What is the goal of this assignment? The goal of this assignment is to come to a greater understanding of the Church's moral teaching, especially by material offered on the internet. To do this you will be asked to read and reflect upon articles, letters, images etc. that deal with Catholic moral teaching. What does this last sentence mean? It means that you will be reading things like the Catechism, websites about the Church, saints, Jesus and His Law, religious paintings, poetry, lives of saints, and issues about virtue. In short, everything dealing with morality and moral living as it is found on the internet. What is the point of this assignment? The point of this assignment is to help to save your soul by learning the tools to help the accomplishment of this end. Will this be a difficult assignment? That all depends on you. If you read the instructions well, follow each phase step by step, ask lots of questions of your teacher, and take time to read and reflect, then the answer is "no". In fact you may find this a very enjoyable and rewarding process. If, on the other hand, you don't read the instructions, take time to reflect, and rush your work, this will be an unnecessarily difficult task. Will I be doing everything by myself? You will see as yo read through, there are two parts to this assignment. The first part is done by yourself. Time will be given in class to do this, but because it is web-based, you may also work at home. The second part of this project will be done in groups of four. Each member will have a specific task to fulfill for a presentation. The first mark will be based on individual work, the second on group effort and quality. How will I know what internet sources are credible and which ones are not? This will take some discernment. You will need to evaluate and critically think about what you read. Does this site have a lot of advertising for casinos or mortgage companies on it? Is the author a Catholic? Is he/she representing what the Church believes? What are the links like? Is the site run by a credible institution or just some guy ranting? All these questions and more will have to be thought about. Why do you want me to keep a record of handwritten notes? These are to help you engage with what you are reading or viewing on the computer, or in other books or articles. It shows that you are reading the material and also provides a record to help you recall what you read at a later time. Your notes will become very useful as you confer with your team mates for part two of the project. What should I include in the notes I keep? 1) Exact references of sites you have viewed or articles or books you have read. Web address, title, author, year, copyright, and the date you viewed the material. 2) Key Words. These might be important words or concepts that the author is dealing with, words you don't recognize (use a dictionary), key words that might be useful in helping someone understand their most important job etc. 3) Summaries of what you read. Use point form, long form, diagrams, pictures etc. just make sure that you are expressing to your teacher that you are doing research. 4) Personal responses. The teacher wants to know whether you liked what you read or not, was it helpful or not, how will this or that piece of information help you to achieve your goal of convincing people about saving their souls. 5) Legibility! Make it readable. Yes, you are doing handwritten notes as you read and view information, but take time to ensure that what you are writing can be read by others besides you. Do I have to do anything at home? This would be a good idea. Your teacher will provide time in school to do some work on this project, but this should not be the only time you do work. The project is based largely on morality information accesible online, therefore you are only limited by your access to a computer, not by the school day. What is the marking procedure and due date? Specific information will be provided by your teacher. However, if you have read everything carefully you can probably get a reasonable idea of how this project will be graded.