Year 11 SORYear 11 SOR

Why study religion?Why study religion?

Global Aims of SORGlobal Aims of SORSOR helps students to:SOR helps students to:

Understand and appreciate the purpose, Understand and appreciate the purpose, meaning and significance of religion in the meaning and significance of religion in the lives of individuals and the community.lives of individuals and the community.

Investigate patterns of belief, religious Investigate patterns of belief, religious traditions and the ways in which these traditions and the ways in which these contribute to shaping and interpreting people’s contribute to shaping and interpreting people’s lives and experiences.lives and experiences.

Respect and appreciate the beliefs, attitudes Respect and appreciate the beliefs, attitudes and values of others while retaining one’s own and values of others while retaining one’s own beliefs and values.beliefs and values.

Understand that religions are dynamic and Understand that religions are dynamic and living, not static, with transformative power living, not static, with transformative power for their adherents.for their adherents.

Value the study of world religions and the Value the study of world religions and the phenomena of religion, and evaluate critically phenomena of religion, and evaluate critically religions and religious traditions.religions and religious traditions.

ActivityActivity

Why did you choose to do SOR?Why did you choose to do SOR?

What are your goals for this subject this year?What are your goals for this subject this year? Consider if there was anything about your Consider if there was anything about your

attitude to study in Year 10 that you would attitude to study in Year 10 that you would like to change in 2009?like to change in 2009?

Debate: Is it essential to study religion at Debate: Is it essential to study religion at school?school?

For discussion!For discussion!

Qld Shopkeepers and Muslim womenQld Shopkeepers and Muslim women

Modernising of Religion Modernising of Religion

Course InformationCourse Information A brand new course this year for Year 11! Year 12 will begin A brand new course this year for Year 11! Year 12 will begin

the new course in 2010.the new course in 2010.

SOR does cover the guidelines of the Archdiocese of Brisbane SOR does cover the guidelines of the Archdiocese of Brisbane with regards to elements of the Catholic/Christian faith which with regards to elements of the Catholic/Christian faith which should be covered at Years 11 and 12 in all Catholic schools.should be covered at Years 11 and 12 in all Catholic schools.

SOR is a subject that counts towards your OP score and should SOR is a subject that counts towards your OP score and should be approached conscientiously. Most of the students who be approached conscientiously. Most of the students who achieved very high results in their OP scores in 2008 did SOR. achieved very high results in their OP scores in 2008 did SOR. You will be working as hard or even harder in SOR than in You will be working as hard or even harder in SOR than in your other subjects.your other subjects.

You will be assessed on 3 criteria: knowledge and You will be assessed on 3 criteria: knowledge and understanding, evaluative processes and research and understanding, evaluative processes and research and communication.communication.

Core components of the course include Australian Core components of the course include Australian religious perspectives, world religions and the nature religious perspectives, world religions and the nature and significance of religion.and significance of religion.

Topics Brigidine College is studying in Year 11 are Topics Brigidine College is studying in Year 11 are Indigenous Spiritualities (Terms 1 and 2) and Sacred Indigenous Spiritualities (Terms 1 and 2) and Sacred Texts (Terms 3 and 4)Texts (Terms 3 and 4)

Assessment this term:Assessment this term:

Response to stimulus materials: short written Response to stimulus materials: short written responses under exam conditions. Thursday responses under exam conditions. Thursday 26/326/3

Begin research for multimodal presentation on Begin research for multimodal presentation on an Indigenous artist and his/her spirituality. an Indigenous artist and his/her spirituality. Start thinking/collecting/preparing this during Start thinking/collecting/preparing this during Easter break Easter break

Term 2 AssessmentTerm 2 Assessment

Multimodal presentation based on ethnographic Multimodal presentation based on ethnographic investigation (you will be posing research questions, investigation (you will be posing research questions, gathering research material and any relevant gathering research material and any relevant documents in order to answer your questions– you documents in order to answer your questions– you will be “closely observing a religious phenomenon”) will be “closely observing a religious phenomenon”) 5-7 mins. Draft due: 8 May. Final copy due: 15 May5-7 mins. Draft due: 8 May. Final copy due: 15 May

Research essay 1000-1200 words. Draft due: 2 June. Research essay 1000-1200 words. Draft due: 2 June. Final copy due 10 June.Final copy due 10 June.