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Reflective Journal 1

1. Describe TWO things that you have learnt during this lesson. I have learnt that not all media stories are true some are in fact made up. I have also learned how to edit an article.

2. Identify TWO areas you want to concentrate on during this project that you think need a greater improvement from the last project. Refering To the rubric on a daily basis. Refering to the need to know list also on a daily basis

3. Discuss TWO ways in which your group could resolve any disputes during this process. By having a group vote or researching more untill we find a solution which we all agree on.

Journal 6

1. How well did your group work? I believe that my gorup worked to their full potential which shows why we were able to complete the task about a week before the alotted time.

2. Would you work with the same group of students again? Why? I would be happy to work with the same group again not only because we are mates, but also becuase we excel in seperate areas.

3. How much effort did you put into this project?  What could you have done better? I put in numerous hours outside of school to complete this project. I probably could of preformed my role as a secretary better.

4. Do you think your final wikispace was your best work? Why?  Yes i believe that it was my best work because we finished it early which allowed us to spend time reviewing the criteria to add things which we missed out.

5. What did you think of the project when you received it? Why?  I was really excited because i am really good at photoshop and some of my mates in my group do art as an elective so i knew we would excel at this project.

6. What do you think of the project now you have completed it? Why? I think that it was definatly harder than i expected it to be

7. What did you like in the project? Why? I liked that we had to do our own original artwork which allowed us to express our creative side. 

8. What did you not like in the project? Why? All the individual tasks did not allow us to completely focus on our main task.

9. How can the teachers make your next project better? If we have more time to just focus on the main task we will be able to excel and make our main task better due to more time. 

Individual Task 5

Passage Virtue
John 8:2 – 11 Forgiveness 
Mark 14: 34 -36 Peacemaking
Matthew 7:1 – 5 Courage 
Luke 15 Compassion 
John 18:37 Truth 
Matthew 5: 39 – 44 Generosity 
Matthew 5: 38 – 41 Acceptance 
Matthew 6 : 19 – 21 Poverty 

CSTIST Journal Entry 7

1.) Watch the following clips and describe what is a persons conscience.

Dictionary.com defines a “concience” as the inner sence of what is right and worng and will help you to make the correct decisions in life.

2.) Describe how a persons conscience works in making moral decisions. Explain the relationship between religion and conscience.

A conscience ” comes into play” when making moral descions because we make descions through our concience that is what determines the descions we make to other peoples descions.n A greater conscience a greater level you are on in the moral development theory. Obviously religion has an effect on our conscience because each religion has laws that we must abide by and our conscience will help us make descions depending on our beliefs.

Rev John Flynn biography

Personal information

Name: Rev John Flynn
Date of birth: 25th  November 1880
Place of birth:  Moliagul, Central Victoria

Early Life

Youngest of 3 children
Mother died when he was only 3
Was forced to live with his relatives
Graduated from secondary school and began teaching

 Life as minister

ordained as a Minister of Church in January 1911
He published a book called “The bushmans companion”
Intrested in helping out people who live in the outback
Apointed head of the Australian inland mission (AIM)
Built seceral nursing homes in the outback
Established the “flying doctors service”

Intresting Facts

Has his face on the $20 Australian note
Was born in the same year as Ned Kelly
Married the secretary of the AIM when he was 51
Has a seat in the Queensland government named after him
Has several schools and hospitals named after him

Journal entry 1

1. Define the term ‘inspiring’?

Dictionary.com defines inspiring as to influence or impel to me inspiring is being able to set an example and having people follow that example and also inspiring is to have a big effect on peoples life

2. List THREE or more characteristics that you think would be found in inspiring people.

A. Having an effect on peoples lives

B. Being a good role model and having people follow your example.

C.  Being able to be a leader and show great leadership qualities

3. Import a collage of pictures of people who you consider to be inspiring.

inspiring-people.doc                        inspiring-people.doc

Journal entry 5

1. Define the word Charism.

Dictionary.com defines Charism as  a divinely conferred gift or power

2. Marcellin Champagnat outlined FIVE marist charisms that are identified within Marist schools.

A spirit defined by a sense of family, A love of work, simplicity, prescence, in the way of mary

Describe THREE of these charisms.
simplicity- To be simple minded and not over complicate situations
A love of work- To love work which you have been alocated
Presence- To make sure that you have prescense in your community

3. Provide THREE examples of how you have seen these charisms evident within Parramatta Marist.
I have seen presence in the marist community when some teachers and students make their presence known by helping out around the school community
I have seen simplicity in marist by the way that teachers try to make things simple for the students
I have seen love of work in marist when students get work and complete it to the best of their ability

4. List and describe TWO ways you believe we can create a better sense of ‘Marist Family’ within Parramatta Marist.

A. I believe we can create a better sense of family in parramatta marist by establishing more teacher and student activities like soccer or touch footy games
B. Another way which we could establish a better sense of family in parramatta marist is to let all year groups be involved with one another more than which they are involved in now.

Social Studies journal entry 4

What significant moment in Indigenous History occurs this week?

This week the Australian government will apologize to the Aboriginal people regarding “the stolen generation”

How may you use this as supplementary material?

I could use this as a supplimentry tool by studying what he has said and getting information about the stolen generation

What is your aim for this lesson?

My aim for this lesson is to start the preamble and do a little bit of research on the prime miniser’s speach.

Journal Entry 3

1. Select ONE person who you consider to have inspired you and provide a short background of this person.

A person who has inspired me is Nelson Mandela. He was suffering slavery in south Africa and went on to achieve equality and even became president of south Africa

2. Discuss briefly why you consider them to be inspiring.

I consider Nelson Mandela to be inspiring because he has suffered from slavery and never gave up in his quest for equality and he even became president of the nation of south Africa along the way he faced many obstacles like 30 years in jail and ultimately succeeded in his goal


3. Import at least ONE picture and ONE hyperlink that can add to the information you have provided about your inspiring person or inspiring people in general.

Picture— http://www.anc.org.za/images/people/nelsonm.jpg

Profile—  www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html