Next Quiz/Test: Tuesday is your Quiz 1b: Learn to Discern
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Students were gone, we had no class.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Aug 30, Wed - Worldviews Review & 3 Key Theology Groups
Next Quiz/Test: Tuesday is your Quiz 1b: Learn to Discern
Handouts: Understanding the Bible (blue)
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-5: Study Packet, Page 8
- As a 5-7 sentence paragraph, describe why you think people see & understand the world differently.
- Consider answering such questions as…
- - What, specifically, shapes somebody’s view of the world?
- - What, specifically, shaped your view of the world?
- - How do we change/grow in our views?
Video: reView: Worldviews TS: Student Manual, Page 19.
- 1) Who has a worldview?
- - Everyone! It is part of being human.
- - For some reason, every person tries to make sense of the world. We are concerned about relationships, moral questions, our future, our past, etc... It is how we have been made by God.
- - - Interestingly, animals don't seem to concern themselves about these things!
- 2) What are the two roles of a worldview?
- - An explanation/interpretation of the world
- - The application of this explanation/interpretation to your life
- 3) How did Dr. Brown define the two roles?
- - Explanation: View of the world
- - Application: View for the world
- 4) Someone once said, “Find a worldview that fits you and then live it passionately.” What is wrong with this statement?
- - The issue is not to find a worldview that fits you, but to find one that fits the world
- - In other words, we want to find truth, not just find ideas that sound or feel good.
- 5) What’s the difference between the role of an artist and an architect?
- -An artist helps us understand what is happening through his/her paintings
- - An architect helps us know how to behave because we see the blueprints.
Christian Worldview Connection & Response: Study Packet, Page 3
- Spiritual Battles often take place in our…
- - Minds
- - - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ” (ESV)
- - Therefore, we must be careful which ideas we believe!
Worldviews: Related Ideas: Study Packet Pages 2 & 6
- The Importance of Theology:
- - The foundation of anybody's worldview is their theology
- - There are three major theology groups:
- - - Pantheism: Sometimes called 'Transcendentalism'
- - - - Sees everything as ultimately spiritual
- - - - Examples: Transcendentalism, New Age, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc…
- - - Theism:
- - - - Sees the physical world as made by a spiritual God
- - - - Examples: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc…
- - - - - When we reference this term this year, our focus will mainly be on Christianity
- - - Atheism: Sometimes called 'Naturalism'
- - - - Sees everything as physical
- - - - Ex.: Naturalism, Materialism, Humanism, etc…
A Christian Worldview:
- If one God made everything, His ideas are right
- - If we have His ideas, we will have His worldview
- - If the Bible teaches God’s ideas & then we can get a correct worldview by knowing the Bible!
- What you believe about God nurtures how you think about everything else in life
- - A biblical worldview affects all areas of life!
- In John 14:6, Jesus claimed,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”
- - He claims to be the way to live our life & the way to find God (nick-named 'Father' here)
- - He claims to be the truth, the one with the right ideas that we should believe & live by
- - He claims to be the life, offering us true life as it was meant to be
- - So, what is the way & truth of Jesus? We will study this more later, but for now…
Extra Time: With this, we reviewed the Study Packet's Test Study Guide
Handouts: Understanding the Bible (blue)
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-5: Study Packet, Page 8
- As a 5-7 sentence paragraph, describe why you think people see & understand the world differently.
- Consider answering such questions as…
- - What, specifically, shapes somebody’s view of the world?
- - What, specifically, shaped your view of the world?
- - How do we change/grow in our views?
Video: reView: Worldviews TS: Student Manual, Page 19.
- 1) Who has a worldview?
- - Everyone! It is part of being human.
- - For some reason, every person tries to make sense of the world. We are concerned about relationships, moral questions, our future, our past, etc... It is how we have been made by God.
- - - Interestingly, animals don't seem to concern themselves about these things!
- 2) What are the two roles of a worldview?
- - An explanation/interpretation of the world
- - The application of this explanation/interpretation to your life
- 3) How did Dr. Brown define the two roles?
- - Explanation: View of the world
- - Application: View for the world
- 4) Someone once said, “Find a worldview that fits you and then live it passionately.” What is wrong with this statement?
- - The issue is not to find a worldview that fits you, but to find one that fits the world
- - In other words, we want to find truth, not just find ideas that sound or feel good.
- 5) What’s the difference between the role of an artist and an architect?
- -An artist helps us understand what is happening through his/her paintings
- - An architect helps us know how to behave because we see the blueprints.
Christian Worldview Connection & Response: Study Packet, Page 3
- Spiritual Battles often take place in our…
- - Minds
- - - 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ” (ESV)
- - Therefore, we must be careful which ideas we believe!
Worldviews: Related Ideas: Study Packet Pages 2 & 6
- The Importance of Theology:
- - The foundation of anybody's worldview is their theology
- - There are three major theology groups:
- - - Pantheism: Sometimes called 'Transcendentalism'
- - - - Sees everything as ultimately spiritual
- - - - Examples: Transcendentalism, New Age, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc…
- - - Theism:
- - - - Sees the physical world as made by a spiritual God
- - - - Examples: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc…
- - - - - When we reference this term this year, our focus will mainly be on Christianity
- - - Atheism: Sometimes called 'Naturalism'
- - - - Sees everything as physical
- - - - Ex.: Naturalism, Materialism, Humanism, etc…
A Christian Worldview:
- If one God made everything, His ideas are right
- - If we have His ideas, we will have His worldview
- - If the Bible teaches God’s ideas & then we can get a correct worldview by knowing the Bible!
- What you believe about God nurtures how you think about everything else in life
- - A biblical worldview affects all areas of life!
- In John 14:6, Jesus claimed,“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”
- - He claims to be the way to live our life & the way to find God (nick-named 'Father' here)
- - He claims to be the truth, the one with the right ideas that we should believe & live by
- - He claims to be the life, offering us true life as it was meant to be
- - So, what is the way & truth of Jesus? We will study this more later, but for now…
Extra Time: With this, we reviewed the Study Packet's Test Study Guide
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Aug 29, Tue - Picture Day!
Next Quiz/Test: Tuesday, Sep 6, is Quiz 1b: Learn to Discern
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: Study Packet, pg 6
- Based on yesterday’s conversation, draw your own pictures that help you remember what these four things are. Make them different from these ones.
Picture Day: This limited our time in class.
- We finished off yesterday's discussion & had some open question and answer time.
Video: reView: Swear: Student Manual, Page 18
- 1) Could the detective determine what had happened from the testimonies of the witnesses? Why or why not?
- - No, he couldn't because everyone had a different perspective
- 2) Did the detective ask everyone the same questions? Did the answers match?
- - The detective asked all the same questions, but the answers didn't match
- 3) How is it possible for everyone to answer differently?
- - They all have a different perspective--they come from different walks of life, see the world differently because of unique experiences, etc... Just because it is the same question doesn't mean it will have the same answer.
- 4) From their answers, what information can you determine about each of the witnesses?
- - Many options: "Macho' guy, rich & snobby lady, scared bank teller, short guy, tall woman, older observant guy, etc...
- - In a similar way, we can observe where a person is coming from by how they answer the ultimate questions of life.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: Study Packet, pg 6
- Based on yesterday’s conversation, draw your own pictures that help you remember what these four things are. Make them different from these ones.
Picture Day: This limited our time in class.
- We finished off yesterday's discussion & had some open question and answer time.
Video: reView: Swear: Student Manual, Page 18
- 1) Could the detective determine what had happened from the testimonies of the witnesses? Why or why not?
- - No, he couldn't because everyone had a different perspective
- 2) Did the detective ask everyone the same questions? Did the answers match?
- - The detective asked all the same questions, but the answers didn't match
- 3) How is it possible for everyone to answer differently?
- - They all have a different perspective--they come from different walks of life, see the world differently because of unique experiences, etc... Just because it is the same question doesn't mean it will have the same answer.
- 4) From their answers, what information can you determine about each of the witnesses?
- - Many options: "Macho' guy, rich & snobby lady, scared bank teller, short guy, tall woman, older observant guy, etc...
- - In a similar way, we can observe where a person is coming from by how they answer the ultimate questions of life.
Monday, August 28, 2017
Aug 28, Mon - The Story of the Bible
Next Quiz/Test: Tuesday, Sep 6, is Quiz 1b: Learn to Discern
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-3: Study Packet, Page 7
- Look closely at this picture.
- - What do you think it may be trying to teach or show? Write down your different ideas.
- You don’t know?!?
- - (-: Make a guess! :-)
- Image Source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2012/november/big-story-of-scripture-creation-fall-redemption.html?paging=off
The Story of the Bible:
- About our history, the Bible says that—
- - God is in charge of it
- - God has always been involved with it
- Four biblical main themes can summarize the history of mankind: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration
- - This begins to answer your test short answer #2
- - Take notes on page 1
Creation: What does the Bible teach about this?
- God is Eternal: He has always existed
- God is Creator: He made everything
- God put humans into 4 main relationships:
- - Relationship with God: God wants a relationship of authentic obedience & love from each of us
- - Relationship w/ourselves: We are made ‘in God’s image,’ w/an identity & self-esteem, We each of purpose & value as God’s creation
- - Relationship w/others: Which make up key pieces of society (families, governments, churches—the 3 main social institutions)
- - Relationship w/creation: We are responsible to care for the world, plants & animals, alike!
- And it shares that when God was done, everything was "Very Good!"
Fall:
- If everything was "Very Good," what happened?
- - Being made in God’s image allowed us to make our own decisions
- - We didn’t have to follow God like a robot
- People choose to do bad things: This is what Christians call "sin"
- - We broke off our relationship w/God
- - This led to suffering & death
- - This broke our other 3 relationships—
- - - Relationships w/self, others, & creation
- The Consequences:
- - Because of God's justice: We deserved to die for our sins
- - Because of God's love: He wanted to heal us, He didn’t want us to stay broken!
Redemption: To buy something back
- God created a way to bring humanity back into a special relationship w/Himself:
- - How?
- - - He had Jesus pay the penalty for our sin
- - - - To die the death that we deserved
- - - - Jesus 'redeemed’ by paying the price of death to save us (get us back)
- - - He died in our place, allowing our relationship with God to be healed.
- - - - See Genesis 3:15, 21; John 3:16-21, Acts 17:24-31
- - Ultimately healing our other 3 relationships: w/self, others, & creation
- Want to know how to enter this new relationship w/God?
- - Ask me or any other teacher at any time this year!
Restoration: History is concluded as God returns:
- God judges everyone: w/punishments & rewards!
- - Punishment: Those w/o a relationship w/Him are forever separated from Him
- - Reward: Those w/a relationship w/Him are made perfect & forever w/Him
- The *bad* world is destroyed:
- - The world is remade w/no problems or sins!
- - Paradise is restored!
- - Everything is made "Very Good!" forever!
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-3: Study Packet, Page 7
- Look closely at this picture.
- - What do you think it may be trying to teach or show? Write down your different ideas.
- You don’t know?!?
- - (-: Make a guess! :-)
- Image Source: http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2012/november/big-story-of-scripture-creation-fall-redemption.html?paging=off
The Story of the Bible:
- About our history, the Bible says that—
- - God is in charge of it
- - God has always been involved with it
- Four biblical main themes can summarize the history of mankind: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration
- - This begins to answer your test short answer #2
- - Take notes on page 1
Creation: What does the Bible teach about this?
- God is Eternal: He has always existed
- God is Creator: He made everything
- God put humans into 4 main relationships:
- - Relationship with God: God wants a relationship of authentic obedience & love from each of us
- - Relationship w/ourselves: We are made ‘in God’s image,’ w/an identity & self-esteem, We each of purpose & value as God’s creation
- - Relationship w/others: Which make up key pieces of society (families, governments, churches—the 3 main social institutions)
- - Relationship w/creation: We are responsible to care for the world, plants & animals, alike!
- And it shares that when God was done, everything was "Very Good!"
Fall:
- If everything was "Very Good," what happened?
- - Being made in God’s image allowed us to make our own decisions
- - We didn’t have to follow God like a robot
- People choose to do bad things: This is what Christians call "sin"
- - We broke off our relationship w/God
- - This led to suffering & death
- - This broke our other 3 relationships—
- - - Relationships w/self, others, & creation
- The Consequences:
- - Because of God's justice: We deserved to die for our sins
- - Because of God's love: He wanted to heal us, He didn’t want us to stay broken!
Redemption: To buy something back
- God created a way to bring humanity back into a special relationship w/Himself:
- - How?
- - - He had Jesus pay the penalty for our sin
- - - - To die the death that we deserved
- - - - Jesus 'redeemed’ by paying the price of death to save us (get us back)
- - - He died in our place, allowing our relationship with God to be healed.
- - - - See Genesis 3:15, 21; John 3:16-21, Acts 17:24-31
- - Ultimately healing our other 3 relationships: w/self, others, & creation
- Want to know how to enter this new relationship w/God?
- - Ask me or any other teacher at any time this year!
Restoration: History is concluded as God returns:
- God judges everyone: w/punishments & rewards!
- - Punishment: Those w/o a relationship w/Him are forever separated from Him
- - Reward: Those w/a relationship w/Him are made perfect & forever w/Him
- The *bad* world is destroyed:
- - The world is remade w/no problems or sins!
- - Paradise is restored!
- - Everything is made "Very Good!" forever!
Friday, August 25, 2017
Aug 25, Fri - Quiz 1a
Next Quiz/Test: Today was Quiz 1a: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
- See RenWeb for the next quiz.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz.
After Quiz Work: After the quiz students worked on...
- Finish Student Manual pages 3-4 & 14-15
- Work on Student Manual page 13
- - Write the answers on that page
- - Be honest & complete with your answers
- If they completed this, they had time to read a book, work on another class’ work, draw a picture, or even rest
- See RenWeb for the next quiz.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: None given, students studied for & then took their quiz.
After Quiz Work: After the quiz students worked on...
- Finish Student Manual pages 3-4 & 14-15
- Work on Student Manual page 13
- - Write the answers on that page
- - Be honest & complete with your answers
- If they completed this, they had time to read a book, work on another class’ work, draw a picture, or even rest
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Aug 24, Thu - Life's Ultimate Questions
Next Quiz/Test: TOMORROW is Quiz 1a: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-4: Study Packet, Page 8
- What are some of the most important questions one can ever ask him/herself?
- - Questions with answers that…
- - - Relate to the major parts of his/her life.
- - - Relate to what they ultimately value & live for
- - Create a list of as many questions like this that you can think of.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-4: Study Packet, Page 8
- What are some of the most important questions one can ever ask him/herself?
- - Questions with answers that…
- - - Relate to the major parts of his/her life.
- - - Relate to what they ultimately value & live for
- - Create a list of as many questions like this that you can think of.
Video: reView: Sign: Student Manual/Workbook, Page 14.
- 1) Where did Nick try to go? Did he succeed? Why or why not?
- - Although Nick tried to leave, he didn't succeed because he hadn't finished the test
- 2) What were the four questions on the test?
- - How did you get here?
- - Why are you here?
- - How do you choose?
- - What happens next?
- - NOTE: These are 'big questions' that everyone, in some way, answers in their life (whether consciously or unconsciously!)
- 3) Why didn’t the other students help him answer the questions?
- - He had to answer them for himself
- - Like each of us have to work through & answer these questions for ourselves--we cannot just copy someone else
- 4) Why was it important that he come back and sign his name on the test booklet?
- - He had to take ownership for his answers
- 5) Why are some of the big questions we ask in life?
- - Many answers for this could be given, this was actually the journal activity for today.
Video: reView: Ultimate Questions TS: Student Manual/Workbook, page 15.
- 1) What are the four ultimate questions?
- - Origins: Where did everything come from?
- - Meaning: Is there a meaning of life? If so, what is it?
- - Morality: What is right and wrong? And how do we know?
- - Destiny: What happens when we die?
- 2) What makes these questions ultimate?
- - All questions that take life seriously ultimately come down to one (or more) of these questions!
- - Everybody from every time in history must answer them
- - - Ignoring them is a form of an answer
- - - They are inescapable because they affect everything from the way an individual lives to how a nation governs
- - The answers deal not just with ourselves, but with all humanity & all of the universe!
- 3) What is popular culture?
- - See previous blog entries for this.
- 4) Why is it wrong to think it doesn’t matter what the answer to the ultimate questions are?
- - Because it actually does matter!
- - Our ideas about reality determine how we live day-by-day
Worldview: Related Ideas: Study Packet, Page 2
- Four Key Ultimate Questions of Life: Your worldview determines (and comes from) how you answers to life’s big questions. A good World View answers these:
- - Origins: Where did everything come from?
- - Meaning: Is there a purpose to life? If so, what?
- - Morality: What is ‘right & wrong?' How do we know?
- - Destiny: What happens when we die?
Worldview: Related Ideas: Study Packet, Page 2
- Four Key Ultimate Questions of Life: Your worldview determines (and comes from) how you answers to life’s big questions. A good World View answers these:
- - Origins: Where did everything come from?
- - Meaning: Is there a purpose to life? If so, what?
- - Morality: What is ‘right & wrong?' How do we know?
- - Destiny: What happens when we die?
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Aug 23, Wed - Worldview Key Points Review
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 1a: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
Journal 1-3: Study Packet, Page 7
- Yesterday we talked about how the ocean is to a fish like popular culture is to us. See the poster on the back wall for a reminder of what this means. Considering this point, answer these Qs:
- - 1) For at least three of the following forms of media, explain two different values or beliefs that it supports
- - - A) Music that you listen to
- - - B) Movies or television that you watch
- - - C) Online videos & pictures that you watch
- - - D) Social media that you watch/follow
- - - E) Books or magazines that you read
- - - F) Games that you play
- - 2) How can you better become aware of the affect that popular culture has on you?
- - 3) How can you keep yourself from being ‘conformed’ into the values & beliefs that these support?
- When you are done: Study for Friday’s quiz.
Quiz 1a Preparation: We finished talking about this, see yesterday's notes.
Worldview: Study Packet, Page 2
- Worldview: Your most basic ideas (beliefs and values) that shape your view of & for the world.
- A worldview is formed on ideas
- This is your view:
- - Of the world: What you think it is like
- - - How you explain & interpret the world (which determines how you live)
- - For the world: What you think it should be
- - - Which is how you will try to change it
- Key Concepts of a Worldview:
- - Your worldview is the basis of what you do (actions), think (decisions) & feel.
- - Everyone has a worldview
- - Over time, your worldview will change.
- - - Passive Change: When people receives their foundational ideas (values & beliefs) without considering them.
- - - Active Change: When people thoughtfully consider & test what ideas they will accept for their worldview
- Examples that help explain a worldview: Your worldview is like…
- - A map of the world: It shows where you are & where you are going
- - Eye-Glasses: It interprets how you view & focus on the world
- - A top on a Puzzle Box: It shows how all of life's pieces fit together
Worldview: Related Ideas: Study Packet, Page 2
- Ideas: The foundation of one’s worldview is on the ideas that he/she believes & values.
- - All ideas have consequences (results)!
- - Generally…
- - - Good ideas have good consequences (e.g. Slavery & the Nazi’s)
- - - - Believe wrong ideas? World doesn’t look right!
- - - Bad ideas have bad consequences (E.g. Risk life to save others)
- - - - Believe right ideas? World makes more sense!
- - - Instead, select a worldview that best fits truth/reality
- 10 Main Parts of your Worldview:
- - History: What is the reason & meaning of what has happened?
- - Ethics: How should we behave? Why?
- - Economics: How should we use our resources?
- - Law: What is the basis for law?
- - Theology: Is there a God? How can we know?
- - Philosophy: What is truth? How do we know it?
- - Politics: What is the purpose of government?
- - Biology: What is the origin and order of life?
- - Sociology: What makes a healthy society?
- - Psychology: What is the human internal nature?
Popular Culture: Study Packet, Page 2
- Popular Culture:
- - A society's collection of values, beliefs, ideas, & behavior.
- - Mainly made popular through media & technology (e.g. TV, movies, music, & the internet)
- Popular culture is to us like the ocean is for a fish:
- - We are surrounded by it, But don't even know it!
- - We are constantly influenced by it, We cannot escape it!
- - We see everything through it; It influences how we see the world!
- For more notes on this, reference: "Aug 23, Tue - Quiz 1a Prep & An Intro to Culture"
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing WorldviewsJournal 1-3: Study Packet, Page 7
- Yesterday we talked about how the ocean is to a fish like popular culture is to us. See the poster on the back wall for a reminder of what this means. Considering this point, answer these Qs:
- - 1) For at least three of the following forms of media, explain two different values or beliefs that it supports
- - - A) Music that you listen to
- - - B) Movies or television that you watch
- - - C) Online videos & pictures that you watch
- - - D) Social media that you watch/follow
- - - E) Books or magazines that you read
- - - F) Games that you play
- - 2) How can you better become aware of the affect that popular culture has on you?
- - 3) How can you keep yourself from being ‘conformed’ into the values & beliefs that these support?
- When you are done: Study for Friday’s quiz.
Quiz 1a Preparation: We finished talking about this, see yesterday's notes.
Worldview: Study Packet, Page 2
- Worldview: Your most basic ideas (beliefs and values) that shape your view of & for the world.
- - It is how you ‘make sense’ of the world
- - With the wrong ideas…
- - - The world doesn’t quite look right
- - - Bad consequences could follow! (Example: Slavery & the Nazi’s)
- - With the right ideas
- - - The world makes better sense
- - - Good consequences follow! (Example: Risking your life to save others)
- - Of the world: What you think it is like
- - - How you explain & interpret the world (which determines how you live)
- - For the world: What you think it should be
- - - Which is how you will try to change it
- Key Concepts of a Worldview:
- - Your worldview is the basis of what you do (actions), think (decisions) & feel.
- - Everyone has a worldview
- - - Different people/cultures teach different ideas
- - - So, worldviews differ from person to person
- - - Passive Change: When people receives their foundational ideas (values & beliefs) without considering them.
- - - Active Change: When people thoughtfully consider & test what ideas they will accept for their worldview
- Examples that help explain a worldview: Your worldview is like…
- - A map of the world: It shows where you are & where you are going
- - Eye-Glasses: It interprets how you view & focus on the world
- - A top on a Puzzle Box: It shows how all of life's pieces fit together
Worldview: Related Ideas: Study Packet, Page 2
- Ideas: The foundation of one’s worldview is on the ideas that he/she believes & values.
- - All ideas have consequences (results)!
- - Generally…
- - - Good ideas have good consequences (e.g. Slavery & the Nazi’s)
- - - - Believe wrong ideas? World doesn’t look right!
- - - Bad ideas have bad consequences (E.g. Risk life to save others)
- - - - Believe right ideas? World makes more sense!
- - You can choose your worldview by thoughtfully considering & testing your foundational ideas.
- - Do not select a worldview that 'best fits you!' - - - Instead, select a worldview that best fits truth/reality
- 10 Main Parts of your Worldview:
- - History: What is the reason & meaning of what has happened?
- - Ethics: How should we behave? Why?
- - Economics: How should we use our resources?
- - Law: What is the basis for law?
- - Theology: Is there a God? How can we know?
- - Philosophy: What is truth? How do we know it?
- - Politics: What is the purpose of government?
- - Biology: What is the origin and order of life?
- - Sociology: What makes a healthy society?
- - Psychology: What is the human internal nature?
Popular Culture: Study Packet, Page 2
- Popular Culture:
- - A society's collection of values, beliefs, ideas, & behavior.
- - Mainly made popular through media & technology (e.g. TV, movies, music, & the internet)
- Popular culture is to us like the ocean is for a fish:
- - We are surrounded by it, But don't even know it!
- - We are constantly influenced by it, We cannot escape it!
- - We see everything through it; It influences how we see the world!
- For more notes on this, reference: "Aug 23, Tue - Quiz 1a Prep & An Intro to Culture"
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Aug 22, Tue - Quiz 1a Prep & An Intro to Culture
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 1a: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: Fill this out on page 4 of your Unit 1 Study Packet
- Read the verses in the bottom left corner: Romans 12:2 & 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
- Fill out the “Personal Summary” at the top
- - Explain what you think these verses are saying in 15 or more words.
- - This is graded for completion
Video: re:Views: Numb: We watched & then discussed this, if you were gone, arrange a time to come by before or after school & see the video.
Handouts: None given
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: Fill this out on page 4 of your Unit 1 Study Packet
- Read the verses in the bottom left corner: Romans 12:2 & 2 Corinthians 10:4–5
- Fill out the “Personal Summary” at the top
- - Explain what you think these verses are saying in 15 or more words.
- - This is graded for completion
- Numb: To not feel something
- In the video, the man seemed to be numb to the changes in his: Coffee, Suit, Lunch, Car, & Apartment
- Culture influences us a lot—
- - Often we don’t even realize how it changes us (we are numb to it)!
- - It changes our values, thoughts, & behaviors
- - It is a big part of who we become
- - - A way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization (such as a business)
- Questions from the Student Workbook, page 3…
- - 1) What is the film about?
- - -How things influence us in ways we don't realize.
- - 2) How did the main character react to what was happening around him?
- - -He didn't notice it; or if he did notice, it was subtle
- - 3) What are examples of things that changed as a result of the influences around him?
- - -His apartment, coffee, suit, lunch, car, etc...
- - 4) What do each of these examples represent in today’s popular culture?
- - -Advertising, media, etc...
- - 5) What do you think the TV analyst meant when he said, “The question then becomes: What are we going to do? Are we going to sit here and be numb, or are we going to do something about it?”
- - -This, as well as the radio interview with the senator early in the film ("The longer we stand by and do nothing, the harder it will be to take control later"), is another way of saying that if we allow culture's influence to permeate our lives, we will become desensitized to its control over our actions. It is hard to engage culture if we don't recognize it all around us and the power that it asserts
- - 6) What are some of the things that influence you on an ordinary day?
- - -All sorts of things could be put here! Music, movies, books, TV, magazines, peer pressure, what friends say, textbooks, etc...
Video: Culture TS: We watched & then discussed this (Student Workbook, pg 4), if you were gone, arrange a time to come by before or after school & see the video.
- 1) What did Dr. Brown mean when he mentioned the fish in the ocean?
- - Dr. Brown said, “Culture is the ocean we swim in. Like a fish in the middle of the ocean, it doesn’t even know that it’s wet. More than that, everything it sees, it sees through the water!”
- - We are surrounded by, influenced by, see everything through, & can't escape it.
- 2) Culture has a major influence on what three things?
- - Our values, beliefs, & behaviors
- 3) What is popular culture?
- - A collection of values, themes, ideas, & behavior that is popularized mainly through media & technology. The most visible forms of popular culture are seen in television, movies, radio, music, magazines, the internet, etc...
- 4) Why is popular culture so influential?
- - Popular culture becomes a means by which people particularly young people, express their identity & values. It is also the means by which they explore the big questions in life.
- 5) How is “the right to choose” seen as the most important value in our culture?
- - We like to be "pro-choice" about everything. Ask how everyone would feel if there was only one kind of ketchup or one television station to watch. This is actually how it is under communist governments! But is choice always a good thing? The answer is that having the ability to decide enables us to choose what is right and good, but also to choose what is wrong and bad.
- - Do you think that it really is the 'most important value?'
- - What else may be?
Quiz 1a Preparation:
- Your Verses: Romans 12:2 & 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
- Vocab Words:
- - Conformed: To be made like something
- - Transformed: Changed into something different
- - Renewal: To be made like new in a better way
- - Discern: To know, find out
- - Will: What somebody wants
- - Divine: Of or from God
- - Lofty: Something considered higher than it should be
- Short Answer Questions: Based upon class discussion & your personal reflection of these verses, use complete sentences & your own words to specifically answer:
- - 1. Describe how people are 'conformed to this world.'
- - - Use the video ideas to answer #1
- - - What are we influenced by?
- - - What things about us are influenced?
- - 2. Explain what these Bible verses encourage us to do instead and tell how it says we are to do that.
- - - Use class discussion ideas to answer #2
- - - Be transformed! => How?
- - - Have our minds renewed! => How?
- - - Know God’s will! => How?
- - - Destroy wrong arguments & opinions => How?
- - - Take thoughts captive to obey Christ => How?
- - - If God is holy & way above us, we can only know Him by changing the natural way we think (Is. 55:8-9)
- In the video, the man seemed to be numb to the changes in his: Coffee, Suit, Lunch, Car, & Apartment
- Culture influences us a lot—
- - Often we don’t even realize how it changes us (we are numb to it)!
- - It changes our values, thoughts, & behaviors
- - It is a big part of who we become
- What is Culture? According to Merriam Webster (Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culture):
- - - The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time- - - A way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization (such as a business)
- Questions from the Student Workbook, page 3…
- - 1) What is the film about?
- - -How things influence us in ways we don't realize.
- - 2) How did the main character react to what was happening around him?
- - -He didn't notice it; or if he did notice, it was subtle
- - 3) What are examples of things that changed as a result of the influences around him?
- - -His apartment, coffee, suit, lunch, car, etc...
- - 4) What do each of these examples represent in today’s popular culture?
- - -Advertising, media, etc...
- - 5) What do you think the TV analyst meant when he said, “The question then becomes: What are we going to do? Are we going to sit here and be numb, or are we going to do something about it?”
- - -This, as well as the radio interview with the senator early in the film ("The longer we stand by and do nothing, the harder it will be to take control later"), is another way of saying that if we allow culture's influence to permeate our lives, we will become desensitized to its control over our actions. It is hard to engage culture if we don't recognize it all around us and the power that it asserts
- - 6) What are some of the things that influence you on an ordinary day?
- - -All sorts of things could be put here! Music, movies, books, TV, magazines, peer pressure, what friends say, textbooks, etc...
Video: Culture TS: We watched & then discussed this (Student Workbook, pg 4), if you were gone, arrange a time to come by before or after school & see the video.
- 1) What did Dr. Brown mean when he mentioned the fish in the ocean?
- - Dr. Brown said, “Culture is the ocean we swim in. Like a fish in the middle of the ocean, it doesn’t even know that it’s wet. More than that, everything it sees, it sees through the water!”
- - We are surrounded by, influenced by, see everything through, & can't escape it.
- 2) Culture has a major influence on what three things?
- - Our values, beliefs, & behaviors
- 3) What is popular culture?
- - A collection of values, themes, ideas, & behavior that is popularized mainly through media & technology. The most visible forms of popular culture are seen in television, movies, radio, music, magazines, the internet, etc...
- 4) Why is popular culture so influential?
- - Popular culture becomes a means by which people particularly young people, express their identity & values. It is also the means by which they explore the big questions in life.
- 5) How is “the right to choose” seen as the most important value in our culture?
- - We like to be "pro-choice" about everything. Ask how everyone would feel if there was only one kind of ketchup or one television station to watch. This is actually how it is under communist governments! But is choice always a good thing? The answer is that having the ability to decide enables us to choose what is right and good, but also to choose what is wrong and bad.
- - Do you think that it really is the 'most important value?'
- - What else may be?
Quiz 1a Preparation:
- Your Verses: Romans 12:2 & 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
- Vocab Words:
- - Conformed: To be made like something
- - Transformed: Changed into something different
- - Renewal: To be made like new in a better way
- - Discern: To know, find out
- - Will: What somebody wants
- - Divine: Of or from God
- - Lofty: Something considered higher than it should be
- Short Answer Questions: Based upon class discussion & your personal reflection of these verses, use complete sentences & your own words to specifically answer:
- - 1. Describe how people are 'conformed to this world.'
- - - Use the video ideas to answer #1
- - - What are we influenced by?
- - - What things about us are influenced?
- - 2. Explain what these Bible verses encourage us to do instead and tell how it says we are to do that.
- - - Use class discussion ideas to answer #2
- - - Be transformed! => How?
- - - Have our minds renewed! => How?
- - - Know God’s will! => How?
- - - Destroy wrong arguments & opinions => How?
- - - Take thoughts captive to obey Christ => How?
- - - If God is holy & way above us, we can only know Him by changing the natural way we think (Is. 55:8-9)
Monday, August 21, 2017
Aug 21, Mon - Finish Worldviews Intro & Book Report
Next Quiz/Test: Friday is Quiz 1a: Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (ESV)
Handouts: Unit 1 Study Packet
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal:
- On your Student Workbook pages
- - Read the article, “What is a Worldview?” on page 6-7
- - You only have two paragraphs left—Starting with “It’s the same with…”
- When you’re done, take out this handout: “Book Selection & Pre-Reading Form Instructions” (color: salmon)
- - Start to read through this
- - We will go over it as a class in a moment
Book Report: I handed out these instructions & we talked through this assignment. Here are a few key reminders:
- Key Due Dates: See the "Reminders" above
- Remember the rules about what TYPE of book you must get (e.g. it *cannot* be fiction)
- You can get a book through several places:
- - Try our school library, a church library, a pastor/youth worker, a friend, or your own home.
- - Your Bible teacher has a selection of books that he will let kids check out (starting next week)
- - Try visiting a Christian bookstore (e.g. LifeWay Christian Store at 1375 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA)
- - Go to www.christianbook.com.
- - - Click on the ‘teens’ category on the far left
- - - - You can find some good books in these sub-categories: Apologetics, Christian Living, Issues, Personal Growth, Relationships, Sports
- - - - Be careful that they still meet the assignment requirements!
- - - If you order your book online, do so soon! Shipping can be delayed and if you order late and your book is not here on time, your Pre-Reading Form will be late.
Handouts: Unit 1 Study Packet
Reminders:
- Book Report Key Due-Dates: Title & Author (Mon, Sep. 11, written on a paper in class), Pre-Reading Form (Mon, Sep. 25, @ start of class), Book Report/Project (Mon, Nov. 14, report on TurnItIn.com / Art @ start of class)
Journal:
- On your Student Workbook pages
- - Read the article, “What is a Worldview?” on page 6-7
- - You only have two paragraphs left—Starting with “It’s the same with…”
- When you’re done, take out this handout: “Book Selection & Pre-Reading Form Instructions” (color: salmon)
- - Start to read through this
- - We will go over it as a class in a moment
Book Report: I handed out these instructions & we talked through this assignment. Here are a few key reminders:
- Key Due Dates: See the "Reminders" above
- Remember the rules about what TYPE of book you must get (e.g. it *cannot* be fiction)
- You can get a book through several places:
- - Try our school library, a church library, a pastor/youth worker, a friend, or your own home.
- - Your Bible teacher has a selection of books that he will let kids check out (starting next week)
- - Try visiting a Christian bookstore (e.g. LifeWay Christian Store at 1375 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose, CA)
- - Go to www.christianbook.com.
- - - Click on the ‘teens’ category on the far left
- - - - You can find some good books in these sub-categories: Apologetics, Christian Living, Issues, Personal Growth, Relationships, Sports
- - - - Be careful that they still meet the assignment requirements!
- - - If you order your book online, do so soon! Shipping can be delayed and if you order late and your book is not here on time, your Pre-Reading Form will be late.
A World of Ideas: We finished these notes (posted on Friday)
Friday, August 18, 2017
Aug 18, Fri - Introducing Worldviews
Next Quiz/Test: Next week, on Friday is your first quiz.
Handouts:
- Student Workbook: "Introduction" (pages 1-22, white & blue packet)
- Unit 1 Study Packet (white packet)
Reminders:
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Book Title & Author: Due Monday, September 11, written on a paper passed around class
- Pre-Reading Form: Due, signed, on Monday, September 25 at Class’ Beginning
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal 1-1: Study Packet, Page 7 & Student Workbook, Page 5
- We started off with a discussion on the two key handouts that you get in each unit (see above)
- On your Student Workbook pages
- - On page 5, read “Thinking about Thinking”
- In your Study Packet, page 7, answer these in the “Journal 1-1” box (# each answer):
- - How do movies try to teach us things?
- - Think of the last 3 movies that you’ve seen. For each one, describe 2 ideas or values that they have ‘taught.’
- - How have you seen this quote as true in your life? “Often people get their beliefs the same way they catch colds—by being around other people! And the more we are around other people, the more their beliefs influence us and become our own.”
- - When you’re done with those, draw a fruit tree in the left-over open space of this box.
Introducing the Worldviews: We had a brief introduction to this, our topic this year
- Ideas have consequences:
- - What you values effects the ideas you believe.
- - These ideas affect what you do, say, feel, and think.
- - These ideas determine how you see, understand, and respond to the world.
- A worldview...
- - ... is your most basic ideas (beliefs & values) that shape your view of & for the world.
- - ... tries to answer life's big questions (God, man, the universe, truth, values, etc...).
- - ... is gained through your culture & also actively affects your culture.
- - ... contains these 10 area of thought:
- - - Theology: Is there a God? How can we know (if there is & who God is)?
- - - Philosophy: What is truth? How do we know it?
- - - Ethics: How should we behave? Why?
- - - Biology: What is the origin and order of life?
- - - Psychology: What is the human internal nature?
- - - Sociology: What makes a healthy society?
- - - Law: What is the basis law?
- - - Politics: What is the purpose of government?
- - - Economics: How should we use our resources?
- - - History: What is the reason and meaning of what has happened (and what will happen)?
- You can find this reviewed at this website:
http://prezi.com/a8l2x_icucjs/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
A World of Ideas: Student Workbook, Pages 6-7
- How do movies try to teach us things?
- - George Lucas said, “I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers, teachers with very loud voices”
- - In the last 3 movies that you’ve seen, what are some of the ideas/values that they have ‘taught?’
- How have you seen this quote as true in your life?
- - “Often people get their beliefs the same way they catch colds—by being around other people! And the more we are around other people, the more their beliefs influence us and become our own.”
- Volunteer to read: “What is a Worldview?”
- A worldview is like…
- - Trees: Ideas are like branches, they are interconnected, w/a root system that feeds them all
- - - Your theological views will actually feed all other parts of your worldview (see the illustration below)
- - Eyeglasses: It effects everything you see and brings it into focus for you. If it's not the right prescription, though, everything looks off!
- - A Map: It helps you understand where you are and how to get where you want to go.
- - A Puzzle Box Top: It shows us where all of life’s little pieces go.
- Go back to page 5 in your Study Packet and add two new pictures to help further describe what a worldview is.
Handouts:
- Student Workbook: "Introduction" (pages 1-22, white & blue packet)
- Unit 1 Study Packet (white packet)
Reminders:
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Book Title & Author: Due Monday, September 11, written on a paper passed around class
- Pre-Reading Form: Due, signed, on Monday, September 25 at Class’ Beginning
Journal 1-1: Study Packet, Page 7 & Student Workbook, Page 5
- We started off with a discussion on the two key handouts that you get in each unit (see above)
- On your Student Workbook pages
- - On page 5, read “Thinking about Thinking”
- In your Study Packet, page 7, answer these in the “Journal 1-1” box (# each answer):
- - How do movies try to teach us things?
- - Think of the last 3 movies that you’ve seen. For each one, describe 2 ideas or values that they have ‘taught.’
- - How have you seen this quote as true in your life? “Often people get their beliefs the same way they catch colds—by being around other people! And the more we are around other people, the more their beliefs influence us and become our own.”
- - When you’re done with those, draw a fruit tree in the left-over open space of this box.
Introducing the Worldviews: We had a brief introduction to this, our topic this year
- Ideas have consequences:
- - What you values effects the ideas you believe.
- - These ideas affect what you do, say, feel, and think.
- - These ideas determine how you see, understand, and respond to the world.
- A worldview...
- - ... is your most basic ideas (beliefs & values) that shape your view of & for the world.
- - ... tries to answer life's big questions (God, man, the universe, truth, values, etc...).
- - ... is gained through your culture & also actively affects your culture.
- - ... contains these 10 area of thought:
- - - Theology: Is there a God? How can we know (if there is & who God is)?
- - - Philosophy: What is truth? How do we know it?
- - - Ethics: How should we behave? Why?
- - - Biology: What is the origin and order of life?
- - - Psychology: What is the human internal nature?
- - - Sociology: What makes a healthy society?
- - - Law: What is the basis law?
- - - Politics: What is the purpose of government?
- - - Economics: How should we use our resources?
- - - History: What is the reason and meaning of what has happened (and what will happen)?
- You can find this reviewed at this website:
http://prezi.com/a8l2x_icucjs/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
A World of Ideas: Student Workbook, Pages 6-7
- How do movies try to teach us things?
- - George Lucas said, “I’ve always tried to be aware of what I say in my films because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers, teachers with very loud voices”
- - In the last 3 movies that you’ve seen, what are some of the ideas/values that they have ‘taught?’
- How have you seen this quote as true in your life?
- - “Often people get their beliefs the same way they catch colds—by being around other people! And the more we are around other people, the more their beliefs influence us and become our own.”
- Volunteer to read: “What is a Worldview?”
- A worldview is like…
- - Trees: Ideas are like branches, they are interconnected, w/a root system that feeds them all
- - - Your theological views will actually feed all other parts of your worldview (see the illustration below)
- - Eyeglasses: It effects everything you see and brings it into focus for you. If it's not the right prescription, though, everything looks off!
- - A Map: It helps you understand where you are and how to get where you want to go.
- - A Puzzle Box Top: It shows us where all of life’s little pieces go.
- Go back to page 5 in your Study Packet and add two new pictures to help further describe what a worldview is.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Aug 17, Thu - Student-Parent Handbook Review
Next Quiz/Test: Next week, on Friday is your first quiz.
Handouts:
- Community Service Evaluation Form (green): See Syllabus for instructions
- Junior High Service Record Form (yellow)
- Book Selection & Pre-Reading Form Instructions (salmon)
- Pre-Reading Form (green)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Book Title & Author: Due Monday, September 11, written on a paper passed around class
- Pre-Reading Form: Due, signed, on Monday, September 25 at Class’ Beginning
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: We reviewed our Parent/Student Handbook work from yesterday. Please make sure you thoroughly understand this Handbook & what is expected of you at FCS. This will help you & your peers have an excellent year!
Handouts:
- Community Service Evaluation Form (green): See Syllabus for instructions
- Junior High Service Record Form (yellow)
- Book Selection & Pre-Reading Form Instructions (salmon)
- Pre-Reading Form (green)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Book Title & Author: Due Monday, September 11, written on a paper passed around class
- Pre-Reading Form: Due, signed, on Monday, September 25 at Class’ Beginning
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: We reviewed our Parent/Student Handbook work from yesterday. Please make sure you thoroughly understand this Handbook & what is expected of you at FCS. This will help you & your peers have an excellent year!
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Aug 16, Wed - Syllabus & Student-Parent Handbook
Next Quiz/Test: Next week, on Friday is your first quiz.
Handouts: Student Parent Handbook Test (2016-17, JH) (white)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Syllabus: We finished going through this. Please ask me if you have any questions.
Handouts: Student Parent Handbook Test (2016-17, JH) (white)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Syllabus: We finished going through this. Please ask me if you have any questions.
Student Parent Handbook Review: Today individual groups reviewed certain sections of this. Tomorrow we will share what we learned with each other.
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Aug 15, Tue - About the Bible, ClassDojo
Next Quiz/Test: Next week, on Friday is your first quiz.
Handouts:
- Introductory Bible Quiz (green): I handed this back, keep it for this binder check
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please return the parent signature half-page of the ClassDojo Signature Form
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: None given, we went straight into our first activity
Introductory Bible Quiz:
- Questions 1-5) These were personal questions that helped me get to know students more.
- Question 6) “Holy Bible” =
- - Holy: Set-apart (as in the greatest book ever! Perfect & complete more than any other!)
- - Bible: Books (from the Greek word, "biblion”)
- - : Christians use this term to refer to their Scriptures because we believe that God spoke through the people who wrote these books in a special & unique way to reveal to all who want to know God who God is, how to have a relationship with Him, and what He expects of us.
- Question 7) Bible Sections:
- - Old Testament: 39 books +
- - New Testament: 27 books = 66 total books in the Bible
- Question 8) What started the New Testament, (NT)?
- - Jesus came!
- - "The Gospels" is the name of the first 4 books in the NT, they share the story of Jesus.
- - The rest of the New Testament share what happened next & help explain what it means to us.
- Question 9) How to find a Bible book?
- - Use the Table of Contents (page iii for the list of books in order of how they appear in the Bibile & page iv for the list of books in alphabetical order)
- Question 10) Summarize what these verses share about the Bible: Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 19:10-11
- - Please read these verses to better understand & summarize them. They each help us to understand the power & purpose of the Bible
Syllabus Review: With the rest of class we began to go through the syllabus more.
- Students were told that they need to get onto TurnItIn.com by Friday.
- ClassDojo: I introduced this & provided a handout that is due back to me by Monday.
Handouts:
- Introductory Bible Quiz (green): I handed this back, keep it for this binder check
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- By Friday, please return the parent signature half-page of the ClassDojo Signature Form
- By Friday, please enter my TurnItIn.com class (see Syllabus & e-mail for more information)
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: None given, we went straight into our first activity
Introductory Bible Quiz:
- Questions 1-5) These were personal questions that helped me get to know students more.
- Question 6) “Holy Bible” =
- - Holy: Set-apart (as in the greatest book ever! Perfect & complete more than any other!)
- - Bible: Books (from the Greek word, "biblion”)
- - : Christians use this term to refer to their Scriptures because we believe that God spoke through the people who wrote these books in a special & unique way to reveal to all who want to know God who God is, how to have a relationship with Him, and what He expects of us.
- Question 7) Bible Sections:
- - Old Testament: 39 books +
- - New Testament: 27 books = 66 total books in the Bible
- Question 8) What started the New Testament, (NT)?
- - Jesus came!
- - "The Gospels" is the name of the first 4 books in the NT, they share the story of Jesus.
- - The rest of the New Testament share what happened next & help explain what it means to us.
- Question 9) How to find a Bible book?
- - Use the Table of Contents (page iii for the list of books in order of how they appear in the Bibile & page iv for the list of books in alphabetical order)
- Question 10) Summarize what these verses share about the Bible: Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 19:10-11
- - Please read these verses to better understand & summarize them. They each help us to understand the power & purpose of the Bible
Syllabus Review: With the rest of class we began to go through the syllabus more.
- Students were told that they need to get onto TurnItIn.com by Friday.
- ClassDojo: I introduced this & provided a handout that is due back to me by Monday.
Monday, August 14, 2017
Aug 14, Mon - Introducing Bible Class
Next Quiz/Test: Next week, on Friday is your first quiz.
Handouts: Syllabus (yellow)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: After a brief introduction students took a 'quiz' that helped me get to know them better & helped them get to know the Bible better.
After this I introduced myself & we started to work through the syllabus.
Handouts: Syllabus (yellow)
Reminders: Ask Mr. Ellis if you have any questions
- Please make sure you (parents/students) have read through the Parent/Student Handbook
- Also please make sure you (parents/students) have read through my class Syllabus
Instructional Time: Unit 1 - Introducing Worldviews
Journal: After a brief introduction students took a 'quiz' that helped me get to know them better & helped them get to know the Bible better.
After this I introduced myself & we started to work through the syllabus.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Welcome to Bible 8: A Worldviews Study!
Greetings All!
Welcome and congratulations on finding my class notes blog! I recommend that you bookmark this page (add it to your favorites) so that you can easily access it in the future.
On this blog you will find all sorts of helpful information for students & their parents. Nearly every day of school (by around 5pm) this blog is updated based upon our classroom discussion and activities. To find a previous day of notes not on the front page anymore, use the 'Blog Archives' on the right to find the specific day required. You can also use the 'search' function in the top left white bar to find a specific word, type it in & press enter.
Were you absent one day?
Check back here to see what we talked about in class! Class Notes from each day of instruction will be found here. Realize that all my Bible classes for this grade share this blog, so some things you missed may have been covered in yesterday's notes, too. Ask a friend to make sure you've got everything.
Do you have a quiz to study for?
Find notes from our class discussions about this quiz posted here during the week prior to the quiz! Usually these notes will have text that is colored orange to make it easier to find when scrolling through my blog.
Do you have a Unit Test to study for?
Whatever I will test you on (with very few exceptions) has already appeared on the blog posts for that unit. As we go through each unit, you will have a 'Test Study Guide' on your 'Unit Study Packet.' Throughout class discussions you should be listening for key information & filling it in. If you miss something, use these daily blog postings to fill in the blank areas. The day before a test we have a review game in class, notes from that will be posted on this blog for your last night of studying before your test.
Do you think you missed an important reminder in class?
Key reminders given in class are posted at the top of each day's blog.
Please do remember, this blog does not replace RenWeb or in-class handouts--it compliments them. You will still need to regularly check RenWeb. Check RenWeb daily for assignment due dates, announcements, some handout digital copies, and other key information.
I wish you the best in the coming year ahead and look forward to joining you on your journey through it! Please feel free to e-mail me (see RenWeb or your syllabus for e-mail address) if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Mr. Ellis
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