April 2020 Apprentice - the 21st Century

PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS UPLOADED AND READY TO BE WATCHED, OR A LINK IN THE DOC, FOR BOTH CLASSES BY 6am ON THURDAY MORNING.  THANKS!

HERE'S HOW ONLINE CLASS WILL GO THIS WEEK (APRIL 2):

• Please upload your presentation video to the YouTube channel or link it in the doc by 6AM Thursday morning.  If it's a prezi or power-point or slideshow,  paste the link in the doc.  So on the doc, here's what I want to see:
• Afton (prezi link...)
• Kensi (my video in on the Youtube channel.  It's called Kensi 2020)
• Jayson (View my slideshow here.....)
• You can also upload a video of you doing the dance you learned if you want to.  You know we all want to see it!  
• Start watching the doc and watch the presentations as they pop up.  Then you can get up Thursday morning and watch all of the rest of the videos/presentations for apprentice.  (You won't have time to watch them all Thurs. morning, so start watching them before that.)  Take notes and write down comments and questions you may have about people's presentations.  
• WE WILL MEET AT 10AM via Zoom (Meeting ID: 850-083-0705 , Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/8500830705) to discuss the presentations.  This is where you will ask your questions and make comments on what you watched in the morning.  This will only be for 40 minutes.
• Journeyman: These videos are for your viewing pleasure.  Please take the time to watch them sometime on Thurs. or Friday.  We won't be meeting for Journeyman.  Enjoy your new found knowledge of South America.  Your welcome.  ;)
• DON'T FORGET to be reading "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok (This is one of my very favorite books.  It was super life changing for me.) for our book discussion next week (Apr. 9)

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of US, volume 10, chapters 46-52.  Write a paragraph or two for each of the chapters, summarizing what you read. Be creative and artistic. Include any applicable pictures and maps.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A HISTORY OF US: You can watch these videos.  They give a BRIEF overview, so choose a few things to look more deeply into.  The second video is just a lot of headlines and not a lot of info.  (Disclaimer: I can't control mainstream liberal media and this is as neutral as I could find.)

• 2000's overview
• 2010's overview

2. Study the note cards for this month (and for the whole year) from the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

PRINT AND DO THIS CROSSWORD. 

3. Print the timeline (from here) and add 5 additional events from world, national or your family history

4.  Study the HOOK DATES from the whole year.

• 1945 - Germany surrenders and the U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. World War II comes to an end.
• 1950 - The Korean War begins.
• 1955 - Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not giving up her seat on the bus.
• 1956 - Hungarian Revolution
• 1957 - Sputnik launched by the Russians
• 1959 - Castro seized power in Cuba

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• 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.

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• 1974 - President Richard Nixon resigns over the Watergate Scandal.

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• 1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff.
• 1989 - Berlin Wall comes down

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• 1990 - The Gulf War begins as Iraq invades Kuwait.
• 1990 - Nelson Mandela Freed
• 1991 - End of the USSR
• 1994 - Rwandan Genocide

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• 2001 - The 9/11 terrorist attacks occur 
• 2003 - The Iraq War begins as the U.S. and other countries invade Iraq.
• 2009 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President of the United States.
• 2020 - Deadly virus COVID-19 puts the world at a standstill in an effort to stop it's spread.

5.  Watch this video of the Evolution of Dance 1950-2019.  Choose one of the following dances (or pick something else you want to learn) and learn it.  Have a dance party!

• Cha Cha Slide 
• Whip & Nae Nae
• Cupid Shuffle
• Fitness Marshall "Cake" (This one is Sis. Cloward's favorite!!!)
• Git Up 
• Old Town Road

Know/Understand

Choose 1 person or event 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 and the impact it/they made on this time period.  Also look for whether or not this person lived our principle for the month, "Synergize."  How did this affect their lives?  Put your choice on the doc so we don't overlap.

THEN RECORD YOURSELF DOING THE PRESENTATION AND PUT IT ON THE VANGUARD YOUTUBE PAGE.  Since we're social distancing, this is how we're doing it now.  You can also do a Prezi or PowerPoint presentations since we'll all just be watching them.  If you do a prezi or PowerPoint, like it up to the google doc.  If you do YouTube, upload it to our site, or link it in the google doc.

Become/Serve

This is your time!  You have been alive for most of the decades we are studying!  Some day you will be telling your kids about his decade just like your parents and grandparents tell you about the decades they lived in.  Your children and grandchildren will be every bit as in awe over COVID-19 as you are when they talk about the World Wars, Great Depression, and Hammer Pants!

Spend 20 minutes and journal about your life right now.  What are you doing?  What do you eat?  Where do you live?  What do you remember about the major world events that have happened during your life time?  Use a lot of details.

April 2020 Journeyman - South American Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn

Do all of the following:

1 - Study a map of South 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 - Learn the Brazilian dance, the Samba: (come on!  Don't complain, I know you all need exercise after being stuck inside!)

• Easy footwork tutorial
• Footwork, arms and hips
• Now Samba to this song (instrumental)

Know/Understand

Choose one of the following countries with your siblings to do a 5-7 minute presentation on.  Sign up on the doc.

RECORD YOURSELF DOING YOUR PRESENTATION AND UPLOAD IT TO THE YOU TUBE CHANNEL AND WE WILL WATCH THEM.

March 2020 Apprentice - the 1990's

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK THE MAIN VANGUARD BLOG (SCROLL DOWN ON IT) FOR FIELD TRIP DAY (FEB. 27) INSTRUCTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS.

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of US, volume 10, chapters 43-45 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 10" on Amazon Prime.  Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book.  Write a paragraph or two for each of the chapter, summarizing what you read. Be creative and artistic. Include any applicable pictures and maps.

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

3. On your fold-out time line in your history binder, add 5 additional events from world, national or your 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.  Study these HOOK DATES (with the ones from the 50's and the 60's)

1974 - President Richard Nixon resigns over the Watergate Scandal.
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1986 - The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after takeoff.

1989 - Berlin Wall comes down
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1990 - The Gulf War begins as Iraq invades Kuwait.

1990 - Nelson Mandela Freed

1991 - End of the USSR

1994 - Rwandan Genocide
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2001 - The 9-11 terrorist attacks occur

2003 - The Iraq War begins as the U.S. and other countries invade Iraq.

2009 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President of the United States.

Know/Understand

Choose 1 person or event 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 or event and the impact it made on this time period.  Also look for whether or not this person lived our principle for the month, "First Seek to understand, then be understood."  How did this affect their lives?  Sign up on the google doc so we don't overlap.

GET CREATIVE.  YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS ALL YEAR.  BRANCH OUT A LITTLE BIT AND GO OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE.  YOU CAN WRITE A POEM, SING A SONG, MAKE A PIECE OF ART, COOK SOMETHING, ETC AS PART OF YOUR REPORT.  

Become/Serve

Elder Dale G. Renlund (April 2015) said the following:

"In December 2013 the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela. After 27 years of imprisonment for his role in the anti-apartheid struggle, Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa. His forgiveness of those who had imprisoned him was remarkable. He received widespread acclaim and praise. Mandela frequently deflected accolades by saying, “I’m no saint—that is, unless you think a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.”

Nelson Mandela (Madiba) has left us a legacy of forgiveness, reconciliation and his pledge for freedom for everybody, no matter their race or color. He will always be an inspiration to the world. In the long and cruel battle to achieve this, he has taught us some invaluable life lessons. (from here)

1.Never abandon hope or give up

“The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Defining your goal and your objectives are essential to winning the race. Facing setbacks and failure is the most difficult part, but never give up.

2. Learn the art of compromise

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. 

Then he becomes your partner.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Whether in politics or in relationships, compromising and negotiating are essential tools. Learn how to give and take. Mandela gave superb advice when he stated that both sides have to gain. It should ideally be a win-win situation.

3. Violence is not the answer

“We can’t win a war, but we can win an election.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Mandela was sentenced to prison for life (and served 27 years) because he and the ANC party had adopted a Marxist strategy of sabotage and violence in the fight for justice. After his release, he did not altogether renounce this policy. It was kept in reserve.

Reconciliation and negotiation were far more effective and powerful weapons and that should never be forgotten. Madiba had the intelligence not to let the past of bitterness and resentment restrict him. Four years of tough negotiations with President de Klerk were rewarded with success and the joint Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

4. Don’t be put off by difficulties

“It always seems impossible until it is done.” 

– Nelson Mandela

That quote by Madiba reflects that although lives are marked by illness, tragedy, misfortune and pain, people should never get discouraged. Those negative experiences can teach more than anything else. And they can teach that you have to remain faithful to your values and ethics. Mandela wanted freedom from apartheid, and while he changed strategy, he never changed that one principle.

5. Learn how to forgive

“If there are dreams of a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to that goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Why do you think that Nelson Mandela decided to learn Afrikaans, the language of his oppressors, while in prison? That was the first move in forgiveness.

When you have been hurt, it is only right to feel self-pity. That feeling may be followed by anger and rage and you should let it all out in a safe, private way. If you never learn to forgive, you will always feel bad. Even if the person who hurt you is dead, negative emotions ruin your life. Time to draw a line under it, and once you forgive, you immediately start to feel better.

6. How kind are you?

“I believe that in the end that it is kindness and accommodation that are all the catalysts for real change.”

 – Nelson Mandela

Try a little kindness today.

7. Bond by sharing experience

“I dream of Africa which is at peace with itself.” 

– Nelson Mandela

In South Africa, rugby was the sport of the white elite and many black and colored people cheered the opposing team as a way of protesting. Picture the scene at the 1995 Rugby World Cup when Mandela wore the rugby jersey of the Springboks, the South African team, who went on to win. That one gesture in participating at a great sporting event was a powerful way of bonding a nation.

On a personal level, try hugging (if appropriate!), eating together, taking part in a sport, or hundreds of other ways to strengthen bonding. These shared experiences will help understanding, commonality and reinforce relationships.

8. Fight discrimination

“I detest racialism because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a white man.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Madiba was single minded in his approach to the enormous task ahead. Today, society is confronted with many other forms of intolerance that lead to discrimination and oppression.

9. Draw a line under your past

“We don’t have to be victims of our past, that we can let go of our bitterness, and that all of us can achieve greatness.” 

– Nelson Mandela

Mandela had every reason to become bitter and twisted and to continue with aggression and confrontation. He was intelligent enough to realize that closure was essential and the new path towards peace and reconciliation was the only way.

Choose one of the things listed above that we learned from the life of Nelson Mandela that rings true to your soul.  Journal for 10 minutes about why it is so important to you and set a goal on how you can live it more fully in your life.

Mandela’s approach to life when he finally retired was, 

“Tread softly, breathe peacefully, laugh hysterically.”

March 2020 Journeyman - African Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn

Do all of the following:

1 - Study a map of Africa 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)

Know/Understand

Choose one of the following countries to do a 2-3 minute presentation on.  Upload it to the YouTube channel and sign up for a country on the this doc. 

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic (CAR)
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo, Democratic Republic of the
• Congo, Republic of the
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
  
  
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

For your presentation, you can 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?

February 2020 Apprentice - the 1980's

OUR SHAKESPEARE PLAY PRACTICE STARTS THIS WEEK DURING MASTER CLASS TIME.  PLEASE CHECK THE SHAKESPEARE BLOG FOR MORE INFORMATION.  YOU CAN LINK IT HERE OR CLICK IT FROM THE MAIN VG BLOG.  

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of US, volume 10, chapters 38-42 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 9" on Amazon Prime.  Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book.  Write a paragraph or two for each of the chapter, summarizing what you read, for your History binder on the events OF THE 1980'S. Be creative and artistic. Include any applicable pictures and maps.

2. Study a map of the Persian Gulf area and print for your notebook page.

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

4. Print the time line (from here) and put it in your history binder, add 5 additional events from world, national or your 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 :)


Save room in your commonplace book for short bios on people from reports in class.

Know/Understand

Choose an event to give us a 2-3 minute report on in class. 

Please include 3 bullet points about why we need to know about this event and the impact it made on this time period.  Also look for whether or not our principle for the month, "Think Win/Win" was lived.   How did this affect those involved?

PUT YOUR CHOICE ON THE GOOGLE DOC (found here)

Become/Serve

Ronald Reagan served two terms as President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. He was also the oldest person ever elected President. Known as "the Great Communicator," Reagan is often remembered for his quick wit and storytelling. Below you will find some of his funnier and more famous quotes.

Choose one of these quotes (or find another one you like) and journal for 5 minutes on why you like it so much and what it means to you.  Set a goal to live it better.

Write the quote on a paper and dress it up.   Bring it to class to show us.


My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table. 

Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.

Education is not the means of showing people how to get what they want. Education is an exercise by means of which enough men, it is hoped, will learn to want what is worth having.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.​ 

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.

The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

February 2020 Journeyman - Australia/Oceania Geography

Journeyman

Study/Learn

Do all of the following:


1 - Study a map of Australia/Oceania 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)

Know/Understand

Choose one of the following countries to do a 2-3 minute presentation on.  Put your choice on the google doc so we don't overlap.  Since there are very few countries this month and very many students, you can work with someone on the same country or do a country by yourself that someone else is also doing.

RECORD YOURSELF DOING YOUR PRESENTATION AND PUT IT ON THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL (instructions in the toolbox)  AND WE WILL WATCH THEM IN CLASS.

• Australia
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Marshall Islands
• Micronesia
• Nauru
• New Zealand
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Samoa
• Solomon Islands
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu

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 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?

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?

October 2019 Apprentice (Sept 26 class) - Post WWII & the 1950's

It's time for a 1950's sock hop! Girls, wear your poodle skirts and saddle shoes and boys, get out those muscle shirts and biker jackets! Don't be square, we'll see ya there!

Apprentice:

Study/Learn

Complete all of the following:

1. Read A History of US, volume 10, chapters 1-16 OR Watch "The Remarkable 20th Century: episode 6" on Amazon Prime.  Pause it and take notes in your commonplace book (see #5)

2. Study the map of post World War 2 Europe.
 

3. Study the note cards for this month from the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy 
     (I sent out the notecard files in an email to your parents, but if you need them again, you can access them here...  VG notecards files)

4. On the time line in your commonplace book (you can print the one I created that's linked below or create your own.  If you create your own make sure you have US presidents, LDS prophets and at least 12 notable dates), add 5 dates that aren't already on there.  They can be world, national or family history dates.
(I sent out the timeline files in an email to your parents, but if you need them again, you can access them here...  VG timelines)

Here's what mine look like --------------->

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 :)

5. Write a paragraph or two in your common place book for each of the major events that happened during the 1950's, summarizing what you read or watched. Be creative and artistic. Include any applicable pictures and maps. 

Save room in your commonplace book for short bios on people from reports in class.

6. Memorize the following dates:

• 1945 - Germany surrenders and the U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. World War II comes to an end.
• 1950 - The Korean War begins.
• 1955 - Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for not giving up her seat on the bus.
• 1956 - Hungarian Revolution
• 1957 - Sputnik launched by the Russians
• 1959 - Castro seized power in Cuba

Know/Understand

Choose 1 person from your reading/watching OR FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY to give us a 2-3 minute report on in class.  (If you can't think of someone, use someone from the list below)  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, "Be Proactive."  How did this affect their lives?  Text Sis. Cloward (801-404-8809) with the one you want so we don't duplicate.

• Harry Truman - JAYKOB
• Joseph Stalin 
• Mahatma Gandhi - KYLEE
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Albert Einstein - JEFFERSON
• Charles de Gaulle
• Winston Churchill - ANNEKA 
• Jackie Robinson - JACOB 
• Joseph McCarthy - ISA
• the Rosenbergs - KASSIE
• Thurgood Marshall
• Elvis Presley - AFTON 
• Ho Chi Minh
• Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Walt Disney  - SARAH 
• Nikita Khrushchev - SAM
• Fidel Castro - ELENA
• Albert Schweitzer - ABBY
• Alexander Fleming - CALEB
• Marilyn Monroe - CHRIS
• Lucille Ball - SHAYLIE 
• Frank Sinatra - ERYN
• Ernest Hemingway - EVELYN
• Arthur Miller - PAIGE
• Dr. Benjamin Spock - JAYSON
• George Orwell
• Rosa Parks - KENSI 

Become/Serve

Print, Read and Mark the following General Conference talk: A Witness and a Warning by Ezra Taft Benson

The following is a quote from Pres. Ezra Taft Benson from the talk you read:

"Never before has the land of Zion appeared so vulnerable to so powerful an enemy as the Americas do at present. And our vulnerability is directly attributable to our loss of active faith in the God of this land, who has decreed that we must worship Him or be swept off. Too many Americans have lost sight of the truth that God is our source of freedom—the Lawgiver—and that personal righteousness is the most important essential to preserving our freedom. So, I say with all the energy of my soul that unless we as citizens of this nation forsake our sins, political and otherwise, and return to the fundamental principles of Christianity and of constitutional government, we will lose our political liberties, our free institutions, and will stand in jeopardy before God."

What year was this talk given in General Conference?  Are you surprised?  Could the same thing be said of our country today?  Have things gotten better or worse since then?  What are some trends we see in America today that are taking us closer and closer to Communism?  Is there a stepping stone between our Democratic Republic government and Communism?  What is it?  (If you're not sure, ask your parents.  They'll tell you it's Socialism.)  Do you see evidence of that step in our country today?  

What can you do now to stop the flood of Socialistic Communism in our country?  What can you do in the future?  

Say a prayer of gratitude to Heavenly Father for the freedoms we enjoy in this country and ask Him what you can do to uphold it.  Journal for 10 minutes on these questions in your commonplace book and record any inspiration you receive.