CLASSWORK & HOMEWORK

CLASSWORK & HOMEWORK

UNIT 1 – 8000 BCE to 1450 CE

~ From the syllabus ~

If you know you will be absent on the day of a test or a quiz, you are expected to take it ahead of time. If you miss an assessment/exam for an excused absence, you will have 2 school days from the date of your return to make it up or it will become a zero in the gradebook. Exams missed for an unexcused absence will result in a zero grade. Late work is worth half credit and is due no later than the end of the unit during which it was assigned. Work will be considered late if it is not turned in at the beginning of the period or when it is collected during class; work turned in after the completion of the unit will not be accepted.

Oct. 7/8 Today: GRADING BEGINS TODAY!! Watch TED video about making mistakes and why it’s okay. Discuss. Start Introduction to World Religions and accompanying reading packet. Complete yesterday’s current event work if needed.

NO HOMEWORK

Oct. 9 Today: Continue Introduction to World Religions.

NO HOMEWORK

Oct. 10 Today: Discussion of global economic crisis. Introduce and discuss new information about why Boyer thinks traditional explanations of the origins of religion (“origin scenarios”) may be insufficient. If you missed class, get the handout from file cabinet.

HOMEWORK: Finish Introduction to World Religions packet if needed.

Oct. 13 Today: Continue/finish Boyer’s problems with origin scenarios (get handout from file cabinet if you missed Friday).

NO HOMEWORK

Oct. 14/15 Today: Finish Boyer’s problems with origin scenarios (get handout from file cabinet). Complete a check for understanding:

Using what you know about traditional explanations of religion and Boyer’s objections to traditional explanations of religion, explain the following religious beliefs:

Holiness churches are common in Appalachia among coal miners and other rural poor who lead difficult and dangerous lives. Church members cite biblical passages as the basis for their practices of faith healing, glossolalia (speaking in tongues), drinking poison, and handling poisonous snakes…In church services, the loud music, singing and dancing cause some members to experience “being filled with the holy spirit.” In this state, they handle poisonous snakes, which proves to them that “Jesus has the power to deliver them from death here and now,” even though they are often bitten and sometimes die.

Nanda, Sirena, and Warms Richard. Cultural Anthropology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004. p. 341.

Why do some people have these beliefs?

Turn in Introduction to World Religions packet with check for understanding write-up.

Start World Religions Project. Projected due date is Thursday, Oct. 23. There will be an exam following the project, so you will need to know your stuff about the various world religions you have studied!!

HOMEWORK: Work on World Religions Project if you need to.

Oct. 16 Today: Presentation by exchange student on Afghanistan and Islam. You are responsible for taking notes; if you missed the presentation, you need to get notes from a classmate.

HOMEWORK: Work on World Religions Project if you need to.

Oct. 17 Today: Continue work on World Religions Project.

o Click here for world religions map handout

o Click here for information on geographic distribution of world religions

o Click here for information on Indigenous Religions

Class meeting places: 1^st period – Room 125 (use laptop carts)

4^th period – Lab 110

5^th period – Lab 110

HOMEWORK: Work on World Religions Project if you need to.

Oct. 20 Early Release

Today: Continue work on World Religions Project.

o Click here for world religions map handout