Haiku
Students, click below to access the random image generator. Click the button once to reveal a random image. Write a haiku inspired by that picture, using plenty of imagery. You will soon discover the challenge of haiku - producing a powerful, thought provoking image in a compressed space.
Tao Te Ching
Consider a passage from the Tao Te Ching.
What do you find wise or useful in this passage?
What is the message that the writer wishes to convey to the reader?
What wisdom does the Master intend to teach to the student?
Finally, how is it relevant to your life? Be as specific as possible when considering relevance to your own life.
You'll find all 81 passages of the Tao Te Ching here.
What do you find wise or useful in this passage?
What is the message that the writer wishes to convey to the reader?
What wisdom does the Master intend to teach to the student?
Finally, how is it relevant to your life? Be as specific as possible when considering relevance to your own life.
You'll find all 81 passages of the Tao Te Ching here.
Epigrams
An Introduction to the Historical and Cultural Context
The above slides provide an introduction to the historical and cultural context of our next unit, Literature of India, China and Japan. If the slides above do not load, download them here:
| histintro.ppt |
You can also view the slides in Google Drive here.