INTRODUCTION TO R.A.F.T.s CHRISTIANITY IN EAST AND WEST

R A F Ts: R (role): The ROLE which tells the student what point of view to use. A (audience): The AUDIENCE which helps the student decide who they are writing to or for. F (format): The FORMAT which identifies what type of writing format will be used. I.E. letter, Facebook page, diary and school newspaper article are just a few examples that can be used. T (topic): The TOPIC which identifies WHAT the writing is to be about. Strong Verb: use of colorful and creative language to help get your message across to the reader or audience.

CHRISTIANITY IN EAST AND WEST BYZANTINE CHRISTIANITYWESTERN EUROPEAN CHRISTIANITY 1. BYZANTINE EMPEROR CONTROLLED CHURCH AFFAIRS 2. PEOPLE REJECTED POPE’S CLAIM TO AUTHORITY OVER ALL CHRISTIANS 3. CLERGY KEPT RIGHT TO MARRY 4. GREEK WAS LANGUAGE OF THE CHURCH 5. EASTER WAS MAIN HOLY DAY 6. EMPEROR OUTLAWED THE USE OF ICONS: OR HOLY IMAGES 1. POPE CONTROLLED CHURCH AFFAIRS 2. PEOPLE ACCEPTED POPE’S CLAIM TO AUTHORITY OVER ALL CHRISTIANS 3. CLERGY PROHIBITED FROM MARRYING 4. LATIN WAS LANGUAGE OF THE CHURCH 5. CHRISTMAS WAS MAIN HOLY DAY 6. USE OF HOLY IMAGES PERMITTED.

R.A.F.T.s CONTINUED (ROLE) POPE ORTHODOX PATRIARCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH EASTERN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

R.A.F.T.s CONTINUED (AUDIENCE) POPE ORTHODOX PATRIARCH ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH EASTERN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

R.A.F.T.s CONTINUED (FORMAT) PERSUASIVE LETTER MINIMUM OF 10 SENTENCES GRAMMAR AND SPELLING WILL NOT BE GRADED (THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT)

R.A.F.T.s CONTINUED (TOPIC) YOU MUST ARGUE FOR OR AGAINST THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OR THE EASTERN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

R.A.F.T.s CONTINUED ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE NOVEMBER 30, 2011 THIS ASSIGNMENT IS WORTH 40 POINTS