Parable Assignment- Part Part One Due- Monday June 2 and Part Two Due- Monday June 16

Students have been assigned one or two parables to read, interpret and summarize it for the class.

Part One: Students are encouraged to ask their parents, pastors or research online (that may get overwhelming so they may need help from mom and dad) to do their best to try and figure out the meaning. An example of how we have been doing this can be found below, along with a summary sheet.  This doesn't need to be more than what is on the sheet below. We are specifically looking for explaining the earthly example and the heavenly meaning.  On Monday we will share our findings with the class.

Part Two: Students will then pick one parable (it can be one of the ones they researched, or from another student) to illustrate in some way. Students can keep it simple or make it complex according to inclination and time.

We have brainstormed a lot of different ways to do this: power point, poster, comic, diorama, peek-a-boo box. This will be due for Monday, June 16 and students will be sharing their illustrated parable with the class that Monday through Wednesday.

Paragraph Summary Example

Title: Parable-Workers in the Vineyard

Reference: Matthew 20:1-16

Who is speaking: Jesus

Audience:  Peter (and the disciples)  the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard is in response to Peter’s question: "We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?" Peter wanted to know what reward would be given to those who give up everything to follow Jesus.

What is the everyday example: Day workers getting hired in a vineyard. The workers all get paid the same amount of money no matter what time of day they started to work.

What is the metaphor? Earthly example and heavenly meaning.

Metaphor: No matter what time in your life you become a Christian, you will receive the same reward in heaven as someone who has been a Christian their whole life.

Vineyard owner- God

Pay-heavenly reward

The workers who started at the beginning of the day: people who have loved and followed Christ their whole lives.

The workers who start at different times of the day: people who come to know Christ later on.

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Parables Summary Sheet

Name:

Assigned Parable:

Who is speaking?

Who is the audience?

What is the everyday example being used in the parable?

What is the metaphor? What earthly item/person represents a heavenly idea?

Grammar Review- Parts of Speech

We will be reviewing Parts of Speech over the next week or two. Today we looked at  Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives.  Here is a summary and links to helpful Schoolhouse Rock videos we watched in class.

Nouns- person, place or thing
Common- student, teacher, province
Proper- Josh, Mrs. Hendriks, Ontario

• NOUNS-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4N5kkifGQ

          

Verbs- action or state of being
Action- jump, run, talk, eat
Helping- were, will, should  (were jumping, will run, should eat)
Linking- were, is, was

• VERBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw

Adjectives- describe nouns

• ADJECTIVES-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs

We will also be looking at Adverbs and Prepositions

Adverbs- describe a verb, adjectives and other adverbs
Quickly, slowly, very, too

• ADVERBS-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fXm4FOMPM

Prepositions-  show direction or location  and shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.
on, over, around, to, from

• PREPOSITIONS -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM

Memory Work Micah 6:8

He has shown you, O man, what is good and what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

Spelling Lesson 30

enough
laughing
building
lightning
though
photography
beautiful
successful
happiness
minute
probably
should
straight
they're
because
months

Every Bit of Who I am Memory Work- Tuesday, April 29

Habakkuk 3: 17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Daniel Quiz # 3 Study Guide- Monday March 24

Daniel  Quiz 3  Study Guide

The Lion’s Den

King Darius appointed 120  satraps to rule over the people directly.

Who were assigned above these men? Three administrators, including Daniel.

What job did Darius plan to give Daniel? Chief administrator in charge of the whole kingdom.

What law was made to trap Daniel? For 30 days, everyone was to pray to the king only.

Where did Daniel pray three times a day? In the upper room of his house facing Jerusalem.

Why couldn’t Darius change the law that condemned Daniel? Because according to the law of Medes and Persia, a law signed by the king could not be changed.

How did God protect Daniel in the lion’s den? God sent an angel who shut the mouths of the lions.

What happened to Daniel’s accusers? They and their entire families were thrown into the lions’ den and devoured.

Daniel’s Prayer

How did Daniel know that Judah’s captivity was nearly over? He studied the Hebrew scriptures, including Jeremiah’s prophecies that Judah would be in captivity for 70 years.

With what attitude did Daniel come to God in prayer? He humbled himself by putting on sackcloth and ashes.

What sins of Judah did Daniel list in Daniel 9:4-6?

The people had been wicked and rebelled against God.

They turned away from God’s commands.

They had not listened to the prophet’s pleas for them to repent and turn back to God.

Why did Daniel say he was making this request of God? Because God was forgiving and merciful, not because the people were worthy. God would listen to his request because he is faithful to his covenant and promises.

Who came to give Daniel an answer to his prayer? The angel Gabriel.

What was the angel’s message? The people of Judah would be able to return to their homeland.

Who would “put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness” Daniel 9:24? The “Anointed One”- the Messiah or Christ.

Grammar- Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

Apostrophes and Quotations

Apostrophes are single  ( ‘ ) and are used for possessives (belonging to like Julie’s )

and contractions (combined words like don’t).

Julie’s book

Don’t

George’s shoe

Didn’t

Quotations

Punctuation

Note: quotation marks are double- ("), apostrophes are single –(')

Quotation marks surround the words that are being spoken, and any punctuation they may include.

A sentence in punctuating dialogue includes the description of who is speaking.

For example:

"I don't want to go," complained Becky.   

I don't want to go complained Becky is the sentence, even though I don't want to go is a complete thought, the period goes after Becky. See how the comma after go is included inside the quotation mark?

An exclamation or question mark would be included inside the quotation mark as well.

“I don’t want to go!” exclaimed Becky.    “Do I have to go?” asked Becky.

What happens if the speaker has a lot to say? Here is how to punctuate an interrupted thought.

"Of course," answered Josh, "the cookie started the fire."

See how the comma after of course is included inside the quotation mark?

Also, because this is an interrupted quote, a comma follows Josh to indicate the speaker is not

finished.