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Homework 1.6: Black History Month Poetry Competition

Your homework this week is to write a poem about a significant black Briton. You will be given a handout with the details on it, and the deadline is this Friday, 23 October.

For extra help, see www.100greatblackbritons.com, or look up black Britons on Wikipedia.

Homework 1.6: Black History Month Poetry Competition

Your homework this week is to write a poem about a significant black Briton. You will be given a handout with the details on it, and the deadline is this Friday, 23 October.

For extra help, see www.100greatblackbritons.com, or look up black Britons on Wikipedia.

Homework 5

Due in for Tuesday 13 October 2009.

Complete the I, Robot worksheet. This will involve answering the following questions:

1. What is it that makes us human?
2. What do you think your purpose is?
3. Why do you think there are so many references to Christianity in I, Robot?
4. In what ways does that film remind you of the story of the Creation of humans, and the Fall of humans? You can read this story to remind you in Genesis 2:4-3:24.
5. How does the film remind you of Jesus?

Homework 4

We can often tell what someone’s parents are like from the way that person behaves, acts and speaks. We are evidence of our parents. Christians believe that we can also learn about what God is like by looking at the evidence of his creation.

Imagine that you are a citizen of a distant planet. You have been sent on a fact-finding mission to earth. They have heard about a creator called God, who, they have been told, created the entire universe. They have become very curious about this God and have sent you to have a look at what God created in order to see if there are any clues available as to what God is like. Write a letter telling them about what you have found on earth.

You could begin:

Dear Citizens of Pluto,

I am sending you my report about the evidence I have found for the Creator humans call “God”.
There are many examples of imagination and creativity amongst the humans here. For example, the building called the Eiffel Tower. It is a marvel of engineering, and is very striking. Humans must be very creative and enjoy producing unusual things. This makes me think that their Creator, God, must also be imaginative and have a sense of humour.
Secondly …