SENIORS: Macbeth & Shakespeare

Our next work of literature is Macbeth, by the immortal bard, Shakespeare. He has a very poor reputation, in that it is commonly thought to be very difficult for most people to work through and understand Shakespeare. But if that was the case, why do they keep doing Shakespeare in plays, in schools, and in movies? My question is what have your experiences with Shakespeare been like? Do you like his work, or try to avoid it whenever possible? Hard to understand or do you know what to do?

FRESHMEN: Prepare for M&M

No, not the candy-shell covered chocolate candies, nor the white rapper from Detroit. Of Mice & Men is the next novel we are going to be reading in class. One of the central themes of the novel is that of friendship. So I ask you, what does friendship mean to you? What is a friend?