October Apprentice Readings and Inspirements

Study--Know

Do ALL of the following:

1. Before you begin your studies, plan this week's studies and discuss it with your parents. Use something like a SAR (Student Accountability Report) and weekly parent mentor meeting (PMM)

2. Read: The Story of Liberty

• Chapter 17: The Man Who Split the Church in Twain
• Chapter 18: The Queen Who Burned Heretics
• Chapter 21: Progress of Liberty in England
• Chapter 23: The Queen of the Scots
• Chapter 25: How the "Beggars" Fought for their Rights

3. Record: Do ONE of the following for each chapter:

• Write 3-5 sentences about what you thought was important in the chapter OR
• Draw a graphic summary or picture about what you thought was important in the chapter OR 
• Add 2-3 people/events to your timeline and bring it to class to share with us

4. Memorize: The following geographical locations:

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Southern Ocean

4a. Memorize: The locations and capitals of:

• Austrailia
• New Zealand
• Tahiti
• Cook Islands
• Tonga
• Somoa
• Fiji
• New Guinea

5. Bring to Class: A short current events story to share for "World in a Minute". Be prepared to show us where on the map your story takes place.

6. Read: A Poem a Day from American History in Verse. Read to the poem "Our Country"

Teach--Understand

Choose ONE of the following:

This month I want to see a presentation, but no prezis - I want to hear from you, not read it on a screen. Your presentation must include a written form (essay, poem, character sketch, short story...) to be turned in, but we'd also love to see you put your personality into the presentation with costume, pictures, music and/or food. Choose ONE of the following topics for your presentation:

• Any of the characters from your history readings, examples would be Henry 8th, Sir Thomas More, Mary Queen of Scots, the English Queen Mary, or Queen Elizabeth
• The siege of Leyden
• Shakespeare (he was writing during the time of Queen Elizabeth)
• The English martyrs (or the French martyrs if you want to read the chapters I didn't assign)

Serve--Become

Choose ONE of the following:

• During this time, there were more and more people willing to stand up for what they believed. Take some quiet time to think about what you are willing to stand up for and write in your journal how you will do that.
• While discussing martyrs with a student recently she brought up the following point- do we really have to die for our beliefs? If God knows our heart and how we really feel, can't we just say that we recant and then go on believing in secret? What do you think about that? Discuss this with your parents!
• Choose a “Become” from the Journeyman or Master readings