Today, Bella and I continued our Shakespeare PowerPoint. She took notes, and we discussed some tips for reading Shakespeare's works, which include understanding the meanings of commonly used words in the plays, contractions he invented, inversions, and the difference between Old, Middle, and Early Modern English.

Bella was absent from class today. I took the period to lesson plan.

In today's class, we would have finished our discussion on cell structure and function, including learning about osmosis, diffusion, active and passive transport and endocytosis and exocytosis. Bella would have also completed a reading assignment that covers this material.

Today, Bella and I continued taking notes on Shakespeare. We discussed the era and location in which he lived, and how this contributed to the content and language of his plays and sonnets. We discussed how his works have greatly contributed to modern English. We discussed the controversy surrounding his authorship of his plays.

The House of Representatives is part of the Legislative branch of the federal government. Representatives are elected every two years in even-numbered years. Appropriations or spending bills can only originate in the House of Representatives, which also has the sole power of impeachment. The House is led by the Speaker of the House, chosen at the start of every Congress by majority vote. States with larger populations will have more Representatives since the number of Representatives is determined by population. Currently, there are 45 members in the House of Representatives from all 50 states.

In today's class, we continued our discussion on the cell and its structure and function. This includes the differences and similarities between plant and animal cells and levels of cellular organization.

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Review of Algebra 1 practice test; review method of solving absolute value problems

Article I of the Constitution provides instructions for the legislative branch, which consists of Congress. To be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, one must be 25 years old. To be a member of the U.S. Senate, one must be 30 years old. The main responsibility of the U.S. legislative branch is the making of laws. In the lawmaking process in the bicameral (two house, or part) U.S. Congress, when bills are introduced in the legislature they are first debated in a subcommittee before determining if they will be voted on. If a bill passes in one house, it must go through the entire process in the other house to be passed and sent on to the president for consideration. There are other legislative branch powers listed in the Constitution as well, such as the power to borrow money. The U.S. Constitution also contains the Necessary and Proper Clause, which is also known as the Elastic Clause. This clause allows Congress to stretch its power and pass any laws which are necessary in carrying out their enumerated powers. The Necessary and Proper Clause allows the legislative branch to remain flexible and adjust with circumstances that changing times require.

Today, Bella completed answering her discussion questions for the commonlit.org story, "The Guilty Party." She answered each question in paragraph form, stating a main idea and supporting her main idea with textual evidence. I then presented, and Bella took notes on, an introduction to Shakespeare powerpoint to prepare for reading Othello.