March Cultural Literacy

Here are this week's 25 cultural literacy terms for the game night at the end of the month. This is optional, but please study the terms and come if you can!

1. Brother's Keeper, am I my
2. Love thy neighbor as thyself
3. American Dream
4. Constitution, United States
5. constituent
6. Supreme Court
7. judicial branch
8. ethics
9. ethical relativism
10. Honesty is the best policy
11. entitlements
12. Dept of Agriculture
13. Dept of Commerce
14. Dept of Defense
15. Dept of Education
16. Dept of Energy
17. Dept of Health and Human Services
18. Dept of Homeland Security (this isn't in Sister Cloward's 1993 copy, so if it's not in yours, research it online and write your own entry)
19. Dept of Housing and Urban Development
20. Dept of the Interior
21. Dept of Justice
22. Dept of Labor
23. Dept of State
24. Dept of Transportation
25. Dept of the Treasury

March Apprentice

THESE ARE UPDATED NOW. 

Everyone does the following: 

Read:

The Kidnapped Prince. Read from the Introduction to the end of the chapter "Betrayed." (And I do want you to read beginning at the introduction.) :)
Scriptures: Find your own example from the scriptures on Integrity. Read the story and come to class prepared to share with us how the scriptures teach us about Integrity. (If you need some examples: Samuel, Daniel, Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego, Nephi, Joseph.)


Watch: 
This video or this video or both :)


Memorize: 
Please pick your own: 
1) Thought or poem or quote AND 
2) Scripture 
that have to do with leadership, or the attribute you are studying for your leadership project this month. The following youth will share their memorization this week: David, Jordan, Enoch, Gavin, Cassia, Grace, Amanda, Hannah, Kylee. 

Project: 
Your project for this month is a leadership project. You will be working on developing a characteristic of a good leader. 

1. The first step is to choose a characteristic you would like to work on. 
2. The second step is to make a plan how you will develop this characteristic this month. 
3. The third step is to put your plan into action by working on your characteristic. 
4. The fourth step is to pick a person who emulates this characteristic and learn about how they became a leader. 

Here is an example:
Faith 
I will seek opportunities to strengthen my faith by praying for faith, by listening to promptings and acting on them, by studying about faith
Read scriptures about faith, pray for faith, listen and act to increase my faith
Study about Mother Theresa and her faith 
For your reporting on your project this week please send me an email juliej8888@yahoo.com telling me which characteristic you have chosen and what your plan is to put it into action this month. 


Besides the readings above, also study option A or option B below, depending on which one you signed up for.


OPTION A - Constitutional Convention Simulation 

Maryland: David 
Massachusetts: Jared
New York: Nic and Hannah 
North Carolina: Amanda
Pennsylvania: Colt  and Ashley
Viriginia: Isaiah 
Connecticut: Makena and Rob 
Delaware: Marshall
Georgia: Donovan and Grace
New Hampshire: Kylee and Rachel
New Jersey: Jordan and Enoch 
South Carolina: Gavin

Read: (I corrected these links...hopefully they work now) 
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_ccon.html#madison

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3241

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=163

http://www.historyiscentral.org/HSI/case4C/Three%20Fifths%20Placard.pdf

Research the following questions: What compromises were made at the constitutional convention? How did the delegates of your state feel towards slavery and a central federal government? Are you a federalist or an anti-federalist?

Think About: Complete a word study on Integrity and Compromise. (I know that most scriptures don't contain the word compromise...but I think it is important to contrast the two.) Which traits does a leader show Integrity or Compromise? Can you do both? When should you compromise? When should you show integrity? Why is integrity important in a leader? How can you show love and compassion and integrity? Can you show Christ like attributes without compromising? 

Create: Fill out the Constitutional Convention Simulation Assignment I will email out. Prepare a 1 minute debate for each of the topics: the distribution of political power, the rights of individuals, the rights of states, slavery. Plan to come to class prepared to participate in a simulation.


OPTION B - Slavery or Abolitionist Simulation

Read: 
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/slavetrade.htm
http://www.ushistory.org/us/6b.asp
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00394/life.htm
http://www.brycchancarey.com/abolition/wilberforce.htmhttp://abolition.e2bn.org/people.html

You may study about the life of a slave or an abolitionist. Please sign up for the person you will be studying so we all study someone different:

Study about one of the following individuals: James Somersett, Olaudah Equiano, Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Benjamin Banneker, Harriet Tubman, Phyllis Wheatley, Dread Scott, or another person of your choosing. Please come to class prepared to give a presentation on your individual. OR Study about one of the following individuals: William Wilberforce, Richard Allen, James Birney, Levi Coffin, Prudence Crandall,Rev. Elijah Lovejoy,Harriet Beecher Stowe or another abolitionist of your choosing. Please come to class prepared to give a presentation on your individual. 

These are the ones you signed up for: Feel free to pick someone else if you want to (as long as two people have not already chosen that person)
Olaudah Equiano: John and Aaron
Fredrick Douglass: Dallin 
Harriet Tubman: Megan and Gracious
Phyllis Wheatley: Esther
Another slave of your choice: Chrisitan
William Wilberforce: Cassia
Richard Allen: Luke and Carson
Levi Coffin: Justin
Prudence Crandall: Arianna  and Priscilla
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Jennah and Josee

Think About: Complete a word study on Integrity. How did your individual show integrity? How do you show integrity? Why is integrity important in a leader? How can you show integrity when you are in difficult circumstances? Can a bondsman, a slave or a servant still have integrity? 

Create: Create a presentation to share with us what you learned about slavery, slave conditions, or about the individual you studied. Some ideas might be: prezi, skit, book report, essay, food (that slaves might have eaten), build a model of a slave community or a slave ship, give us an abolitionist speech, write a poem or short story about your feelings about slavery, see teaching ideas for other ideas.

The Following People, please call me and let me know where you will be studying this week:
Kaeley 
Sarah 

March Journeyman Class

Think about while you read:

Look for the principles of love and leadership as you study this week. What do love and leadership have to do with each other?  What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment and why?  If you want to be a good leader, are manners, grooming, and people skills important?  Why or why not?  

Read:

• Moroni 7:45-48, and Mark 12:28-31. (Estimated time: 5 minutes)
• Hero study. Hand in your report to Sister Edwards or Sister 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.  (Estimated time: 1 hour) 
• Promises of Constitution, pages 258-287. Write a summary at the end of each mini section. (Estimated time: 1 hour or more reading, 15 minutes or more writing) 
• "The Great Commandment"  by Joseph B. Worthlin (Estimated time: 15 minutes reading, plus marking) Mark your favorite parts. Circle your very favorite quotes. I'd prefer you watch it and read along at the same time, so you can mark it up, as well as see and feel Elder Worthlin and one of his fellow apostles living this message right during the talk. 
• "The American Heritage of Freedom -- A Plan of God"  by Ezra Taft Benson (Estimated time: 45 minutes). Mark your favorite parts. 

Watch:
Since showing love and respect for others includes using good manners, watch this video (10 minutes). This video is made by an Australian university and includes some things that don’t apply to us, like alcohol. But it also things that can apply to any person. What do these ideas have to do with love or leadership?  What did you find that you can improve in yourself?  What does this video have to do with personal leadership?

Research:
Spend 30 minutes or more researching something from today’s studies that you want to learn more in depth. It can be from any level – apprentice, journeyman, or master. Record what you learned and why it’s meaningful to you. (Estimated time: 30 minutes) 


Email:  
Class preparation sheet by Tuesday at noon to Sister Edwards and Sister Cloward.
(Estimated time: 10 minutes)

Create: (Estimated time: 30 minutes or more) 

• Write a hero report. Hand in your report to Sister Edwards or Sister 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.  
• Write an essay about something you learned this week. Hand it in to Sister Edwards or Sister Cloward. 
• Answer the following questions from Promises of the Constitution: What is the Supreme Court supposed to do and not? How has the Supreme Court interpreted the general welfare clause and commerce clause in ways that have given the federal government more power than the founders intended? In one or more paragraphs, write about the things a person can do in the home and family to raise the level of morality and therefore promote freedom (see especially pages 268-277, and 286-289). 
• After reading the article by Ezra Taft Benson, find a quiet place to ponder and write or type. Spend 30 minutes or more writing the main points of the article, and what you should do. Bring your writing to class, or find another way to teach what you learned (see teaching ideas). 
• Find a way to teach the class what you did your 30 minutes of research about (see teaching ideas). 

March Master Class

Read:

The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute.

Do:

Build a word study on "heart at peace" or "heart at war."  You won't find these in a dictionary, so look for a definition as you read "The Anatomy of Peace" and then add scriptures that back it up and quotes from wise people.  Don't forget to write the application.  Why do you want/not want that kind of heart?  How does it affect your leadership skills to have that type of heart?

Apply:

We often carry around hurt or pain from our past.  We may think that these things don't bother us anymore.  But unless we have made peace with them -- have expressed the feelings, got them all out, forgave and moved on -- we carry them around with us.  The old negative feelings continue to hold us back and taint the relationships that we build in the future.  These feeling continually keep us with a "heart at war" towards others.  

Think of the people in your immediate family - parents and sibling (mentors, you can include your children in this).  Which family member do you have a "heart at war" with?  (Having a "heart at war" with someone doesn't mean that you hate them.  It looks more like someone who bugs you or who you are easily drawn into contention with.  We all have these feelings, so don't feel bad, we can fix it!)  Choose the person you feel your heart is most at war with and write, beginning your writing with "My heart is at war with _(name)__ because...".  Don't worry if you don't know what you are going to write.  Once you start a paper with that sentence, it will come to you.  Write everything that comes to your mind, don't edit things out (even if it's yucky).  Get it all out.  End your writings with "please forgive me for feeling this way and holding onto these negative feelings."  

Now that you have written this paper, it is very important that you do the following: DO NOT SHOW IT TO ANYONE,  DO NOT SHOW IT TO THE PERSON YOU WROTE ABOUT, and DO NOT KEEP IT AND REREAD IT.  Take your paper and either shred it into little pieces and throw it away or even better, take it outside to your BBQ grill and burn it.  (Please get your parent's permission before using fire, and DON'T BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN!)  

This pulls the negative feelings out of your heart and mind and is the beginning of healing your heart and your relationship with this family member.  Do this as many times as you feel like you need to and with as many family members as you feel your heart is at war with.  

This week, work on seeing people with a "heart at peace."