We began our day with devotions in which we were reminded to seek wisdom from God and to persist in our efforts to make right choices. A great reminder for all of us, and a great tie-in to our book! The Hiding Place definitely shows Corrie and her family asking God for wisdom and seeking his will. The ten Boom family persisted in doing what was right despite the threat of danger and punishment, and we look forward to reading more of their story!
After a short quiz on our reading assignment, we worked with partners to look up some vocabulary words from The Hiding Place. Most of the words students looked up were not unique to the story or to the events of WW2; these words are ones students will encounter again, and they are worth recognizing and understanding. We talked together about the meanings and uses of some of the words on our list.
Students then created two-sentence summaries of what we've read so far in The Hiding Place. This was a good challenge for students, encouraging them to really think about the most important elements of the book. Next, students in groups of four shared their summaries with one another and worked to create a new group summary, making it the best they could. It was encouraging to see students ask one another for ideas, take notes on important points, and work together to create the finished product. All groups completed satisfactory summaries, and as a class we noted the common elements of the summaries and talked about the decisions we made in creating the summaries.
Students had a few minutes to begin their next reading assignment: chapter 8. The story is very engaging! We're seeing the involvement of the family in underground activities grow, and along with that, we know that the danger to each of them is increasing. We look forward to seeing the story unfold!
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