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September History.
The Beginning.
Apprentice
In your commonplace book, write down these questions:
Why study history?
Why is it so important?
How does learning history affect us?
Do you think all history is true?
After you’ve written down your questions, I want you to ask
your mom those same questions and see what she says. Or while you’re writing down your answers you
can discuss each question with your mom, and then write what you decide.
Read: The Story of the World Vol. 1 Ancient Times chapters 1-9.
Look up these terms in your Cultural Literacy Book and write
them on flash cards:
Hunting & Gathering Society
Nomadism
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Middle Ages
Stone Age
Come prepared to have a discussion. We’re going to be talking about what we read
in the Story of the World and labeling our maps.
Journeyman
Family history! Yeah!
I read somewhere that the best place to start your family
history is to start with yourself, so this month for Journeyman we’re going to
gather all our information.
First things first!
Get a journal if you don’t have one, and if you want to do a journal on
a computer, than make sure you have a back up of all your work. (I do both!)
Next is gather your information and record it into your
journal. (Ex. Birthdate, place, time,
parents names. Dates that matter like
baptism date, blessing date.)
And now here’s your
big assignment. If your parents
haven’t already done this, I want you to record the day of your birth. So have your mom and/or dad dictate to you
what your birthday was like.
Come prepared to show us what your birthday was like! Yes!
This is going to be fun!!
Here’re some ideas for you, but remember you can do whatever
sparks your mind:
Draw a picture of your birthday.
Write a poem of your birthday.
Make a collage with your birth pictures.
Write a paper of what your day was like and share it.
Play, sing or bring music that was played around the date of
your birthday.
Bring something that your parents saved from your birthday
to show.
The sky is the limit on what you can think up! You’re free
to use whatever amazing talents you have!! J
Master
Read: The Jaguar Prophecy by Phyllis Gunderson
This book is a fun read, and it really gets you
thinking.
Look up Matt. 24 and read the whole chapter. Also make sure you read the JST parts of
it.
Through whatever medium that you like to use, present your
feelings on the prophecies that we’ve read, and what that means for you, and
your own future.
Here’re some ideas:
Draw/paint/sculpt some (any kind of art) kind of art that
represents what you feel.
Write a paper and present it to the class.
Write a song, or find a song to play that conveys the feelings you
have.
Draw a cartoon. It
could be a political statement, satire, or a comic.
Write a speech to give to the class. There are generally 4 different types of speech,
look them up to help you decide.
Those ideas are just the start! Do what you feel strikes your interests. I'm excited to see what you guys come up with!!
Here's a fascinating video about the stars, and the star of Bethlehem:
It's an hour long so you'll need to take an evening with your parents, but believe me you'll be glad you watched it!! J
