GHS+9-10+Jewish+Life+and+Faith

Part A || August 20 - 22 || What are your personal beliefs about God and God's involvement in the world? ||  || personal reflection about belief. ||  || They filled out a survey, then class looked at survey results. || none || Part A || September 1 - 15 || Is there proof to God's existence? || Ontological Proof- Teleological Proof Proof from Prophecy/Miracles/History- Proof from Morality || comparing and contrasting benefits of various ideas. being able to evaluate the relative merits of various arguments. || They had a full bookshelf of Jewish philosophical works available in the classroom. ||  || Debate. Each group researched one proof and debated against one of the other proofs. || IN class discussion with guest speakers asking them some of their interview questions. ||
 * Unit || Start Date (Duration) || Essential Questions || Content/Concepts || Skills || Texts || Supporting/Supplementary Materials || Assessment ||
 * Introduction
 * Introduction Part B || August 25 -27 ||  || Familiarity with major Jewish thinkers || Internet research ||   || Used material they found on the web. || Filled out collaborative doc. ||
 * Unit I - faith in God
 * Unit I Faith in God Part B || September 16 - 25 || What compels today's believers to believe? ||  || personal reflection about belief. || none || Guest speakers came to class || Had to interview a believer that they know.