Final Book Club Questions!

1) Purpose, genre and audience of the book -- did it satisfy?

2) Literary merit... look at your popcorn books if necessary, and discuss at least 6 applicable terms

3) What cultural details about a non-Western society were portrayed in the book? Please identify the culture geographically and chronologically.

4) What religious point of view was portrayed in the book? Cite some religious details to back up your ID. Use terms such as pantheism, Hinduism, Zen, etc. Please be accurate and true to the author's intentions.

5) If the main character in the book were a Biblican Christian, what might have happened differently, if anything? How would you minister to this person as a Christian missionary? What BIblical message do the characters in the book most need to hear? Please be thoughtful and specific - don't just say "Jesus."

6) Did you like the book? Why/why not? Give the book a rating out of 5 stars.

Eastern Lit Assignments

1) Everyone owes me a blog on Hinduism and/or Taoism, due last week! However, I have not graded them yet, so there is some grace time... reflections on the Mahabarata and/or the Tao te Ching or The Tao of Pooh.

2) Haiku contest with free laptop prize!! Check out Scholastic. Also, thanks for your most interesting and lovely original haiku. Hope you enjoyed your Pocky prizes!

3) Your "Letter to the East" will be done in class on Friday. It will be addressed to any Eastern lit character (a Pandava brother, the Taoist master (female), Atsumori or the priest Kumagai. The first part will acknowledge similarities between your beliefs and the second point will explain a crucial difference while presenting the gospel.