Literature 7-8
Reread and reflect in writing on our two winter poems, "When Icicles hang by the Wall" ( p.436) and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" (link here ). 150 words. Proofread for spelling, grammar, etc., before you submit it. Due Monday, April 20, no later than noon.
American Literature
As you reflect on your reading, your responses, and the online notes I have given you, what would you say is the theme of the novel? Explain why you think so. 150 words. Proofread for spelling, grammar, etc., before you submit it. Due Monday, April 20, no later than noon.
British Literature
Continue your reading and responses to The Power and the Glory. You should be finished by Wednesday.
"Ode to the West Wind." We have looked at the poem as a whole and have taken a closer look at the first stanza. Perhaps you have already noticed a certain irony: Although the wind is depicted as creating disorder of some sort, the poem itself is very orderly. It has a regular, predictable rhyme pattern (unlike ""Ozymandias") and meter. It is written in five stanzas of equal length. Each of the first three stanzas end with the same words. 1. What are they? In other words, each of the first three stanzas is an invocation. 2. What does that mean again? The first stanza highlights the power of the wind among the leaves. 3. What is the focus of the wind's power in the second stanza? 4. What about the third stanza? All in all, it is a very orderly way to write about disorder!
There is an order to the last two stanzas also. The speaker has finished his invocation, and now he turns to what we might call a prayer. That is, he is turning to a higher power (the wind) and making a personal request. 5. In your own words, what is he asking for himself in the final stanzas? Shelley is using religious forms (invocation and prayer) as well as religious language. 6. Give some examples of this language from the last two stanzas. 7. Given what you know about Shelley's life, how might this be seen as ironic? Another evidence of orderliness is the way the last two stanzas explicitly make reference to the images of the previous three. 8. Write out one quotation that supports this.
This ode is more than a nature poem or even a prayer. Shelley seems to be thinking in wider terms of human history and his hopes for the future. (We noted a similar concern in "Ozymandias.) 9. In terms of his personal beliefs, what would you guess are Shelley's hopes for the future? 10. This poem was written about 200 years ago. Would you say his prayer has been answered or not? Please explain. Due Monday, April 20, no later than noon.
C.S.Lewis
See earlier post.
Luke and Acts
Today we pause to review Paul's first missionary journey (Acts 13-14). You will make a chart including the following information. The first column will be the names of different places they went. I have given you the list below. In the second column, write a specific problem they had there. In the third column, write about who was converted. In the fourth column, write about any miracles that were performed there. 1) Paphos 2) Pisidian Antioch 3) Iconium 4) Lystra. Due Monday, April 20, no later than noon.
Poets and Prophets
Next we move on to Is. 36-39, labeled on your outline as a "Collection of Historical Narratives." Ch. 36 narrates a threat from the Assyrians; no surprise there. Read through the chapter, and in your own words write a summary of about 100 words, focusing on the main events of the chapter. Observe the standards of American English in spelling, grammar, etc. If you have any questions on the chapter or about what we have done in Isaiah so far, write them below your summary, and I will try to answer them. In fact, as a general rule, ask questions in any of my classes when you don't understand something.
Introduction to French
Watch the short video "La Bretagne: Terre de Legendes" here. Watch it as many times as you wish; pause it whenever you need to. There is no narration, but it is a French video and it has a soundtrack. Write out a translation of the following statements into English. There will be some words that you need to look up; note that there is a link to a French/English dictionary on the right side of this page. Then, after you have done the translation, indicate whether the statement is true (vrai) or false (faux) only on the basis of this video. Due no later than noon on Tuesday, April 21.
1. Il pleut beaucoup. 2. Beaucoup de gens nagent dans la mer. 3. Il y a des menhirs a Carnac. 4. Il y a beaucoup de circulation dans les villes. 5. Toutes les maisons sont tres colorees. 6. Il y a un grand nombre de bateaux. 7. Les eglises sont grandes. 8. Vous voyez la foret de Broceliande. 9. Vous voyez des images de Rennes et Saint Malo. 10. La cote est rochereuse avec des falaises. 11. On joue de la musique classique. 12. Il y a des piscines. 13. Vous voyez le Mont St.-Michel. 14. Il y a des phares le long la cote. 15. Vous voyez des jettees et des ponts.
Intermediate French
Watch a delightful (?) French video here. Write a summary of the story in French in your own words--you may use the present tense. Please also share with me your thoughts about the story, the theme, the music, the animation, etc. About 75 words should do it. If you have any questions, you know what to do. Due no later than noon on Tuesday, April 21.
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