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A21 THE GAZETTE montrealgazette.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013 iw th IM UnhwmI Ready Resources The Mini Page provides ideas for websites, THE GAZHTTK IX EDUCATION Bclty Debnam, Founding Editor and Editor at Large bom Ih. Mn JOU UnwW UiM books or other resources that will help you learn more about this week's topics. On the Web: bit.ly18tkRP5 bit.lyUJgaka to.pbs.org16hCZym At the library: "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt "The Tempest: The Graphic Novel" by William Shakespeare, adapted by John McDonald 'Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On' William Shakespeare 'WiTitm nL-: d-; Trio Bean Salad If you have ever been in a pickle, tongue-tied, had too much of a good thing, refused to budge an inch, or heard your folks say, "You've eaten me out of house and home," then you've been living with the words of William Shakespeare. He was able to put words together so beautifully that today, about 450 years after his birth, we are still quoting Shakespeare.

His amazing gift for words changed the English language forever. To learn more about Shakespeare's genius for words, The Mini Page talked with Michael Witmore, director of the Si You'll need: 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke quarters 18 cup balsamic vinegar 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped 18 cup white vinegar 1 cup cucumber, chopped 1 teaspoon salt 13 cup red onion, chopped teaspoon pepper 14 cup olive oil 12 teaspoon cumin 'Be that as it may' Although Shakespeare's words are familiar to us today, we don't have any manuscripts of his work in his own handwriting. In 1623, two of his actor friends published the "First Folio." A folio (FO-lee-o) is a special kind of book. There are only 232 known copies of the First Folio still in existence. Unfortunately, no two are exactly alike.

Printers of the time put the folios together in different orders. Sometimes they decided to correct what they thought were errors; punctuation was put in differently, and the spelling of some words changed. Actors and directors may have changed things in the plays, too. By looking at all the versions, scholars have put together what they believe are the most accurate scripts. Shakespeare was born about 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in England.

He wrote his most famous plays from about 1589 to 1613. vanish into I thin air. 1 Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeare invented hundreds of words, used them in What to do: 1. Place all beans and vegetables in a large bowl.

2. In a smaller bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegars and spices. 3. Pour dressing over bean mixture and toss to coat. 4.

Cover and chill in refrigerator to blend flavors. Makes 10 servings. You will need an adult's help with this recipe. brand-new ways and wrote lines that opened up new i SHAKKSPKAKKS if.trcKi'i, Meet Dannah Phirman 'The play's the thing' People in Shakespeare's time loved to play with words. They also loved proverbs, or sayings.

Shakespeare shared these loves. He invented hundreds of sayings. Some of the proverbs in his plays may not have been invented by him; they may have been common in his time. But his works are the only record we have of some sayings. Experts believe he invented most of the phrases in his work.

ways of seeing. Words from his plays and poems still ring true today. His works have been translated into hundreds of languages. Shakespeare plays include "Romeo and Juliet," "Hamlet" and "Julius Caesar." He is also famous for a special kind of poetry called a sonnet (SAHN-ut). The First Folio contains 36 of Shakespeare's plays.

If we didn't have this book, we would have lost about half of his plays, including "Macbeth" and "Twelfth Night." Dannah (DON-uh) Phirman is the voice of WordGirl and Becky Botsford in the PBS Kids TV series "WordGirl." Dannah has been a voice actor in other shows as well, including Penny in Nickelodeon's "The Mighty and Nickelodeon's Zaria on "Tak and the Power of Juju." She also is the voice of characters in several video games. She has acted in several TV Rhyme or Reason' shows and movies and also has written scripts for "WordGirl" and "The Mighty Dannah, 38, was born in Israel. She majored in theatre in college. After college she acted with an improv group. Improv is a type of theater where actors make up dramas or comedy on the spot, while performing before a live audience.

She teaches comedy writing and improv to college students. She now lives in Los Angeles. Iw I. urn Pj KHi Ofevut u. Boport 'Foul play' Macbeth's speech sounds complicated and hard to understand at first.

But even if you are a beginner, you can figure out what he's saying because Shakespeare uses poetic words, then repeats the message in regular words "making the green one red." Macbeth is saying that all the oceans in the world are not enough to wash the blood from his hands. Instead, his bloody hands will change the green ocean to red. By turning the noun "incarnadine" into a verb, Shakespeare makes the meaning pop out. We can just see Macbeth's bloody hands turning Supersport: Joe Flacco Height: 6-6 Birthdate: 1-16-85 Weight: 245 Hometown: Audubon, N.J. lit 0 ill III inwiniiiimrrmirMiiHiMMnn-iMMMMninmiimiinmii Hi Mr -fill" BnnfiM il.

'What's in a Michael Witmore, Folger Shakespeare Library director, says: "Reading Shakespeare is like being a bird watcher. Every once in a while, you see this very beautiful bird fly by that you've never seen before. Part of the fun of Shakespeare is reading a rare word, or a beautiful word that you've never seen before." Shakespeare used words in ways they'd never been used before. The most famous rare word he re-invented is "incarnadine," Michael said. Incarnadine (in-KAR-nuh-dine) means a bright red colour.

Shakespeare took this noun and turned it into a verb. It would be like turning "red" into "redden," only much more poetic. In Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," Macbeth starts murdering people to gain power. Baltimore Ravens fans aren't the only people raving about Joe Flacco. After Joe led his team to the Super Bowl title and won the game's MVP award last season.

Macbeth worries about his bloody hands as Lady Macbeth encourages him to keep gaining power, in this production at the Folger Theatre. his fame has spread across football massive landscape. the green seas to red. It not that he wasn well-known Dead as a doornail. and good before then.

In each of the last four seasons, the talented and tough xriejiry vi, YznjL Incarnadine Macbeth looks at his hand, saying: "Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red." quarterback passed for more than 3,600 yards. In 2012, he threw for 3,817 yards and 22 TDs. Flacco, once a college All-American at the University of Delaware, also does heroic work off the field. He supports several charities, including the Special Olympics. The Ravens know they have a Super Joe, one of the NFL's best players.

That's why they added six more years to his contract. orovrfn P3'M MIGHTY ys MM JJk Basset ShakesDeare TRY 'N' FIND J-P FUNNY Mini Spy yOUiw All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category? Mini Spy is playing the part of a fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." See if you can find: Words that remind us of Shakespeare are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find: fishhook dolphin teacup frog doughnut goat bird heart number 3 fish number 2 teapot question mark butterfly word MINI candy cane ACT, ACTOR, CAESAR, DREAMS, FOLIO, HAMLET, INVENT, LANGUAGE, LINES, LOVE, MEANING, PLAY, PROVERBS, QUOTE, RED, SHAKESPEARE, SONNET, STAGE, WILLIAM, WORDS, WORKS, WRITE.

Sylvia: Why was Shakespeare rejected for military service? Sandy: His spear was too shaky! HSMAERDEGAUGNAL CAROTCAIWEVOLPV VAMWQS LWNOAL LR SFELRUTIOVRCCOI OPOSEIOANREKTVL NRLLATTTGEDNSEL NKEAIRKEEESSTRI EMNDYOGN I NAEMBA TERAEPSEKAH5MSM -O 1 1 Sylvester: What did the bald man ponder? Stanley: "Toupee or not to toupee, that is the question HE HAD A WAY WITH WORDS' Simon: If Shakespeare had been a rept what would be a better name for him? Seamus: Snakespeare!.