Biblical Allusions in Pop Culture
The King James Bible is an integral part of the Western literary canon. Many novels, plays, and poems read in western literature in high school and beyond will contain multiple biblical allusions—authors rely on your knowledge of the Bible in order to further your understanding of their messages. In your group, you will be presenting a specific allusion from the Bible. If you are not familiar with the allusion, then the first step is to do some light research on the topic. Next, each individual should start searching for instances of this allusion being used in literature,film,television, etc. Retellings of the story will suffice. For example: Evan Almighty=Noah/The Flood.
Create a brief presentation for the class. It should include:
-The allusion you were assigned
-A brief synopsis of the allusion
- TWO instances of it used in pop culture. They should be different mediums, such as film and literature, or
TV and film, etc. If it is a film or tv show, get a representative clip from Youtube. If literature, reproduce a
segment of the written work.
That’s it. You will present on Friday 10/3. Save it on something that you can access on my laptop. This is a listening/speaking grade
Biblical Allusions in Pop Culture
The King James Bible is an integral part of the Western literary canon. Many novels, plays, and poems read in western literature in high school and beyond will contain multiple biblical allusions—authors rely on your knowledge of the Bible in order to further your understanding of their messages. In your group, you will be presenting a specific allusion from the Bible. If you are not familiar with the allusion, then the first step is to do some light research on the topic. Next, each individual should start searching for instances of this allusion being used in literature,film,television, etc. Retellings of the story will suffice. For example: Evan Almighty=Noah/The Flood.
Create a brief presentation for the class. It should include:
-The allusion you were assigned
-A brief synopsis of the allusion
- TWO instances of it used in pop culture. They should be different mediums, such as film and literature, or
TV and film, etc. If it is a film or tv show, get a representative clip from Youtube. If literature, reproduce a
segment of the written work.
That’s it. You will present on Friday, 10/3. Save it on something that you can access on my laptop. This is a listening/speaking grade