Act 3 = Scene 1

Why does Shylock assumes Solanio and Salerio know that Jessica's ran away?
because they seem to have a lot of information of Shylock daughter's ran away and are gossiping about it

Complete the quote
Salerio
do you hear whether Antonio gave gad any loss at sea or no
Shylock
there i have another bad match

Who has been looking for Antonio and Jessica?
Shylock [ mostly on his daughter I think] Tubal

Where do Shylock and Tubal arrange to meet and with  what purpose?
I will go and Tubal, and meet me at our synagogue

Can does task

Vocabulary
Incision = a cut made in flesh

Renowned = known or famous

Casket = a small chest that is mostly for jewellery

fiend = an evil entity

Impertinent = disrespectful, rude

Tedious = Long but slow, 

Prodigal = Using valuable objects unplanned 

Garnish = something that is shiny

Act 2 Scene 7

Go, draw aside the curtain, and discover 

the several caskets to the noble prince.

Now make your choice

The first one is gold

the location that I think it would be is mall 

the language they would be using modern english

The Merchant of Venice = A2S9

What is the purpose for the rhymes in the casket?.

I guess as an inscription about what you will gain when you pick the casket

Why does prince Aragorn discard the golden casket

Because he received a fools head [I think]

Complete the quote from the Golden Casket = Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire

Finish this quote that shows us Portia's reaction to Bassanio's arrival = Come, come Nerissa For I long to see quick cupid's post that comes so mannerly

Merchants of Venice = A2S7 and A2S8

Questions and Answers.
Act 2 Scene 7

1. Which casket does the Prince of Morocco think is worthy to contain Portia’s portrait. Use evidence of the text to justify your answer = I mostly think he should go with the lead one because it likes losing something and gaining something
2. How is Portia feeling in A2S7 -at the beginning, -while the Prince is making his choice, at the end = she feels like the prince is arrogant and selfish judging from what he picked [gold] as he wanted her
3. How is Portia feeling in A2S7 -at the beginning, -while the Prince is making his choice, at the end = { I am not really sure] Act 2 Scene 8
4.  What double disaster has struck Shylock? = he lost his and his daughter
5. Where did Shylock think Lorenzo & Jessica might be? = in a gondola [A type of boat]
6. How did Bassanio and Antonio part? = a sad farewell [I guess]
7. What is the first suggestion of trouble for Antonio? Find a quote that tells you this. = I guess his boats that had the money has sunked that was supposed to pay shylock
8. What is the purpose of the rhymes in the caskets =
9. why does the prince of arragon discard the golden caskets
10. Answer = I think he said that he was not many men
11. What does his interpretation of the inscription tell us about his character? he silver as it has a balance to gold for the rich and lead for the poor
12. What is Portia’s reaction to Bassanio’s arrival? she wants to see excitedly

Music Appreciation : Guitar Skills

What is your favourite genre of music and why ?

Classical because I think it inspires me to continue to practice piano for example canon in d by Parchel Bel

Who are 5 of your favourite artists in this genre?

Beethoven

Parchel Bel

Yiruma

Edvard Grieg

Johannes Brahms

What are your 5 favourite songs from this genre? Add youtube links to music examples. [on top]

Brief history of inventing guitars [from what I can understand]

The guitars were first invented by the Malaga People, it also had a similar look to a violin from its small size and its four small strings

3. Find 5 key musicians that play Guitar.

Ed Sheeran

Blake Shelton

Goo Goo Dolls

Jimmy Page

Slash

What are four sections of the Orchestra that belongs to the Guitar Section [Body parts?}

Frets

Strings

Layout 

and I guess a different plucking instrument?

Guitar Families

Banjo - it has a circular shape

Bass it has four strings

12 String Guitar it has more than six strings

Double Bass it looks classical

Lute its body has an oval shape

5 Guitarist

Term 1 Evaluation

What have you enjoyed in music this term?

Learning more piano skills and building up confidence when playing in front of people

What have you found challenging this year?

Trying to keep up my melody and keeping my hands in the right placement

What would you like to learn in term 2 ?

I guess to learn a different instrument or just keep on learning piano, being also to use both hands and trying to keep speed.

What do you think you could improve on?

My finger placement and also my timing when using chords

Social Studies = The Black Death Research

The Black Death

Who? The Plague ended around 75 to 200 million lives and more during back then
What? The Black Death is was one of the most devastating disease that happened in mankind
Where? it originally started in the plains of central Asia, which then it went to rodents then to merchants that where travelling which made it to different continents
When? it started around 1338 to 1339
Why? It probably was just natures why to manage humans population
How? because it would go into rodents which then the rodents bite into humans, after getting bitten by a rodent that carried the disease it would show you some part of the body making the skin color black then after a few days/hours the disease would start to hurt you then eventually kill as there wasn't a cure yet back then [maybe this is what I can mostly understand whilst researching about the plague]

What is another name for the Black Death = The Great Plague

Can you think of any other reasons for this name. not really I guess it would relate to having so many lives lost and a disease


How long did the plague endure?
Around 1346 to 1353

What happened to the people that died? some say that they were either buried or burned said by some articles [it also involved church burning the dead]

Why was the plague called bubonic. I guess it came from a species

List some of the countries that were infected by it?
Europe
Asia

How did the Plague spread?
by travelling merchants across the world which it infected people in that continent.