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Homework this week

Those who missed class on Monday. Your homework is to write a letter to C.S. Lewis. This is due by next Tuesday's class. Using the quotes or your ideas from watching some clips from the movie or from your own reading of Narnia, write to him giving your impressions or any questions you'd like to ask him if he were still alive.

Reading homework for this week is to read chapters 12-14.

Advice to people graduating soon

This article isn't directly relevant to this Sogo. But many of you are applying for jobs and most of you will graduate soon. Here is some advice from the CEO of a major American publisher. He says that "leaders are readers", so if you want to succeed in life after Kanda, then reading is a key thing you can do. Of course, you need to graduate first and you won't do that without doing all the reading you need to do for classes!!

C.S. Lewis

If you are absent today (Thurs 6th May) please pick up a handout from outside my office (4-316). Your homework is to research about C.S. Lewis before class on Tuesday. Here are some links to sites which might help you.

C.S. Lewis - Wikipedia

C.S. Lewis Chronology

C.S. Lewis-Biograpy, film review and more (warning don't read the section "faith and magic" if you don't want to know what happens in Narnia yet).

Which other famous author was a good friend of C.S. Lewis'?

Peter Rabbit Questions

Why did Beatrix Potter write Peter Rabbit? Both what inspired her and what purpose do you think the story serves?

List some words you can use to describe Peter Rabbit?

How do you think B.P. feels about Peter Rabbit (e.g. is he a bad rabbit)?

What do you think of Peter Rabbit?

Are there similar stories in Japan in which animals are portrayed as having human characteristics?

Did you have any pets when you were a child? Did you think of them as a friend?

Edited to add: Write 1-2 pages of typed A4. Either about Beatrix Potter and her life OR write a short children's story about an animal of your choice.