“And the turtles, of course …all the turtles are free as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”
1. Meaningful and appropriate Touch
2. Spoken Word
3. Spoken word with great value added
4. Spoken word with great value added and a special future is pictured
5. The touch and the spoken words backed up with a commitment to see the blessing carried out!
Master List of Literary Devices
Abstract: An abstract word, like love or honesty, names something that cannot be directly seen, touched, tasted, heard, or smelled. Abstract is the opposite of concrete.
Acronym: An acronym is a word made from the first letters of a group of words. The word radar is an acronym. Many organizations and programs have names that are acronyms spelling out words in English.
Radio-
Detecting
And
Ranging
Acrostic: An acrostic is a poem in which the first or last letters of each line spell out something. This poem is an acrostic:
Black and sharp-winged, it
Arcs through caves and down chimneys
Take care of your hair; It’s a bat.
Alliteration: Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of syllables, as in hang onto your hat. The repetition of the st sounds in lines 3 and 4 of the following poem.
They were women then
My mama’s generation
Husky of voice – Stout of Step
e.g. “There were princes and princesses, fairies and frogs.
Allusion: A reference in a literary work to something famous. The thing referred to may be a person, and object, an event, a work of art, a literary work, or anything else that is well known. eg. He had the patience of Job or He met his Waterloo.
Antithesis: A balanced placement of sharply opposing thoughts to heighten the contrast
Eg. Switch on the Light Ray Bradbury – “He liked only the sun. The yellow sun. He didn’t like the night.
Light vs. Dark
Good vs. Evil`-
Cliche’: is an overused expression such as quiet as a mouse or dog tired. Most cliche’s begin as vivid, colorful expressions but become uninteresting because of overuse.
Dialogue: is a conversation involving two or more people or characters.
External Conflict:
Flashback: is a part of a story, poem, or play that presents events that happened at an earlier time.
Flat character: Characters who reveal only one personality trait.
Foil:
Foreshadowing: The author provides clues ahead of time to build suspense.
Hyperbole: Deliberate exaggeration to make a point.
Inference: Without direct comment, the author’s clues help the reader form a conclusion about characters or events.
Internal Rhyme: Two or more words rhyme within the text
Metaphor: is a figure of speech in which on thing is spoken or written about as if it were another.
Mood, or atmosphere: is the emotion created in the reader by a piece of writing. A writer creates a mood by using concrete details.
Onomatopoeia: is the use of words or phrases like meow or beep that sound like what they name.
Parallelism: – A principle where statements or similar ideas are outwardly similar two ideas agree. The second line reinforces what the first line says. The pattern reinforces and emphasis.
Eg. My friend is faithful and helps me.
My friend is faithful and helpful.
Arrangement of equally important ideas in similar grammatical construction for emphasis
Eg. Psalm 19:7-8
Psalm 1 who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
Or stand in the way of sinners
Personification: is a figure of speech in which something not human is described as if it were human. eg. The sun smiled down on us.
Pun: Word play – when there are two meanings in one word. Homonyms
are often used.
Repetition: is the use, again, or a sound, word, or group of words.
Reversal: (Comeback)
Setting: is the time and place in which a literary work happens.
Simile: is a comparison using like or as.
Suspense: is a feeling of anxiousness or curiosity.
Theme: is a central idea in a literary work.
Tone: The elements of style that express to readers an author’s feelings
and attitudes toward his or her subject ideas, theme, or characters.
e.g. A factual article would most likely have an objective tone, while an editorial
on the same topic could be argumentative or satiric.
ALL MAKE-UP WORK MUST BE IN ON FRIDAY — 5/30/08.
All sermons and publications are due this FRIDAY - 5/30/08!! Note: If you did a separate publication for English and your sermon — you need only run your separate publication through the Writer’s Workshop.
5/6 Etymology make-up quiz - Write out 10 etymology root words. Write ten complete sentences and make sure you underline the root word in the sentence.
7/8 Etymology make-up quiz - Write out 15 etymology root words. Write 15 complete sentences and make sure you underline the root word in the sentence.
All Reading - Charla’s Children, New Testament, Reading logs and Roll-over Due 6/2/08.
For Charla’s Children write down that you read the book or the last page you read to.
For the New Testament write down that you read the entire NT or the last book and chapter you read to.
Last reading log (5/26-6/1) is due on 6/2/08(REMEMBER no journals - BUT if you need to do make up journals - Do journal, and make note on the journal that it is a make-up). I will use any roll over time as make-up for missing logs or logs that are short on minutes. Please circle both your reading time up to date and your roll over time up to date on this last log! I will use those times to determine the Reading Winners and for making up your missing logs or minutes.
Book Board People (And you should know who you are) - Your book boards are due Monday, 6/2/08.
Dear Parents and students,
Some of you have been asking how you can make-up journals. I am giving the students a bit of grace, but the following will make up for a missed journal:
1. Read at least 20 minutes from a book, magazine or etc.
2. Enter an extensive journal entry about this 20 minute reading, by which I mean, several observations (including several literary devices), a great presentation (meaning no misspelled words and correct format),
a good application, and finally the journal entry should look like you have put some major effort into it.
3. You will not get the full 35/35 credit, but if you follow the above, you will get most of the credit.
7/8th graders need to write a letter to their supporters of the Mexico trip. They can use their journals from the trip. Journals and letter will be due 5/21.
7/8th graders need to do two things with their sermons for class discussion that could be useful for their sermons in chapel, but I’m not making it mandatory for their sermons.
ONE: They need to summarize the background information of their book - Author, date, reason it was written, theme, main characters, setting, etc.
TWO: Students need to identify a key word or words in the passage they are preaching and do an in-depth word study. They need to find the Greek meaning and as much background info on the word that they can gather.
7/8th graders listen up! We are going to spend the last couple of weeks of school preparing our sermons for Bible, English and Etymology. The sermon is the 8th graders rite of passage and their major thesis for the year. They are bringing all their skills, knowledge, passion and devotion to bear on a message they believe in, and are convinced we need to hear.
The following 8th graders will be giving their sermons on May 22, in combined chapel: Tyler, Jenna, Jonathan, and Krista.
On May 29, Evan, Morgan, Linde and Kelly will give their sermons.
Message Preparation:
Step One: Find the main idea of your passage. You can ask some of the following questions to find the main idea of your passage:
Who is doing the main action?
What action is being doen? Who or what is the action being done to?
Why is this happening?
Where is this happening?
How is this happening?
This step includes observation and interpretation to discover the main idea.
Step Two: Now you are going to persuade your audience to do something — application.
Who? You
What? I am going to use the example praying
Why? You should do this because… praying will connect you to the power of God
When? You should do this… daily
Where? You should do this… anywhere, a quiet place, etc
How? You should do this… on your knees, standing up, etc
How long? You should do this… all the time
Step Three: Conclude with a challenge that is appropriate, doable, and challenging!
…we have seen in this passage how important praying to God is. I challenge you to set aside a set amount of time each day, in a special place to pray to God starting today!
)Our first breakfast was a hearty helping of pancakes, mandarin oranges and powdered milk (It was sweet!)
Charlotte and Sue brought 2 babies from La Cuna (the nursery) to sit with us during Salla (Living Room) which is Chapel time. Currently, there are only 4 babies there so we’ll have to take turns! We sang songs in Spanish and English with the words on a powerpoint presentation. We recognized most of the songs.
Este es el dia
Que hizo Jehova
Nos gozaremos
Y allegra remos en el
This is the day
That the Lord has made
I will rejoice
And be glad in it!
After Salla, we went on our tour of the whole mission. I say whole mission because it truly is more than an orphanage. We visited each area with the worker giving us an explanation of the work they do, how it impacts the people and how God has provided for them. They shared stories of answered prayers and changed lives from each of their departments. Here are our comments from the tour:
Tiffany: the amazing serving hearts totally on fire to serve the Lord and the prayers God is answering here.
Ginny: the vast support of how many people are involved.
Brenda: the willingness for everyone to keep giving of themselves
Felicia: I liked the disabled children’s section… how much the people liked to help them and the opportunity for them to live a normal life
Krista: the teamwork at the Nut House (macadamia nut processing)
Jon: Macadamia Nuts taste amazing! It’s pretty sweet that they have a fire crew that serves this whole area, not just the mission.
Dave: didn’t realize there are so many ministries here… I thought they feed the kids, hug them and teach them. There are so many details… the sewing room, the bicycle and wheelchair ministry, the school for grades 1-6, the Bible Institute, medical clinic, day care for local working moms, clothes washing, soup kitchen, give aways of clothes and trying to help the locals get on their feet to eventually help themselves, printing office, macadamia nuts, fire station; that’s all I remember right now.
Rodger: Macadamia Nut story…here’s a ministry that isn’t just depending on people to donate money. Incredibly creative. A man tested all kinds of plants and developed 2 strains of macadamia nut trees that can withstand this climate. Now they process and sell them to raise money for the mission.
Kim: everything they have was donated in each department when they needed it… so many stories of God’s provision and timing… so many areas to use the gifts in the body of Christ… if we are obedient… thank God so many people have been here.
Abbi; nice than I expected; well organized
Sue: loved the fire dept - how they get by on what little they have - how they solve their problems - call a farmer when they need more water. Loved the Canadian couple that both serve special needs kids, but in different ways.. the man builds wheelchairs and the women leads the teaching program.
Laura: as the ministry grew, they stayed true to the founder’s vision to show the love of God; to be obedient to His call on your life; bathe everything in prayer. Chapel is the focal point even though the architect said it shouldn’t be physically situated in the location that they wanted it …. front and center.
Jennifer: how God continues to change the hearts of people who came to visit…story after story of visitors who decided to stay and use their gifts
Jill: I worked with Anna in the day home for special needs kids. I took care of Alondra (4 years old) who has spina bifida. In the morning, they bathe the kids who need it, give them breakfast, pray, sing songs, get a Bible lesson, and work on fine motor skills.
David: amazed at all the mission is doing for the community, not just for the orphanage… for ex: the day care for working moms, helping the handicapped in the village
Phil: the wheelchair ministry… creative ways to build them
Linde: the nut factory… the process and all the different flavors you can put on macadamia nuts
Jenna: Motel 6 Betty took care of special needs infants (she has 3 right now) until they are well enough to be in La Cuna
Ted; overall Providence of God - the Lord’s hand is definitely in this in all circumstances that come together… it’s no happen stance… He’s amazing! The scope, the amount of buildings. Charlie was asked to build a building in 3 months and ended up building/rehabbing most of the buildings that exist now…he ended up staying 20 years! A lot of pioneers came before us here to make this place what it is
Kelly: I played and held Carlos during Salla. He’s my new friend!
Cindy: It’s one thing to come here for a week; It’s another to put your life on hold and come here longer and do this
Brieanna: I learned more than I thought. I got to play soccer with the teens.
Morgan: I liked how the man was making a wheelchair “bike” for the wheelchair kids to ride.
Jon: played soccer with the men at the mission… we were losing 2-1
After the tour, we had lunch of pinto beans, tortillas and salad. Then, we had an orientation on Adult and Child Evangelism in the Villages. We learned that this is a hard economic time for the people. They average finding work 2 days per week. When they do work, the kids stay home alone taking care of each other.Many don’t go to school b/c they don’t have birth certificates. It’s a village of kids taking care of kids. There’s a lot of abuse towards kids and the parents are stressed out and don’t have time for their kids.
The couple of hours that we spend with them mean a lot to them. When we arrive, they will run out and hug us. They know we will be coming to spend time with them… play ball, swing them around, jump rope. They know that someone traveled a long way to be with them and we look different and speak differently.
Witchcraft and idolatry are common practices. The most important things we can do for the adults is pray. With the kids, we will be responsible for crowd control during the presentation of the gospel. We will give them peanut butter on the spoons they bring and fill their cups with milk. The child who gets the last spoon of peanut butter from the jar gets the jar filled with milk to take home. We will have this experience tomorrow with the adults and Thursday with the children. Please pray for us as we reach out to them.
Phil and I had to go to an Internet cafe to transmit these messages. The rest of our group is in a variety of assignments… painting, nut processing, cooking, construction projects. We hope we can work out a better solution to this blog posting so we can do it at the mission instead of going to a local cafe. If we can’t find a new solution, we may have to wait until we return home to post the remaining messages.
We are having a great time… hope we can stay in touch… please continue to pray for us…. including traveling mercies for our trip home. Thanks! Check out our photos on this site!!
Hola!
We set out on our journey very early Sunday morning. Here are our thoughts on what we’re looking forward to (?Que te gustaria experiensar mas que todo?):
Sue: slower pace, no phones & tv
Jenna: little kids, nice weather
Linde: hugging the kids
Kelly: making friends with the kids
Krista: babysitting
Jan: What will we end up doing?
Charlotte: curious to know how God will use me in a way I’m not expecting; holding little babies
Abbi: I don’t know what to expect - loving on the kids
Ari: talking to the kids in Spanish
Laura: seeing God move in some big way.. don’t know what way, but a big way
Rodger: seeing the kids and myself gain a new perspective on how people survive without all the luxuries we have — to see how you can be happy without all that stuff; something tangible that the kids can leave behind (in the work projects they do) so if they return they can see it.
Alex: My grandma (Mor Mor) is obviously looking forward to the marketplace
David: manual labor
Ginny (Mor Mor): Meeting the children in the village; trying new food; having good fellowship with everyone. ”So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything change you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know your work in the Lord is never wasted.” 1 Corinthians 15:58
Tyler: the trip home - just kidding; I’m excited about the whole trip - I’m glad to help
Tiffany: seeing the face of a child that connects with me: feeling the warmth of our Divine Appointment and understanding our message of Christ
Cindy: God softening my heart and I think He will
Felicia: growing closer to God; getting a tan; getting to know my NCA friends better
Evan: playing baseball with the orphans
Jonathan: playing soccer with them; eating chocolate covered macadamia nuts
Jennifer: helping in the nursery; I hope I get to
Brieanna: playing with the children
Jeanne: being used for God’s glory
Phil: getting there (Phil just spent the last 2 hours getting our rental vans from Enterprise at the San Diego airport); relieving the house parents by babysitting their kids and giving them the night off
Kim: not knowing what to expect - the surprises of the week - seeing a different way of life
Jill: seeing my daughter Anna! (she’s been working at the mission since late February)
Dave: changed hearts
The border crossing at Tijuana was uneventful! Praise God for our easy passing!! (We found out at the mission today that an illegal item to smuggle across the borders is clothes.) The guards pulled over Van #1 (we have 4) and opened the back to see all of our luggage. They handled Jill’s red bag which was full of clothes to donate to the mission. My lime green bag was glaring at me as I watched from Van #2. I prayed that he would not open any of the bags. He put the red bag back and closed the door which was full of approx 75 bags of luggage. He waved the rest of us through, never checking passports or minor consent forms.
Here are comments I heard in our van as we traveled into Mexico on our way to the mission. We arrived at 8:15pm at night.
Dave: The road was cut through the mountain. I’m amazed that this doesn’t cause rock slides. I’m thankful for the paved road. The ocean goes right up to the side of the mountain where the road is. I like to watch the pelicans fly over the ocean! (Hey! I thought you are supposed to keep your eyes on the road )
Charlotte: It’s so not okay in our country to have all of this garbage along the side of the road. I love all of the colors of the homes! There’s no respect for people’s property. There’s graffiti everywhere.
There’s an interesting contrast in the development of the landscape. The rich live next to the very poor. Really nice houses are next to barbed wire or cinder block fences that surround dilapidated shacks; trailers are next to luxury resort condo developments targeted to attract American tourists; English billboards touting the finer things in life are posted next to Spanish ads for everyday needs; a chicken farm next to Home Depot; McDonald’s next to a traveling circus.
At the second checkpoint, the guard talked to Phil (driver in Van #1) and then waved us all through…again no one checking passports or minor consent forms.
Once we were out of Tijuana, we had very scenic views as we drove in the mountains next to the ocean. We saw different colors of earth, a variety of desert vegetation, the blue ocean lapping against the rocks and the beach. It was a natural rollercoaster with our ears popping, mild car sickness setting in, locals speeding past us. It was a bright sunny day and we had the windows open to feel the dry air. BEAUTIFUL!
We didn’t want to dive into the culture too fast… we stopped at Wal-Mart for snacks and McDonald’s for dinner. $20 pesos for a Big Mac ($10 pesos = $1 US) Abbi required the kids to order in Spanish and they enjoyed the helado (ice cream).
We continued on our journey.. Abbi and Kim were grateful they weren’t driving or we wouldn’t get there until the next day - there were no shoulders, very few guard rails, no homes in this area, probably National Parks. Abbi put her hands on the side of Kim’s face for a period of time so she couldn’t see how close we got to the edge of the road. It’s tough riding in the front passenger seat… like the front seat on the log ride at Great America! Our lead driver Phil said, “There were some hairpin turns with semis coming the other way. It was a little scary. I was surprised by the beautiful, majestic landscape.”
At the last military checkpoint, the guards had automatic rifles. One guard was behind a sandbag wall with a cloth face mask. Charlotte made sure we all had our seatbelts on. Whatever Phil was saying to the guards worked to get us through without questions… still NO ONE has checked our passports or forms!
When we arrived at the mission, we were surprised to see how much it had a “resort” feel to it. The architecture was consistent and planned… not anything like the landscape we saw on our way here. It was much cleaner than we expected… better than Timberlee Camp in Wisconsin. The area is more populated than we expected; however, in our orientation we learned that many have moved from the area because of the drought of the last 10 years. Work is hard to find and the men have left for the States to find work, leaving women and children behind. The mission serves these families with free day care for working moms, a soup kitchen, visiting locals where they live, providing free medical cared and fire emergency services, etc. As you’ll read in our upcoming Monday tour notes, the mission is much more than an orphanage.
