Shakespeare knew how hard it was to get up, get your backpack and haul yourself to school. Sometimes I think Shakespeare knew everything! Starting the new semester is tough, but resolve to do your best and follow through. Really, from my perspective, school is a great opportunity. You have the chance to learn a whole variety of things, all of which are of value, so even the things you don't like are worthwhile. Push yourself to be curious!
We had a good first day and it was a great joy to see you all engaged and participating. Keep that up. Get a decent amount of sleep. Make a nice nutritious lunch for yourself. Introduce yourself to someone you haven't spoken to before! You might make a nice friend or curry favour with someone who will later own a fortune 500 company or run a theatre group you want to act in! (You never know!)
Grade 8's: This is your recitation. We will use it for warmups and in a few weeks, you'll be expected to recite it for the class:
All the world's a stage
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances
And one man, in his time, plays many parts.
It is from "As You Like It", one of Shakespeare's comedies. It describes all the stages of a person's life (including the time we spend in school -- "the whining school-boy, with his satchel, and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school". Just like us!)
One of the things we will work on this term is developing a clear strong speaking voice and Shakespeare provides us with lots of beautiful language to practice with.
See you all tomorrow!
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