The Art of Bashō; Tuesday, Second Period [05/23].

[sake_shinigami]

It appeared to be another excellent day for poetry in the park, and so Shunsui was, of course, already quite settled underneath the large tree by the pond, with a pot of tea and a drawling lecture ready to go. Now, all he needed was his students, and he would give them all his usual pleased, sleepy smile when they all gathered and got settled.

"Ohayō once more, my fellow logophiles ♥," he greeted, with a duck of his head and a gesture to the tea set before him. "Please, get comfortable, have some tea, and we'll get started in on today's lesson, which will, of course, be focused a bit on our man of the hour, but also on the types of poetry he was known to create. Naturally, Bashō is known as a great haikuist, but his notoriety was spread through other means as well. Last week, we discussed his travelogue, and, this week, we will talk about two prominent forms that really established him in the world of Japanese art and words: the renku and the renga ♥.

( Cut for POETRY )

And, again, Shunsui paused, to let the words exist in a state of appreciation, before continuing with the last part. "Of course," he said, "these are just a few examples, and I'd be happy to share more if you'd like ♥. But let us discuss, shall we, the concepts of collaborative poetry and their benefits, or perhaps even some of the disadvantages, and then, perhaps, if you're feeling inspired, we might try a little renka of our own. Any thoughts to share, to start us out ♥?"

The Great Fandom Photography Scavenger Hunt; Tuesday, Third Period [05/23].

[hashtag_chocobro]

"Hey, guys," Prompto grinned, once again on sitting on the desk at the front of the classroom with a pleased grin on his face, eager to see what his duo of photographic scavengers would have to show off this week. "Welcome back! Not a whole lot of preamble to go along with these classes, huh? We'll mostly just get right to the pictures and then move onto what the list for next week's assignment is, unless you guys ran into any particular questions or problems or situations you'd like to go over. Any difficulty getting any shots? Anything you're particularly proud of having pulled off? Things like that. We're not just here to talk about all the cool things around Fandom; we can pick up a few good photography tips here and there, too! Or we can bounce off of the actual photos for some of that, as well. So, really, unless you guys have anything....we can get right into it!"

He hopped off the desk to head over to the projector.

"Who's up first this week? Come on up, let's see what you've got!"

Very Safe Science, Tuesday, May 23

[meepmeepmeep]

Dr. Honeydew had learned nothing from Travis' chat with him last week because Beaker was in the front of the lab today with a giant box labeled "DELICIOUS SNACKS (VERY SAFE) (NON-FLAMMABLE)."

"Meep meep meep meep meep!" Beaker said grandly, opening up the box and pulling out a giant glass container of paperclips.

"Meep meep meep mee?" Beaker muttered, tossing packing peanuts around as he found a piece of paper with, presumably, an explanation.

"Meep mee mee meep--"

Too bad you won't understand it.

"--meep meep," Beaker concluded after reading the letter aloud, then opened the glass container and put a handful of paperclips into his mouth. "Meep!" he said, sounding surprised and happy. He went back for more. "Meep meep meep me!"

Delicious edible paperclips! Who wouldn't want such a thing?

He hopped down from his stool with the paperclips, ready to hand them to everyone--because you all wanted to eat paperclips, too, right?--when his nose fell off.

"MEEP!"

He picked it up off the floor. "MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP!!!"

Today's new lesson: nose glue! Let's make some! Right now, even!

Introduction to Dinosaurs, Tuesday 1st Period

[itsananomaly]

Cutter was rather nervous about class this week, he was finding it extremely hard to concentrate, every now and then he kept looking over at Connor and he was pacing a little as he got prepared to start the class.

“This week we’re going to be looking at the Pteranodon,” he finally began, trying to stay focused long enough to cover his part of the lecture, “the Pteranodon is a flying reptile that was found in North America as fossils in deposits and lived in the late cretaceous period, other fossils of the Pteranodon were found in rocks formed in substances found in marine life and these were found in locations such as Europe, South America and Asia,” he paused, chancing a glance over at Connor to indicate for him to continue the lecture.

Connor had been looking over at Cutter just then and gave a small nod, setting down the coffee cup he had been holding in his hand. “The Pteranodon had iconic cests and a large toothless bill which is where the name’s meaning “Toothless Bill” comes from. It is believed to be a fish eater, likely soaring over oceans and seas to catch fish by diving into the water. They had rather large wings compared to their overall body size, at more than 6 meters or 20 feet in many instances, with a body of around 7 t 8 feet. And due to that wingspan, it is believed they were gliders more than actual flyers. There have been over 1,000 specimens recovered since the first discovery in 1870 but it has been some time since a new specimen has been found.”

Connor looked back over at Cutter with a nod as he finished up to see if he had anything to add.

“The Pteranodon was believed to have been very pelican like in its behaviour,” Cutter nodded back as he took up the lecture, “based on the fossils that have been found in marine environments - that further support this theory,” he explained, “and it also likely that the Pteranodon took off from the water by facing into sea breeze with enough force to lift the reptile into the air with its wings spread,”

He paused, glancing at Connor again before turning back to the class, “for the rest of the lesson, I would like you to continue working on your worksheets, myself and … Mr. Temple will be around if you have any further questions,” he winced a bit at how formal that sounded, which he knew it was for class but it still hurt and just reminded him of how badly he had screwed all of this up.

Loot, Loot, Loot - Tuesday, 4th Period

[good_for_six]

Today class was being held in the art room, where the tables were set up with all sorts of beading and jewellery making supplies.

"So now that you've had your first taste of loot." Literally. "Next comes the question of what do you do with it," Isabela started. "Assuming you don't blow the lot on wine, women, and song."

"Now some people would suggest stashing it away in some kind of vault," Aphra added. "While others just consider those a temptation." Not naming names or anything.

"However, some of us believe in the grand tradition of showing off our booty," Isabela. "So that everyone can see just how successful you are."

"So today we're going to have a little arts and crafts session, so you can work out how you'd show off your hard won gains."