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.