What a beautiful day! Outside, the snow was swirling, blanketing the trees in gentle, silent white. Inside, the class was whirling with far-from-silent delight while we laughed together over their wonderful creativity inspired by a set of rather ordinary black-and-white cartoon pictures. I just love it. Thank you again for the gift of your children this year! Precious, precious treasure they are!
EEL at home this week is simple: Review. Hit your hard spots. Email me if you have review requests for class. Next week I'll focus on either verbs or punctuation and capitalization. Again, with regard to either of these topics, email me if there are specific problem areas you want me to cover.
IEW should also be fairly straightforward. Before they begin writing, review their outlines we completed in class. Make sure that for each numbered key word line listing an aspect of Greek and Roman gods, there is a contrasting fact on a numbered key word line below for the God of the Bible. (I likened it to drawing a rainbow between the numbers in class: 1 goes with 6; 2 goes with 7; and so on.) If they did not complete their outlines in class and are out of ideas, here are some suggested questions:
- How is forgiveness attained?
- Are humans liked, loved, or hated?
- Does anyone believe in these gods today?
- Where do these gods live?
You get the picture.
This assignment is loose with regard to length. An intro, five Greek/Roman facts, five contrasting God of the Bible facts, and a clincher could net a paper as short as 12 sentences. I suspect most will run a bit longer as examples are listed, but it does not have to be 500 words.By the time we meet next week, the weather will be nearing 65 and sunny! Hallelujah!
Erin
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