Thursday, March 24, 2022

Robinson Crusoe Outline

We have identified several themes in Robinson Crusoe: isolation, Divine Providence, Suffering, struggle against adversity, etc.  The kids are creating an outline for their essays.  We discussed how to create a basic, five paragraph essay.  

  Better Man Outline

  1. Introduction

  1. Thesis Statement (Tends to be the last sentence in the introduction paragraph)

                  2.   Body

  1. Main point 1 - Background on Crusoe

  2. Main point 2- Crusoe’s spiritual journey on the island

  3.  Main point 3 - Overall impact, positive and negative, the island had on Crusoe

                  3.   Conclusion

  1. Reword the thesis statement

  2. Briefly re-instate what was talked about in the paper

  3. Conclude your paper.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Robinson Crusoe Mini-Projects

 The kids read The Prodigal Son and Jonah and the Whale to draw parallels between the two Bible stories and Robinson Crusoe.  Additionally, they are working on island sketches and journal entries.  Below are samples.