Elements of Literature, Second Edition Lesson Plan Overview Day(s) Topic Pages Support Materials Bible Integration Unit 1: Imaginative Comparison 1 Marks and xi–3 The first poem (Gen. 2:23) Modes of Discussion: Poetry in the Bible Literature Scriptural Application: Aesthetics in a Visual biblical worldview Analysis Enrichment: Analyze poetic passages in Scripture 2–3 Imaginative 3–5 Teaching Help 1A Scriptural Application: The Christian Comparison and glorifying God through art (Gen. 1:27, 9:6; James 3:9; Matt. 5:45) 4 6–7 Quiz 1A Scriptural Application: Importance of “A Bird Came Down the Teaching Help 1B the being “in faith” (2 Cor. 13:5) Word List 1 Walk” 5–6 Spider 8–13 Quiz 1B Scriptural Application: Creation “The and the Teaching Help 1C declaring God’s glory (Ps. 19; Rom. Reading Standardized 1:20); predator-prey relationship a Wasp” Test Practice 1 result of the Fall About the Story: Evaluating worldview Petrunketvitch’s scientific Literature as a Tool: Writing about hand in creation God’s 7 14–15 Quiz 1C Analysis, About the Poem: God as “The Nightingale Teaching Help 1D source of both poetry and wisdom and the Glowworm” 8–9 16–19 Quiz 1D Potential Problems: Evaluating “What Twain’s Stumped the Teaching Help 1E worldview About the Story, Scriptural Application: Bluejays” The place of man and animals in Creation 10 Thinking Zone 20 11–13 Return of 21–31 Quiz 1E Literature as a Tool: Questioning an “The the Teaching Help 1F evolutionary valuation of man Rangers” Teaching Help 1G 14 32–33 Quiz 1F About the Story, Discussion: “Mother to Teaching Help 1H Evaluating the worldview Son” poem’s Teaching Help 1I (Phil. 4:13; Rom. 8:8) 15 34 Quiz 1G About the Story: A biblical view of old “The Soul’s Dark Teaching Help 1J age Scriptural Application: Scriptural Cottage” wisdom (1 Tim. 4:12; Ps. 119:99; Lev. 19:32; Prov. 16:31) 16 35–36 Quiz 1H About the Poem, Discussion and “The Teaching Help 1K Analysis: The weakness of Windows” man’s nature transcended by grace; God’s the power of truth evidenced in action
Elements of Literature, Second Edition Lesson Plan Overview Day(s) Topic Pages Support Materials Bible Integration Unit 1: Imaginative Comparison 1 Marks and Modes of Literature Visual Analysis xi–3 The first poem (Gen. 2:23) Discussion: Poetry in the Bible Scriptural Application: Aesthetics in a biblical worldview Enrichment: Analyze poetic passages in Scripture 2–3 Imaginative Comparison 3–5 Teaching Help 1A Scriptural Application: The Christian and glorifying God through art (Gen. 1:27, 9:6; James 3:9; Matt. 5:45) 4 “A Bird Came Down the Walk” 6–7 Quiz 1A Teaching Help 1B Word List 1 Scriptural Application: Importance of being “in the faith” (2 Cor. 13:5) 5–6 “The Spider and the Wasp” 8–13 Quiz 1B Teaching Help 1C Reading Standardized Test Practice 1 Scriptural Application: Creation declaring God’s glory (Ps. 19; Rom. 1:20); predator-prey relationship a result of the Fall About the Story: Evaluating Petrunketvitch’s scientific worldview Literature as a Tool: Writing about God’s hand in creation 7 “The Nightingale and the Glowworm” 14–15 Quiz 1C Teaching Help 1D Analysis, About the Poem: God as source of both poetry and wisdom 8–9 “What Stumped the Bluejays” 16–19 Quiz 1D Teaching Help 1E Potential Problems: Evaluating Twain’s worldview About the Story, Scriptural Application: The place of man and animals in Creation 10 Thinking Zone 20 11–13 “The Return of the Rangers” 21–31 Quiz 1E Teaching Help 1F Teaching Help 1G Literature as a Tool: Questioning an evolutionary valuation of man 14 “Mother to Son” 32–33 Quiz 1F Teaching Help 1H Teaching Help 1I About the Story, Discussion: Evaluating the poem’s worldview (Phil. 4:13; Rom. 8:8) 15 “The Soul’s Dark Cottage” 34 Quiz 1G Teaching Help 1J About the Story: A biblical view of old age Scriptural Application: Scriptural wisdom (1 Tim. 4:12; Ps. 119:99; Lev. 19:32; Prov. 16:31) 16 “The Windows” 35–36 Quiz 1H Teaching Help 1K About the Poem, Discussion and Analysis: The weakness of man’s nature transcended by God’s grace; the power of truth evidenced in action