Monday, January 30, 2017

Monday, January 30

Announcements
  • Change of due dates for Into the Wild (see Lit Circle Guidelines)
  • Mark, Colin, Jason Clark, Oakley, Maddie, Sabina:  Trade books with me, please and thank you.
  • In order to get full credit for each lit circle, you must COME PREPARED, having done the prewrite.
  • Honors: Please turn in The Stranger and the reflection/synthesis. (Izzy, Kate, Quinn: let's reschedule for this week!).  Also, grab a copy of A Tale for the Time Being.






Questions for the Week

  • How do religion and other forms of spirituality give meaning and purpose to human life?
  • How does science?
  • Are religion and science compatible or at odds?


"The Creation" by Eduardo Galeano
1. Illustrate the passage.
2. Make an interpretive claim about the passage

3.  Discuss:  What questions is Galeano answering?  How does this passage relate to the questions of the week?