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Mr. Barton's Note Taking Advice
Usually these are posted at the beginning of the week and are tentative until after that day of class.
Seventeenth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: May 15-19
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, May 15
class: Review Kushner homework.
Homework: Evaluation due next week. Begin to study for exams.
Tuesday through Thursday, May 16-18
class: movie "Oh, God!"
homework: "Three Major Old Tesatment Themes Found in 'Oh, God!'" due Friday, May 19
Friday, May 19
class: assignment due
homework: Study for exam
Sixteenth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: May 8-12
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, May 8
class: Genesis 1,1 to 11,26 test. Overview of wisdom literature and how Genesis 1-11 fits into this.
homework:
Tuesday, May 9
class: Video Rabbi Harold Kushner’s “When Bad Things Happen to Good People”
homework: Read and mark workbook page 160. then read the book of Jonah and do workbook pages 161-162
Wednesday, May 10
class: continue video.
homework: Assignment due Friday, 10 points. Three questions
1) What is the problem of evil?
2) Why is Rabbi Kushner concerned with this question?
3) What is his answer to the problem of evil?
Thursday, May 11
class: finish video. Stephen's discourse in Acts
homework: Finish Kushner assignment and study for the test.
Friday, May 12
class: Wisdom test.
homework: First part of course evaluation.
Fifteenth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: May1-5
Past Sunday Readings
Monday and Tuesday, May 1 & 2
class: Video The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story. Click here for The Life and Times of the Prophet Vernon Johns: Father of the Civil Rights Movement
homework: Workbook pages 154 , 155-157. Study for test.
Wednesday, May 3
class: Discuss Dr. Johns; review material for tomorrow�s test
homework: Study for the test. essay entitled Vernon Johns: Modern Day Prophet due by Friday. Click link for suggested essay format.
Thursday, May 4
class: Prophets Test
homework: Read Genesis 1 to 12 due Monday, May 8. 10 pointminitest. Essay due tomorrow: Vernon Johns: Modern Day Prophet. Click link for suggested essay format.
Friday, May 5
class: Introduction to Wisdom literature
homework: Finish reading Genesis 1-12
Fourteenth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: April 24-28
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, April 24
class Prophet project due, web site and hard copy. Workbook page 110 about Elijah
homework Workbook pages on Amos, 123-126.
Tuesday, April 25
class Overeview of the age of the prophets. check Sean Layton's Old Testament Time Line for guidance.
homework Workbook pages on Hosea, 131,136-137.
Wednesday, April 26
class
homework Workbook pages on Micah, 138-139 and 140-141.
Thurssday, April 27
class Workbbok pages on Isaiah, 142-143 and 144-145
homework Workbook pages on Jeremiah, 146-147 and 148.
Friday, April 28
class
homework Workbook pages on Ezekiel, 149 and 152-153.
Thirteenth Week, Second Semester, Classes: April 18-21
Past Sunday Readings
Tuesday, April 18
class Return tests and asignments. Note about Bible. Questions about prophet assignment.
homework Prophet assignment. Do workbook pages 114-118. Read/mark 119-121, due by Friday.
Wednesday-Friday, April 19-21
class Library work on prophets.
homework Prophet assignment. Hard copy and web site due on Monday.
Twelfth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: April 10-13 Holy Week
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, April 10
class Eli, Samuel, Saul, David test.
homework Workbook pages, 169-170 and 171, on the psalms.
Tuesday, April 11
class Finish David and Absalom video.
homework Workbook pages, 107 and 108-109, on Solomon.
Wednesday, April 12
class Talk about Holy Week and upcoming Freshman Prayer Service.
homework Have a good and holy Easter Week.
Eleventh Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: April 3-7
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, April 3
class Quiz. Continue David video.
homework Read and take notes on chapter 25 to end of 1 Samuel.
Tuesday, April 4
class Review 1 Samuel
homework Skim and take some notes on 2Samuel 1-8
Wednesday, April 5
class David video: The story of David's early reign.
homework Read and take notes on 2 Samuel 9-18 due Friday. Always expect a quiz!
Thursday, April 6
class Video: David and Absalom. Creative assignment due.
homework Finish reading abourt David and Absalom. Do workbook pages 105 and 106.
Friday, Apirl 7
class Finish David and Absalom video.
homework Do your David reflection due Monday. Eli, Samuel, Saul and David Test Monday.
Tenth Week Week, Second Semester, Classes: March 28-31
Past Sunday Readings
Monday, March 27 Fr. Sheridan holiday
Tuesday, March 28
class Return and correct exam.
homework Begin reading and taking notes on the Monarchy readings. Tonight read and take notes ont he stories of the last judges, Eli and Samuel, 2 Samuel chapter 1-4; take notes on worksheet or do workbook page 93.
Wednesday, March 29
class Read and take notes on chapter 5-7. then begin homework.
homework Read and take notes on chapters 8-12. Workbook 94 and 96-97.
Thursday, March 30
class David video.
homework Read and take notes on chapter 13-16 and do workbook pages 100-101.
Friday, March 31
class David video (con.)
homework Read and take notes on chapter 17-24 and do workbook pages 102-103.
