Here are some tips and warnings. Here are the final portfolio assignments: H and CPA.
Here are some samples from this year's portfolios.
Sample one page (a little more than that) art reflection. Sample N.T. character sketch + partial write up for that sketch. Here's a sample student parable and explanation.
Here's my sample mark up of a poem. This step is CRUCIAL to making meaning of the poem FIRST.
You can find N.T. poems here and here and here.
Searchable terms (partial list): star of Bethlehem, blind leading the blind, cast the first stone, walk on water, Good Samaritan, head on a platter, Prodigal son, ye of little faith, brood of vipers, light of the world, pearl of great price, salt of the earth, camel through the eye of the needle, eleventh hour, withered fig tree, faith that moves mountains. thirty pieces of silver, betrayed by a kiss, carry the cross, before the cock crows.
You'll find some partial student samples from past portfolios here. If you need hard copies, please see me.
You can find N.T. poems for the portfolio here and here and here.
I watched this Bones episode on Friday - there's a NT reference/allusion in it.
Recent article using the Samaritan parable
Yet another Daily Show reference (this one is from the Hebrew Bible). It comes around the 13:30 mark.
A N.T. reference on The Daily Show ( you could call this an allusion).
There's a NT reference at the end of this article.
I was watching Law and Order: SVU "Pixies" last night and heard a N.T. reference/allusion.
Here's a food pantry with a biblical name.
Here's a sports article referencing the prodigal son.
Here's an article referencing Judas in the title.
Here's a poem that alludes to Mary Magdalene (it is NOT a retelling).
Ironic Noah's ark reference
Here's a poem with an allusion
Recent article with a reference to Solomon
Looking for allusions in materials you've read/seen/heard:
Terrific Genesis allusion in this poem (text is here).
Othello 1.1
Scarlet Letter here, here and here
"Aches and Pains" by Marilyn Nelson
"The Second" by Kay Ryan