Workshop 9: Faith for the Journey Part of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry, High School In This Section Introduction From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore "Faith," a word we use in religious language, can have many different meanings.... Workshop-at-a-Glance From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry ACTIVITY MINUTES Opening 5 Activity 1: Ruby Slippers 25 Activity 2: Mystery and Faith 25 Faith in Action: Fun and Fundraising 30 Closing 5 Alternate Activity 1: Faith Poetry 20 Alternate Activity 2: Find Faith 25 Alternate Activity 3: Journal Review... Spiritual Preparation From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry In today's workshop, you will use the movie The Wizard of Oz as a vehicle to discuss life journeys and the lessons they teach us. What has been the tornado in your life? Who have been the Tinman, Scarecrow, and Lion? Who was your Glinda?... Opening From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice and matches Description of Activity Use the Opening designed by your group or the one provided below. Gather around the chalice. As a volunteer lights the chalice, ask the group to focus on the word "faith" in silence. After about fifteen... Activity 1: Ruby Slippers From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint or a dry erase board and markers Description of Activity Participants explore notions of a spiritual quest and faith by finding parallels in The Wizard of Oz.... Activity 2: Faith, Mystery, and Doubt From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, "The Ancient Sage," by Alfred Lord Tennyson; and Handout 2, "Finders Keepers," by Patrice Vecchione Preparation for Activity Make enough copies of Handouts 1 and 2 so that each participant may have a set. Description of Activity... Closing From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice Singing the Living Tradition Description of Activity Use the Closing designed by your group or the one provided below.... Leader Reflection and Planning From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry With your co-leader, discuss which activities were successful and which ones were less so. Follow up on anything you need in order to coordinate the Faith in Action, Fun and Fundraising activity.... Faith In Action: Fun and Fundraising From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint and markers Preparation for Activity Optional: Visit Donors Choose and research possible projects to present to the group. Description of Activity Participants decide if they wish to use the Poetry Slam as a fundraiser for a good cause.... Alternate Activity 1: Faith Poetry From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Newsprint or dry erase board and markers Description of Activity Participants craft poems as a way to examine the relationship between wondering, believing, and knowing. Distribute journals. Divide a sheet of newsprint... Alternate Activity 2: Finding Faith From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Prompts that you read to participants spark individual explorations of faith concepts. Make sure each participant has a pen/pencil and paper or a journal. Instruct participants to write an... Alternate Activity 3: Journal Review From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Materials for Activity Journals and pens or pencils Description of Activity Participants review their journals and complete unfinished work.... Taking It Home: Faith for the Journey From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Rabindranath Tagore DURING TODAY'S WORKSHOP... We discussed Dorothy's journey in The Wizard of Oz and its analogy to a spiritual quest.... Handout 1: The Ancient Sage From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)This is an excerpt from the poem "Ancient Sage" Thou canst not prove the Nameless, O my son, Nor canst thou prove the world thou movest in, Thou canst not prove that thou art body alone, Nor canst thou prove that thou art spirit alone, Nor canst thou prove that th... Handout 2: Finders Keepers From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry by Patrice Vecchione, from Faith and Doubt (New York: Henry Holt, 2007)Just what can be found with eyes open? $10,000 in coins, anyway. Enough to fill a few five-gallon jugs.... Find Out More From Exploring Our Values Through Poetry Alfred, Lord Tennyson is a famous Victorian poet. A short, online biography can be found at The Literature Network. PREVIOUS: Find Out More UP: Exploring Our Values Through Poetry NEXT: Introduction Download all of Exploring Our Values Through Poetry (Word) (PDF) to edit or print.