25 Words for our Cultural Literacy Game Night!

I was surprised how much fun I had choosing these terms! 

Gear up for a fun cultural literacy game night at the end of each month! This is TOTALLY OPTIONAL. Join in if you feel ready for this fun challenge.  

Anyone can come to the game night who has put in the effort of memorizing the 100 terms per month (the gist of them, not word for word). 25 terms a week means writing five cards each weekday (or about 8 a day the three days you're not at Vanguard), and reviewing them as you go. It's doable if you're persistent! 

You may know many of these already, especially if you read 1776. Get out your index cards and let the fun begin... 

NOTE:  These are all found in the chapter titled "American History to 1865," unless noted otherwise.

1. Adams, John 
2. Arnold, Benedict 
3. Boston Massacre 
4. Boston Tea Party 
5. Bunker Hill, Battle of 
6. Common Sense
7. Continental Congress
8. Cornwallis, Charles 
9. Declaration of Independence 
10. Franklin, Benjamin 
11. French and Indian War
12. George III, King (page 227) 
13. Give me liberty or give me death 
14. Jefferson, Thomas 
15. Lexington and Concord, Battle of 
16. New England (page 419)
17. One of by land, and two if by sea
18. Paine, Thomas 
19. Revolutionary War 
20. Shot heard round the world
21. Taxation without representation is tyranny
22. Thirteen colonies 
23. Valley Forge 
24. Washington, George
25. Yorktown, Battle of 

George Washington crossing the Delaware River.

George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette at Valley Forge, PA. 

January Apprentice Readings and Inspirements

Note: Apprentice class is now taught by Sister Johnson, so these are her inspirements. Direct any questions about them to her. These look great, don't they?

Principle of the Month: WORK

1. Memorization        

We'll be working on memorizing these all month, so get a good start this week! 

Scripture:   Hebrews 12:  1-2                                    

Poem: 

The Youth Who Climbs by Walter E. Isenhour

The youth who burns the midnight light
In study and in prayer,
Will reach in future years a height
With blessings waiting there,
No wealth could never, never, buy,
Nor schemes could ever gain,
For only God can take one high
Beyond all sin and stain.

The youth who walks the upward path
And not the downward road,
And conquers self and carnal wrath
And sin wherever sowed,
Is quite a blessing in his home,
In school, at work, or play,
Or o’er the earth where he may roam,
Or where he’s set to stay.

He’ll bless the country where he lives,
The church where he belongs;
He’ll help God’s cause by what he gives
And help to conquer wrongs;
He’ll share the diamonds of his love
With other precious souls,
And point them to the grand above
Where Christ his treasure holds.

The youth who’s clean in heart and mind
And has a spotless name,
And longs to help his fellows find
God’s way that leads to fame;
Or strives to help them fill the place
That God would have them fill,
Shall be a winner in the race
Up Zion’s holy hill.

2. Read    

1. One or more chapters from the How book:  Chapter 2, 24, 25, or 27 OR this article.
2. Just Like Jesus chapter: Finishing Strong                              
3. Read the Parable Of the Talents from Mathew 25:14-30
4. Girls:  Read Understood Betsy from the beginning to A Short Morning                      Boys: Read Johnny Tremain from chapter 1 to chapter 3

3. Watch                      

This video.

4. Think About            

Complete a word study on diligence. Think about what diligence means to you.  How does diligence relate to work and property?   How can you be more diligent?   What are some areas in your life that need a little diligence? 

5. Create                        

Prepare an inspirement that will teach us what you learned from your readings and your thoughts about diligence.  It can be visual, written, an activity, something you make or build, an object lesson.  See Ideas for Learning and Teaching if you need further ideas.
 

6. Project                   

Choose a Work project for this month.  You will be working on your project each week and/or day throughout the month.  This project should be something that is inspiring and personally meaningful to you.   This is the application part of apprentice (applying principles to ourselves).  Choose something that is challenging for you and will be a blessing to others.   We will be giving presentations on your projects.  After you pick one send me an email or note about what you have chosen, then start working on it.  

Some Ideas of Work Projects for January:

• Ask the Lord for a work project for January.  Complete His work project!
• Practice a talent (new or not) every day this month.
• Complete a secret service this month.
• Attend Master class in one or more of the Lens’ this month
• Share the gospel with someone else.
• Read a book that is challenging for you.  Finish it this month.
• Complete a math book.
• Memorize all your parts for the play, and lead 2 activities.
• Create a carry out a service project this month.
• Make something useful for your future home.
• Learn or practice a skill or trade.
• Learn how to program computers.
• Listen to a project the Lord wants you do to.
• Plan and complete a fundraiser project to help people in 3^rd world countries.
• Read one of the following books:   The Real George Washington, The Real Thomas Jefferson,  or The Real Benjamin Franklin.
• Mend a hurt relationship by giving it extra effort this month.
• Start an exercise program this month.
• Write in your journal every day this month.
• Manage your time wisely by using SARS, having Parent-youth meetings, and managing your study time wisely during this month.  Evaluate weekly how you are doing and how you can improve.
• Choose your own work project for January.

 

January Journeyman

1. Think about while you read 

• Think about work and perseverance throughout your studies this week.  Why are they important?  
• How can we become inspired to work hard and persevere when things get tough? 
• When have you done that?  
• What are some of the best motivations to work and persevere?  
• How does God see work, and how does the world see work?  
• Do you know anyone with limitations so they can't work the way they wish they could, like the young man in the video below? 
• What do you think the connection is between faith and works? 

2. Read 

1. Study a hero of your choice. Really put some time and effort into this. Who do you admire and want to emulate?  Research this person (ideally from the time period of 1500 to 1850). If you’re reading 1776 for master class, you could choose one of the people from the book. 

• Take notes about your hero and hand in your notes. 
• At the end of your notes, list the heroic qualities and principles you admire about your hero.
• Be sure to write one or more of those qualities that you want to develop in yourself.

2. Read Promises of the Constitution, chapter EIGHT (sorry--this is a correction, pages 161-169) and chapter 10 (203-223). Look for principles as you read, especially the principles of work and perseverance. Write one or more sentences at the end of each mini chapter that summarizes the main point. 

3. Read this article about God’s hand in creating America.   How have you seen God’s hand in your life?   

4. Read this article about how to give a speech.  
Scroll down a bit and start reading where it says "Method 1 of 5."

3. Watch 

This video about Team Hoyt.

4. Email 

Class Preparation Sheet by Tuesday at noon to Sister Edwards. 

5. Create 

Choose one or more of the following: 

1. Write a hero report. Hand in your report to Sister Edwards or Cloward.  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." Be sure to include the qualities you most admire about your hero, and your plan to become more of those qualities. Also look for principles or life lessons you learned as you studied this hero. 
2. If you signed up for this week, give your hero presentation or speech. See instructions on the Yahoo group files. Also use the speech article above to help prepare your speech.  Be sure to include the qualities you most admire about your hero, and your plan to become more of those qualities.  Also look for principles or life lessons you learned as you studied this hero. 
3. When reading Promises of the Constitution, take one or more of the main concepts you learned choose a way to teach it to the class. You can use a white board discussion, object lesson, short game or activity or simulation, or find a video online to help you teach the concept.
4. Do a word study about a word from this week’s study. 
5. Create a way to document God’s hand in your life up to this point. Ask your parents what times they’ve seen God’s hand in your life, like maybe at your birth there were risks but you turned out fine, or you had a near miss being run over by a car. This could be a list in your journal, a timeline of your life, a big collage of pictures representing events where God has blessed and answered your prayers, or another way. 
6. Write your answers to the questions in the “think about” section above. From your answers, set one (or more) specific goals for yourself and work on that goal. 
7. Answer the following questions from Promises of the Constitution in your notebook:

Compare and contrast what the free enterprise system looked like in the time of the founding fathers and what it looks like now.  Which system gives more freedom?

Write in your own words the four basic laws that guide economic freedom.

Make a  list of the Constitutional amendments that specifically pertaining to the executive office and tell what each amendment covers.  

Do you think that trials by jury are an important part of our American judicial system or do you feel like they would be best done away with as has happened in Great Britain?

Choose something you want to learn more about from this week’s studies from apprentice, journeyman, or master class, or this week’s cultural literacy terms. Research the subject.  Map out your findings using the I-search paper link (pages 3-4) or a similar way. 

  

January Master

1. Think about While you Read

Thinking about work and perseverance, compare the hard work of the colonial soldiers compared to what your life is like on a typical day.  Would you be willing to sacrifice your comforts and work hard like they did if it meant protecting the freedom of your country? For what other causes would you be willing to work hard and persevere?  What do you know about America and liberty from the Book of Mormon that makes you think it’s worth working to protect?  What signs can you see from the book that God’s hand was involved in forming America?  What do you admire about the people in the war? 

2. Read 

1776 by David McCullough. 

What were your favorite parts? Your favorite people? What principles or life lessons did you find? 

 

3. Show 

Show that you understand the basic story line of the book 1776 by CHOOSING ONE OR MORE of the following. Bring this to show the class. 

1. Create a timeline of the main events of 1776, or of the entire war.  This can be just words or you can add pictures and maps and such.  Feel free to use the book and other sources like the internet to create your timeline. Include some of the main people too. 
2. Do some free writing to summarize the events and people of 1776.  Be thorough enough that someone would understand the basic storyline of the book. 
3. Create a cartoon illustration of the main events of 1776.  Include drawings and captions. Or create a Prezi using paintings found on the internet. Be thorough enough that if someone read your cartoons they would understand the basic story line of the book. 
4. Create a video of yourself giving an informal speech summarizing the main events and basic story line of 1776. You can list the main events on index cards or a paper to help give your speech. Email the video to Sister Edwards by Tuesday at noon. 
5. Memorize the definitions of this week’s 25 terms for cultural literacy game night. We recommend you use index cards to write the term on one side and the definition (in your own words if you like) on the other side.

4. Find and apply

Brainstorm one or more principles that you can learn from the book 1776. Find at least one example in your own life where this principle has applied to you or your family. Find at least one example in the scriptures that shows this principle. Write about these examples. Then choose a way to present this principle and how it applies to you and in the scriptures. You can write a paper, give a short speech, create a poster, a graphic summary of it, etc. See teaching ideas if you need more ideas. Bring it to class to share.