For Tuesday, October 29

1. Finish our novel.
2. Prepare an artistic rendering (anything you choose) or (prepare a model of the finished product) that will accompany and compliment your analytical essay over C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces.

I have posted here a copy of the essay assignment handout.  For this weekend, I do not want you to do any writing.  I just want you working with your hands to create a visual model of your essay topic.  As you create, allow the process to quicken your awareness of the nuances of your subject's function within the novel.  Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your work.  This is more than a project for an AP Literature class.  Allow the novel to affect your life and thinking about God.  Possible topics are listed at the bottom of handout.

Assignment Handout:
“When C.S. Lewis published Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold in 1956, he told friends that it was his favorite of all his books” (v).  This 20^th century novel teaches many lessons and is a fascinating case study in human nature.  Class discussions will focus on plot, theme, symbolism, and allegory.
Students desiring an A will complete:
            -a 1500 word critical analysis of Till We Have Faces that includes research from at least three outside sources.  These sources can include C.S. Lewis fiction novels and/or non-fiction books.  They also can be found by looking at research on the writings of C.S .Lewis.  (Since you have already read The Great Divorce and Mere Christianity, those would be prime candidates for your writing.)
Other ideas for secondary sources:
The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis
Any one or combination of The Chronicles of Narnia
Surprised by Joy, C.S. Lewis
Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis, Peter J. Schakel
Internet essays or short stories by Lewis
Internet essays on Lewis's writing
            -an artistic component that compliments your analysis
Students desiring a B will complete:
            -a 1,000 to 1,500 word critical analysis over the novel Till We Have Faces
            -an artistic component that compliments your analysis
Keep in mind that your grade matrix will begin at 100 or 89 respectively.  It will still be important for you to pay attention to detail and complete your work with excellence.

If you have questions or would like to discuss your project idea with me over the weekend, text/email me.  

DUE DATE:  BOP- 12 November 2013 

 Topic Ideas:

• The importance of longing-C.S. Lewis definition
• Veils
• Seeing and Perceiving (seeing the unseen)
• Love (perverted vs. spiritual)
• Writing as self-discovery
• The process of self-discovery
• The myth and its retelling (differences and their importance to Lewis theology)
• Building and Hiding
• The Nature of Sacrifice

If you have an idea, present it to me.  I would love for you to go  outside my list.