Reflection Section Week 8

Text Title: Romeo and Juliet: Act 1, Scene 5.

Text Type: Play

Text Creator: William Shakespeare

Critical Literacy Question: What genre does this text belong to?

Date: 21st of June, 2021

Within the great halls of the Capulets stands a feast. Food is prepared and tables are packed with people- who are encouraged to take to the dance floor. Behind the scenes, Romeo has infiltrated the feast. Romeo sees Juliet from across the floor and asks a serving-man who she is. Whilst Romeo moves to see Juliet, Tybalt notices Romeo's voice, and realises he has entered the feast uninvited. Since Romeo is a Montague, Tybalt requests that his rapier is fetched. Luckily, Capulet keeps the peace- stating that Romeo is well-regarded in Verona, and stating also that he would not have a youth harmed at his feast.

Whilst this happened, Romeo and Juliet had gotten to know one another, and kissed twice. Romeo is seeked out by the Nurse, and Romeo asks the Nurse who Juliet's mother is. When the Nurse tells Romeo that Juliet's mother is Lady Capulet, he is devastated. 

Juliet, not wanting to attract attention, asks the Nurse to identify a list of men. When the Nurse identifies Romeo as a Montague, she, too, is devastated.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy. But, it has many comedic moments in it. 

Reflection Section: Romeo and Juliet

Text Title: Mitosis

Text Type: Educational Video

Text Creator: Amoeba Sisters

Critical Literacy Question: Why are you reading this text?

Date: 28th of May, 2021

Mitosis by the Amoeba Sisters explains the process knwon as mitosis, in which cells repliate. Mitosis is done by most organisms. First, the chromosomes in a cell replicate, going from 23 to 46. These chromosomes pair up, called "homogolous pairs." Second, the chromosomes link together, in a process known as "crossing over." Crossing over happens when two homogolous pairs exchange genetic code. This is how alleles are formed. Next, the chromosomes line up at the equator of the cell. The homoglous pairs then split up, lining up at each pole. The cell then splits in half, creating two cells with identical genetic code.

We watched this text in science because it was relevant to our topic of biology. We wer elearning about sexual and asexual reproduction, and mitosis is present in both.