Unit #6
February 10-16
Assignment 6.1
Watch the following video on YouTube by Casting Crowns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEhRucEVzH8

Write a 250 word essay on how this video can compare to the novel "The Scarlet Letter" using references from the song as support...notice the reference to "the scarlet letter" at the end of the song.

Submit 6.1 by February 12  (20 points)

Assignment 6.2

Author/Poet Posters Assigned 
Click here to go to the instruction page and get the author/poet assigned to you this week

Submit Assignment 6.2 February 14 (40 points)


Assignment 6.3
In this assignment, you will be going to the site "60 Second Recap" 
and watching videos discussing Heart of Darkness
(click on the icon).  When you get to the site, look on the right 
hand column at the section labeled "Recaps for this Book".  
Watch all the videos (use the scroll bar to make sure you see all 
of the videos available).  
DO NOT take notes over each video, but send me an email
telling me you have watched all of the videos

(1 hour)


Title of Document: "60 Second Recap Heart of Darkness Videos"

Submit 6.3 by February 12 (30 points)


Assignment 6.4
In this assignment, you will be clicking on the novel icon below.  This will take you to the Sparknotes website for the novel.


Your job for this assignment?  
~Read the "plot overview"

~write 12 bullet statements listing the 
events of the plot in order, as well as the characters
and setting  (who did what, when?)

This is a pretty weird story....so, what do I want you to
do with it?  I want you to list as many things that happen
in the story that Scripture doesn't talk about when it comes to Creation.  I don't expect you to discover every stinkin' one of them, but I would like a pretty good list of them.

Submit 6.4 by February 13 (30 points)
Assignment 6.5
Discussion Board  Initial Comment.
Go to the Discussion Board on the Blackboard Site (like you were taught in the video) and write your initial comment on one of the topics below (once a topic is submitted on the discussion board, you are not allowed to choose it...so be quick and get your topic early)  Required to write at least ONE well-thought out paragraph.

VERY IMPORTANT: You are now at a point where you should be able to do your own research for the discussion board questions.  Don't write to me and say, "but they never talke about it in the summary, so how am I supposed to answer the question?".  Google it and do some digging....this is what college will expect and you need to get used to doing it.
(30 minutes)

Heart of Darkness
~Discuss the importance of the Congo River in this narrative. Why does Marlow travel primarily by boat and seldom on land?
~Why does Heart of Darkness have two competing heroes? Make the case for either Marlow or Kurtz as the true “hero” of the book.
~Interpret Kurtz’s dying words (“The horror! The horror!”). What do they mean? What are the possible “horrors” to which he is referring? Why is Marlow the recipient of Kurtz’s last words?
~Describe the use of “darkness” both in the book’s title and as a symbol throughout the text. What does darkness represent?
~Why does Marlow lie to Kurtz’s fiancée about Kurtz’s last words? Why not tell her the truth, or tell her that Kurtz had no last words, rather than affirming her sentimental and mundane ideas?

Paradise Lost
~Milton places great emphasis on man’s autonomous reason and free will. Do Adam and Eve show evidence of being ruled by reason before the fall? 
~Based on the text of Paradise Lost, how do you think Milton would justify his alterations of and additions to the Bible, given the fact that he was a devout Christian?
~How do Milton's description of Hell differ from Dante's description?
~How is Adam able to look at the positive things in life rather than the negative at the end of the book?
~What positive qualities does Satan embody? Why is he appealing? At what point does he start to lose his charm?

Submit 6.5 by February 12 (10 points) Since students depend on you getting this turned in on time, no late assignments will be accepted for Discussion boards

Assignment 6.6
Discussion Board Response.
Go to the Discussion Board  and respond to 2 initial comments.  You must write 5-7 good well thought out sentences to receive credit for this assignment
(30 minutes)

Submit 6.6 by February 14 (10 points) This cannot be late...no credit given if not on time 

Assignment 6.7  (College Students Only)
IN ENGLISH LITERATURE:  What was a significant thing you learned?  What are you struggling with?  What did you think about the work for the week?  Just fill me in on your evaluation of the week's work and your learning.  

To receive full credit, you should have 15-20 well-thought out sentences (which means several paragraphs written in correct form...topic sentences with support)

(30 minutes)

Submit 6.7 by February 16 (10 points)




If you are here...YOU ARE DONE FOR THE WEEK!!  Now go rent a great movie...one where a cup is being sought (holy grail)












60 Second Recap for College Level Only
OK, because some of you are dying listening to Jenny on the 60 Second Recap, I have included an English video that should be more entertaining for you...."click here"
No Discussion Board
Weekly Videos (watch these before doing anything else this week)
Part #1
Part #2