Grade 8 Religion Unit 1

In the beginning… Classroom expectations Board Theme – How can we use it? Safety concerns – what’s your role? Any questions?

Key words for today… Bright! Shiny! incredible!

Today’s Agenda Q: Would you rather be younger or older? P. 6, What do they expect me to do now? Who are ‘they’? What do they want from you?

Today’s Agenda Would you rather... be tall or short? P. 6 Brainstorm: Who are ‘they’? What do they want from you?

Expectations: something we look forward to, or dread Reasonable Unreasonable

What should we do, when we feel that others’ expectations are too high What should we do, when we feel that others’ expectations are too high? How does this make us feel? Do you have high expectations for yourself? Are they reasonable? How does this make you feel?

What thoughts come to mind when you look at this image? ->

More about Expectations… What did I expect the first week of school to be like? Did it turn out the way I expected? Read ‘You won’t like me,’ p. 11, and answer questions 1-7 from page 12, in your notebook. These answers will be graded.

Rubric for grading: Level ND 1 2 3 4 Responses Not Done Minimal effort; half of responses completed Some effort; all questions answered, but not in sentence form Considerable effort; all questions answered in full sentences Excellent effort; all questions answered with multiple sentences