We are combining the writing part of last week and the reading part of this week because May is really busy (I will be gone the weekend of the 15th and Shine Camp is the 22nd) so we won't have a lot of Fridays to meet! At least that should give you some time to finish Les Miserables right?
So for this week:
1. By Monday night: Choose one way to have more Christlike love in your life for those around you and begin to act on it.
2. Share your insights and connections about love from our reading and discussion in a creative way. Post how you shared on the discussion blog and comment on at least 5 others people's posts (that should be everyone ;-) ) Don't wait until the last minute to post something - your classmates won't enjoy having to stay up late Thursday night to read your last minute post!
3. Read The Land of Montezuma by W.H. Prescott (Vol 6, pages 227-243). It would be helpful to look up the following terms in your Cultural Literacy Book before you start: Montezuma (pg 211); Cortes, Hernando (pg 205); Conquistadores (pg 205); Aztecs (pg 203); and Incas (pg 208).
4. Write a discussion question from The Land of Montezuma below
For class, we will talk about your applications and writings about love - if anyone needs help from the class with their creation, we can do that as well. Then we will discuss the principles you learned from the The Land of Montezuma chapter. Enjoy!
I love how John is the only difference in all of these pics :D
ReplyDeleteMy question is: should they have received the Spainiards peacefully or should they have fought back?
Often times a a small group of determined people have been able to overthrow the shackles of a larger, less united power. Quite often this smaller group of people must hurt people to overthrow the larger power. Is this a good thing, if the smaller groups reasons for overthrowing good? Or is it best to let people remain in their lifestyles?
ReplyDeleteHow do you think the situation in this book could have been changed had they all had Christlike love? How would everything have been different?
ReplyDeleteIn this reading it talked a lot about the beauty and originality of Mexico at that time.
ReplyDeleteIt made me wonder if things are better when they're not tampered with, or if they are better when built upon.
For example: Our county has made a lot of improvements and inventions to promote an easier lifestyle, but our country has also lost a lot of its original beauty and nature.
What is the greater good?