Lab to demonstrate the synthesis of an ester, oil of wintergreen.
Ester is derived from salicylic acid and methyl alcohol using sulfuric acid as a dehydrating agent

As Joshua had questions on how to respond to the third essay question on his Macbeth take-home test, today I first provided additional instruction on gender fluidity and the shattering of gender stereotypes in the play. From there, we reviewed the essay prompt and I suggested possible theses statements and organizational structures to employ in responding to the essay. Joshua then completed his final essay in class addressing how Shakespeare's views of gender are not clearly binary.

During class we used notes from Flipped math to finish up Unit 2A. We covered Inverse functions, their domain and range, and proper notation. Then we looked over the topics we have discussed so far and considered what is still left to cover. We set up our review for Unit 2A and will be using the next few classes as a review.

Part 2: Woodworking tools and how to use them properly and safely. We will make the stand for the birdhouse using an old 4x4 post.

Part 1: Woodworking tools and how to use them properly and safely. We will make the stand for the birdhouse using an old 4x4 post.

Today Joshua was online and in a small space. We did exercises sitting on the chair, sitting on the ground, squats, and standing.

First day back we will play a game of table tennis.

We studied multiple soliloquies of Macbeth in order to trace the devolution of his character from loyal prince, to serial murderer, to nihilist. Joshua analyzed Macbeth's famous ,"tomorrow , tomorrow, and tomorrow" soliloquy identifying the multiple metaphors comparing life to a candle, a shadow, and a strutting actor on a stage which we then compared to an earlier less poetic soliloquy wherein Macbeth also comments that life is trivial. In discussing the death of Lady Macbeth, I noted how the cause of her death -suicide- is not revealed until the very last line of the play and further suggested the incongruity of Macbeth's nihilism unless he knew the cause of his wife's death.
We discussed how Shakespeare's plays often contain different versions and transcriptions and why a better editorial version of the play would reveal Lady Macbeth's suicide prior to the iconic "tomorrow and tomorrow" speech. Last, I noted numerous literary works that have used portions of this soliloquy as a title such as The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner.

Joshua worked on completing a progress check for unit 2 MCQ Part A.

We reviewed lessons 1.1 and 1.2 and Joshua read Ch. 1 in the textbook.