General Reminders

Permission forms for the Exodus trip (Dec 15) will be distributed on Monday.  
Please return them by Wednesday

Thursday, December 4

The Cave and Identity Discussion
Have a great long weekend!

Wednesday, December 3

Who Informs you Forms You
In-class discussion

Tuesday, December 2

Self-Understanding in Our Culture
Homework:

• Complete all questions in worksheet for tomorrow

Monday, December 1

Identity
Homework:

• Complete your '4 Pics 1 Identity' for tomorrow

Friday, November 28

Take up Unit 3 Test and the Ring of Gyges
Great discussion in class today!  Enjoy the weekend

Thursday, November 27

Digital Identity
Try Googling yourself for homework!

Wednesday, November 26

Power Classic Buy Out Today
Bring your stuff to period 4.  We will be dismissed from the arena.

Tuesday, November 25

Unit 3 Test Today.  Good luck!
Remember your $2.00 for the buyout tomorrow!

Monday, November 24

Unit 3 Review Day 2
Take up review questions in class

Friday, November 21

Unit 3 Review
Binder Check Today!
See the review concepts and questions below.  They should be finished this weekend in preparation for your test on Tuesday

unit_3_review.pdf
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Thursday, November 20

Theme 9
Parables Presentations Today!  The posters are posted here.
Complete all questions on the Theme 9 Handout if you didn't finish them in class today.

Wednesday, November 19

Parable Presentations
Make sure you have the Message for each of the parables we discussed in class today.  Images of the posters will be posted here.

Tuesday, November 18

Parables
Remember, you will be presenting your parables to the class tomorrow!

Monday, November 17

How do we know about Jesus Day 2
Homework

• Complete How do we know about Jesus sheet (both sides) if you didn't get a chance to in class today

Thursday, November 13

How do we know about Jesus?
Homework:

• Complete table on handout.  How do each of the four Gospels begin?

Enjoy the long weekend!

Wednesday, November 12

Theme 8: Historical Jesus
Homework:

• The last day to hand in assignments before midterm marks are due is tomorrow!

Tuesday, November 11

Theme 7 Day 3: The Chosen People
Homework:

• Make sure to hand in Truman Show Assignments if you haven't already!

Monday, November 10

Theme 7 Day 2: Covenants and Prophets
Homework:

• Complete the questions on the back of the handout from today

Friday, November 7

Theme 7: Covenants
Today in class we discussed how covenants shaped the Old Testament and Hebrew culture.  No homework for the weekend!  Enjoy...

Thursday, November 6

Concepts of God Review
Homework:

• Truman Show assignment due tomorrow!

Wednesday, November 5

Truman Show - Day 2
Homework: 

• Start working on the Truman Show assignment due Friday!

Tuesday, November 4

Due to unforeseen technical difficulties, we will have to finish the movie tomorrow instead of today.  I will be checking binders so make sure you have everything listed above!

Monday, November 3

Truman Show - Day 1
Truman Show Assignment was handed out today.  Make sure to think about answer the questions as we watch the movie!

Friday, October 31

Happy Halloween!  Enjoy the weekend.
Remember, you will be having a binder check on Monday so make sure the items above are included!

Thursday, October 30

Faith in Religion and Science
Complete the handout from today (except the last part).

• If you didn't get a chance to hand it in today, make sure to do so tomorrow

Wednesday, October 29

Faith
See some of your responses to the question "How do you know God exists?" below:

• we need to have faith 
  
• God exists because if he didn't, the universe would be a no no 
  
• we need to have faith in him God is in our heart
  
• We know because we try to believe it
  
• we really don't know unless you felt an experience 
  
• we know God exists because we exist the feels we have
  
• JUST BELIEVEEEE
  
• Through the bible and prayer through prayer
  
• We don't know that God exits, we just believe in our faith being Catholic
  
• We don't, we have this idea of a magic man in the sky that we are expected to blindly obey.
  

Tuesday, October 28

The God Question Part 2
Homework:

• Make sure you understand and have answers to the questions on "The Egg" sheet
• Below is the video we watched in class, an adaptation of Andy Weir's short story "The Egg" by University of York film students.

Monday, October 27

The God Question
Homework:

• Make sure all outstanding work is complete

Friday, October 24

Understanding Islam
Homework:

• Make sure you have everything up to date including the Religious Symbols article.  Hand in on Monday if you have not yet completed the questions!

Thursday, October 23

Unit 3 Definitions
Homework:

• Complete the Unit 3 Definitions for tomorrow if you didn't finish them in class

Wednesday, October 22

Religious Symbols Article
Homework:

• Complete the questions attached to the article
• I will be collecting them tomorrow!

Tuesday, October 21

Unit 2 Project Exhibition Day!  Make sure to bring everything

unit_2_project.pdf
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Monday, October 20

Work period for the Unit 2 Project
You will have to hand in the following:

1. Handout (with descriptions of each part)
2. Presentation board, PowerPoint, Prezi or other format.  If you have a digital file, make sure to bring it on a USB stick.
3. Project Handout with your name on it.  The rubric on this will be used to mark your project.

Friday, October 17

Unit 2 Test Today!  Good luck
Homework:

• Work on Unit 2 Project, due Tuesday!

Thursday, October 16

Unit 2 Review
Homework: 

• Prepare for Unit 2 Test tomorrow!

Wednesday, October 15

Unit 2 Review Questions
Homework: 

• Complete the Unit 2 review questions
  

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Tuesday, October 14

The Pope and Social Media
Handout: Tweets of the Pope
Homework:

• Complete Tweets of the Pope Questions
• Start getting together your notes to review for the Unit 2 Test on Friday.  Below are the review concepts handed out today

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Friday, October 10

Religion in Art
Homework:

• Complete the questions in the "Cross Purposes" article if you have not already done so

This is what I'm looking for in the binder check:
1. Theme 5 Day 2 Handout complete (2 marks)
2. Theme 6 Handout Complete (2 marks)
3. Religion and Culture Handout Complete (1 marks)
4. Parts 1 & 2 of Unit 2 Project (2 marks)

Thursday, October 9

"Cross Purposes" Article
Homework

• Complete the questions in the "Cross Purposes" article

Wednesday, October 8

Religion and Culture Part 2
Homework:

• Complete Religion and Culture handout 
• Work on Sections 1 and 2 of the Unit 2 project.  I will be checking them along with your binders on Friday

Tuesday, October 7

Theme 6: Religion in Culture

• In class, we completed the Theme 6 handout

Homework

• Complete Theme 6 Handout if you didn't finish it in class

Monday, October 6

Unit 2 Project Introduction

• In class we completed the Symbols and Rituals of the Catholic Church handout
• The Unit 2 Project was handed out

Homework

• Complete Symbols and Rituals of the Catholic Church Handout
• Start working on the Unit 2 Project (Due next Friday!)

Friday, October 3

Theme 5 Day 2: Rituals

• In class we completed Part D of the Theme 5 worksheet

Homework:

• If your binder wasn't complete today, make sure it is for Monday.  See the list below!

1. Theme 4 Handout Complete (2 marks}
   
2. Oglala Questions on Page 39 (1 mark)
   
3. Theme 5 Handout - Pages 1-3 complete (3 marks)
   

Student Work

Tweets to the Pope...

Here are a few of your tweets to the Pope... some are more serious than others but all are good questions.
@Pontifex what do you personally think about homosexuality?
@Pontifex do you get bored and go on netflix and tumblr and stuff like that?
@Pontifex why should I always have faith in God even if times are tough?
@Pontifex why must us humans attend church every sunday? Why is it so important?
@Pontifex do you believe everything that happens in the bible?
@Pontifex allow homeless people to live in the Vatican

Link to Pope Francis' Twitter feed.

Schedule

Christmas break!

F Dec 19 - 
T Dec 18 - 
W Dec 17 - 
T Dec 16 - 
M Dec 15 - Exodus movie trip

F Dec 12 - 
T Dec 11 - 
W Dec 10 - Exodus permission forms due back!
T Dec 9 - 
M Dec 8 - Who do you say that I am? Exodus permission forms distributed

F Dec 5 - No School
T Dec 4 - The Cave and Identity Discussion
W Dec 3 -  Who informs you, forms you
T Dec 2 - Self-understanding in our culture
M Dec 1 - Unit 4: Identity

F Nov 28 - Take up Unit 3 Test, The Ring of Gyges
T Nov 27 - Digital Identity
W Nov 26 - Power Classic Buy-Out
T Nov 25 - Unit 3 Test, Parent Teacher Interviews
M Nov 24 - Unit 3 Review Day 2 - All out standing work due

F Nov 21 - Theme 9 Day 2, Unit 3 Review, Binder Check
T Nov 20 - Parables Day 2, Theme 9
W Nov 19 - Midterm Report Cards Distributed P1, Parable Presentations, Late Start
T Nov 18 - Parables
M Nov 17 - How do we know about Jesus Day 2,  Midterm Marks Due for Teachers

F Nov 14 - PD Day - No School
T Nov 13 - How do we know about Jesus?
W Nov 12 - Historical Jesus
T Nov 11 - The Chosen People
M Nov 10 - Covenants and Prophets

F Nov 7 - Covenants, Truman Show Assignment Due
T Nov 6 - Concepts of God Review
W Nov 5 - Truman Show Day 2 - Binder Check
T Nov 4 - Truman Show work period
M Nov 3 - Truman Show - Day 1

F Oct 31 - Halloween! Binder check
T Oct 30 - Faith in Religion and Science
W Oct 29 - Faith
T Oct 28 - The God Question Part 2
M Oct 27 - The God Question

F Oct 24 - Understanding Islam
T Oct 23 - Unit 3 Definitions
W Oct 22 - Religious Symbols Article
T Oct 21 - Unit 2 Project Due
M Oct 20 - Project work period

F Oct 17 - Unit 2 Test
T Oct 16 - Unit 2 Review
W Oct 15 - Unit 2 Review Questions
T Oct 14 - The Pope and Social Media
M Oct 13 - Thanksgiving (no school)

F Oct 10 - Religion in Art - Binder Check
T Oct 9 - "Cross Purposes" Article Discussion
W Oct 8 - Late Start, Religion and Culture Part 2
T Oct 7 - Religion and Culture
M Oct 6 - Unit 2 Project Introduction

F Oct 3 - Rituals - Binder Check
T Oct 2 - Signs and Symbols
W Oct 1 - Cultural Scavenger Hunt
T Sep 30 - What is Culture Day 2
M Sep 29 - What is Culture?

F Sep 26 - Unit 1 Test
T Sep 25 - Unit 1 Review
W Sep 24 - The Bystander Effect
T Sep 23 - Are we Good?
M Sep 22 - Review unit so far 

Thursday, October 2

Theme 5: Signs and Symbols
Homework:

• Complete all questions on Pages 1-3 of the Theme 5 Handout

Wednesday, October 1

Cultural Scavenger Hunt
Homework: 

• Complete Cultural Scavenger Hunt if you did not finish in class