Heroes in Literature

Finish reading The Hiding Place. Choose one of these four topics and come ready to write your essay. You may bring your notes.

1. How does Corrie honor Betsie's request, that they must tell people what we have learned here?
2. Betsie has three visions while in Ravensbruck. What are they and how do all three visions eventually become reality?
3. The German Lieutenant Rhams, who interrogates Corrie for seven days while she is in Scheveningen federal penitentiary, tells Corrie "I am in a prison... a prison stronger than this one." Explain what he means.
4. Discuss how Corrie's faith sustains her. Give three detailed examples.

Ancient Literature

Finish reading Till We Have Faces. You will have a final exam next week including an essay in class.

Heroes in Literature

Assignment: Read chapters 6-10 in  The Hiding Place. 

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Assignment: Reach chapters 10-16 in Till We Have Faces. Write a reaction summary for the reading. It should be 200 words.

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Assignment: Read chapters 1-5 in The Hiding Place. 

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Assignment: Read chapters 1-9 in Till We Have Faces. 

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Please finish reading Mornings on Horseback. 
We will discuss the ending in class.

We will also begin The Hiding Place.

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It was so nice to be with you all today. You have finished The Aeneid!! 
Congratulations.
Please bring your copy of Till We Have Faces next week to class.

Write a 500-600 word Personal Narrative.
It should be first person and relay an event from the last year.
This will be your final draft.

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No more vocabulary.

Assignment: Read chapters 9-12 in Mornings on Horseback. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these words next week

1. equus: horse
2. collum: neck
3. fidus: faithful fides
4. humus: soil, earth
5. labaro: work
6. abrogate: revoke formally
7. hubris: overbearing pride
8. jejune: lacking interest
9. tectonic: pertaining to the earth's crust
10. winnow: the act of separating grain from chaff

Assignment: Finish The Aeneid. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these words next week.

1. sustain: support
2. pious: highly moral or religious manner
3. disdain: lack of respect
4. entrails: internal organs
5. impetuous: impulsive, made suddenly without thought
6. augment: enlarge or increase
7. daunt: discourage or intimidate
8. discord: conflict
9. dissent: disagreement
10. emulate: imitate (copy)

Assignment: Read chapters 6-9 of The Aeneid.

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Assignment: Read chapters 6-9 of Mornings on Horseback. Exam on Greek and Latin roots next week.

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Assignment: Make corrections to your paper and read books 3-5 of The Aeneid.

Heroes in Literature

Vocabulary: Study Greek and Latin roots. There's an exam on April 18.

Assignment: Read chapters 3-5.

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Assignment: Read books 1-2 in The Aeneid. If your're reading the book online, look for authors Allen Mandelbaum or David West.

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Vocabulary: Study Greek and Latin roots. There is an exam on April 18. 

Assignment: Read chapters 1-2 of Mornings on Horseback. 

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Assignments: Research papers are due next week. Please make sure you have a copy of the Aeneid. 

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Assignment: Create an Eric Liddell game following these instructions:

Needs to have a natural order of Eric's life and ministry. (15-20 facts)
Must involve at least two players with some visuals.
Have at least three direct quotes.

Please remember to order Mornings on Horseback about Teddy Roosevelt and to study Greek and Latin roots.

Heroes in Literature

Assignment: Finish reading the Pure Gold book. Begin reviewing your Greek and Latin roots.

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Assignment: Research and work on your paper. A representative from the public library will be with us in class.