Friday's Assignment

Friday, May 6, 2016

Friday's Assignment

Things don't always work out in friendships.
Have you ever been dumped, gotten ditched, and faced rejection? What happened? Then what happened? Tell a partner about your experience or someone else's.

 

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch the video, and fill in the 10 blanks below. 
1. Check your answers with 2 classmates.
2. Sing the song by yourself using a rubber band for stress, and then together with a partner or two.
2. How does Freddy handle rejection?
1. Discuss your answer with a partner.
1. Would you have done the same? Give reasons.
2. What advice would you have given him?
3. If it had been a girl getting rejected, would your advice be the same?
2. Check out this most famous hymn by a Canadian. 

What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.

 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.

 Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee;
thou wilt find a solace there.

1. Blessed Savior, Thou hast promised
   Thou wilt all our burdens bear;
   May we ever, Lord, be bringing
   All to Thee in earnest prayer.
   Soon in glory bright, unclouded,
   There will be no need for prayer—
   Rapture, praise, and endless worship
   Will be our sweet portion there.

1. Find out who, where, and what happened in the poet's life.

Joseph Scriven, Canada, his mother got sick 

1. What does he advise when "friends despise, forsake" you?

Leave them and prayed to the God

1. Compare his advice with Freddy's approach.
1. Write down 10 dos and don'ts of sending or receiving a rejection.
1. Have a partner check your work before publishing.
2. Comment on as many classmates' blogs as you can.

Joseph M. Scriven

FILL IN THE BLANKS

FREDDY:
When she mentioned how her aunt bit off the spoon,
She completely done me in.
And my heart went on a journey to the moon
When she told about her father and the gin.
But I never saw a more enchanting farce
Than the moment when she shouted,
"Move your bloomin' ..."

[dialog]

I have often walked down this __(street)__ before,
But the pavement always stayed beneath my __(feet)__ before.
All at once am I several stories high.
Knowing I'm on the street where you live.

Are there lilac trees in the __(heart)__ of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour out of __(every)__ door?
No, it's just on the street where you live!

And, oh, the towering __(feeling)__
Just to know somehow you are __(near)__ ;
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly __(appear)__ !

People stop and __(stare)__ . They don't bother me,
For there's nowhere else on Earth that I would __(rather)__ be.
Let the __(time)__ go by. I won't care if I
Can be here on the street where you live.