up. Same goes for Faithful if/when he shows. Any questions?"

Biology, Tuesday, second period

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Elliot was bouncing on her toes a little as she waited for her class to file in. There were long tables for students to sit at in the front of the room, and a cart with several microscopes and prepared slides near the back. On the side near a window sat a cage with two cheerful rats, Ronnie and Nancy.

Once more or less everyone was here, she started talking.

"Hi! I am Elliot Reid -- you can call me Dr. Reid or Elliot, it doesn't really matter -- and welcome to Biology. I'm going to start by passing out your syllabus.

"Biology, as some of you may know, is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. It talks about things like the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the natural environment.

"Biology tries to explain things like birth, growth, aging, death and decay of living organisms and why organisms look like their parent. And it studies other things too, such as lactation, metamorphosis, egg-hatching, healing and tropism. On a wider scale of time and space, biologists have studied domestication of animals and plants, the wide variety of living organisms-- biodiversity -- changes in living organisms over time -- evolution -- extinction, speciation, social behaviour among animals, and so on.

"This isn't really a subject I can cover in 14 50-minute sessions. A lot of people study it their whole lives. But I'll do my best to give you guys at least a basic overview of the subject, okay?"

"I'm going to have you introduce yourselves, and then I have a handout about cells. Please try to read is sometime this week. The microscopes have been set up to do look at onion root cells to show you guys the life cycle of the cell. You can do the experiment in pairs or alone, and I'll be around to answer questions."

Lunch-Tuesday

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Guud effternuun stoodents! Cun yuoo smell thet fell eur? It smells leeke-a...feectury. Oor veffffles. Vheechefer.

Tudey's Menoo:

-Hut Dugs

-Seled

-French Freees

-Ice-a Creem

Office Hours, Tuesday (5th and 6th Period)

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Dragging her materials to her office, Roslin settled in at her desk. She had managed to find a few journal articles she found very interesting, and was currently reworking her lesson plan for next week to work them in. She was also contemplating the need for an assistant.

Getting spoiled, Laura, she thought with a shake of her head. As she settled in to read, she was totally interruptable.

Office Hours: Tuesday

[konoha-flash.livejournal.com]

Yondaime sat at his desk, feeling antsy waiting for Friday to come so he could have his first class. In the mean time he was trying to distract himself from that and the most recent news from home.

His current distraction took the form of piles of cookbooks stacked on his desk as he poured through them looking for what he wanted to have. It had been years since he'd had a real kitchen and Yondaime was looking forward to taking advantage of it.

[ooc: Open for anyone >.< sorry about getting up so late.]

Heroism, Humanism & Hijinks: Literature In Action - Week 1 (5th period)

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Thursday was in the classroom before anyone else, prepared to watch as each student came in and signed in. The desks were arranged in a circle to encourage discussion, but there was still room for everyone to push the desks back and use the floor space if necessary.

The classroom itself hadn't been decorated yet, but give it time.

There was a copy of the syllabus on every desk.

"Hello," Thursday greeted. "I'm Thursday Next and this class is entitled 'Heroism, Humanism and Hijinks: Literature in Action'. If you're here for biology or a dance class, I'm afraid I can't help you. On your desks you'll find the syllabus for this class. We'll be covering a book a week, except for next week when we'll be studying nursery rhymes."

She took a moment to allow it to sink in. "Look around you. Get to know your classmates. You'll be relying on each other for the practical portion of this class. Let's start by going around in a circle starting with me and then on to my right," she nodded at one of the students. "Tell your name, where or when you're from and what your favourite piece of fiction is, whether it be a novel, play, poem or short story. I'll start. My name is Thursday Next. I'm from Swindon, England, 1989 in an alternate timeline from what I'm told is the local one. My favorite piece of fiction is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte."

After the introductions were done, Thursday continued. "Good. I'm passing around a quiz. You won't be graded on this. It's a warm-up and it's to show me your level of understanding of the literature of the English language so I know what not to waste your time with. There are plenty of other things I can waste your time with. Take your time and feel free to ask me any questions you might have."


Class Roster

World Religions, Wednesday, 2nd Period

[preacher-custer.livejournal.com]

Sitting behind the desk at the front of the room, cowboy boots propped on its surface, is a scruffy looking man with shaggy dark hair, a goodly five o’clock shadow, jeans, a black shirt with silver collar tabs, an eyepatch over his left eye, and most importantly, a minister’s collar. He laconically watches the students file in and sit down before dropping his feet off the desk and standing up with a clipboard in hand.

( Because an LJ-cut is just another way to say I love you )

American Political Campaigning (Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1st period)

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh was gulping from a giant a cup of coffee and cackling with glee about the latest polls from the Ohio Senate races when the political campaigning class arrived.

( Josh waxes poetic about politics. Who would've thought? )

He lifted his hands. "Wow me, guys."

US Government (Wednesday, Sept. 6, 4th period)

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Josh stopped doing what seemed to be a highly choreographed dance of joy as he read through a sheet of papers when students began arriving.

( Welcome to US Government. )

He sat down at his desk and pointed at random to a student. "You. Name, class, why you care about government."