Toxophilus Unleashed!

Read pages 48-56/86-94 in the TLC book (read carefully for understanding, not for completion) and apply one of the techniques enumerated therein (pp. 48-56/86-94) to the Toxophilus excerpt from this book written by Roger Ascham in 1545 and dedicated to King Henry VIII. Explain how the technique you used helps make the piece more accessible to a 21st century audience.

I've linked the Toxophilus excerpt in a Google Docs version so you can copy the text into your Google Docs or Word if you wish. Using tables, you can do the graphic organizer on Google Docs and you can annotate using comments. You may wish to bring something in done by hand, though. Not sure if you can circle and draw arrows in the way you may wish to in a Google Doc. I do encourage you to try your hand at the graphic organizer.


Enjoy your trip back into the scientific observations and practical concerns of the mid-Sixteenth Century England!

Due Thursday in class.

Orwell's Politics and the English Language

Finish reading Orwell's Politics and the English Language and blog your answers to the questions on rhetoric and style 1-3; 5-9 (do NOT do 4 and 10) on page 718 (or 780 on the pdf).

In the same blog post, write about what you think of his ideas on writing. What's good about what he has to say? Explain. Is there anything you disagree with or think is out of date? Why do you think so?

What was he thinking?

Having read Thinking as a Hobby, consider the different ways that the statuettes are positioned. Golding is pretty clear that their positioning indicates a philosophy of life held by Golding or the headmaster at various points in time. Think about the elements symbolized by these three statuettes: the thinker, the leopard, and the Venus de Milo.


Your task is to lay out the three different arrangements from the essay. Then explain what each arrangement means in the context of the article.  What philosophy/worldview/outlook does each arrangement represent?

I would contend he reveals more about himself than perhaps he meant to in the final arrangement. What might he have revealed that he did not intend?

Please blog your writing on this.