January 2020 Apprentice - the 1970's

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of Us, volume 10, chapters 36-37 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 8" on Amazon Prime.  Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book

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

3. Print the timeline that I created HERE or create one of your own with at least 12 dates, add 5 additional events from world, national or your own family history.

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

4. Create a notebook page or two for your History binder on the events from the 1970s. 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?

Know/Understand

Choose 1 EVENT (pay attention, I've changed this one up from a person to an event)  from your
reading OR FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY to give us a 2-3 minute report on in class. Fill in what event you chose on the google doc so we don't duplicate.

Become/Serve

1976 was the 200th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the creation of the United States of America.  A lot was said by our church leaders that year and the year leading up to it on God's hand in the formation of America as a nation under God.

Read one of the following General Conference talks on the destiny of America and the blessing of liberty that we enjoy here.

• "America's Destiny" by Marion G Romney
• "If they will but serve the God of the Land" N. Eldon Tanner
• "Oh Beautiful for Patriot Dreams" Paul H Dunn
• "Our Priceless Heritage" Ezra Taft Benson

Journal for 10 minutes on what you can do to help maintain your God-given liberties in this country and how you can better serve God.

January 2020 Journeyman - Asia Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn

Do all of the following:

1 - Study a map of Asia and work on memorizing the countries with any method that works for you.

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)

Know/Understand

Choose one of the countries in Asia to do a 2-3 minute presentation on.  Put what you chose in the google doc so we don't overlap.

Record yourself doing the presentation and upload it to the YouTube channel so we can watch it in class.

***IF ANYONE IS GOING TO TEACH A DANCE, PLEASE TEXT SIS. CLOWARD AND LET HER KNOW.

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?

January 2020 Master - Gladys Aylward

Study/Learn

1 - Read "Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman" by Gladys Aylward and Christine Hunter

2 - Think about the following as you read and be prepared to discuss in class:

• What are the advantages to the spiritual life? What are the disadvantages? Use examples from Gladys' own life.

• Gladys Aylward's relationship to God is by far the most important thing in her life. It is this relationship, based upon faith, that allows Gladys to continually leave friends, family, and acquaintances, in the woman's everlasting search for those ignorant of the Christian faith. Gladys states that God has a "claim" on her, and she is meant to serve him. Gladys' life is thus a purpose-driven life, though sometimes retrospection is needed to find that purpose.

• "I wasn't God's first choice for what I've done in China...I don't know who it was...it must have been a man...a well-educated man. I don't know what happened. Perhaps he died. Perhaps he wasn't willing...and God looked down...and saw Gladys Aylward...and God said, 'Well, she's willing.'" - Gladys Aylward

Know/Understand

One of my very favorite quotes of Gladys's is the following:

"The eagle that soars in the upper air does 

not worry itself how it is to cross rivers."

- Gladys Aylward

When we are "soaring in the upper air" we are putting first things first in our life.  We are putting God first and then all the rest falls into place.

Depict this quote in art.  What does it mean to you?  You don't have to necessarily write the quote as art, but explore how the quote makes you feel and then create something that evokes in you the reminder of the emotions you feel and bring it to class to share.  Spend some time on it.  I want it to mean something to you.