READING ASSIGNMENTS

You are responsible to have read the assignments by the time you come to class. This is critical to good discussion and learning.

If you read about 10-12 pages per day,
5 days per week  you will keep up!
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 Will be assigned only when necessary to raise the grades of the whole class or for those who have worked with me regarding special or difficult situations. 

In any case, you must have completed or
made-up all possible class work to date.

DISCUSSION CREDITS

Your Discussion Worksheet
will be posted here each week.
You are responsible to print out, fill out, and
bring your worksheet to class with you.

DW Ch12 - Modern Search 2 Click Here Due Wed. December 10 We will have discussion but there is no Context and Question

The Discussion Worksheet is your aid to understanding of the reading and to effective discussion.
Discuss You may type (preferred) or write out the answers but write as clearly as possible.

DW Ch1 - Understanding Religion Click Here Due Wed. August 27 DW Ch2 - Indigenous Religions Click Here Due Wed. September 3 DW Ch3 - Hinduism 1 Click Here Due Wed. September 10 DW Ch3 - Hinduism 2 Click Here Due Wed. September 17 Context & Question - Hinduism 2 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch4 - Buddhism 1 Click Here Due Wed. September 24 Context & Question - Buddhism 1 DW Ch4 - Buddhism 2 Click Here Due Wed. September Oct 1 Context & Question - Buddhism 2 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch8 - Judaism 1 Click Here Due Wed. September Oct 8 Context & Question - Judaism 1 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch8 - Judaism 2 Click Here Due Wed. September Oct 22 Context & Question - Judaism 2 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch9 - Christianity 1 Click Here Due Wed. October 29 DW Ch9 - Christianity 2 Click Here Due Wed. November 5 Context & Question - Christianity 2 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch10a - Islam 1 Click Here Due Wed. November 12 Context & Question - Islam 1 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch10b - Islam 2 Click Here Due Wed. November 19 Context & Question - Islam 2 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material DW Ch11 - Alternate Paths Click Here Due Mon. November 24 No work due through Thanksgiving vacation. Course work resumes Wednesday Dec. 4 with usual Quizzes and DWs on Modern Search due. DW Ch12 - Modern Search 1 Click Here Due Wed. December 3 Context & Question - Modern Search 1 I will provide hard copy in class, but you may want to consider the question as you work through the Unit's material  Wed. October 8

 DAILY QUIZZES
Daily reading quizzes are given at the beginning of each class.  The Reading quiz questions are taken
from the assigned Experiencing the World's Religions reading for the day. It is worth a possible 20 points.

There is also a quiz after the special focus session. Each Special Focus quiz is worth
a possible 10 points and cannot be made up.

TESTS

Final Exam is worth a possible 100 pts

The final is a comprehensive of questions selected from the questions you have already had on
your reading question
It will also have mix-and-match terms
and definitions from the glossary on the website.

 

Patterns of Religion Click Here For a new template (due Dec 4)  Notes on this assignment: Each of the patterns has thought starters listed.  These are short versions of the paragraph descriptions found in the ETWR text on pages 14-16