October Journeyman Readings & Inspirements

Study  – Know

Read ALL of the following: 

1. How: Essential Skills for Living the Gospel. Say a prayer and then choose one of the chapters to read.  Read that chapter, marking your favorite parts as you read.  In your journal make note of any spiritual promptings you receive while you read so you can act on those.  (Estimated time: 30 minutes)

2. Promises of the Constitution: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. Read pages 125-157. Mark anything that stands out to you. (Estimated time: 2 hours)

3. Hero Study. Research and take notes on a person you admire from this time period (1500 to 1850). (Estimated time: 1 hour)

Teach – Understand

Choose ONE of the following inspirements: (Estimated time: 30 minutes or more)

• Teach the Vanguard group the skill you chose to learn from the "How book."  Strive to work on this new habit all four weeks until the next Leadership Academy class, by writing it on your SAR and discussing it with your parents. You could teach this in a variety of ways: create a poem or song, Prezi or Power Point , white board discussion, object lesson, poster board that displays the main points, prepare a talk, or write a paper about it to read to the class. Limit your presentation to 2-3 minutes. 
• Write a hero report.  Read the report to the class. Hand in your report to Sister Edwards.  It won't be graded; we just want to read it. If you'd like to become a better writer, you can write at the top "feedback please."
• If you signed up for this week, give your hero presentation. See instructions on the Yahoo group files. 
• When reading Promises of the Constitution, write a summary at the end of each tiny chapter.  Take one of those main concepts and choose a way to teach it to the class. You can use a Prezi or Power Point presentation, white board discussion, object lesson, short game or activity or simulation, or find a video online to help you teach the concept.
• Answer the following questions from Promises of the Constitution in your notebook: 

- What ways are people are supposed to be equal and ways they aren’t (pages 150-51).  
- Draw a diagram of government’s horizontal powers and vertical powers (pages 148-9).
- Explain the what, why, and who of the Federalist Papers (pages 126-7). 
- List the rights God has given us on pages 142-3. 

Serve –Become

Choose ONE of the following inspirements : (Estimated time: 30 minutes or more)

• Teach a family home evening lesson on one of the things you studied this month: your skill from the “How book,” a government principle from the Promises of the Constitution book, your hero, or Carry On Mr. Bowditch. 
• Write down promptings you receive while doing your readings and inspirements. Act on one that serves someone else. Come to class ready to share. 
• Teach a family member or friend the main points of the things you've learned from your studies this week. Be sure to tell them how you're going to improve your life from the things you've learned. Come to class ready to share. 
• Or choose a “Serve-Become” from the apprentice or master level.
• Find three scriptures and three quotes that relate to something you learned this week. Write a summary of them in your notebook. What is God teaching you from these? Record your thoughts.