One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 5/2
Peer Edit 5/14
2nd draft due: 5/20
Teacher edit due: 5/23
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un christian - what a new generation really thinks about Christianity…and why it matters.
Six Broad Themes — That young people have towards Christianity
1. Hypocritical.
2. Too focused on getting converts.
3. Antihomosexual.
4. Sheltered.
5. Too political.
The author notes: You may not agree with the views of outsiders, but you should not ignore them.
6. Judgmental.
7/8th graders are going to have the opportunity to share their hopes, prayer needs, Bible verses and serving experiences thus far to the lower grades next week.
In preparation for that they are going to do a little research at (wwwFFHM.org) and review the book Charla’s Children. The students will:
One: Share about where they are going in Mexico
Two: About the orphanage, Foundation For His Ministry — They can use excerpts from Charla’s Children
Three: What they had to do to prepare for this mission: Serving opportunities, Prayer and support letters, experiencing food, taking 3 minute showers, etc.
Four: Prayer needs and concerns — the food they will eat, the people they will meet, that they would bring God glory by doing everything without arguing or complaining.
Step One: Pray and pray and pray some more.
Step Two: Find the main idea of your passage.
You will need to do the observation and interpretation steps of Bible Study to find the idea. Here are some questions to ask to help you: Who is doing the main action(or who is the? What action is being done? Why is this happening? What is causing this action to be done? When should this happen? How can this happen? Where did this happen (what culture, city, circumstance)?
If your passage is a narrative, that is a story, you can also use the SWBS - (Someone Wants But So) formula to find the main idea of the passage.
Step Three: Now you are going to persuade your audience to do something.
This is the application stage. Who do you want to do this? Why do you want them to do this? When do you want them to do this and how long and by what time? Where do you want them to do this? Whom do you want them to do this to? How do you want them to do this?
Step Four: Conclude with a challenge
You want your audience to leave with a purpose, with something they can do!!
Four Minor Publications:
1) Science Fair Research Papers: First Draft due on Monday — Publication due Friday 4/11 (This publication is to help students feel confident in writing research papers)
I’m extending the due date for the Science Fair Research Papers to Wednesday 4/16.
2) News Story: I will assign the students a specific story on Friday 4/11. They will gather information over the weekend and we will work on a dead-line to finish the story on Wed. 4/16. They will all be working on the same story and they will all create a headline for their story and determine the key facts to be presented, and in what order.
News Story update: Students were assigned story 4/16 to write a story on an activity during recess. They need to use the 5 w’s and 1 h to write a hard news story one paragraph long or two at the very most! This news story will be due 5/2.
3) Periodic Letters/ Friendly, Business, Editorial/Persuasive: These letters will be written in class and will be edited in class, and will be written out in class. I haven’t set any dates on these, because they will all be done in class.
4) Poetry: We are going to do a group personality poem on 4/24 after SATs.
One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 5/2 5/6th graders will be due 5/7
Peer Edit 5/14
2nd draft due: 5/20
Teacher edit due: 5/23
Students took a quiz, and then were allowed to correct the questions they missed. This will be due Friday 4/4.
5/6th grade bring in news article for Monday 4/7.
5/8th Publication Schedule
Four Minor Publications:
1) Science Fair Research Papers: First Draft due on Monday — Publication due Friday 4/11 (This publication is to help students feel confident in writing research papers)
2) News Story: I will assign the students a specific story on Friday 4/11. They will gather information over the weekend and we will work on a dead-line to finish the story on Wed. 4/16. They will all be working on the same story and they will all create a headline for their story and determine the key facts to be presented, and in what order.
3) Periodic Letters/ Friendly, Business, Editorial/Persuasive: These letters will be written in class and will be edited in class, and will be written out in class. I haven’t set any dates on these, because they will all be done in class.
4) Poetry: We are going to do a group personality poem on 4/24 after SATs.
One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 4/25
Peer edit due: 5/2
2nd draft due: 5/16
Teacher edit due: 5/23
Students took 10 root words from the master list and wrote a short story using the 10 random root words.
a prior (from before): reasoning from premise(argument statement) to logical conclusion — from cause to effect –or from a generalization to a particular instances (i.e., deductive or presumptive knowledge)
ab: from
abusus non tollit usum [abuse does not take away use]: abuse is no argument against use
abyssus abyssum invocat: deep calls unto deep
actus Dei: an act of God
ad: to or at; up to
ad finem (ad fin.) [to or at the end]: finally
ad glorium [for glory]
ad hoc [to this] an action taken for a specific purpose, case or situation
e.g. We need an ad hoc committee to consider the abuse of pets.
Ad infinitum [ad inf. Or ad infin.]: to infinity – endless, limitless, or forever
Ad verbum [word for word]: literally or to the letter
Alma mater [fostering mother]: a university or other institution where a person has been educated
Alter ego [one’s other self]: a best friend or a bosom buddy — another aspect of oneself
Amor proximi : love of one’s neighbor
anno Domini [(A.D.) in the year of the Lord]
ante [before]
ante meridiem or ante meridianus [(A.M. or a.m.) - before noon]
ante bellum [before the war]: before the American Civil War
augustus [majestic]
aurora borealis [northern dawn] : the northern lights
