Journeyman March 2018

"On the day he was carried into the rehabilitation prison, halfway around the world, the man who was going to save him lifted his hand from a family Bible, turned to the massive crowd gathered in Washington, D.C., and began to change the world." 
                                                                          ~7 Miracles that Saved America
 Study/Learn

1. Read chapter 6 AND 7 in the 7 Miracles that Saved America. (The battle of Midway, and the Fraction of an Inch)

That's BOTH 6 AND 7 you have to read. BOTH OF THEM! But I'll try to keep it fun still. :) I was not super excited to read about rulers when I read the title a fraction of an inch, but it's not about that! It's about Ronald Reagan narrowly missing death. It's good.                     

2.  Watch  one, or two, or three videos on Ronald Reagan. I'm gonna to let you decide which ones. (If you do the Mr.Betts one, you'll have to do another one though.) They all explain a lot. Be able to answer afterward basically who he was, and why he was a miracle that saved America.

-The Crash Course link (Don't we all just love him) : Crash course Ronald Reagan

-The Mr. Betts link (LOVE him, and love the cat, but it just talks about the economy at the time of Reagan, so if you pick this one, you'll have to watch another one) : Mr. Betts Reaganomics

-The Reagan Foundation: Reagan legacy

Or go google it and find one yourself. (If you ever get the chance to read Ronald Reagan's speech, "Tear down the wall," do! It's fantastic! ALSO, if you were confused about something or didn't quite understand something in the book, totally go google it! There are tons of you-tube videos about the berlin wall, and cold war, and WW2. If you need recommendations, I got you covered. 

3. Watch this battle of Midway with legos video. My friend put it together actually for a vanguard presentation 2 years ago. (Watch this one AFTER you read the midway chapter, so you can follow along.) And don't share the link please.  Legos Midway

4.  Email me if you are coming to class. DO IT! We are going to be playing a game/simulation that  WILL have candy involved, but I need to know how many people are going to be there so I can know how much candy to bring, and how many bad guys/good guys we need. Thanks guys. You're awesome. bethedingledody@gmail.com

Know/Understand

(Take up to ten minutes on this:)

Pick a word or phrase that is found in the scriptures. Then go to this site: https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/dictionary-of-bible-themes/1670-symbols and learn what the word means.  THIS SITE IS AWESOME! And, it keeps going, so click on the links of the scriptures and really learn lots about your word. (You can also search for other words on the site) Do a word study on the word. Take notes in your commonplace book. (An online Etymology dictionary is good for this too.)

Every scripture story is symbolic of Christ. EVERYTHING God created is symbolic of Christ. (Actually, it's really cool that it is known as HISTORY, 'cause that literally is HIS STORY.) Anyway we will probably have time for a 30 second show and tell thing in class for you to briefly explain something you learned about the savior while learning the definitions to one or more words. Learn something COOL! 
 
(For example, something cool I learned on Christmas Eve is that the word Bethlehem in Hebrew means "house of bread," and the French word for "to eat" is manger. Christ was born in a manger in Bethlehem. Or, to eat in the house of bread. Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life. When we partake of the sacrament we eat the bread. WHOA! Chills.)


Become/Serve

Read these two AWESOME articles: https://www.lds.org/ensign/1973/06/symbols-from-the-scriptures-that-testify-of-christ?lang=eng and https://www.lds.org/ensign/1981/01/all-things-testify-of-him-understanding-symbolism-in-the-scriptures?lang=eng

Journal your thoughts. :)

Email me if you have any questions, and don't forget to R.S.V.P if you are coming to Journeyman! There will be treats!

Masters March 2018

Masters March 2018

Read the first 200 pages of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe.  This book changed America.

Apprentice - February 2018 1800 to 1830s. We are a Nation, Hallelujah!

February Apprentice Feb 15, 2018

Study and Learn:

The LDS History PDF file

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e-Pf742xuxvLeZbFRhsYRXi27QcRqca_/view?usp=sharing

Note there are some pages that I have skipped on purpose. We will do these skipped pages next time

Define:
  Manifest Destiny -
  XYZ affair -
  War Hawks -
  Impressment -

  Privateer -

  Nullification -

Watch and learn a short video about Louisiana Purchase
TED-Ed Originals by Judy Walton

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-audacity-behind-the-louisiana-purchase-judy-walton

Was this the greatest land deal in history?

Why did Napoleon want to sell us the land?

Jefferson accused the Federalist of doing things outside of the Constitution, did Jefferson also overstep his Constitutional authority as President?

Watch and learn :

Crash Course on 1812 (12:42 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMXqg2PKJZU

What are three interesting things that learned about this War?

American Ride about the War of 1812, The Star Spangled Banner (25 minutes)

https://www.byutv.org/player/9046467a-1b7e-4a83-91c0-29a9d586ed19/american-ride-hanging-on-to-what-weve-got?listid=b61d0bbe-9b29-4dda-81a4-a2f1469ab5b1&listindex=3&q=american%20ride

What started the War?

Why did the British burn Washington?

Why was a lawyer a prisoner on a British ship and what gift did he create for the people of United States of America?

What is the title of the poem?

Read article about The Burning of Washington

http://www.history.com/news/the-british-burn-washington-d-c-200-years-ago

Watch video about Andrew Jackson (25 minutes)

https://www.byutv.org/player/f058e811-9e3e-4852-8c38-6378289644ed/american-ride-old-hickory-and-jacksonian-democracy-1829-1837?listid=f81c7280-c378-41d3-9caa-e1a9f9d07d8c&listindex=1

Note three things you learned about Andrew Jackson.

Do you think Jackson could be elected today?

Become and Serve:

Truth: The Foundation of Correct Decisions Richard G. Scott, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/truth-the-foundation-of-correct-decisions?lang=eng

What does Elder Scott teach about truth?

Next Month we will learn about Joseph Smith and the Church, the Texas Revolution, and the War with Mexico

February Journeyman Leadership Class

February Journeymen Class

YOU ARE FORMALLY INVITED TO THE VANGUARD PARODY PARTY!!!
PLEASE BRING A SONG TO SING, A SNACK TO SHARE, AND COME HAVE FUN!

OKAY!!! So, we have A LOT of work to do and knowledge to learn! But, I'll try to make it fun! :) In order to finish the book by the end of the year we have to double up on a couple chapters.

Study/Learn

1. Read chapter 4 of The 7 Miracles That Saved America (The Miracle of Our Constitution)
 (So, in order to finish the entire book by the vanguard year, we have to double up on chapters sometimes, and this is one of those times.)

2. Watch these SHORT videos:

500 Miles Bill of Rights   (Wasn't that like the BEST thing EVER?!? Sorry it's stuck in your head now! I gotta learn this song!)

CONSTITUTION despacito  (I know the world JUST got Despacito OUT of our heads, but this teaches a lot! This guy is good!)

The Great Compromise Hotline Bling (It talks about this in the book so pay attention!)

3. Read chapter 5 of The 7 Miracles That Saved America (The miracle of Abraham Lincoln and the battle of Gettysburg)

4. Watch these SHORT videos about the civil war:

Dred Scott decision Just a Friend 

North and South Sides Cheap Trills

South has Seceded Hooked on a Feeling!

WOW! I am so impressed with this guy. Mr. Betts. He has hundreds of videos all about American and World history. They are SO SO SO good, funny, and make it easy to understand! I sat here and watched tons! And then proceeded to sing them all. A LOT. Are they all stuck in your head too? My favorite is the bill of rights one! ('Cause I don't trust your constitution and I think it needs something more! Haha! I love it!)

Know/Understand

OK! The fun part! (As if those videos weren't SUPER fun already!) For Know and Understand YOU are going to make a parody! We are having a Vanguard Parody Party at Journeymen! You each need to write your own parody (a popular well known song that has different words to it. In this case teaches us history.)

I've constructed a "How to write a Parody" list for you:

1. Come up with a song.
2. Write different words to the song, but keep the same tune. (These can be about the constitution or civil war, or ANYTHING we've learned about this year. Or, if you'd rather not do a historical parody, then do one about what Vanguard means to you.)
3. Practice parody. (Wear a costume! Make it fun!)
4. Make or buy healthy or non-healthy snack to share for Mack's Journeymen class.
5. Put snack and costume in backpack. (Unless you wish to wear costume during apprentice- in which case come dressed in costume) And then make sure costume and snack are in backpack!
6. Practice parody one more time.
7. Bring backpack to Vanguard on Thursday.
8. Come to Mack's Journeymen class 'cause Journeymen is the best.
9. Come sing parody at our Vanguard Parody concert! Wow everyone with your mad skills! Come sing, eat snacks, and have a party.

If you ABSOLUTELY do NOT want to ever sing in front of us then you can either just say your parody as a poem or print out  a few copies of your parody and we'll all sing with you. BUT, the more people singing the better- we won't laugh at you or think you're off tune, I promise. Parodies are meant to be funny NOT PERFECT. Don't stress!

Bring a costume and an instrument if you want to and can play one. If you can't play an instrument or don't want to play to go along with your parody then please don't feel like you must bring one. :) Make it fun!!!

If you have no ideas you can email me at bethedingledody@gmail.com and I can help. Or on Mr. Betts website he has TONS!  Or someone like Weird Al. Just google Mr. Betts if you need ideas and thoughts on parodies.

Become/Serve

Journal about this in commonplace book:

Why are Abraham Lincoln and the Constitution MIRACLES that SAVED America?

February 2018, Masters Class

Ok, I am doing this backwards by posting Masters first. Yes, I know. I am really excited about this. Here is a list of leaders in the early 1800s. For this timeline, our county was founded, we had the Constitution and Washington had served two terms as president. John Adams won the election of 1796 with Jefferson as Vice President. we will be learning Jefferson through Jackson.

From 1800. Things were very different from today. There are amazing leaders in our history. Look at this list review the list before you decide. you will be choosing two leaders. try to choose different ones from the list..Give a brief introduction to their history (family, birth, their early life and school, what they did for their greatness, and their death) this should be two or three paragraphs. for each of the two.

Then write a couple of paragraphs how these two fit together and their differences. Why are these two important in US history? How would our nation be less if they did not exist? How do their accomplishments effect us today?

Here is the list: Choose two (2):
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
John Colter
Daniel Webster
John C Calhoun
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Joseph Smith
Robert Fulton
John Marshall
Aaron Burr
John Jacob Astor (the first one, born in 1763)
Charles Pickney
Tenskwatawa or The Prophet
Oliver Perry
Dolly Madison
John Quincy Adams
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Kit Carson
The Creek nation
Nat Turner
Martin Van Buren

Joesph Henry

If you have someone famous in your family history, contact me if you want to add them.

Apprentice coming up.

Dates for timeline

Here are dates to put on the timeline for the freedom documents for the United States. 

May 24. 1775 2^nd Continental Congress meets. John Hancock president

April 19, 1775, Battles at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

June 17, 1775, Battle Bunker Hill, Boston Mass.

July 6, 1775, 2nd Continent Congress issues “The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms”

Nov 10, 1775, Congress establishes the Marine Corps.

Jan 10, 1776, Thomas Pain publishes pamphlet “Common Sense”

June 11, 1776, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston appointed to the committee to draft a declaration.

July 2, 1776, Congress declares independence by passing the Lee Resolution

July 2, 1776, Draft of the Articles submitted to Congress

June 12, 1776, Congress appoints Committee to draft the Articles of Confederation

July 4, 1776, Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence

August 2, 1776, Delegates begin to sign engrossed copy of the Declaration of Independence

Nov 15, 1777, Congress completes the Articles of Confederation

March 1, 1781, Articles of Confederation ratified, formally establishing the government of the United States.

Oct 17, 1781, Surrender at Yorktown, most fighting stops

Sept 3, 1783, Treaty of Paris, war formally ends

Nov 23, 1783, British leave New York and Carolinas

Sept 11–14 1786 Annapolis Convention to discuss uniform trade regulations

July 13, 1787, Northwest Ordnance passed by Continental Congress

Sept 3, 1783, Signing of Treaty of Paris, formal end of war

Jan 25, 1787, Shays' Rebellion

May 25, 1787, First meeting of the Constitutional Convention to fix the Articles of Confederation. George Washington President of Convention.

Sept 17, 1787, Convention concludes, Draft of constitution submitted to the states

Dec 7, 1787, Delaware first state to ratifies

June 21, 1788, New Hampshire ninth state to ratify, became the ninth and last necessary state

March 4, 1789, Under the Constitution, Congress convenes for the first time in New York City

Dec 15, 17887 Presidential elections begin different dates in different date

Jan 10, 1789, Last President election George Washington elected

May 29. 1790 Rhode Island becomes 13^th State to ratify

March 4, 1791, Vermont becomes the 14th State of the Union and first non-original State

January 18, 2018 Masters

Masters' Class January 2018
We will be doing Jeopardy in teams. Get together in teams of 3, you can choose who you want or be in the pool to be assigned. Study: dates, place and the documents of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Know who were the main players of each, Why did they need that document and what does it say? The categories are Events, the Declaration ( 2 sets of 5 questions), The Articles of Confederation ( 2 sets of 5 questions), The Consitution ( 2 sets of 5 questions), The Bill of Rights ( 2 sets of 5 questions), Dates, the bonus round questions.

I will award extra points for memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution and the Declaration's   1st paragraph and a half (up to "the right of the people to abolish it") and the last paragraph.

Sample questions:
Who was the first President elected under the Articles of Confederation?,
Dates of the Articles of Confederation and the other documents,
What are some of the Amendments?
What did some of the Founders do? and
Acts of Parlement that caused Americans to rebel (Sugar, Stamp, Quartering, Intolerable and Townsend Acts) 
Test your smarts. Show you are a patriot.
The more players the more fun we can have! Get a team together.