REQUIRED TRACK: Choose one option below to complete for this month - due by the last day of the month for credit
RECOGNITION TRACK: Complete one Book Report and the Research Project on this page for end-of-the-year recognition (full list of assignments for special recognition is on the Deep Dives main page)
​NOTE: All book reports are 3-pages (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins)
BOOK REPORT:
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot is the true, inspiring, and tragic story of five young American missionaries—Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Pete Fleming, and Roger Youderian—who were speared to death by the isolated Huaorani (Auca) tribe in Ecuador's jungle in 1956 while attempting to make peaceful contact with them. Told through the perspective of Jim Elliot's widow, Elisabeth, the book chronicles their fervent faith, detailed preparations, courageous efforts to reach the unreached tribe, and the aftermath, highlighting their ultimate sacrifice and God's surprising use of their deaths to bring the Gospel to the Huaorani through the subsequent work of the widows.  (276 pages)
Archive Link

​Assignment:
  • Read the book in its entirety.
  • Write a 3-page report about the book (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins).
  • The report must include:
    • Character & plot analysis
    • Theme and author purpose
    • Personal response & reflection​
  • Save your work in your Bible Portfolio.
  • Notify Mr. Medina that your work is ready for grading.
BOOK REPORT:
​Gladys Aylward, featured in "Christian Heroes: Then & Now" books, was an English housemaid who felt God called her to China, becoming a missionary despite lacking formal training and being turned down by missionary boards. She famously saved money for her own ticket, journeyed to China, and, with incredible faith and courage, worked with an elderly missionary, became an honorary "foot inspector" to preach the Gospel, reformed prisons, and, during wartime, led over 100 orphans on a perilous journey to safety, embodying radical trust in God. (132 pages)
Archive Link

​​Assignment:
  • Read the book in its entirety.
  • Write a 3-page report about the book (12-point font, double-spaced, 1-inch margins).
  • The report must include:
    • Character & plot analysis
    • Theme and author purpose
    • Personal response & reflection​
  • Save your work in your Bible Portfolio.
  • Notify Mr. Medina that your work is ready for grading.
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​RESEARCH PROJECT:
“Adopt a Nation” Prayer and Research Project
  • Choose a country with low gospel access.
  • Write a 3-page report on the details of the country including statistical data, political history, demographic and religious data, cultural barriers to the gospel, prayer needs and evangelism strategies, citing sources if possible.
  • Present a 5-minute presentation including:
    • Demographic and religious data
    • Cultural barriers to the gospel
    • Prayer needs and evangelism strategies
    • End with a class prayer for the nation.
  • ​Save your work in your Bible Portfolio.
  • Notify Mr. Medina that your work is ready for grading.
If needed, you may check out a book to read for the book report by following these steps:
  1. Sign up for an account at Archive.org (use a PERSONAL email)
  2. Search for the book and "borrow" it
  3. You may then read it online