Junior Certificate Religion Journal

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Section One - IntroductionSection One - IntroductionOpen page 3 in your Journal

1. Tick: Journal Work on my own


Official TitleOfficial TitleThis is the official title given by the Department of Education that you decided to pick

Look at the next slide and find your official title!


A profile of the role a religious leader plays in one community offaith in Ireland today.

A case study on the way in which one religious organisation is helping people in need today.

A study of the historical background to the founding story of one ofthe following major world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islamor Judaism.


Next….

You need to come up with your own personal title for your Journal.

Keep it simple and short!©MsKeleghan’sEducationBlog

I was interested in…

I want to learn more about…

We studied this topic in class and I found it fascinating…

I wanted to learn about something interesting…

Use your handout to help you


What did you What did you hopehope to learn? to learn?You need to fill up You need to fill up allall the lines! the lines!

Use the Use the worksheetworksheet to help you! to help you!

Pick Pick 3-4 things you learnt 3-4 things you learnt whilst doing your project and whilst doing your project and say you hoped to learn about them! say you hoped to learn about them!


SectioSection 2n 2

Getting Getting StartedStarted


PreparationPreparation

What did you do before you started working on your project?

Research:•Looked in books•Investigated online.•Found good websites.•Talked with my religion teacher.

•Brainstorm ideas•Decide how to present your project•Prepare Interview questions•Get images•Collect the information

Problems/Challenges•Internet didn’t work•Couldn’t find books•Printer didn’t work•Didn’t manage my time•I was not very organised•Could not find someone to interview•etc


Section 3Section 3WorkWork


WORK

Brainstormed my ideas on a piece of paperResearched online, in books, in magazinesWatched a DocumentaryVisited a centreAsked somebody if you could interview themInterviewed somebodyBought a folder to present work inRan some ideas by my teacherGot images


Section 3 Work Section 3 Work Continued Continued

Detailed description of something you did as part of your project.

This can be why you choose to include:

Researching in the libraryInterview What pictures you included and whyWhy did you look online?etc


1. What did you find the easiest? Hardest? Most interesting?

2. Were you surprised to learn anything?

3. What really interested you?

4. Did you discover you like working on your own or would have preferred a class project?


Section 4Section 4DiscoveriesDiscoveries


I Learnt….I Learnt….

Show that you learnt something here.

Pick one thing you learnt about whilst doing your

project and write it down in detail.


How did this project How did this project impact you?impact you?

Did it change the way you Did it change the way you think about something?think about something?

Will you do anything Will you do anything differently in your life?differently in your life?

For example:

•Volunteer with SVP

•Be more respectful of other religions

•Go to Mass more

•Get you know my local priest.

•Appreciate what I have

•Realise there is a lot I need to learn about world religions.


Tick two skills you used during your project.

Problem-SolvingWhat problem did you face? How did you overcome it? Printer wouldn’t work, library wasn’t open, could not find good information.

Organisational SkillsTime keeping, folder to organised work, planning interview, getting work doneon time.


Talk about how doing this project Talk about how doing this project reminded you of studying two topics in reminded you of studying two topics in the RE Coursethe RE Course

Linking

Communities of Faith

The Moral Challenge

Foundations of Christianity

Major World ReligionsCelebration of Faith

The Question of Faith


Identify what went well and didn’t go well.Why? What would you do again/ not do again? Why?

State your overall opinion of the project. Did it go well? Did you enjoy it? WhatWould you do differently?

I would recommend…I would suggest…
