What happened in Wittenberg?

We spent time learning about how the church began in Israel, then spread to Rome, then spread around the world, and why it needed to be reformed during the Renaissance. We learned about Martin Luther and his ninety-five complaints about church abuses. Students performed skits, pounding ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany (well, we had to use the classroom 301 door). We watched parts of the movie Luther with Joseph Feinnes, and students wrote letters to Pope Leo X, arguing for Luther’s side. Students also wrote letters to friends, pretending to be Martin Luther in hiding as he translated the Bible into German.

Miss Jensen

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Topics: 6Sixth Grade
Date: Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 5:29 pm