On Thursday 15th November, 3A1 and 3A2 visited the mosque in Clonskeagh. It was most informative and very enjoyable to learn about Islamic culture, beliefs, traditions. Mr Selim was our guide and before we went into the mosque, he showed us some pictures in the hallway. Using the pictures, he spoke to us about the [...]
As part of the Junior Cert syllabus, a section on Major World Religions is studied. With this in mind, it is always a good idea to visit a building of religious significance for one world religion. Because of the success and value of last year’s trip to the Islamic Cultural Centre, the third years are [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I am delighted to see 3A2 again this year after a very good year with them in second year last year. After the first full week back at school, let’s have a look at their Class Dojo report: 3A2 Religion First Week Not bad, but I know it can be better – let’s hope for [...]
Thanks to the inspiration of Miss Cullen’s blog in St Oliver’s in Drogheda, we here at Franciscan College Gormanston are going to give Class Dojo a go. At the moment, 2A1, 3A2 and one 5th year Religion class are involved. Class Dojo is a great tool for tracking student progress in terms of participation, homework [...]
Hello again, I hope you have had a chance to complete the exam essay from 2007 Section 5 Question 6. After you have done your work, take a look at this sample answer. You can easily see that the essay question is not as difficult as ome might think. 2007 Section 5 Q 6 Outline [...]
Students I hope you are enjoying the long weekend. One piece of homework you had to do was 2010 Section 4 Q 6 based on the Morality Section of the course. You should have attempted this by now. Here is a model answer to let you know the standard of writing and kind of answer [...]
Third years, Here’s a sample answer to the question you answered for homework: 2010 Section 5 Question 6 Profile the way in which a person’s judgement of right and wrong can develop as s/he grows from moral immaturity to moral maturity. Moral growth is when people learn to distinguish between right and wrong and then [...]
Hello third years I hope you have been looking at Chapters 5 – 9 in great detail. The Foundations of Religion - Christianity (B) is a huge area on the Junior Cert Exam. Keep revising all notes and chapters in this section of the course. Know it inside out. Keep looking at the past exam questions – [...]
