HW for Thursday, 10/31

Make up work!

Daily Warm Up for Thursday, 10/31

Go to this site and test your knowledge of world religions:

http://www.quia.com/cb/44055.html

You may play with a partner if you can do so quietly!

HW for Wednesday, 10/30

You received a packet (Somalis/Lewiston) for tonight's HW. You should read the transcript of the story about Somali Muslims in Maine, and then answer the questions that are attached.  Answers should be typed and double spaced, following the formatting guidelines!

Daily Warm Up for Wednesday, 10/30

Watch as many of the following videos as you can. For each video, fill out “Belief and Practice” worksheets.  You must complete at least 5 videos and worksheets. Any others will count as extra credit!

• BELIEF & PRACTICE: Sikh Saint-Soldier, June 3, 2005
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week840/belief.html

• BELIEF & PRACTICE: Shambhala Meditation, April 30, 2004 
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week735/belief.html

• BELIEF & PRACTICE: Tibetan New Year, February 18, 2005 
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week825/belief.html

• BELIEF & PRACTICE: Stations of the Cross, March 22, 2002 
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week529/practice.html

• BELIEF & PRACTICE: Vesak, May 31, 2002 
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week539/belief.html

Conservative Judaism Centennial
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/#20735

Wadjda
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/?topics=17521#20354

Sikh Turban Showdown
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/page/2/?topics=17521#18426

India’s Jains
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/?topics=17521#19924

Baseball and Religion
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/page/2/?topics=17521#16067

Jewish Jesus
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/page/4/?topics=17521#10572

Converting the Masai
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/video/page/4/?topics=17521#11685

HW for Tuesday, 10/29

Please write at least 200 words about the following question. Your response should follow the formatting guidelines we reviewed in class -- you can find them on the blog (there's a link on the right hand side).

What role does religion play – or not play – in your own life?