Smelling the Barn—the end of the 1st Trimester
Posted by georgelinney on November 17, 2008
Today was the final test day in the Religion courses and the November units have drawn to a close. We have only Wednesday to study Psalm 1 as it relates to Maya Angelou’s poem: A Rock, A River, A Tree. She read this poem at the inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1993. After Wednesday, we will be done for the Thanksgiving Holidays!
This past month the 7th graders were assessed on the Book of Revelation or the Apocalypse of John. 8th graders were assessed on Night by Elie Wiesel and they wrote essays to show their understanding of the book. 6th graders were assessed on the first book of the Bible, Genesis.
From the four horsemen, to the terror of the Nazi Holocaust and that terrible memory that we must remember, to the messiness of Israel’s family tree through people such as, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob–through all these things the 26 students at Durham Nativity School are growing in their understanding of scripture and sacred literature.
During the 1st trimester, we also covered Matthew and Acts among the 7th graders, Moses: Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston and The Confessions by Saint Augustine among the 8th graders, and Exodus and Isaiah for the 6th graders as they are introduced to the Religion curriculum at Durham Nativity School.
December will include the book of Hebrews (7th grade), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (8th), and the book of Deuteronomy for the 6th graders. And then it will be 2009 before you know it.
Keep up the great work. –Mr. Linney
P.S. To read more about our lesson on Psalm 1 and Maya Angelou check out: http://monkawe.blogspot.com/2008/11/where-rocks-meet-roots.html
