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.