Prayer intentions:
- for the grade 8 football team
- for Arturo (on crutches)
- for Julian (knee)
- for all members of the class
- for Alex's friend who broke his leg
- for those sick, injured, or stressed
Prayer leaders were Dean and Daniel
Prayer leaders for next class are Julian and Tyson.
CE
- reflection: What is the most important thing in the world to me? If God spoke to me and asked me to sacrifice this most important thing, what would I do?
- reading: Abram/Abraham (CE textbook pp. 37-39, Genesis 15:1-6; 16:1-16)
- discussions: sacrifice, polygamy, human nature
EN
- Silent reading (AR)
- short story "Lion Taming for Beginners"
- questions
- paragraph writing: Write two paragraphs that describe a real or imagined attempt to tame an animal that is not normally kept as a pet. Describe the animal and write about the problems that you may encounter while trying to tame it.
HW
- Finish your writing.
SS
- critical thinking skills: Scattergories and group determination of acceptable answers
- group work: peer assessment of Cornell Notes (for pp. 9-12)
HW
- Use the feedback given you by your group (or self-assess), and add to your Cornell notes as needed.
HW for everyone: Take home your progress reports and have your parents take a look at them and sign them. Bring them back next class.
