End of Week One!

     Today we had a special treat in the computer labs: the internet! We each had thirty minutes to message friends, catch up on the news, or read comments on a certain Governor's Latin Academy blog (more pictures will be coming). We then had afternoon Greek classes where we looked at power in Hellenistic art, declined Greek nouns, and learned more about the provinces of the ancient Roman empire.
     After our afternoon classes, we filed into the theater in Brock Commons for a screening of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The movie is a comedy released in 1966 inspired by a play written by Plautus, called Pseudolus, the same play that we will be performing on the 14th of July! The movie features a tricky slave named Pseudolus, who helps his master's son find love in a hectic and often humorous manner. After the movie, we discussed the different features of the film that contributed to its humor and brainstormed how to incorporate those elements into our production of  Pseudolus. Following the movie, we exited through the front doors of Brock Commons towards the fountain for a Governor's Latin Academy tradition - Volvifolium (literally, turning of the leaf) - to mark the end of the first week. While we are sad knowing that one third of the Academy is already over, we are looking forward to the two thirds to come.

note: the pictures below are from the previous week