Hello, Islanders. I hope this finds you safe and healthy. I have been praying regularly for you; if there are any personal items you would like me to pray for, just email me at jstark@rtcsonline.org. One of the many things I miss is being able to pray for you in person. It was also strange not being able to worship with God's people in person on the Lord's Day. Thankfully, because of modern technology, many people were able to connect electronically in some way. That is truly a blessing. May the Lord use this time to remind us what a great privilege it is to be able to gather with his people in person. Many of the psalms remind us of this, such as Psalm 122:1: "I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the Lord.'" Pray that the Lord will make this possible for many, and that we would be faithful--and have a holy impatience--until then.
Literature 7-8
Here's the story I promised about "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." When I was in sixth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Clara Wiand, made the whole class memorize this poem. She was a great teacher, and this was one of the gifts she gave me. It was one of the first poems I had ever memorized that wasn't just for kids. There was (and is) something about the poem that haunted me, in a good way. I have never forgotten it; I still say it from time to time to keep in fresh in my memory. Many times it has come to me as I have been walking or driving through a snowy scene at night. I have really learned it "by heart." And I often think of Mrs. Wiand at the same time. She not only taught me this poem, but she also encouraged a love for poetry (of Robert Frost and many others) that has lasted my whole life. That love of poetry has enriched my life and (I hope) made me a better teacher, too.
Thank you, Mrs. Wiand.
Assignment
"When Icicles Hang by the Wall" by William Shakespeare. p. 436. This is another winter poem, but with a very different feel. Read it aloud or listen here to it being read (start at 2:55). Then answer the following questions. Due Tuesday, March 24, no later than 5:00 pm.
Study Questions for "Icicles"
1. Write out the rhyme pattern for both stanzas.
2. All the lines except the 2 shortest ones have 4 strong beats. Write out the following lines and mark where the strong beats are. (Reading aloud can help.)
a. 2 b. 6 c. 9 d. 12. e. 13
3. The scene is a large house (a "hall"), and all the names are servants' names. In Shakespeare's' day, many people , not just the very rich, had servants.
a. Why do you think Tom is bringing in logs?
b. What is Joan preparing for?
c. What's the most obvious reason for Marian's nose being like that?
4. What does it mean that "blood is nipped"?
5. We don't think of owls as being singing birds, and we don't think of their sounds as being "merry." So why do you think the speaker says those things?
6. What's a "parson"?
7. "Brood" has different meanings in English. Look it up.
a. What meaning applies well to birds?
b. What meaning applies well to people?
8. Write out and mark 3 lines that use alliteration, assonance, or both.
9. Write out a good example of onomatopoeia and briefly explain.
American Literature
Read chs. 4-5. Mark one sparkle for each chapter and explain why you chose it. Due no later than Tuesday, March 24, at 5:00 pm.
British Literature
Finish 1984 for tomorrow.
Re-read the excerpt from "Meditation 17" by John Donne. Write a reflection on it with specific reference to the pandemic we are experiencing. It should be no fewer than 150 words, but I would welcome more if you are so moved. Due no later than Tuesday, March 24, at 5:00 pm.
C.S.Lewis
One of Lewis's skills as a writer is his ability to imagine things he had never seen and powerfully to communicate those imagined things to his readers. Choose 6 sparkles from the book that relate to the following topics: the journey to Malacandra (1); the appearance of the planet (2); the native inhabitants (2); the journey back to Thulcandra (1). Write out each sparkle, give some context and its location in the book, and briefly explain why you found the passage to be noteworthy. Due no later than Wednesday, March 25, at 5:00 pm.
Luke and Acts
Read Acts 8:26-40 and answer the following questions. Due no later than Tuesday, March 24, at 5:00 pm.
1. Where was Philip in the previous story, and why was he there?
2. Why did he leave?
3. Where did he go?
4. Find this location on a Bible map (you may use the one I gave you recently). Describe briefly where it is.
5. One meaning of "eunuch" is a court official. For whom did this man work?
6. What was he in charge of?
7. Find Ethiopia on a Bible map. Describe briefly where it is.
8. Why had the official been in Jerusalem?
9. What does this fact suggest about him?
10. What was he reading?
11. What does this fact suggest about him?
12. How did Philip know what the official was reading?
13. Why did Philip approach him?
14. What did he ask him?
15. How does this important official show humility toward Philip?
16. Give 2 ways in which this passage points to Jesus.
17. After Philip explains, what does the official want to do?
18. What happens to Philip afterwards?
19. Find these 2 locations on a Bible map and briefly describe where they are.
Poets and Prophets
You will see from your outline of Isaiah that we have come to the next major sections of the book, the oracles to the nations, chs. 13-27. Please do the following. Due no later than Tuesday, March 24, at 5:00 pm.
1. Skim Isaiah 13-27 using the subheadings in your Bible. For each chapter, write down the names of the nations or cities that are being spoken of. Some chapters will have more than one; some places will come up more than once. Be careful and thorough.
2. Using a Bible map, briefly describe the location of each nation or city.
3. Briefly explain how ch. 24 relates to the previous ones.
4. Chs. 25-27 seem to have a different topic. What is it?
5. Jeremiah 46-51 is similar to these chapters.
a. What places appear here that aren't in Isaiah?
b. Describe their locations.
6. Which nations does Ezekiel prophesy about in chs. 25-32?
7. What foreign nation or city is the focus of the following:
a. Obadiah
b. Jonah
c. Nahum
8. Explain why you think the Lord's prophets have so much to say to the nations (50 words).
Introduction to French and Intermediate French
You have assignments due tomorrow at noon.
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