The Best Medicine: Humor [Class 3 - 9/19]

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Wilson was already in the classroom as the students filed in today. He was sitting behind the desk with a cup of tea in his hands, sipping upon it and giving folks a gentle smile as they appeared. There was a plate of homemade fudge of various varieties sitting on the front of the desk with cold milk or coffee for the students to chase down the rich, gooey treats.

However, beside the gooey treats is also a small box labeled ‘Homework’ for the turning in of said same. Yes there would be a grade for having at least taken the test.

As soon as everyone was seated, he stood up and set his tea aside.

"Good afternoon. All right, we have a lot of material to cover today so I want to get right in to it. Today, we’re going to delve a bit deeper into what we talked about last week with the idea of Humor Types. In our jokes last week, we saw a wide variety of humor types, from pun to point specific as well as humor such as slapstick and physical based in the movie clips we saw. Now, to take a closer look at some of these types."

( Lecture )

[ooc: Please wait for the OCD threads up and ready!]

Criminal Justice [1st Period, Tuesday]

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"Good morning," V said silkily. "As we discussed last week, there are certain procedures when one is working with law - or," he added softly, amused, "against it. However, it is not always feasible to work in such procedures, or perhaps kinks are thrown into your perfect plan."

He waved a gloved hand at a table at the front, where there were Legos, pipe cleaners, construction paper, marbles, several tea sets, whisks, forks, spoons, tweezers, salt and pepper shakers, batteries, chopsticks, wire, lightbulbs, straws, candles, empty egg cartons, hockey pucks, shoe boxes, and dice - as well as all sorts of tape, glue, and other adhesives.

And for some godforsaken reason, there was glitter.

"You," V said to the class, "will be building mousetraps. Not to ensnare rodents, of course, unless you choose to use them outside of this class. But your work is subject to the criticism of your peers," he gestured expansively to the class, "and your superior." He pointed to himself. "You have the class period. Your trap should be effective, just as plan you formulate - be your timeframe five years, or one hour."

[Wait for OCD It's up, have fun, and thank you to kawalsky, multiplez, bruiser_in_pink and mparker17 for the suggestions for mousetrap materials.]

The Library, 9/19

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After a trip to the Perk to pick up a giant mocha, Isabel arrived to open the library for her first day on the job. She wasn't nervous. Much.

Biology, 9/19, Period 2

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Elliot sipped from a very, very large cup of coffee as she waited for her students. A TV and DVD player had been wheeled into the classroom, and a mound of socks was on each lab table.

"Hi, people. Today you're going to learn about cell reproduction through mitosis and meiosis. They're both processes that cells use to make more cells. The deal is, every living thing begins as one cell. To get the number of cells that are needed to make up, say, Ronnie the rat or you or me, cells need to go through a cycle of division many, many times. And they never stop -- as long as you're alive, cells will keep dividing and growing. Think about skin cells, for example.

The two cells that come from the division of one cell are called daughter cells -- even in boys and men. Each of the daughter cells needs to have a complete set of chromosomes, or genes. The two distinct ways they make those copies are mitosis and meiosis. I have short little movies showing both of them,, because they're kind of complicated to explain, but it's really pretty when you see it."

She cues up the movies, one on mitosis and one on meiosis.

When they're done, she hands out an explanation of the lab. "Go forth and experiment, and try not to throw too many sockosomes at each other."

Through a Glass Darkly: Spies and Spying; 3rd Period

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Aly nodded to the students in welcome as they all came into her classroom 3rd Period.  She'd picked up some coffee and pastries from J, GOB for the class and had laid them out on one of the front desks for the students to pick up.

"Good morning all," she said with a smile.  "I'm going to actually lecture a bit today so make sure you have coffee and donuts."

( Cut because I Love )

[OOC: Major love and thanks to Hidden Secrets: A Complete History of Espionage and the Technology Used to Support It by David Owen.  There's a nifty little encryptor here to make your lives easier unless you want to figure out the letter shifts.  In which case.  You're very, very cool.  Wait for the OCD is up yay!]

Lunch - Tuesday

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Tudey's Menoo Is:

-Ooneeun Reengs

-Steek

-Meshed Putetues

-Seled

-Ice-a Creem

Basic Acting, fourth period [9/19]

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Daisy was sitting in her chair again, this time looking like she planned to stay there for awhile.

"Welcome back everybody. Plese remember that your choices for you monologue are due next week. If you haven't found one yet, I have several resources available here and in my office." She gestured to the books on a table near the door.

"Today we're going to pair up and work on some improvisational scenes, however. I've assigned your pairs, but feel free to rearrange yourselves if your partner isn't here, or if you finish early and get bored or something. Your only guideline is that each of you must represent an animal in your scene. Cat, dog, bearded dragon, seahorse, I don't care. As long as it isn't vegetable, mineral, or human. A few guidelines for improvisation: never contradict your scene partner. A good phrase to keep in mind is 'yes, and'. Agree with what they've done, and build on that. You also might want to avoid asking questions, or bringing up anything that's inappropriate for schools. I'll watch each of your scenes and let you know what, if anything, you're doing wrong."

Daisy then gracefully got to her feet to post the list of groups on the board before sitting back down and sipping her coffee.

Hamlet Dane and John Dorian
Briar Moss and Angela Chase
John Crichton and Agnes Nitt
Jake Gavin and Zero Hopeless-Savage
Sakura Kinomoto and the twins Hitachiin

[ooc: As Daisy said, if you have to rearrange because someone isn't available or what have you, you may. I've tried to group based on general availability, but I don't have information on that from everyone, so it might not have worked perfectly. The post will be open for slow-play through the end of the week (and into the weekend if you need to wrap things up with your partner). Handwaving is always allowed]

Heroism, Humanism & Hijinks: Literature in Action - Week 3, Period 5

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Dummies' Guide to Jane Eyre (cast list and plot synopsis)

"Hello again. You should have read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte for this class. If you haven't, you don't need to be here, but you should come to my office hours next Monday to arrange a make-up assignment.

You'll notice that these classes are not standard high school English classes. Anyone with a basic understanding of written language can pick up a book, read it and then discuss the contents and form. By the time Christmas arrives, I want you to be able to grasp the importance of fiction and words in general.

Words are important and powerful. Used properly, they can create beautiful imagery or affect change. Used improperly, well, all you need do is look to your local politicians to see the effects.

Right," she said, looking around. "Split into two groups. Pair up. We're focusing on the mad woman in the attic today. That would be Bertha Mason. Mr Rochester kept Bertha in the attic. She has always been described as crazy, and on more than one occasion has shown her violent side. But she is still a fictional character. The best way to keep her confined and under control is through words, not brute force.

One of you will play the role of Bertha Mason. The other will play the role of Rochester. Gender isn't important here. Bertha, you want to escape your attic prison. Mr Rochester, you want to keep her there. The only tools at your disposal to attack and defend are words and the thesaurus on your desk. Choose your words wisely."

***

After the task was finished, Thursday was ready to dismiss them. "Next week is Alice in Wonderland. There will be a guest speaker, so please arrive on time."