October Week 2

Skills to help you succeed:

1. Turn the Page Chapter 6. Practice “Arguing with yourself” in all of your reading this week.

2. Drawing Textbook Lesson 5-7, OR get to Doodle #42 (They're the same. :) )

3. Work on Memorization: scripture and poem through "....And I the Underside"

4. Writing Skills of your choice

5. Listen to Bach while you work or do your math :-)

CORE:

Do by Thursday:

Read: Putting on the Armor of God Chapter 9 and for an entire day take

note of the temptations you have that keep you (or would keep you)

from doing what God would have you do with your time or energy at

that moment.  Write in your journal an answer to the following question:

What does that tell you about yourself, your weaknesses and Satan’s

 strategies against you: Track your 6 goals

Do the rest of the study week:

 1. Read, Ponder, Discuss: Do a Word Study on the word “Heart” or a similar word, then read Freedom Train (or another book you feel inspired to read about Harriet Tubman or another hero of the Underground Railroad) and answer the discussion questions on this blog by Monday: http://vanguarduniteddiscussions.blogspot.com

2. Research: your family history and see if you can find any stories in your family that have to do with a selfish or a loving heart. Bring that story to share. If you can’t find a family story, add a memory to Family Search about anyone in your family showing an unselfish heart (interview someone or share it from your own memory).

3. Create: Prayerfully consider what you can create to share something that inspired you this week, such as: a poem, paper, drawing, painting, timeline, video, song, blog post, speech, visual presentation, digital piece, letter, or another way to share the truth you learned. If it can be shared online, post it on the discussion blog. Be ready to share why it inspired you.

 Try a different way to share than what you tried last week. Remember, this can be a rough draft of what you take to Journeyman to refine and it may be the writing you are doing for Master class. To help us in preparing class. Please comment below (by Monday) about what you worked on creating this week.

Some “create” ideas:

-Create an experience by thinking of something that is keeping you “captive” – a bad habit or a bad feeling towards someone – and for a whole day, set yourself free (or rid yourself) of that habit or feeling.

-Make a video or draw a favorite scene from the book you read and tell us a principle or truth you discovered

-Write a song or poem about the importance of freedom and being willing to work for it

-Write a letter to Harriet Tubman and tell her what you learned from her and how you plan to be different because of her example

JOURNEYMAN:

Read: Aspire – Chapter 5 and write your thoughts in your journal

Bring: a paper copy of a project from Core, Journeyman or Master for review and revision

Read: two hymns and the scriptures that are listed with that hymn. Answer these questions: How

does the poetry of a hymn compare with the words of the scriptures? Does the imagery of the

hymn affect you differently than the words of the scriptures? Why are hymns such a powerful

tool in our fight against the adversary? How can your poetry be a tool for you to share your

message, or resist the power of the adversary?

Free Writing: What are the ways in which you sing? Write for five minutes about the following poem:

I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman, 1819 - 1892

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe

    and strong,

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off

    work,

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the

    deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing

    as he stands,

The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the

    morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at

    work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young

    fellows, robust, friendly,

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

MASTER:

Read: Bonds That Make Us Free to Chap. 11 or Leadership and Self Deception Part 2: How we get in the Box

Write a story of collusion or about a time you found yourself “in the box” from your own observation or experience. You may want to do this by filling out a diagram like the one on pg. 167 on Bonds that Make us Free.

Write and Email:Email your story to Sis. Housholder ranae@housholderfamily.com and Sis. Pack at natesarapack@hotmail.com

Cultural Literacy: Continue learning Cultural Literacy terms

PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY:

·         Principles of Liberty: Do the Principles of Liberty Course, month 2, week 2 in your student manual.  Bring your notes, thoughts, and answers to the questions to class.

·         Continue: working on your goal to have a servant heart.  How’s it going? Record in your journal the changes you’ve seen.

GREAT BOOKS:

·         Do a Word Study on the Word: Civilization

·         Read: Pages 299-317 of Volume 6: Civilization. 

·         Write a discussion question on the comments in the Great Books Blog (and you can begin answering each others questions before you come to class if you'd like!)