relationships community family forgiveness sin freedom death evil the good life journey genetic engineering life after death human development individuality faith fear
In this unit of work you will be addressing a number of religious themes that are addressed in film. These themes will address concepts such as relationships, community, family, forgiveness, sin, freedom, death, evil, the good life, journey, genetic engineering, life after death, human development, individuality, fear and faith.
View these films with a particular emphasis on the themes that are addressed.
THEMES IN GENERAL What theme/s is the director addressing? Identify the themes in general terms. Comprehensive discussion of a number of linked themes.
THEMES IN THE FILM How are these developed in the film? Address the perspective of the film. Comprehensive explanation of the development of the themes and how they are linked throughout the film.
MY RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE How do you personally respond to these ideas from a religious perspective? Do these themes challenge your faith? A comprehensive discussion reflecting on the religious ideas of the film and the call to ongoing Christian conversion.
Essay (400 words) or Collaboration on a Sway or Wakelet
THE WAY
A Prayer for the Journey (A Personal Response) - Not Assessed
•Students write/find their own prayer about the themes of life that capture them at this time of their journey. They find/create an image to sit beside the prayer. •Consider who is addressed in the prayer. What name should God be given? What type of prayer or combination of types is being written: thanksgiving, forgiveness, praise or petition? •The prayer might be adaptations of other prayers. It might use the season of life as a way to structure the prayer. •They should be able to address a significant number of the themes being studied
FLATLINERS
Essay (400 words) or Collaboration on a PowerPoint or Prezi