History Apprentice Week 1: Nov. 4, 2021

 History Week 1: Nov. 4, 2021 - Obedience

Study/Learn

1. Study your notecards We'll be passing out notecards to you this Thursday, so take this week to solidify your play memorization and work hard to be up to date on The Living Christ and we'll start with notecard games next week.  
2. In the 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell, read the chapter on servanthood
3. Ask the 5 types of questions and write your answers in your commonplace book and bring it to class, this is your ticket into class today, so don't forget it.
4. Read this Conference Talk: Obedience Brings Blessings by Pres. Monson
5. Find 3 principles that are taught in the talk and add them to this doc.  Write them in the "if...then..." format.  
6. Do a word study on obedience
7. Watch these videos.  Take notes in your commonplace book on what you learn.
• 5 Things you should know about the Roman Empire (5 min)
• The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire (5 min)
• The Middle Ages (4 min)
• Life in Medieval Europe (25 min)
8. Print this PDF history of the Kings of England.  I printed 2 pages per sheet and made a little booklet.  Put it in your commonplace book.  (If you want to, you can just print 1/family).  We'll refer to this throughout the year.  Glance through it and see if you notice any patterns.

Know/Understand

How does obedience play into the Middle Ages?  Find a story about a person or event from the Middle Ages that shows obedience or lack of obedience.  Create a video of yourself as a newscaster telling the story of your person as if their story were on the news.  Keep it to less than 2 minutes.  (You'll see the timestamp on your video...make sure it's less than 2 min.) and upload it to the YouTube channel.  The instructions are here.  

Become/Serve

Pres. Monson said, 

"Obedience is a hallmark of prophets; it has provided strength and knowledge to them throughout the ages. It is essential for us to realize that we, as well, are entitled to this source of strength and knowledge. It is readily available to each of us today as we obey God’s commandments....The knowledge which we seek, the answers for which we yearn, and the strength which we desire today to meet the challenges of a complex and changing world can be ours when we willingly obey the Lord’s commandments. I quote once again the words of the Lord: 'He that keepeth [God’s] commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.'” (D&C 93:28)

Ponder on all that you've learned and felt about obedience this week.  Write your feelings in your journal.  Read through the For Strength of Youth pamphlet and evaluate yourself on each topic.  Is there a topic or two that you could be more obedient in?  Make a list of the topics that you could have better obedience in and then choose one and set a goal to work on it this week.

History Journeyman Week 1: November 4, 2021

Let’s put the world into perspective, comparing our home state of Utah with the countries we are studying this year.  That will involve becoming familiar with some of Utah’s stats and facts initially, so that as we study each individual country, we will have that beginning frame of reference in future weeks.

STUDY & LEARN

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Assignment #1:
Research a few basic facts/stats about Utah by completing this worksheet.  Try to find the MOST RECENT information possible.  You can print it out to complete it or just copy the topics by hand into your Binder to complete it.  Either way, write the information LEGIBLY and keep a copy of it in your Binder for future reference.  (Click HERE for a PDF copy to print out.)

This particular assignment will serve as a foundation for the other 5 weeks of study.  While it will take a little extra time this week, it will only be done once for the entire 6-week History course.

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Next, let’s learn a bit about the country of England.

Assignment #2:
Study a map of England, then print out a blank map of England (this is a good one) and mark the following items on it:  (You will need to show this map on your way into class, so please have it ready!)

*The 10 Largest Cities.

*The Capital City.

*Major Bodies of Water and Rivers in this country, including those surrounding the country (i.e. - oceans, seas, channels, etc.).

*Major Mountain Ranges and Other Distinct Physical Features (i.e. - deserts, plains, peninsulas, etc.).

*National Parks or Natural Areas of Interest.

*Mark Where all the LDS Temple(s) Are and Label Them.

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Assignment #3:
Complete this same worksheet with facts about ENGLAND this time and add this worksheet to your Binder, as well.  Again, try to find the MOST RECENT information possible for England, specifically.  (Click HERE for a PDF copy to print out.)

KNOW & UNDERSTAND

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Assignment #4:
Please come to class prepared to discuss comparisons between Utah and England.  For example:

*  Which one is bigger / smaller in land area?
*  Which one has more / fewer people?
*  How do their lakes and rivers and mountain heights compare?
*  How are their climates and weather patterns similar or dissimilar?
*  What other countries are near England?
*  How many more temples and Church members does Utah have than England?


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Assignment #5:
At the end of the 6-week History block, we will have a random raffle drawing for a few prizes, which you can enter in AT LEAST ONE of the following ways:

**(You MUST complete at least ONE of these in order to attend Journeyman class.)**

1)   Find a BEAUTIFUL, INSPIRING IMAGE that you absolutely LOVE of something that is notable or distinguishable in England.  Take a screenshot of it and upload the image through the form linked below.  Be prepared to briefly tell us what the location is and what you love about it.

2)   Find a REALLY INTERESTING FACT about England that you think is fascinating and which you think I as a "grown-up" and your mentor would NOT know.  Write that fact in your binder, and be prepared to briefly tell us about it.

3)   Find an IMAGE OF AN INTERESTING PLACE in England that you would love to visit, and be prepared to briefly tell us about it - why you'd like to visit there.  Take a screenshot of this place and upload it through the form linked below.

4)   Find a RELATIVE IN YOUR FAMILY HISTORY - at least THREE generations back - who is from England, and write down their name in your binder.  Ask around amongst your family (your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) to see if you can find a little story or interesting piece of information about them to share with us, also including who they are in relation to you (i.e. - your Great Great Grandmother, Great Uncle, etc.).

5)   Find an INSPIRING / MEANINGFUL QUOTE FROM SOMEONE FAMOUS who was/is from England.  Write it down in beautiful handwriting, or create a "Meme" quote pic with it, and include it in your binder.  Or just write it in your binder and MEMORIZE it to share it with us.  You can snap a pic of your artwork and submit it through the form linked below, or enter just the text in the form linked below.  But please put your original artwork in your binder.

Go to

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to submit your information and/or pics.
This will let me know who has done the work and will be in Journeyman class this week.

For every one item you complete of the above 5 items, I will add your name to the jar.
At the end of our 6 weeks of History study, each entry you have
in the jar gives you another chance at winning a prize.

You will also earn $1 in Vanbucks
for each of the 5 items above that you complete each week.

Happy Studying!

History Masters Week 1

This week we are reading a classic, Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.

As you read this book pay special attention to how you see the theme of obedience throughout the book :) Come prepared to discuss that particular topic and others that inspire you. 

Text or email your sticker idea when you are finished, that's your ticket to masters!