Not autism related but I need help with an assignment

how about find out what a peasant family ate and use that. maybe some thin gruel, a rat tart?

sorry foul is fair ...

yes is it, it's like a another language, tantalizingly close to ours but just alien enough to give pause.

Here's a link to a side by side

https://shakespeare-navigators.ewu.edu/macbeth/SceneTextIndex.html

each line gets an explanation of difficult set expressions and words.

four is fair and fair is foul...

Alright! I hope we get to finish too but my english teacher is all over  the place so who knows lol. He assigned an essay about a topic 4 months prior once! We had read an entire novel since that first topic yet he came back to it (it bothered me so much)

We are watching the move as we go. Or a movie about it. It is the most mediocre filming and audio ive ever heard in my life though. I guess thats what you get by useing YT for a free movie

I like shakespere alright. He has some interesting stories but the language can be hard to understand

yes and when you get to the end and the darkness is descending, ..well I would love to hear your thoughts! I love Shakespeare. I hope you finish or at least watch it. I get excited to talk about shakespeare!

We did end up reading the play. Only up to act 5 so far though. I wouldnt think this was funny for real life but its kinda funny how Macbeth has to keep killing more and more people just because of his first murder

Too bad you wont have the plesure of reading the play. Such a rich treasure trove.

do they have to be period specific?

I think the US has something simular to that. Junior year (age 16 and 17 ussually), we take the ACT and PAT. Its an hour for each section, science, writting, reading, and math. Then they score it and the higher your score, the better colleges you can get into (your GPA matters too, and extracurriculars)

I do have a spice drawer with forty herbs and spices, and an assortment of oils and vinegars, so I can experiment. But basically I do stir-fries, slow-cooked meat stews, and pasta. A lot of sauces can be bought in cans and jars and "tweaked". I have a slow cooker and an air fryer which is great for cooking ready-made meat pies and wedges, then just steam a few vegetables. Most fruit and vegetable can be bought frozen.

I can only really speak for England, the other countries have devolved education. Kids have lessons and their classwork and homework are marked. In years ten and eleven they may practice essays etc. based on the previous few years' exam papers. The point is, that the only thing that matters is the score from the external exam board at age 16 (usually). Some boards do have coursework, particularly art, drama etc. and science courses may require laboratory work. This is assessed anonymously by outside markers who "moderate" the grade given by the school. Most of the overall score comes from a series of formal proctored exams. The papers are printed by the exam board and sealed, and only opened by the invigilator at the start of the exam in front of the candidates. The answer papers just have the student's identification number and exam centre number, they are collected up, sealed in an envelope, and sent to the exam board for marking. Any rough notes should be done on the exam paper and crossed through. Teachers can not change the syllabus, fake grades, give extra credit or penalise students they don't like.

A three-hour exam can be stressful for neurodivergent students. Students can be given extra time, allowed supervised rest breaks, and take the exam in a quiet room rather than in the exam hall. Some students may have a scribe or reader, or use assistive technology. These accommodations have to be approved by the examination board, and helpers are independent and trained.

I said this in too dismissive of a tone, sorry. It seems like you are constantly on here, when you should be focusing on working. Sorry, again.

Oh, no your fine. I was actually just confused what you meant. But yeah youre right about me being on here when I should be working. My brain just has so much to say and I dont have anyone to say it to soo. Plus I tend to either finish my work super quickly (in math mostly) or I just cant seem to get started, so instead of staring doing nothing, I might as well socialise right? But if it makes you feel better, I practiced my piano for an hour before this

Huh thats interesting. I like classwork sometimes because it can be like a checkpoint to see if I understand the content correctly. But certain assignments are just horrid (like this english teacher...)

Fetohep said:

Also you are clearly having trouble with sticking to a schedule.

How so?

I said this in too dismissive of a tone, sorry. It seems like you are constantly on here, when you should be focusing on working. Sorry, again.

Fetohep said:

I am starting to dislike the american system of schooling I prefer the UK where you just take exams and your grade isn't based upon classwork.

UK schools dont have classwork grades? What do you even do all day at school then?

Other people just seem to talk to each other in lessons, but you just have lessons where you learn the material and then you have an exam or multiple at the end of each year for each subject. There are more intricacies then that but that is what it essentially is.

I am starting to dislike the american system of schooling I prefer the UK where you just take exams and your grade isn't based upon classwork.

UK schools dont have classwork grades? What do you even do all day at school then?

This probably won't get you a high grade, but the assignment feels silly to me

I agree, this assignment is silly. Last year I had the highest score on the english test, but this year english is my lowest class. I think because of the teacher.

Your suggestions were good but I dont think its what he wants for this assignment. Thank you though

Also you are clearly having trouble with sticking to a schedule.

How so?

Maybe, you could read Macbeth (or at least the feast scene, if you aren't a devourer of literature)

And see where that takes you.

Perhaps you will be able to spend less time and anxiety then on inventing your feast menu, (I wouldn't like that assigment!) and your teacher has got to like it if you use both assignment briefs at once..

Then say that. Say happiness doesn't come from doing all of these things and travelling it comes from being happy with what you have right now. If you are constantly seeking out events to be happy, then you are not really happy, you are constantly looking for the next thing to do and not enjoying this moment right here. You can only have a certain amount of holidays each year but if you enjoy each moment then you will be happier for longer. Happiness comes from appreciating what you have rather then constantly looking for the next adventure. This is in english, so when are the best moments in stories, is it when they are adventuring, constantly doing something new or is it when things slow down. Hiyao Miyazaki is a master of this, he doesn't try to fill his movies with action he fills it with character moments, In spirited away there is the moment when she is on the train just doing nothing. That is a great moment in the film because it gives you a moment to just take a breath. Toy Story copied this idea. The greatest stories aren't about doing things, they are about people, characters, connections. I didn't do very well in english but you have got MacBeth and his struggles with guilt, Romeo and Juliet (which I am pretty sure is meant to be comedic about saying how silly love is). It is not about filling your time with things to do it is but appreciating each moment, and doing the things you truly enjoy doing. Do the greatest writers fill their books with action constantly changing places, going to all exotic locations or do they focus on characters? There is a poem, Ozymandius, about this statue in a desert and in it says, "Look upon my works ye mighty and despair nothing besides that collosal wreck remained, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretched far away." He constantly sought to do things and build things to leave an empire behind and yet at the end of the day it was ruined, it didn't matter. What matters is who you spend your time with and being happy.

I am starting to dislike the american system of schooling I prefer the UK where you just take exams and your grade isn't based upon classwork. Much easier for me, though others might disagree.

Also you are clearly having trouble with sticking to a schedule. So what you might like to do is set aside time for you to relax. That is what the best students, start with when to relax and then fill in the rest of their day with time to work. You can't work all the time, and once you know you have time relax then you can focus when you should be working.

This wasn't very helpful, sorry.

Edit: This probably won't get you a high grade, but the assignment feels silly to me, writing isn't about quantity it is about quality, you should be describing why you are doing the things you do. You wish to visit Rome to look upon the colluseum, and look upon the works of michaelangelo.

My english teacher assigned yet another meaningless project... This time we have to plan our "Ultimate Winter Break" says "Congratulations! You have won an all-expense paid vacation with unlimited transportation. Make sure to put in plenty of information about your travels along with pictures, maps, and restaurants. The more you put down, the better your grade.". I need to have stuff for 14 days. His example is "EXAMPLE: Monday: Breakfast: coffee Morning: ski in St Moritz Lunch: Sushi in Switzerland Afternoon: Christmas Markets Prague Evening: Northern Lights: Iceland". 

The reality of my winter break will be: Wake up, check forum, check emails, do duolingo, lay on the floor for awhile, maybe get ready, go downstairs, see puppy, sisters will be watching youtube, start talking and end up annoying them because they are watching yt but really they are annoying for always watching youtube, do random stuff, maybe go outside and play with the neighbors unless its too cold or if im not social that day, around lunch ill either make lunch or ill eat a snack, do more stuff, eat dinner if I remember to. I dont eat breakfast because it makes me nauseas for the rest of the day. And its not like im gonna be traveling to Iceland one day then France the next, like who does that?? I suppose hes wanting me to make something up, to be exciting. But my ideal trip wouldnt be all exciting. Heck, my lunch and dinner would probably be the same thing each day then he'll take points off even though thats actually want id eat. Im not gonna eat nasty shrimp and whatever fancy food there is. Ill prob eat spaghetti, mac n cheese, maybe chicken nuggets but thats it. Maybe a cheese and turkey tortilla for lunch but then id need to buy the right ingrediants (my mom bought turkey but she got the wrong brand. and the tortillas are the big ones but I like the small ones). And like how specific do I need to be? Do I need to say all the roads and airlines I use for my imaginary travels? And I dont even know where id want to travel to. Arendelle obviously but he didnt say "fictional" places are allowed. And why do I need a new destination each day, cant I just go one place and be low key the whole time? UGH this is due today and I have nothing. Holidays are rubbish. Id much rather prefer a essay or even a short story assignment than all these crazy "fun" projects he assigns. My mom says I overthink things, but I can't help it

Thats honestly what id prefer to do but I think the teacher would fail me 

Funny idea though :)

or bring in a weather spoons menu

make it funny by listing microwave ready meals! lol