S_SH7-8+Assignment

Grade 7 Lesson 8 (4/24) Assignments (All Assignments)
 * History
 * Each Israelite tribe is represented by a symbol. What are the origins of those symbols and what does that tell us about their belief in god(s). See Howard Fast's book The Jews.
 * Holidays
 * Passover
 * modify your answer so that it starts with the positive - Why and how secular Jews celebrate Passover - you can put all the stuff relevant to the religious at the end
 * Add a short description
 * Culture
 * Heros
 * Spinoza
 * Add a short description - 1 sentence of when he lived, where he lived and what was his secular humanist significance
 * Rewrite the long description so that close to the beginning is what we value about his life and what the religious didn't like comes later
 * 7th Grade Curriculum
 * Interview your mom and dad to learn what for them it means to be Jewish and why they are Jews
 * FAQs -
 * Add "How can you be Jewish and not believe in God" - Your response should start with how you are Jewish in positive terms and then have something about why believing in god is not relevant to being Jewish. Also include a short answer with at least the positive secular side. It doesn't need to have the religious side.
 * Add the question to FAQ #3. Is there a way for an animal grown for food to have a life worth living? Does that change your answer? Add a short answer
 * Vocabulary - for each of the words below, provide a short definition (1 sentence - 200 characters max) and a longer definition (1 paragraph - 800 characters max)
 * Vocabulary - for each of the words below, provide a short definition (1 sentence - 200 characters max) and a longer definition (1 paragraph - 800 characters max)