"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year/Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." - Minnie Louise Haskins

I was very happy to receive so many interesting analyses of the two silent movies we watched this week.  If you liked watching them, there is another fun one you could watch just for fun -- "Safety Last" by Harold Lloyd.  It contains the iconic scene of Harold hanging from a clock high atop a skyscraper, with traffic buzzing by far below.  Harold Lloyd did many of his own stunts and it is quite a fun film to watch.

If you haven't sent in your answer to the question -- between "The Gold Rush" and "The General", which is your favourite?  -- please do!  I am anxious to track everyone down (that's my goal for tomorrow) and want to provide you with lots of cool learning opportunities in these weeks when we can't meet at school.

Question of the day:  Did you accomplish the goal you set for yourself on Monday of this week?  If you did, congratulations!  If not, what stood in your way?  (I am glad to have reached most of you and will send out an email to the folks who were tracked down in our C Block call out and hope that I get a hold of most of you.)

Warm-up:  Let's do a yoga pose!  One of the most popular is "downward dog" and it's good for brain function and stress!  Start on the floor on your hands and knees.  Your knees should be perpendicular to the floor.  Tuck your toes under to grip the floor and lift your hips up to the ceiling until you make a triangle shape.  Straighten your knees slowly.  Try to push your heels down onto the floor, but don't worry if you can't get them there.  Transfer your attention to your hands and spread your fingers widely.  Keep breathing!  Feel yourself extending into the pose, lengthening your spine and arms and widening your shoulders.  When you are finished, bend your knees back to the floor.  If you type "downward dog" or "downward facing dog", you can see video of people doing it, if you can't picture it from my description.  It is a great stretch and also strengthens your arms and back.

Jean Luc Godard, the great French film director said, "in order to criticize a movie, you have to make another movie".  Hm.  Thought-provoking.