Reflection on prayer.

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WALHT: Explain the steps of Lectio Divina

Scripture Reference:Psalm 4:5-A Prayer for Protection

From the scripture the words that stand out for me are:

• You gave me room when I was in distress.
• When you are disturbed do not sin.
• Let the light of your face shine on us O Lord.
• You have put gladness in my heart.
• For you alone O Lord make me lie down in safety.
• Offer right sacrifices and put your trust in the Lord.

My interpretation of the scripture I read

Should Animals Be Cagged?

WALHT:Develop understanding about ethos,pathos and logos

Persuasive Reading Analysis:Caged Animals

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The author stated the main point clearly in the first sentence of the article the sentence said “Most animals kept caged in zoos will never know how living free feels” This sentence is a very powerful statement which I think helps the reader get more interested in the article.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	Yes	In this article the author mentions a gorilla called Willie B who is Atlanta’s most famous animal and who is one of the main points of the article.Referring to this particular animal allows the reader to relate to the situation that the writer is trying to get the reader to agree with.
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	To state the main point of the author’s article the writer stated that Willie B has been in a cage for his whole life which is 20 years and he hasn’t had a chance to mate with another gorilla nor has he had the opportunity to know the natural environment that nature has provided for him.This is a  great fact to use that makes the reader/ audience want to know more about what Willie has missed out on.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	There could be many emotions that go with this article.  I think one of the main emotions is sadness because reading the statement that the writer makes about Willie B not being able to run around or have fun outside of a cage promotes empathy/ Willie  instead has only known what it is like sitting in a cage,  locked behind bars with people he doesn’t know just watching him do his daily routine.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	For this article the urgency might be to make sure that the animals behind those cages know where their natural habitat is and being able to see other species of their kind to be friends with and actually  get a chance to have freedom for once in their life.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	The writer used specific information and facts about Willie B and how he is unable to do anything from outside of the cage that animals he type can do which does have an effect on many people from reading the article. But one of the main facts about Willie B being in a cage his whole life talks about his habitat and him not being free which takes up most of the article.

Homework Should Be Banned

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer’s main idea is about persuading the reader to agree with his statement, ‘Little kids get way too much homework’
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	While the writer feels that children’s fitness levels are not what they could be due to reduced opportunity for play, he does not include research information to back up this idea. But he also has another powerful argument that can back his argument up which says “Homework is hideously difficult to complete for many kids therefore they need help from the teacher and lots of resources which they can’t get at home”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	The author thinks about all the other kids in the schools/classes but also the parents of those children.    He looks at the topic of homework for small children from the perspective of both child and parents. The statement  ‘homework should be banned in primary schools!’ is a powerful opinion given.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	The author made a good statement saying that some kids might not have the supplies they need to have for their homework given to them many kids therefore they need help from the teacher and lots of resources which they can’t get at home”.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No

My Fears For Camp

I am scared of:

Fear:Falling from something high.

How to overcome the fear: Know that I am safe with the activity I am doing and with the people that know what to do.

Fear:Being the only person that can’t do the activity we are doing.

How I can overcome this fear:Just trying my best and if I do fail I will try even more hard to make sure I can do it next time.

Fear:Being alone.

How I can overcome this fear:Never leaving my group or the people I'm with .

Fear:Not having enough clothes.

How I can overcome this fear:Pack extra clothes that I might need just in case the clothes I have aren't enough.

Fear:Getting hurt

How I can overcome this fear:Following the rules and safety rules making sure nothing goes wrong.

Fear is one word that I hate the most it makes me weak and never wanting to challenge myself with the things I want to accomplish the most.

When I go to camp I will face most of my fears with the people I know supporting/helping me I have many fears leading up to camp and will probably have more at camp the things I am fearing the most is being alone and not having anyone to be there with me/for me through the activity I am doing. I can overcome this fear by never leaving the group I am in and following the rules that my camp leader will give us so no-one gets hurt or lost.

Trust Or No Trust

Trust Or No Trust

In preparation for our camp next week we had a class challenge.

We were given 3 challenges for the first challenge  I'm calling “TRUST OR NO TRUST” it’s when you are given a partner one partner is numbered one and the other  is numbered two the number one person has to guide the number two all the way to the entrance of the school saying the directions out loud while number two has their eyes closed and their hand on number one’s shoulder. You weren't allowed to go on the grass, you had to go on the pathway that went around some classrooms and lots of trees. Everyone made it to the gate and that was challenge number 1 finished.

Challenge number 2 was swapping roles with your partner so the person that was the guider was the person who became the follower and the person who was the follower became the guider. But there was one change instead of going the way you came to get to the gate you could go anywhere except for the bottom court to get back to the classroom so the guider took the follower another route that the follower didn't know of. When everyone came back from the second challenge,  challenge number 3 was made.

For challenge number 3 students turned the classroom into a maze for the person at the front to go through with their eyes closed. Desks were mixed up, chairs were thrown on the floor and of cause there was lots of noise that the person at the front did not know why it was so loud. When you get to the other end of the classroom you got to go to morning tea so that meant guiding another person through the classroom maze. I had to guide my partner through the maze I took her under a table over chairs and kept making her bump into tables but at least she got out safely.

Today was all about trusting in your partner while having faith in them which we will use at camp.

Pentecost

Cybersafety

WALHT: Classify information under the headings "Personal or private".