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| At home in the bunkhouse (Gutenberg) |
Note: Quick: What did Robert Louis Stevenson write? Would you be surprised to learn he wrote about his personal travels?
Get Ready: Have you ever visited an interesting place and then written about it--even a postcard? What sorts of things did you (or would) write about?
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| Keawe is out of spirits (Wikimedia) |
Note: This story throws some twists into the old "genie in a lamp" motif. Fascinating!
Get Ready: The age-old question: if you could have anything, what would you wish for? And at what cost?
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| The Disinherited Knight unhorses Bois-Guilbert (Wikipedia) |
Note: Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel has given rise to many films, the earliest in 1911; and many television adaptations, including three series, the latest in 2002.
Get Ready: What is the attraction of historical novels? Why do we wish to read about the (real or imagined) activities of (real or imagined) people of the distant past?
Note: My wife and I live with two large dogs: Buddy, a Belgian Malinois/Labrador mix, and Bella, a pure Golden Retriever. Both are around four years old. This has caused us to be interested in "all things dog," so I thought I'd share with you seven classic books about dogs.
Get Ready: Do you have a dog or other pet? How do you feel about her or him?
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| Peter plays the pipes in Neverland. (Wikipedia) |
Note: Peter Pan, the boy who won't grow up, comes to the Darling's house and whisks away Wendy and her brothers to Never Land.
Get Ready: Peter Pan's author put pirates and "red Indians" in Never Land. If you were writing the book today, what sorts of people (or animals, or robots, etc.) would you put there?
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| Jim Hawkins hides in an apple barrel (Wikipedia) |
Note: R. L. Stevenson's rousing tale of young Jim Hawkins setting out to sea, looking for buried treasure, and battling pirates--every boy's dream (and some girls', too!)
Get Ready: What would you do if you found a buried treasure?
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| The Hound stands over the slain form of Sir Hugo Baskerville (Wikipedia) |
Note: Since British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced his most famous character in 1887, Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. John Watson have become the most familiar detectives in the world.
Get Ready: Have you ever read or seen any of the stories of Sherlock Holmes? What are his characteristics?
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| Jekyll transforms into Hyde (Wikipedia) |
Note: The story of Jekyll and Hyde has gripped the public since its first publication around a century-and-a-half ago. Jekyll's theory that one man could be capable of great evil and great good has given many people food for thought.
Get Ready: Do you think you could give up your life to save another person? Do you think you could kill someone (for the wrong reasons)?
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| A traditional Burns supper (Wikipedia) |
Note: There seems to be a "National Day" for almost anything. So how do you celebrate "National Hot Sauce Day"?
Get Ready: What is the silliest "holiday" you can think of? What makes it seem silly to you?
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| Traditional Scots New Year's celebration (Wikipedia) |
Note: We continue the look at New Year's traditions that we began in Lesson #01-055. Let's dig a little deeper!
Get Ready: What is one thing about your life that you'd like to change? Is "making a resolution" a good way to do that?
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