A Letter Never Hurt!

The Secret is Love

This is a happy little article about the beauty of Catholic Education.  For your blog this weekend, I would like you to write a thank you note to your parents for giving you the privilege of attending a Catholic School.  Read this article first, then write and give your parents the thank you note by Sunday at 1.  Good luck.  We will use the honor system, but remember, Jesus is watching! 

The Black Walnut Tree

The Black Walnut Tree

 

 

Carefully read the following poem by Mary Oliver. Then write a well-organized blog in which you analyze how Oliver conveys the relationship between the tree and family through the use of figurative language and other poetic techniques.

The Allegory of the Cave

The Allegory of the Cave

So, here is the written and narrated version of Plato's Allegory of the Cave.  Since you are all young, energetic, intelligent and future college grads, how does this theory apply to you?  Figure out what it means and apply it to yourself as a future leader of society.

Literary Fiction

Well,  here goes.  This story is literary fiction.  It is not a "long" short story, nor a happy one, but Flannery O'Conner certainly has something to say here.  After reading the story, seeking information about the author and/or the time and setting might help on lock some clues about the author's message.  You may also find it's meaning through analysis of the work itself.  So, read the story and tell me what it is "about".  Avoid plot summary and instead focus on the story behind the story.  Why would O'Conner write something like this?

A Good Man is Hard to Find