To: Stephen Howlett
From: Caleb Hall
Subject: Practicum Report 5
Time: 4 Hours (SS-1.5 hour, Service-1.5 hour Preparation-1 hour)
Preparation: For the preparation for this week’s lesson Kevin and I had a quick talk to see if we really wanted to continue on the track that we have set for our Bible study. After we talked about it a little while we quickly decided to continue with the study that we originally picked out. After we decided to keep with the topic that we originally chose I then had to prepare the lesson. The Serendipity Bible that we have suggested to use Luke 16:19-31. This was a relatively easy lesson to plan for, because this passage is pretty self explanatory. I then had to look at the questions that the Serendipity Bible gave me so that I could pick out the ones that I wanted to actually use. I ended up using most of the questions that the Bible had in it.
Lesson: This passage again was Luke 16:19-31, and it was about the rich man that had the banquet that none of his friends that he invited came to. To start the lesson I had Charlie read the verse in Luke so that there would be some class involvement in the lesson. This topic was about the rich man who had a banquet, and invited a lot of his friends to come to this banquet. When the day of the banquet arrived none of his friends showed up, and they all had a different excuse for not being there. After this the rich man had his servants go out and get anyone that he can find to come to the banquet. After the passage was read we then discussed what exactly this meant to use as Christians. After posing this question I quickly realized that our group again was not very awake or participant. When I realized this I quickly asked Kevin if he would grab some chalk and write some things down on the chalk board so that we would be able to see the things that we were thinking. Kevin also drew us a little stick figure diagram of the rich man, his friends that did not attend the party, and the people that did attend the party. This was something that helped get the attention of the class, because it was definitely something different than we normally do. This tactic clearly helped with keeping the class on task, and in the discussion. The group seemed to conquer that we needed to stop ignoring God’s calling to come to his banquet, and we need to stop making excuses.
Questions:
1. Should I have done the writing on the chalk board, or was it good to get a “class member” to do it?
2. We have found that a chalk board keeps their attention, what else would be a good attention grabber?
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RE: 1. Chalkboard user. Using a chalkboard yourself will definitely give you control. You can easily filter what goes on the board and how it goes on the board. Plus you can add your own things that you want them to see and focus on. There will always be advantages to using the chalkboard yourself. However, I feel it is a good idea to let students do the writing. It allows them chance to feel like they are truly a valued part of the group. They feel like have a purpose in the Bible study and are much likely to enjoy it and want to be there. Likewise, that person always must be more aware of what is going on and as a result pays more attention. This could help the issue of students sleeping during Bible study. Having a student use the chalkboard may give the whole class a feeling like they are more involved and may force them to pay attention because now they have to take responsibility for the board. Since one of their peers is using the board they feel like it is partially theirs now and as such they feel a need to pay attention to what goes on it.
RE: 2. Other items? Using the chalkboard is a great idea. As I said it forces the students to pay attention and to think about what they say and process it as it goes on the board. It keeps the students involved and gives them ownership in the Bible study instead of just simply being considered a student. Using such things helps keep the students attention. Having them read the Bible passage helps get them involved too. It forces them to read their Bible and think about the passage as well as be involved. If there is a list of questions to be asked, that is a good way to keep people involved also. Having someone ask the questions to start discussion can be another way to give ownership of the Bible study to the class. Using felt boards and dry erase boards do the same as using a chalkboard, so they can be considered good alternatives to the chalkboard. Having the students act out a certain story in the Bible can be both entertaining and involving. It forces the students to think about the story and get involved with each other. Plus you all get to have a good laugh at each other's acting skills, or lack-there-of.
-Kevin Aaron
We have a couple of Sundays left before the final practicum paper is due... if you are coming up short of the ten required maybe consider doing some extra "substitute practicum" reports--even if they are "late" they still can get some credit. (See class policies for how to format a substitute practicum). -coach d
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