Week 4

I especially enjoyed our discussion of Aristotle today.  I appreciate your careful reading and the insights that you all were able to draw out this week because of it!

We tackled a double invention lesson on the topic of relation: antecedent and consequent, as well as cause and effect.  Next week we'll devote our entire class period to our discussion of Pilgrim's Progress.

Writing assignments:

• Create a new issue from Pilgrim's Progress & use your issue for the following worksheets.
• Student worksheet on page 137 (antecedent and consequent)
• Student worksheet on page 155 (cause and effect) - Be careful on this one!  Be sure you are considering the affirmative and negative thesis separately.  Remember, one will be a hypothetical situation in which you'll have to imagine how the story would have gone if the opposite decision had been made.  Review chapter 6 of Aristotle for Everybody to help you remember the 4 different kinds of causes that come into play.  This will help you generate information for your worksheet.

Reading assignments:

• Finish reading Pilgrim's Progress
• Survey The Scarlet Letter.   Write 10 things you notice about the book inside the cover.  Try to learn something about Nathaniel Hawthorn to include in your survey points.  Scan the entire book page by page.  Use your pink highlighter for proper nouns (names and places).  When you notice setting transitions, use your green highlighter to mark them.