Friday, April 27, 2007 (gold)

Classes were short today due to the half-day schedule. Blocks 5 & 6 went over the two video guides from Wednesday, and the Hindu reflection question that was homework was collected. Block 8 did the same, but they also started notes on Hinduism. All classes will proceed with notes on Tuesday, May 1. There will be no quiz on Tuesday, but it will be a heavy content day, with a lot of information on Hinduism.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (gold)

After taking the chapter 2 quiz (open note quiz), we watched two short videos on Hinduism - the topic of chapter 3. Both had a video guide to fill out during the film. We will continue Hinduism on Friday, April 27, and go over both video guides. There will not be a quiz on Friday; homework for that date is to respond in 2-3 thorough paragraphs to the following question: What makes the most 'sense' to you in the Hindu philosophy of life? What can you learn from their religious experiences? This is worth 10 points and is due at the start of the class period.

Monday, April 23, 2007 (gold)

We started with the chapter 1 quiz, which was 15 points. Next, we moved to chapter 2, the tribal religions, and students presented, in small groups, their section of the chapter. There will be a quiz on this material on Wednesday, April 25.

Thursday, April 19, 2007 (gold)

Due to the junior class field trip, there was no class today.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007 (gold)

We transitioned into World Religions today. We talked about why we need to study the various religions, how we are a global village, and what some of the questions are that we sometimes try to answer with religion. We covered the main points of chapter one, defining terms and the 7 dimensions of religion. From now on, students will have a quiz on the material covered during each class, at the start of the next class period. Students will be able to drop their two lowest quiz grades at the end of the quarter. Quizzes may be objective or short answer/essay; on occasion, students may be allowed to use their notes - not their textbooks or any notes taken in the textbook. At the end of the class period, students were assigned groups; groups will present on one of the four sections in chapter two on Monday, April 23. The group must cover the pages listed below as well as give the answers to the questions listed (questions are found at the end of the chapter). Group one: pgs 23-26 & #2-8; Group two: pgs 26-28 & #9-18; Group three: pgs 28-32 & #19-29; Group four: pgs 32-36 & #30-39.

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 (gold)

Classes were shortened today due to the Living Stations prayer experience. The topic today was the Just War Theory; in small groups, students were asked to write 7 conditions which they thought would constitute a 'just' war. After discussing these, we talked about the actual teaching of the Catholic Church and its 7 principles of a 'just' war. The peace people assignment was collected, and a service hours reminder sheet was distributed to each student. Service hours need to be completed by May 18; this allows me a 2-3 week time period before the end of the school year to review them and for the students to complete any missing information. Twenty hours are due by this date; remember, they must meet the junior level requirements for service.

Monday, April 2, 2007 (gold)

We began by brainstorming types of violence and causes of violence. After listing and discussing those, we looked at the spiral of violence and how it perpetuates itself. The last half of the class was spent discussing the issues and themes raised in Bowling for Columbine. Homework for Wednesday, April 4, is 2-3 paragraphs on one of the people listed on the People of Peace assignment sheet; homework for Tuesday, April 17, is the Peace Packet.