Literature 7-8
Today we review the nonfiction unit. On Monday we begin The Slave Dancer, so if you have not yet arranged to pick up a copy from school, you need to arrange with Mrs. West to do so. Due Monday, May 18, no later than 3:00pm. Do not send anything until Monday.
A. Setting. Make a T chart. In the first column, write the name of the selection. In the second column, give the precise location in which the selection is set and, if possible, the time at which it took place. Be as specific as you can be. Don't guess; skim the selections for the information.
1. Forest Fire 2. Coyotes 3. Cub Pilot 4. Caged Bird 5. Street 6. Running Brook
B. Characters and Conflict. Make a 4-column chart. In the first column, write the name of the selection. In the second column, identify 2 characters who are in conflict with each other. Some characters may be animals. In the third column, briefly state why there is a conflict. In the fourth column, briefly state one incident that illustrates the conflict. Here is an example:
Jabberwocky the boy vs. the Jabberwock the Jabberwock hurts people the boy cut off its head
1. Coyotes 2. Cub Pilot 3. Dog That Bit 4. Street 5. Running Brook
C. Nonfiction works do not always tell a story; sometimes they just convey information, and sometimes they do both. Respond to the following in complete sentences.
1. What emotion does Anais Nin want to convey about the forest fire?
2. What idea about people and animals does John Steinbeck convey in "Coyotes"?
3. Maya Angelou praises Mrs. Flowers. What did she do for Maya that changed her life?
4. In "The Dog That Bit People," James Thurber not only humorously tells us about a bad dog, he also tells us about his mother. What about her does he call attention to?
5. According to Richard Wright, what was the hard lesson he learned on the streets?
6. What is the most interesting thing you learned from a) "A Running Brook of Horror"? and b) "The Bandana"?
7. Do you have what it takes to be a lexicographer (dictionary maker)? Explain.
American Literature
Read "The Anecdote of the Jar" by Wallace Stevens (p. 537). Discuss it in a paragraph of no fewer than 150 words in standard American English. In your discussion, include such matters as a) structure and development; b) poetical techniques; c) the meaning of difficult lines; d) theme; and e) how it connects to "The Snow Man" and "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Don't be superficial; but don't be wordy either. Spend your effort on those things that are most worth spending effort on, in your view. Due Monday, May 18, no later than 3:00pm. Do not send anything until Monday.
Assignments for British Literature, C.S. Lewis, and Poets & Prophets are on yesterday's post.
Luke and Acts
Here is a map of the third missionary journey. Use it to help you. Read Acts 21:1-16 and respond in complete sentences. Due Monday, May 18, no later than 3:00pm. Do not send anything until Monday.
1. Why is Luke using "we" again?
2. Who did they tear themselves away from?
3. What direction are they headed?
4. What warning did Paul receive in Tyre?
5. Paul and his friends stay with Philip in Caesarea: a) What earlier story in Acts was Philip featured in? b) What's unusual about his family?
6. Paul is warned again in Caesarea: a) What strange symbolic action does Agabus do? b) What does it mean? c) How do Luke and the others respond? d) How does Paul respond?
7. Paul is not being stubborn; he is being like Christ. Explain.
Introduction to French
Read ch. 1 of Le Voyage de sa vie for Tuesday at 3:00pm. Email me any questions that you have. Write and answer in French 10 questions of your own based on the chapter.
Intermediate French
Lisez le chapitre 20 et repondez aux questions en faisant des phrases completes. Due no later than 3:00pm Tuesday.
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