FADE TO BLACK

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Marker Feedback and averages from last June's Provincial

C.S. Lewis

Essay due next Thursday.

The End is Near!!

C.S. Lewis

Handout tomorrow but here are the topics to start ruminating over:

Select one of the following essay questions below. Respond in a five paragraph persuasive essay of approximately 700 words. Use references from the book on which your topic derives.

ESSAY QUESTIONS: Do not consult any secondary sources for these questions. 1)  Read the Preface of The Great Divorce. State Lewis's objective in writing this novel?  Do you think he achieved it? Support your answer with quotes from the book and/or classroom discussions. 2)  In an introduction to a broadcast given on January 11ththe published text, Lewis explains why he was chosen to give the talks: “...first of all because I’m a layman and not a parson, and consequently it was thought I might understand the ordinary person’s point of view a bit better. Secondly, I think they asked me because it was known that I’d been an atheist for many years and only became a Christian quite fairly recently. They thought that would mean I’d be able to see the difficulties – able to remember what Christianity looks like from the outside.” Do you think Lewis has succeeded in representing the ordinary person’s view of Christianity? In what ways might his atheism and later conversion have affected his relationship to Christian beliefs? Do his convictions gain weight because he struggled to arrive at them? 3)  “Human beings are creatures that cause pain by being born, live by inflicting pain, and in pain they mostly die. Why?” How would C.S. Lewis respond to this question in his two chapters on ‘Human Pain’ from the book The Problem of Pain?

Tuesday, Meh.

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Bring laptops tomorrow and remember two copies of your sonnet for Thursday.

C.S. Lewis
Finish chapter 9 and all corresponding questions.
Journals due at any time now (Friday officially).
Final assignment due Wednesday for early bonus marks.

Last Monday of Semester One

English

Sonnets due Thursday

C.S. Lewis

Read chapters 6 & 7 and answer the corresponding questions: 1-4 (including the chart).

Journal #5 is now ready for your consideration. I will give class time tomorrow but here is the topic:

               We learn that grey-town inhabitants can move to a new street and a new house by simply
                imagining it. As a result, there is no inter-dependency or community, since there is no need
                to rely on one another. How would you rate the need for community in your life-- your
                neighbors, your local store owners, your church, your school? How you seen this need fade
                due to technology, the busy pace of live, or something else?