Literature 7-8
1. Read aloud or listen to "Jabberwocky" on p. 460. Click here to hear it read by famous actor Benedict Cumberbatch. (If you listen carefully, you will hear that he mispronounces at least two of the words!) Tell me which activity you did.
2. Read the "Developing Vocabulary" section of p. 461. Then answer the following questions in complete sentences.
a. What are "toves"?
b. Where do they nest?
c. What do they live on?
d. What does it mean to "gyre"?
e. What is a "wabe"?
f. What does a "borogove" resemble?
g. Where does "mimsy" come from?
h. What's a "rath"?
i. What is the meaning of "portmaneau word"?
3. Access the Wikipedia page on portmanteau words here. Scroll down to the "Arts, Literature, and Entertainment" section. Find the following terms, write them out, and tell what words they are formed from: a) Animaniacs, b) banjolele, c) Belieber, d) frolf, e) Idiocracy, f) infotainment, g) Jazzercise, h) Juneteenth, i) keytar, j) Muppet, k) Pokémon, l) romcom, m) Sharknado, n) televangelist, and o) Zootopia.
4. Read the biography of Lewis Carroll on p. 461. Then answer the following questions.
a. What was his real name?
b. What did he teach, and where?
c. What are the names of his 2 most famous books?
Due no later than noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.
American Literature
Note: I should have mentioned this before, but skirmishers in this context are troops that are sent out ahead of the main body of troops to draw the enemy's fire. It's dangerous work, but helps you to avoid an ambush and helps you determine about how many troops you are facing.
Assignment 1: Read ch. 20. Write an original summary of the main events. Also choose a brief sparkle and comment on it. About 100 words.
Assignment 2: Write out the following wall words and tell what they mean: a) ambiguous, b) persona, c) sui generis, d) catalogue, e) chiasm, f) sanctum sanctorum, g) euphemism, h) Naturalism, i) anaphora, and j) dirge.
Due no later than noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.
British Literature
Part 1 and your responses are due no later than 5:00 pm today. If you have finished, go on to Part 2. Use the same procedures for each chapter. Due Wednesday, April 15.
For tomorrow: 1) Read the biography of Shelley on p. 622. In complete sentences, list 5 things about him that are worth knowing. 2) Read aloud or listen to "Ozymandias" on p. 623. There is an animated version here Tell me which you did. 3) Watch a brief lecture on the poem here. It's about 10 minutes long. I agree with much of what she says, though of course I will be supplementing this brief presentation. As you watch, answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Who was Ozymandias? 2. About how many syllables are in each line? 3. What does the professor say about the rhyme pattern? 4, She also mentions enjambment. What is that? 5. What is the "surprise" that she refers to? 6. Where is Ozymandias' head today? 7. Why is it there instead of in Egypt? 8. According to the professor, whose is "the hand that mocked" the cruel features of the king? 9. Whose is "the heart that fed" them? 10. To "mock" can mean to imitate or to make fun of. In what sense is the king mocked in the second sense? 11. Summarize what the professor says about "King of Kings" with reference to Christianity and Shelley's personal beliefs. Due no later than noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.
C. S. Lewis
See earlier post.
Notes: Perelandra was published in 1944, while the Second World War was still going on. This book, like so many of the Narnia books, reflects wartime and post-war Britain. Among other things, the distinction between good and evil, as Ransom says in ch. 2, is becoming ever clearer. Watch for how that develops in this book as well as in the next one.
As before, when Ransom arrived on Malacandra, he must work out for himself what is going on. He is confused, and we are confused with him. So bear with that confusion for the time being. Ransom is an intelligent man and a good observer. He will figure things out soon enough, though there will be new questions all the time--he is on a new planet, after all!
Luke and Acts
We continue our review of Acts 1-12. There are 2 other motifs in these chapters that I want you to make tables for. 1. One motif is the persecution of the church. Find 5 examples of this and make a 4- column table for the following information (please clearly label the columns): a) the chapter and verses where the story is found; b) which particular people are persecuted; c) how they are persecuted; d) specifically who is persecuting them; d) the results of the persecution.
2. Another motif is one we already saw in Luke's gospel: the importance of women. Find 5 passages in these chapters where a woman or women are mentioned. Then create a 4-column table for the following information, once again labeling the columns clearly: a) chapter and verse; b) which specific women are mentioned; c) why the women are mentioned; d) where the story takes place.
Due no later than noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.
Poets and Prophets
We continue our work on Is. 28. We will be examining how some of the images used in that chapter are used elsewhere in the Bible. Please respond to all questions in complete sentences. 1. The "covenant of death" mentioned here stands in contrast to the life-giving covenants that God has made with his people. One of the most important of these is the covenant made with Abraham. Write out Gen. 12:2-3. 2. Drunkenness is used both figuratively and literally in the Bible. In Is. 28 it may be a combination of the two. Used figuratively, it is often an image of the Lord's wrath against his enemies. Find 3 examples of this, using a concordance or other reliable Bible study tool. Write out the reference and the relevant part of the verse. 3. In the NT, the passage in this chapter is repeatedly quoted or alluded to. Explain how Peter uses it in Acts 4. 4. A wreath is like a crown, except that it is only temporary. How does Paul use the image of a fading crown in I Cor. 9:24-25? 5. Proper crowns are of course a very common image in the Bible. How are crowns being used in the following passages? a) Prov. 12:4, b) Prov. 16:31, c) Prov. 17:6, d) Is. 62:3, e) Zech. 6:9ff., f) John 19:2, 5; g) Phil 4:1, h) Rev. 2:10. 6. What is a plumb line, and how is it used in Amos 7? 7. Tell about 2 other places in the OT or NT where hail appears. Due no later than noon tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7.
Beginning French
See earlier post.
Intermediate French
See earlier post.
Advanced French
Respond to ch. 5.
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