To all students: You are in my prayers every day, especially those of you who are ill or recovering from various illnesses. I hope that God's grace and healing will be with you in the next week.
Below, please find your homework assignments for the week. Classes are listed in order of period (first period at the top, sixth period at the bottom); scroll down to find your class or classes.
English 11:
1. Using Monday's class notes, create a timeline of American literary movements--place the movements from the PowerPoint on a timeline and write one or two brief phrases for each. Also finish your paragraph either agreeing with or rebutting (arguing against) one of the three statements we looked at in class. Whether you choose to agree with a statement and defend it or disagree with it and tell why you believe it is wrong is up to you, but whatever you choose, make sure you support your position with solid logic and evidence. This should be a well-developed paragraph of at least 6-7 sentences.
For students who were not here, the three statements to defend or rebut are as follows:
Puritans: We can see God's providence in every event--both the good and the bad.
Enlightenment: Humans should make decisions based on pure reason. People are basically good and will continue to make progress.
Romanticism: Connect to the spiritual world by looking within yourself or around you at the world of nature. Follow your emotions and do what you feel is right.
2. Read Literature pp. 134-136 and 138-139. List characteristics of Puritans. If you do not have your Literature book at home, you may instead read this article about Puritans and read the poem ''To Her Loving Husband'' at this website.
3. For your assignment for the rest of the week, choose ONE of the following options. Both will involve writing a (typed, double-spaced) one-page essay and will be counted as a quiz grade.
Option 1: Research the Puritans' beliefs and lifestyles online. You should use three sources; you may use this article as a great starting-point for your research. Write an essay presenting the information you have learned. Guidelines:
- Introduction should give a general overview of who the Puritans are.
- Body should present the information you found in some sort of logical, organized fashion. Make sure you PARAPHRASE information you find so that it is completely in your own words (alternately, you may use exact quotes, but do so sparingly).
- In the conclusion, you may state your personal opinion or evaluation of the Puritans if you wish; otherwise, a simple summary is fine.
- Include a list of your sources. You may use bibliography form if you know how, but it is not a requirement for this assignment.
Option 2 (more difficult): Choose and analyze a poem by a Puritan writer. Your essay should contain a brief introduction to the poem and the author (a small amount of biographical information is helpful but not an absolute requirement). The body needs to tell in plain English what the meaning of the poem is (i.e., what the poet is trying to say) and should also discuss poetic devices (meter, rhyme scheme, imagery, figurative language, etc.) and how they contribute to the poem. The conclusion should wrap things up, restate the overall meaning of the poem, and may include your personal opinion or response to the poem if you wish. Also, if you consult other sources than those provided here, include a list of them with your paper.
Possible poem choices:
- Anne Bradstreet ''To My Dear and Loving Husband'' (in Literature and also linked below)
- Other poems of Anne Bradstreet
- Poems by Edward Taylor: choose this poet if you want a challenge.
Brief biography of Taylor and index to some poems
Prologue to the Preparatory Meditations
I am the Living Bread
- Your teacher's personal favorite Puritan poem is Taylor's Meditation 22. The text does not seem to be available anywhere online, but it may be posted to this site tomorrow.
World History:
- Skim pp. 12-15 and 30-49. Write down five key terms from the chapter (with definitions) and one queston (something you want to know or a question you have about the chapter).
- Read pp. 30-43. On p. 37 do ''Identify,'' #2-4, and #5 a. On p. 43, answer #1-5.
- Write a brief narrative (one page) about the daily life of a person living in Sumer. Include details from the text.
English 10:
- Paragraph response: What do you think about when you look at the ocean? Use imagery to describe the ocean, then tell about your response to it.
- Your other assignment will be to read the Enuma Elish (Babylonian creation myth) online. I will soon post either the text itself or a link to it, in addition to study questions, so check back soon.
- Don't forget that you will have an in-class essay soon after your return.
John:
- Read pp. 19-27 and answer all questions.
- Make web diagrams for the following words or phrases: ''Word,'' ''world,'' ''grace and truth.'' (Three diagrams total.) For those who were not present today, write the word you are diagramming in the center of a piece of paper and draw a circle around it. Around the edges of the paper, write meanings or descriptions of the word in the center and connect each meaning/description to the central word with a line.
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