January Journeyman

Journeyman:

Preteach: This month we are learning about Vivaldi, a composer who worked very hard to make beautiful music. We are also learning about some very difficult things that Christian has to work through in his pilgrimage. We are also encouraging you to work hard to really think about these concepts in your inspirements. Consider the following questions as you study:  Why do you think people put the hard work into creating something beautiful to see or hear? Does their hard work inspire you to also work hard at what you create? These days it seems that people want a lot for a very little effort.  What has happened to our society that has caused us to see work as a bad thing?

1. Read: Pilgrim's Progress until Hopeful becomes Christian's new travel companion

2. Word Study: One of the names of the people or places that Christian encounters and come to class prepared to represent that person or place. Write your choice in the comment section below by Tuesday at noon.
3. Read: How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay

4. Quiz: Click here

5. Listen: The Four Seasons with hand-out pages 9-11,  listen for the sounds that represent the words that are in bold in the sonnets

6. Email: Class Preparation Sheet by Tuesday at noon

7. Find: A principle and application from your chosen research below to share in class

8. And choose one or more of the following to research (use more than just wikipedia), be prepared to share what you learned AND A PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATION YOU THINK YOU FOUND IN YOUR RESEARCH OR PROJECT  (don't forget this underlined, bold, capitalized statement before you come to class - see here for help):

Choose something to learn more about from the terms in this week's cultural literacy or any of your readings in Apprentice, Journeyman or Master (such as: dairy farming, one-room school house, alcoholism, Boston Observers, The Boston Tea party or other event, Doctor Warren or another historic person, Trinidad, making tools or shelters, uninhabited islands or survival skills, for example). Do page 3 and 4 of the I-Search Paper link.( or map your thoughts in another similar way)***

Complete this study guide to help you analyze your reading of Johnny Tremain***

It is thought that Vivaldi was inspired to write the Season concertos because of four paintings by Marco Ricci. Read he Vilvadi handout and learn to play a song by Vilvadi; or create paintings/drawing etc. of your own that this music makes you think of, one for each season; or look up paintings by other artists that feel like this music to you.  Bring them to show us, or email links before class to share with us. Remember to share a principle/truth you learned from doing this.***

The Four Seasons has a Sonnet written for each season. Learn about how to write a sonnet and create a sonnet about a truth that is meaningful to you in nature.***

Compare Elizabeth Anne to Betsy, Betsy or Johnny Tremain to yourself, Robinson Crusoe to Friday, cannibalism to the "natural man", or anything else you would like to gain additional insights into by comparing and contrasting (see page 3 on compare and contrast link for ideas).  Do page 4 of the Compare and Contrast Essay link.(or map you thoughts in another similar way)***

Write your opinion to one of the questions in the preteach section.Use examples from your life or from the reading.***

Research anything you are interested in from a musical, literary, artistic or imaginative perspective. Write about it in one of these formats.

***Don't forget to: be prepared to share what you learned AND A PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATION YOU THINK YOU FOUND IN YOUR RESEARCH OR PROJECT