Third years

Here are some tips to help you do some great research for your chosen titles:

1. Make sure that you find information from a variety of sources – aim for four at least. After every idea or piece of information that you choose to use, WRITE DOWN THE PRECISE SOURCE. Here are some possible sources of information:

• Books – school, home, library
• The internet – two reliable websites (or more); avoid Wikipedia
• TV / Video documentaries – keep your eyes peeled for something relevant
• Newspapers – ask your parents to scout for articles related to your topic
• Visit a place – a religious building, office etc related to your topic
• Attend a ceremony, if it is relevant
• Interview a person that may have experience of or an insight into your topic
• Conduct a survey
• And more….

2. Make sure that you present your material in a variety of ways. You may use a scrapbook, folder, scrapbook in which to present your work. You may hand-write or print out your work. Make sure that you have clear and colourful headings. Here are some ways to present your work:

• Written in paragraphs
• Bullet points
• Time lines
• Maps
• Bar charts / pie charts
• Photographs
• Pictures
• Graphs
• Tables
• Sub-headings
• And many more

A final reminder:THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR FINAL PROJECT IS 12TH DECEMBER. (That is more than ten weeks from now, so get going and do your best.)MAKE SURE ALL MATERIAL / IDEAS ARE RELEVANT TO THE PRECISE TITLE OF YOUR JOURNAL.

Hello third years

At this stage your research for your projects should be well underway. Just so that everyone is on the right track, here’s a reminder of the titles for the journal.

Journal Titles 2013:

Section A. Communities of Faith

a. 1. A profile of what inspires the work of one religious organisation today at either a local or national level.

a. 2.♦ Buddhism ♦ Christianity ♦ Hinduism ♦ Islam ♦ Judaism

A case study on the role a leader played in the founding story of one of the above major world religions.

Section B. Foundations of Religion: Christianity

b. 1. Miracle  Parable  Witness

Research how two of the above were used by Jesus to teach people about the Kingdom of God.

b. 2. An examination of Jesus’ celebration of the Last Supper as both a Passover meal and Eucharist.

Section C. Foundations of Religion: Major World Religions

c. 1. A profile of the life story of either the founder or an early follower associated with one of the following major world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam or Judaism.

c. 2. An analysis of the importance of a calendar festival for the members of one of the following major world religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam or Judaism.

Section D. The Question of Faith

d. 1. A survey of the religious beliefs of adolescents in my locality.

d. 2. An examination of the way religious belief can find expression in a type of prayer.

Section E. The Celebration of Faith

e. 1. An exploration of the way in which one building in Ireland today has religious significance for the members of a community of faith.

e. 2. An investigation into the importance of sacrament for the members of two Christian denominations.

Section F. The Moral Challenge

f. 1.A profile of two factors involved in a person’s growth to moral maturity.

f. 2.An investigation into the role of either authority or tradition as a source of morality in the life of an adolescent.