Like Pi... this blog has been lost at sea!

This is a much less compelling story than the novel. 

Hee hee... get it? 

Now we need both Siddiqui and Garafola to do this with their respective cats. 

Did you miss us? 

Sorry we up and disappeared on you. We got all confused what with STAAR testing and such and then... well... you know how these things go. But, we're back!

We sincerely hope that you enjoyed reading Life of Pi. It is an excellent story with so much to think about. Again, if you have not seen the movie, or, it's been awhile since you've seen it, take some time to watch it soon. It is fantastic as well. 

Coming up this week

Today we did our final writing over Life of Pi. If you were absent today, make sure you talk to your teacher ASAP, so that you can get that make up rescheduled. 

Tomorrow, we start off to the Early Modern Age! (cue dramatic music)

You've got a reading assignment (pg. 286-299 in your Humanities book) due Thursday. This is going to kick off our studying of the European Renaissance. This is usually a time period that students enjoy studying and often know quite a bit about. Speaking of knowing things... we know that A LOT of you are going to be absent on Friday. Don't worry, we got you!

Soundtrack of the Week

It's anniversary week! 

There are quite a few landmark or just plain excellent albums that are celebrating anniversaries this year. So, I thought we'd play some songs off these albums as they reach their big milestones. 

First up, a little something to get you movin' and groovin'. I hope that most of you have heard of Daft Punk. They won the Grammy for Best Album in 2014. This landmark French duo are seminal for bringing electronic music into the mainstream. 

Daft Punk's debut album, Homework, came out in January of 1997. It caused quite the sensation. One of the first singles off that album is this classic "Around the World". Enjoy! (the video is pretty mind-bending too)