Unit 1 - The Religious Impulse
Learning Goals
1. Students will examine the Judeo-Christian creation story in order to analyze certain criteria, and apply this criteria to an examination of a creation story from another culture
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of various reasons for the study of various religions and belief traditions
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of various reasons why humankind has been drawn to religious practices
4. Students will complete some research and organize a collage that shows identification and understanding of various symbols and concepts relating to the 5 major religions covered in the course
5. Students will examine some of the ways that various groups use religious traditions in order to create meaning and to meet the needs of followers
6. Students will label and colour a map in order to identify key geographic areas relating to our study of religions
7. Students will analyse and respond to various ways in which various religions and belief traditions are interpreted and adapted within civil society and popular culture.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of various reasons for the study of various religions and belief traditions
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of various reasons why humankind has been drawn to religious practices
4. Students will complete some research and organize a collage that shows identification and understanding of various symbols and concepts relating to the 5 major religions covered in the course
5. Students will examine some of the ways that various groups use religious traditions in order to create meaning and to meet the needs of followers
6. Students will label and colour a map in order to identify key geographic areas relating to our study of religions
7. Students will analyse and respond to various ways in which various religions and belief traditions are interpreted and adapted within civil society and popular culture.
Portfolio Activities:
1. Portfolio Collage & Writeup
2. ISU Working Bibliography
3. Map Activity
4. Creation Stories Chart + Reaction Piece
Other Assignments:
1. Creation Stories - Group Presentation
1. Portfolio Collage & Writeup
2. ISU Working Bibliography
3. Map Activity
4. Creation Stories Chart + Reaction Piece
Other Assignments:
1. Creation Stories - Group Presentation
Notes
Links
Stephen Harper to Appeal Court Ruling on Veils
Bible Verses About Homosexuality
Egyptians Flee Libya After Beheadings
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