For those who would like to learn more about Freedom.
A class that will discuss freedom and the requirements of freedom.
The purpose of The Study of Freedom is to study and discuss how moral character makes a difference in our choices and our allegiance while studying the founding of the United States. We will also be learning how to study documents, writing opinion papers, and sharing what we learned with outs.
Monday afternoon at 4:00** pm EST (3 pm CST, 2 pm MST, 1 pm PST).
Freedom of others - Study of American Founding
Bold - dates for 1 hour live discussion
off weeks - short recording to view and working on own through the week to complete the assignments.
9/12 - History’s purpose & A Moral People
9/19 - Mayflower Compact/Landing of the Pilgrims
9/26 - The Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang - book discussion
10/3 - Natural Law
10/10 - Declaration of Independence - document study
10/17 - The Tipping Point: the outbreak of war
10/24 - Discussion of American Crisis Paper No. 1 by Thomas Paine
10/31 - Document Study: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
11/ 7 - John Adams (A&E Movie or John Adams, the Reluctant Patriot of the Revolution by Leonard Falkneer [out of print?])
11/14 - Overcoming Roadblocks (Source: Guns for General Washington)
11/21 - Collecting the facts before you act
11/28 - Being George Washington by Glenn Beck - book discussion
12/5 - Following the Crowd - People are followers
12/12 - Tying it All Together - The Tipping Point
1/9 - Presentations by the Students on the Colonies
1/16 - Reading: 55 Fathers by Selma R. Williams
1/23 - Presentations by the Students on the Colonies
1/30 - Journalling of the Constitution Assignment: The Preamble of the Constitution
2/6 - Legislative branch - Article 1
2/13 - Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund - book discussion
2/20 - Executive branch - Article 2
2/27: Discussion - Current events applied
3/6 - Judicial branch - Article 3
3/13 - Discussion: The Constitution & The Proper Role of Government (Article) - document study
3/20 - Madison - What did he contribute to the Constitutional Convention
3/27 Debate
4/3 -Local Government - Article 4 & 5
4/10 - Discussion on George Washington’s Farewell Address - document study
4/17 - Amendments to the Constitution
4/24 - Presentations from Students about a person they admire from the Revolutionary Era
5/1 - Presentations from Students about a person they admire from the Revolutionary Era
5/8 - Now what do I do?
A class that will discuss freedom and the requirements of freedom.
The purpose of The Study of Freedom is to study and discuss how moral character makes a difference in our choices and our allegiance while studying the founding of the United States. We will also be learning how to study documents, writing opinion papers, and sharing what we learned with outs.
Monday afternoon at 4:00** pm EST (3 pm CST, 2 pm MST, 1 pm PST).
Freedom of others - Study of American Founding
Bold - dates for 1 hour live discussion
off weeks - short recording to view and working on own through the week to complete the assignments.
9/12 - History’s purpose & A Moral People
9/19 - Mayflower Compact/Landing of the Pilgrims
9/26 - The Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang - book discussion
10/3 - Natural Law
10/10 - Declaration of Independence - document study
10/17 - The Tipping Point: the outbreak of war
10/24 - Discussion of American Crisis Paper No. 1 by Thomas Paine
10/31 - Document Study: The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
11/ 7 - John Adams (A&E Movie or John Adams, the Reluctant Patriot of the Revolution by Leonard Falkneer [out of print?])
11/14 - Overcoming Roadblocks (Source: Guns for General Washington)
11/21 - Collecting the facts before you act
11/28 - Being George Washington by Glenn Beck - book discussion
12/5 - Following the Crowd - People are followers
12/12 - Tying it All Together - The Tipping Point
1/9 - Presentations by the Students on the Colonies
1/16 - Reading: 55 Fathers by Selma R. Williams
1/23 - Presentations by the Students on the Colonies
1/30 - Journalling of the Constitution Assignment: The Preamble of the Constitution
2/6 - Legislative branch - Article 1
2/13 - Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund - book discussion
2/20 - Executive branch - Article 2
2/27: Discussion - Current events applied
3/6 - Judicial branch - Article 3
3/13 - Discussion: The Constitution & The Proper Role of Government (Article) - document study
3/20 - Madison - What did he contribute to the Constitutional Convention
3/27 Debate
4/3 -Local Government - Article 4 & 5
4/10 - Discussion on George Washington’s Farewell Address - document study
4/17 - Amendments to the Constitution
4/24 - Presentations from Students about a person they admire from the Revolutionary Era
5/1 - Presentations from Students about a person they admire from the Revolutionary Era
5/8 - Now what do I do?
Books and Movies used in this project
The Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
An American Crisis by Thomas Paine*
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere*
Being George Washington by Glenn Beck
Revolutionary War book (autobiography or time era example: The War of Independence by Marrin )
The Declaration of Independence*
The Constitution of the United States*
The Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund
Fifty – Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams
The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz
The Proper Role of Government (Speech) by Ezra Taft Benson*
George Washington’s Farewell Address*
Movie: A More Perfect Union
Movie: John Adams (or a Biography of your choice
Recommended Movies:
Johnny Tremain
April Morning
The Crossing
The Patriot (PG Version)
*these documents will be provided
The Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang
An American Crisis by Thomas Paine*
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere*
Being George Washington by Glenn Beck
Revolutionary War book (autobiography or time era example: The War of Independence by Marrin )
The Declaration of Independence*
The Constitution of the United States*
The Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund
Fifty – Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams
The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz
The Proper Role of Government (Speech) by Ezra Taft Benson*
George Washington’s Farewell Address*
Movie: A More Perfect Union
Movie: John Adams (or a Biography of your choice
Recommended Movies:
Johnny Tremain
April Morning
The Crossing
The Patriot (PG Version)
*these documents will be provided
Fees and Registration for A Study of Freedom
Register on or before September 11th: $45
Register after September 11th: $60
Registration for Study of Freedom is per household. Please register each household member attending on the registration form but pay for only one member.
To register, click here.
Register after September 11th: $60
Registration for Study of Freedom is per household. Please register each household member attending on the registration form but pay for only one member.
To register, click here.