A Family Meal Grade 10 Religion Culminating Performance Task . . .

I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. Ephesians 3:14 The Christian home is the place where children receive the first proclamation of the faith. For this reason the family home is rightly called the domestic church, a community of grace and prayer, a school of human virtues and of Christian charity. Catechism 1666 Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. But they all began to make excuses. Luke 14:15 There are three parts to this CPT. Here is an overview of each part: A. Submit a one-page reflection on why you should make a meal for your family. Submit a complete breakdown of all of the components of the meal you will make your family (music, recipes, prayers, etc.) B. Submit a feedback sheet from you family, which gives comments on their experience of the meal. Pictures of the event are required, as well as a report outlining your experience preparing this meal. C. Submit a final two-page reflection in which you apply your experience of preparing the family meal to the main topics in this course. CPT Part A: Planning the Family Meal DUE DATE: Wednesday October 13th 2010 Part A of this CPT first requires that you take some time to reflect on the value of your family. You will write and submit a one-page (typed, double-spaced) reflection that answers the following questions. Read over the questions and take time to reflect on them before you attempt to answer them. 1. Do you spend much time with your family members? Why or why not? 2. What do you do together? How do you spend time together? 3. What does your family do for you that demonstrates unconditional love? In other words, what do you receive from your family other than food, water and shelter? 4. What are some of the best memories you have of your family over the course of your entire life? 5. What do you think you have received from your family that has made you a better

person? Please do not write about material things. Instead, focus on the spiritual, social, emotional, and mental gifts that come from your family. You may give examples that come from any time in your life. Include all kinds of activities in which your family has been involved. 6. How do you show your appreciation towards your family members? 7. Why do you think we often neglect our family members? Why do we often forget about or take for granted how important they are to us? 8. For what do you rely on EACH of your family members (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, social)? 9. What can you do to bring your family closer together? 10. In the future, what would you like to see change in your family? Part A of your CPT also requires that you plan out an entire meal for your family. In this meal you will have to create a ritualistic atmosphere that communicates the love you have for your family members as well as the thanks you wish to give God for your family. Title this part of your submission My Family Meal Components and submit: 1. Three detailed recipes for each part of the meal you are going to make your family. Your meal must include at least three courses, not including simple items such as bread and drinks. Recipes must include a list of ingredients and the step-by-step instructions. Be sure your parents are willing to pay for your meal items unless you think you can afford them yourself. Paying yourself would be best since your meal is a gift to them in all ways. However, it is not expected that you pay since many students do not have any income at all. When selecting your meal items, be careful that you only select ones that you think you can do a good job of preparing. Avoid overly complicated recipes that would make you turn to your parents for help. Use recipe books, the Internet, or your aunt, uncle or parents recipe files. 2. The music you will play with the title of the artist(s) and the names of the songs. In a short paragraph, explain why you chose these song(s). Base the selection of your music on the mood and atmosphere you want to create (exiting, lively, quiet, spiritual, happy) or base your selection on the message found in the lyrics of the songs. What message do you want to communicate to your family? You could also select music that reminds your family of past memories you have shared together. At least one song must have symbolic meaning, although you should have music to play throughout the event for other purposes such as creating a relaxing atmosphere. 3. Two prayers that will be said at your meal, before and after eating. 4. Four rituals or symbols you will use. Do not get overly focused on the food preparation and forget this essential part of the assignment. This is one of the most creative and interesting parts. You can plan on using decorations, family heirlooms, candles, flowers, art work, a personal dance or poem for entertainment, or a videotape of family memories or interviews that you prepared in advance of the meal that you plan to show your family towards the end of the meal. Also, focus on your culture and ancestry. You can use any symbols and rituals you wish that will help you show your appreciation for your family. Become comfortable with the

idea of telling your family you love them by way of actions, rituals and symbols. Use a combination of approaches. Your goal is to find ways to communicate the love you have for them. List and explain the meaning of FOUR symbols/rituals you will use not including the music and prayers. Be detailed and make this a major part of the assignment it is worth several marks! CPT Part B: Giving the Family Meal DUE DATE: Wednesday November 24th 2010 There is very little to hand-in for this part of the assignment and yet you will find that it is the most difficult. You must now make the meal, create the atmosphere and rituals, and feed your family. You can choose the time and place to do this as long as it is before the due date. However, you must follow one rule or you will receive a mark of zero on this part of the assignment: Rule: You may not get help in preparing the meal or in creating the atmosphere. You alone must make each course, set the table, and use the rituals and symbols that you said you would use in CPT Part A. Dont worry if things dont work out as planned or if some of the food does not turn out quite right. That is part of the learning process in this assignment. It is the thought that counts. Under no circumstances is anyone to help you physically prepare this meal. You may, however, get the advice of parents, friends and other family members. A final reminder: your use of rituals and symbols is a major part of this assignment. You should be spending just as much time on creating a ritualistic atmosphere as you do on the food. You must employ the FOUR rituals/symbols that you said you would use in CPT part A. These do not include the two prayers and the song which you must also use. In order to receive a mark for this part of the CPT, you will hand-in to your teacher the following three items on Wednesday November 24th 2010: 1. The Parent/Guardian Feedback Form that is attached. Please ask your parent/guardian to complete all questions on this sheet and to sign it. Your teacher will not accept CPT part B without this form signed. 2. Four photographs of the following: the table that you set the courses of food you prepared your family members enjoying the meal (get their permission) the other ritual dimensions of your meal

Note:These pictures will not be shown to anyone without your familys permission. You will have an opportunity to show the pictures to your classmates so you may want to ask them if that would be acceptable. 3. In a one-page reflection (typed, double-spaced), describe your experience making this meal for your family. What problems did you encounter? Was it difficult?

How did they react? What benefit(s) did you and your family members gain from this experience? DO NOT give a step-by-step account of the preparation of your meal. Focus on the greater meaning of this experience and the overall impact the meal and rituals had on you and your family members. A Family Meal Parent/Guardian Feedback Form Due Wednesday April 4th Dear parent/guardian: In an effort to provide feedback to both your son/daughter and teacher, please complete the following questions below. 1. What were the food items that your son/daughter prepared for your family? I. _______________________________________________ II. _______________________________________________ III. _______________________________________________ IV. _______________________________________________

2. What did your son/daughter do to add to the atmosphere of this family meal? Please be specific about as many of the rituals used as possible (prayers, music, decorations, family photos, video, heirlooms, etc.). ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

3. According to your family members, what do you think your son/daughter learned from this assignment? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature (verification of the above information)

_________________________________________ Thank you. CPT Part C: Related Course Work on the Experience of the Family Meal DUE DATE: Wednesday, January 5th 2011 On the due date, you will hand-in a minimum two-page reflection (typed, double-spaced). You will answer ALL of the questions below. Your goal is to use your family meal experience as a bridge to make deeper sense out of several of the topics we have studied in this course. To make sure you respond to these questions satisfactorily, you should review the course information indicated by the page references in your text as well as your in-class notes on these topics. Unit 1: To be human is . . . ? (focus on pages 19-21) [Link] be human is to live in relationship with others. Why do you think it important for a family to eat together? Unit 2: Who has culture? (focus on pages 34-36, 44) [Link] did you learn about your familys culture from this meal experience? In answering this question, you can talk about how you ate, what you ate, the role of prayer in food, family traditions, or rules that were followed at the dinner table, either consciously or unconsciously. [Link] and explain any symbols or rituals that were present at your meal. Do not confuse a sign and a symbol, and if you describe a ritual, make sure all four traits of a ritual are evident (see page 44). [Link] family is an institution. How big a role does your family play in your life compared to other institutions? In your response, consider how often you eat and spend time with your family compared to friends, media, or school. Also, reflect on this quotation from your textbook: Society pays a price for the growing lack of participation in institutions. The price is a feeling of isolation and a loss of a sense of belonging. (p. 52) [Link] you have a sacramental moment at any point in this assignment or did it make you become more sacramentally aware? Explain your answer. Unit 3: The God Question (focus on pages 75, 80, 81) 6. We are the hands and feet of Christs presence. Your textbook gives five ways that Christ is present in culture, pages 80-81. Which two of these ways did you demonstrate in preparing the meal for your family? Explain why. In the gospel of Luke, Jesus makes numerous references to food. Here are just

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some examples: Feeding the Five Thousand (Lk. 9:10), the Institution of the Lords Supper (Lk. 22:14), and Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Lk. 24:41). There are many parables dealing with food: A Tree and Its Fruit (Lk. 6:43), the Sower (Lk. 8:4), the Mustard Seed or Yeast (Lk. 13:18, Lk. 13:20), the Great Dinner (Lk. 14:15), the Fig Tree (Lk. 21:29). Why do you think Jesus made so many references to food? Why is food so important? In your response, you must read and make reference to at least one of the Bible passages given above. 8. In the last supper, Jesus turned the bread and wine into his body and blood. Since his resurrection, Christians for thousands of years eat the Eucharist; it is the divine body of Christ. The Eucharist is gift giving, life giving, and thanks giving. We give thanks to Christ for the gift of eternal life. How was the meal you prepared your family EACH of the following: giftgiving, life-giving, thanks-giving, and even pleasure giving? Unit 7: Relating to the Church (focus on page 174) 9. Which images / model(s) of Church did you live out in giving your family the meal? Explain your answer.

Unit 5: Relating to the Other (focus on the pages given with the terms below) 10. Choose any FOUR of the following terms, and explain how they relate to the experience you had preparing a meal for your family: Reciprocity The Golden Rule Intimacy Family love Charity Generosity Institutions Gratitude p. 107 p. 110 p. 113 p. 114 p. 115 p. 120 p. 126 p. 133

Unit 6/8: Relating to Civil Society and Relating to the World Note: There are no specific page references for the questions below because have not yet completed units 6 and 8. we

 Jesus said, Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and ones foe will be members of ones own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. (Matthew 10:34) Jesus is not advocating violence in this passage. He is simply predicting how people will react to his apostles as they go about their mission of bringing the Kingdom of God on Earth. Working towards peace on Earth by living according to Jesus words made others hate them. The family is the first cell of society. We learn our values and learn to be active participants in society as Catholics through the guidance of our families. These values are often learned the hard way. In our family relationships, we often argue, feel frustrated, get hurt and become emotionally upset. There are some positive aspects to this family process of conflict. Often it brings us closer together and we actually learn from one-another how to become better Christians and how to be more just. 11. What family or world topics or issues did you and your family members discuss at the dinner table? If you cant remember, you may refer to any discussions that occurred when you had a meal with your family. In your discussion of these topics, was there disagreement amongst family members? Did your family reach some kind of agreement on any of these topics? What have you learned about discussing family or global issues at the dinner table? The above questions may be personal and of a private family nature. If that is the case, please only respond to these questions with examples that you and your family members would feel comfortable revealing.

Congratulations on finishing all three parts of this CPT! May your family continue to learn and grow together through the love of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

A Family Meal Evaluation Rubric HRE 201 / 201E Evaluation For Grade Ten Religion - Culminating Performance Task

Part A: Planning the Family Meal (20 marks) KICA Level 0 Level 1 component below 50% 50-59% Little Unsatisfactory Thinking and evidence reflection on Inquiry of family life and 15 marks inquiry on the meal /thinking plan. on the family and meal plan Lacking all Vague comm. depth, of the ideas and Communication detail, or insights; very 5 marks clarity to little clarity or evaluate. structure; poor grammar Totals: Thinking and Inquiry ______ /15

Level 2 60-69% Satisfactory thought process evident re family and the meal plan. Satisfactory comm. of ideas; some structure but lacking cohesion

Level 3 70-79% Intelligent ideas / clear evidence of insight and reflection as well as meal plan formula Well written with fairly well communicated insights; structure is good as is grammar

Level 4 80-100% Excellent planning / evidence of insight and understanding of the family and meal task Clear communication of reflective thought process; well structured; A+ grammar

Communication _______ /5

Part B: Giving the Family Meal (22 marks) KICA Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 component below50% 50-59% 60-69% Very weak Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Thinking and planning; no planning; weak planning and Inquiry evidence of initiatives; no initiative 17 marks initiative or evidence of demonstrating reflective reflective some reflective insight insight insight Very weak, if Unsatisfactory Satisfactory any, clarity clarity and clarity and Communication and scope in scope in scope in 5 marks commun. the commun. with commun. results. No only a few Most pictures pictures. pictures. submitted.

Level 3 70-79% Good planning and initiatives; showing sound reflection Very Good clarity and scope in commun. All pictures submitted.

Level 4 80-100% Excellent planning and initiatives; excellent initiative and reflective afterthought Excellent clarity and scope in communicating. Numerous photos reveal the meal event.

Totals: Thinking and Inquiry : _______ /17 Communication: ______ /5

Part C: Related Course Work on the Experience of the Family Meal (28 marks) KICA Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 below50% 50-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80-100% Little or no Very weak Satisfactory Very Good Excellent

Thinking and Inquiry 18 marks

Communication 10 marks

reflection on the outcome of your meal as related to this course Little or no depth of explanation surrounding all facets of the course concepts and your meal; poor structure as well

reflection on the outcomes of your meal as related to this course Very weak depth of explanation surrounding all facets of the course concepts and your meal; weak structure

reflection on the outcomes of your meal as related to this course Satisfactory depth of explanation surrounding all facets of the course concepts and your meal; satisfactory structure

reflection on the outcomes of your meal as related to this course Very good depth of explanation surrounding all facets of the course concepts and your meal; solid structure as well

reflection on the outcomes of your family meal as related to this course Excellent depth of explanation surrounding all facets of the course concepts and your meal; excellent structure as well

Totals:Thinking and Inquiry _____ /18

Communication _____ /10

Final Totals: Thinking and Inquiry Part A: /15 marks Part B: /17 marks Part C: /18 marks Total: Communication /50 marks (10% of the final grade)

Part A: /5 marks Part B: /5 marks Part C: /10 marks Total: /20 marks (5% of the final grade)