November 2019 (Oct. 31 class) Apprentice - the 1960's

Apprentice

WE HAVE A FIELD TRIP ON OCT. 24 BETWEEN IMAGINATIVE ARTS AND THE NEXT HISTORY CLASS (OCT. 31).  YOU CAN FIND THE BOOK TO READ AND THE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE OCT. 24 CLASS AND FIELD TRIP HERE.

PUT YOUR GOGO BOOTS AND TIE DYE ON AND COME PARTY IN THE 60'S!

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of Us, volume 10, chapters 17-35 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 7" on Amazon Prime.  Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book

2. Study maps of the Vietnam War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Print these for your commonplace book.  Create a notebook page or two on the events from the 1960's. Be creative and artistic. Include a summary of the chapters you read and include any applicable pictures and maps. Write a paragraph or two about your conclusions about these events. What do you think about them?

3. Study the note cards for this month from the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

4. Print my timeline (found here) or make your own in your commonplace book, add 5 additional dates from world, national or your family history.  (If you make your own, make sure you include LDS prophets, US presidents and at least 12 dates.)

5. Read this talk given by Robert E. Wells entitled "Peace".  Look for principles as you read and come to class prepared to discuss.

CONTEST: See if you can find important events for your timeline in other areas like science, entertainment, sports, etc. We will vote on the best or most unique one found! There will be a prize :)

6.  Memorize the following hook dates:

• 1961 - The Bay of Pigs Invasion takes place in Cuba.
• 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. 
• 1963 - Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his "I have a dream" speech 
• 1963 - President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
• 1964 - The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed.
• 1965 - America enters the Vietnam War 
• 1966 - Cultural Revolution in China begins
• 1968 - Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated.
• 1969 - Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the Moon.

Know/Understand

Choose 1 person from your reading OR FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY to give us a 2-3 minute report on in class.  Please include 3 bullet points about why we need to know about this person and the impact he/she made on this time period.  Also look for whether or not this person lived our principle for the month, "Begin with the End in  Mind."  How did this affect their lives?

YOU CAN DO YOUR REPORT IN ANY WAY THAT INTERESTS YOU.  YOU CAN SING A SONG, WRITE A POEM, DRAW A PICTURE, ETC.  USE YOU TALENTS AND YOUR STRENGTHS AND BE CREATIVE!  I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THIS ASSIGNMENT AND AREN'T JUST LIMITED TO STANDING AND ONLY TALKING EVERY TIME.  

• click HERE for the Google Doc to sign up for a person for your presentation.

Become/Serve

In the talk you read, Elder Wells quote St. Francis of Assisi.  He prayed:

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.

Where there is hatred let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light.

And where there is sadness, joy.

Just like our parents/grandparents living in the 1960's, our world is full of unrest, war, political turmoil and people turning from God.  We often ask ourselves where we can find peace.  How can you be a better peace maker in your circle of influence - to fulfill this prayer of St. Francis in our day?  It will take work and planning and a determination, it will take beginning with the end in mind and choosing be active in your interactions with people and not reactive.  Ponder on these questions and then journal for 10 minutes on peace and where you can find it and make a commitment on something you will do to bring more peace into your world.

November 2019 (Oct 31 class) Journeyman - North American/Central American Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn


Do all of the following:


1 - Study a map of North America and Central America and work on memorizing the countries

2 - Print a blank map for your commonplace book and mark the following things:

• major bodies of water and rivers
• 10 major cities
• 5 crops and where they are grown
• major mountain ranges and other physical features (deserts, plains, peninsulas, etc)
• LDS temple(s)

3 - Practice where the countries are on this little online quiz


Know/Understand

Choose one of the following countries to do a 2-3 minute presentation on.

RECORD YOURSELF DOING YOUR PRESENTATION AND UPLOAD IT TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.  (For instructions, click here.) WE WILL WATCH THEM IN CLASS.

• Go HERE to sign up for a country.

 For your presentation, please do ONE of the following -

• tell us a folk tale from that country
• teach us a dance from that country
• tell us about the flag and what they symbols mean
• tell us about a prominent figure in it's history
• give us 5 important dates for our time line from this country in the 20th or 21st century and tell us why they are important
• teach us how to count and write to 10 and say and write "hello" and "good bye" in the native language
• bring 10-12 items from that country to create a display and explain to us what you brought
• what kind of government does your country have and who is it's political leader(s)
• tourist destinations in your country.  What would I HAVE to see there if I visited?
• tell us (and show us with pictures) about the money in your country.  How does it compare to our American dollar?

November 2019 (Oct 31 class) Master - Foreign Policy

Master

Since the beginnings of America, foreign policy has been a hot topic. How do we maintain relationships with other countries that do not share our values and beliefs, but also ensure liberty for ourselves and others? 

Study/Know

1 - Read (SKIM like Sis. Martin taught you, seriously...this article is long.  Don't spend more than an hour skimming/reading it) the Wikipedia article on the History of U.S. Foreign Policy, and trace the shifts in America's outlook on foreign policy through the years. Print it out and underline the main points.   (I copied the article, took out all the formatting and put it in a google doc.  You can access it here.  When you print, print 2 pages per sheet and it will take 10 sheets.)

2 - Watch this Crash Course video on Foreign Policy (10 min)

3 - Watch this video on Domestic vs. Foreign Policy and the people involved (15 min)




Learn/Understand

There were several telegrams and speeches given after World War 2 which shaped foreign policies between America and the USSR, leading to the Cold War. These documents include:

• George Kennan's "Long Telegram"
• "Novikov Telegram"
• Churchill's "The Sinews of Peace" speech
• Truman Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• Molotov Plan
• NSC-68

I don't expect you to read these, but research each of them and summarize their main points in your commonplace books.  A good place to look for a short summary will be your Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. 

Then, using your notes, write a few paragraphs about how American foreign policy has changed and why. How did these post World War II documents lead to the policy of containment that the U.S. adopted?  Have they followed true principles?  What principles did you find in the documents?  Find scriptures or examples to back up your principles.  

Do you think, that given the circumstances, that this was the best course of action? Would you do anything differently? How do you think this policy will affect our future relations with other nations?