Yr 12 Religion & Ethics, 2012 Mr Morris.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Lesson 12-13-14. Exploring heroes and role models.

Mr Morris.
Lesson 12-13-14.
17-18-19th April 2012.
Semester 1.

Create an avatar that represents an example of a hero or role model using Voki.com. 

An example can be found here. 


You avatar should represent what a hero or role model is to you.
Start your work with a Title and Your Name: E.g. Hero Avatar - Shaun Morris.

Further information can be found at Voki.com. 

Once tha avatars are complete, analyse the created avatars in groups of four, considering the following in your discussion: 

The characteristics of heroes or role models, evidence of stereotypes, choice of spoken words.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Voki compared with hand drawing to fully express your ideas about heroes and role models.

Create a class list of commonly held ideas about secular ( non religious) and religious heroes and role models.

Compare and contrast your findings.

Group 4: Ashley - A person you can respect and be amazed by, and invidual that is true to themselves. Christina - Someone who is determined and devoted to their work. Jaiden - Someone you can look up to and is a role model for how you wish to be.

Positive - Visual Representation
Negative - Could be a distraction, misleading.

Religious heros have beliefs, and holy orders. Non-religious hero (christia) do what they want.

Group 4
Determination 
Loyalty
Bravery 
someone that puts others before them

Possitives- you dont have to speak in public 
Negatives- You dont get the same emotion

Group 3:
Patiance
Role Model 
Helpful
Respect 
Smart

Group 1:
Brave 
Determination
Resilient in tough times
Role Model
Loyalty
great sense of justice

Positive

Negatives

Prioritise the words from the group lists above, how do they rank for these examples? Most important at the top, least important at the bottom. As a class, create a list for each of these examples.

Father group 1
Role Model
Patience
Puts others before them
Sense of Justice
Resilient
Brave
Helpful
Determination
Smart
Loyalty

14 yr old boy-group 2 
Resilient 
Bravery
Role Model
Determination 
loyalty 
smart 
patience

14 yr old girl group 3
Loyalty
resilient in tough times
determination
great sense of justice
brave
role model
respect
patience
helpful
smart
someone that puts others before them

Teacher - group 4
Smart ++ Helpful
Paitiance ++ Role Model 
great sense of justice ++ someone that puts others before them
Resilient in tough times
Determination
Loyalty

Football captain :
great sense of justice
Brave 
Determination
Resilient in tough times
Respect 
Role Model
Loyalty

Question: What reasons do humans need role models and heroes? In groups, answer this question here:

Group 2: To keep them pushing on... get through the hard times

Group 3: So you can have someone to aspire to be like

Group 4 - so we have we someone to look up to

Group 1 - So that others can know whats good and bad things to do and to figure out how to be like their heroes and role models.

In your group, discuss the distinctive yet complementary nature of role models and heroes.
How are they similar?
Group 2- 

Group 4 - People look up to them, 

Group 3 - someone who stands up for everything they believe in to face there ultimate goal in life.

Group 1 - role models and heroes are both people who are respected in the community and have done extraordinary things in their lives

Compare and contrast the purposes of heroes and role models. Compare with a partner. 

Group 2- Role models are people who play sport or anything related and people who look up to, hero's are people who risk there life to save others like fireman
Group 4 - A Hero gives people guidance, help and protection, where as a role model is someone who people aspire to be like. Hero: Martin Luther King, Role Model: Bruce Lee
Groupe 3 - Heroe's are usually portrayed as someone who protects people, both are looked up to by others
Group 1 - Heroes are people who always come in and save the day and are well known for doing heroing heroic things, whereas role models may not be so well known and their actions may not be anything that has changed heaps of lives. A comparison between the two is that they are all looked up to in their society. 
A role model are people that are professionals at a sport and brothers or sisters that have gone far in life and you want to be just like him/her.
A Hero is someone that puts their own lives in danger to try and save other people. 

Explore the difference between good role models and bad role models:
Choose one of the following people and create a list of at least three reasons why your chosen person could be considered to be a good role model and three reasons why they could be considered a bad role model, based on evidence within the following biographies or from other sources. 
Julian Assange, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange -  Lacy and 
Anna Bligh, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Bligh - Cody, Zack and Johnno
Gordon Ramsay. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay Phrew and Emily
Issac and Jarrod - Ben Cousins - own choice.
Mitch and PB - Keith Richards - own choice.

Draw a conclusion about whether you would choose this person as a role model and justify your conclusion in a sentance.

Identify the characteristics of the people in your life who are or who have been good role models for you.
Stephanie B (My father) - Loyal , trust worthy , Great cook , caring , always there , supportive
 Christina- (family and friends)- always there , caring , trust worthy 
 Alex- Understanding, Themselves (Dont worry what others think), Honest, Loyal
When listing the characteristics, identify what aspect of their character it is that you admire and inspires you to be like them. For example: do they demonstrate excellence, stand up for what they believe in, always show compassion or kindness etc.
Christina- I can trust them with anything thing and that is something that is good to have, always looking out for me in everything i do.
Alex-That no matter what i do they are still there for me, they won't lie to me they will tell the truth even if it's not what you want to hear
Stephanie - I wish I had the skills of being a great cook like my dad, My dad is always there for me and gives me the best advice an support.
ZakkyG - She stood up when she was needed and really helped out queensland when they needed da most. 
Jaiden - Shane warne does what hes good at and he is kind towards sick children by raising 400,000 punds for them through his poker charity.
Josh, Coen and Emily: He stands up for what he believes in because he is passionate with what he does and believes what he does is right.

jarrod (Shane Warne)-
i think shane warne is still a great role model even tho he was convited he has still done many great things and they out weigh the bad.
he demonstates exalent talent in his cricket and I admire and inspires you to be like him.
list of characteristics of good role models-
Dependable
Honest
Hardworker
Loyal
Good morals
friendly
willing to do anything
modest

Good.
1. He was the best cricket bowler of all time (spin).
2. Greatest ever wicket taker, with 517 wickets at a bowling average of 25.42.
3. teaches school kids how to play in spare time.
Bad.
1. He was forced to admit that he had taken money to provide pitch and weather reports from a man later discovered to be operating with bookmakers. 
2. In February 2003 during the 2003 cricket World Cup, Warne was sent home in sensational circumstances after a positive drugs test for a banned diuretic from the one-day series in Australia earlier in the year.
3. The panel found Warne guilty of breaching the ACB's drug code, and imposed a one-year ban. It was further revealed

mitch and maddison- keith richards 
good - legendary guitarist from rolling stones.
- inspires young people to be guitarists.
-doesnt give a crap about what other people think of him
but the nagative side of that is that kids might think doing drugs isnt that bad.

Bad- In Influence 
drugs
smoking
drinking heavily 

Great guitarest
One of the most known bands in the world

Isaac/Jacob- Ben Cousins 
good
1- Best known for his 270 game career with West Coast and Richmond in the AFL.
2- Cousins is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the top 50 players of all time
3- He was West Coast's club champion for four seasons and captain for five seasons.

Bad-
1- went to rehab for drugs.
2- made a video on how drugs can ruin your life but still continued to take them.
3- passed out infront of the casino and got aressted for public intoxication.

Josh and Coen: Gordon Ramsay

Emily - Anna Bligh

Good
 - She does good things for the state
 - She's a woman doing politics 
 - She works hard at her job
 Bad
 - She's a politician
 - She broke her promises with the state that she had made to get elected

Julian Assange- christina and alex
Good
-He reveals the truth to the world about major issues and secrets
- He disraguards his own safety to get the truth out.
- He stands up the more powerful athoritys 

Bad
- He could make false acusations and change things to get other peopel in trouble
- Could be an invasion of privacy to other people 
- He could cause conflict by revealing certain information

Julian has the power to cause conflict between certain people which may result in major issues. On the other hand he is putting his own well being on the line to deliever the truth to everyday people. He is also speaking the truth and does not let anyone get in his way.

~~~Shane Warne~~~

negatives:
1. Shane was caught smoking in airport premises where it was not aloud. This not only causes him to be a bad role model for smoking, but also doing it in illigal places.
2. He was caught posing in his under wear with two 25-year old models and sent explicit texts to others.
3. He cheated on his wife and that is a bad thing and people might think its good.

positives
1. Sporting icon who encourages kids to play sport.
2. He supports anual poker tournaments to raise money for sick kids.
3. 

Gordon Ramsay:
Negative: 
He yells at people on his tv shows e.g Hells Kitchen. This is a negative because he puts people down and makes them look like what they do is wrong.
He had an affar.
Abit of a Hippocrit because he left one of his job because people were yelling at him and now he yell at people for a living.

Positive:
He has worked chariety 
He has strong views
He is really successful in what he does

Anna Bligh
Good
- helped QLD through tough times
-first female premier Role Model
-
Bad
- doesnt have a great sense of justice,sold of one of QLDs biggest deposits.

Reflect on yourself as a role model. What characterestics do you share with what we have found hero's and role models to have? Justify your conclusion in a sentance.
Steph:
Josh: I like helping people when they are down or when they need help. Im always there if people need someone to talk to.
christina- 

Monday, April 16, 2012

New unit: Hero's and Role Models. Voki Avatars.



Heroes and Role Models.
Heroes represent the human yearning for hope that transcends people’s immediate lives and contributes to their sense of meaning and purpose.