ACTIVITY: NICODEMUS OBJECTIVES Explore Jesus' message to Nicodemus and its application to your life. Explain in your own words in a paragraph of no less than 125 words what Jesus' message to Nicodemus was and what that message means. Use at least three Scripture verses to back up your answer. (If you need help, review Unit 7, Lesson 8.) 1. To come to Him: "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." (John 6:37) 2. To receive Him: "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name." (John 1:12) 3. To call upon Him: "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) 4. To confess Him with the mouth: "For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10) 5. To commit oneself to and rely completely upon Him: "To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord." (2 Timothy 1:12) 6. To obey His Word: "And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?" (Luke 6:46)

a. is the correct answer

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).

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