Journals and Homework, Week 2

8/25 - Imagine that you lived during the Civil War. What would your position in society have been? Did your family live in a Union state or a Confederate state? Would you have been a soldier? What position would you have taken on states' rights vs. the federal government? On slavery?

HW: RBC pp 62-67

8/26 - Discuss a situation in which someone you know displayed unusual courage. What, in particular, made this an act of heroism as opposed to just normal bravery?

HW: RBC pp 68-75

8/27 - Quote: "Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes." -Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) How does Henry embody this quote? Does he confirm it or refute it? How?

HW: RBC pp 76-88

8/28 - What is the farthest you have ever travelled from home and family? What did you do and how did you feel? If you have never been away from your family, where would you like to go and what would you like to do there?

HW: Review RBC 1-88

8/29 - Write a poem describing the experiences of Henry's mother during the Civil War.