Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare in 1564. Oddly enough, he died on the same date, but in 1616. But it's all the stuff that he wrote between those dates that makes him famous. Seventh and eighth graders know him for "When Icicles Hang by the Wall." Sophomores know him for Romeo and Juliet. Juniors and seniors know him best--for several of his sonnets and for his great tragedy Macbeth. However well you know him, he's a writer worth knowing better, whose influence on our language and culture has been immense. Happy birthday to the Bard of Avon! Give him a nice birthday message with the first assignment you send in today.
Literature 7-8
Today we will be walking in the footsteps of Shakespeare (a little bit) and (mostly) of Anais Nin by doing some original writing. Read "Developing Skills of Expression: Writing a Firsthand Record" on p. 369. Do the assignment there with one important change: Instead of 4 sentences, write a paragraph of at least 150 words. Take your time and make it good. Use standard English spelling, capitalization, etc. Due no later than noon tomorrow, Friday, April 24.
American Literature
Read the introduction to the unit on modern poetry on pp. 500-508. Take notes on each section. Send me your notes and your questions. Due no later than noon tomorrow, Friday, April 24.
British Literature
In honor of Shakespeare's birthday, we will take a break from Graham Greene (those of you that have completed the reading and writing assignments, at least). You will be watching the third episode of an acclaimed documentary series called The Story of English. It was produced in the 1980's, but it provides a valuable perspective on the development of English, including Shakespeare's role. In the YouTube format, this episode, "O, For a Muse of Fire," has been divided into seven shorter segments of less than ten minutes each. Watch each segment and take notes. Watch the first three segments for today's assignment, and the last four will be due Monday. Send me your notes and questions. Shakespeare Videos
C.S. Lewis
No assignment.
Luke and Acts
Look at a map of Paul's second missionary journey here and look at the last verses of ch. 15. There are several things I want you to notice. First, like the first missionary journey, it is roughly circular. Respond in complete sentences. 1. Where did they start from? 2. Who is with Paul this time? Second, Paul visits several places he's already been to, but he visits many more places he hasn't been to before. 3. Where has he already visited? 4. He doesn't revisit Cyprus. Who did? 5. What is a famous city that he will visit this time?
Read Acts 16:1-10 and respond in complete sentences. 6. Where did Timothy join the mission team? 7. What is unusual about his parents? 8. Paul had Timothy circumcised, not because it was necessary for Timothy's salvation, but for another reason. What was it? 9. What did they do in the towns they visited? 10. What was the result of their visit? 11. How did the Lord change Paul's traveling plans? 12. What was the vision he saw in Troas, and what was the message? Due no later than noon tomorrow, Friday, April 24.
Poets and Prophets
1. Read ch. 39 and summarize it in about 50 well-chosen words of your own. 2. Review the events in chs. 37-39. In what ways do they foreshadow Christ and his church. Respond in a paragraph of about 100 words. Due no later than noon tomorrow, Friday, April 24.
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