High School Composition and Christian Literature– B. HW after Week 2 lesson
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LITERATURE HOMEWORK—please email this file before Monday at 7am
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Step one is to “skim” the assigned reading within your spiral literature text.
Take 10 seconds to Skim to capture the main focus.
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Step two is to actively read each “article”—circle/underline key words
and phrases, and then add margin summary notes for yourself, ie
“annotation.” This may take 20 minutes or even longer for each reading.
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Bring your spiral literature text with each “annotated” reading to class for a
spot check.
Reading 1. Introductory Letter to 95 Theses by Martin Luther — from the
entire introduction, create 2 key phrases to remember the introduction you
have just read. (For each phrase type 3-5 key words, with commas between).
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Reading 2. The 95 Theses by Martin Luther—from the entire list I gave you,
which is not even the full 95 theses, create 5 key phrases to remember the
entire reading you have just read. Use your brain to categorize the ideas into
phrases (For each phrase type 3-5 key words, with commas between).
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only your 5 phrases, write one sentence summarizing the argument
(thesis) of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses which he nailed to the door of the church
in preparation to the debate he hoped to have about them in the following
days.
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Reading 3. Protestation Given Before the Diet of Worms by Martin Luther
— from the entire list, create 5 key phrases to remember the document you
have just read. (For each phrase type 3-5 key words, with commas between).
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these phrases, write one sentence summarizing the argument
(thesis) of Martin Luther’s speech Before the Diet of Worms.
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Reading 4. Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther— from the
entire list, create 5 key phrases to remember the document you have just
read. (For each phrase type 3-5 key words, with commas between).
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these phrases, write one sentence summarizing the argument
(thesis) within Martin Luther’s Concerning Christian Liberty.
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Reading 5. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God by Martin Luther— from the entire
list, create 2 key phrases to remember the document you have just read. (For
each phrase type 3-5 key words, with commas between).
Phrase 1. for first Stanza:
Phrase 2. for second Stanza:
Using only these 2 phrases, write one sentence summarizing the argument
(thesis) within Martin Luther’s hymn, A Mighty Fortress is Our God.
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Now, switch from reading Martin Luther to reading John Calvin.
Reading 6. Institutes of Christian Religion by John Calvin— for each
segment of Institutes create 5 key phrases to remember the document you
have just read.
¶ segment 1 For each phrase type 3-5 key words with commas between them.
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these 5 phrases, write one sentence telling John Calvin’s
argument in this ¶ segment 1 of Institutes of Christian Religion.
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¶ segment 2 For each phrase type 3-5 key words with commas between them.
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these 5 phrases, write one sentence telling John Calvin’s
argument in this ¶ segment 2 of Institutes of Christian Religion.
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¶ segment 3 For each phrase type 3-5 key words with commas between them.
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these 5 phrases, write one sentence telling John Calvin’s
argument in this ¶ segment 3 of Institutes of Christian Religion.
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¶ segment 4 For each phrase type 3-5 key words with commas between them.
Phrase 1.
Phrase 2.
Phrase 3.
Phrase 4.
Phrase 5.
Using only these 5 phrases, write one sentence telling John Calvin’s
argument in this ¶ segment 4 of Institutes of Christian Religion.
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You have completed your literature homework. Please save the file and email it to me
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