1) What is the commercial?
2) What is the commercial advertising?
3) Who is the audience? How do you know?
4) What persuasive techniques does the commercial use?
5) How does each technique persuade you?

Stewardship is how we take care of everything God has given to us. Stewardship comes from the word, steward. A good steward is one who does a good job taking care of something. If we want to be good stewards for God, we must take care of the many things God has given us. We all share a responsibility for stewardship or care of the environment. It is our sacred duty to ensure that the choices we make individually and collectively show that we respect God and we respect God’s creation.

Look at the following images, articles, videos. Choose one and comment on how this does or does not reflect stewardship for God’s creation.

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Video 1: Great Barrier Reef, from Behind the News

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s3603113.htm

Video 2: Orangutans, from Behind the News

http://www.abc.net.au/btn/story/s2502368.htm

Article 1:

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/save-polar-bear/148981

Article 2: SAVE THE POLAR BEAR

TIME looks at the plight of one of Earth’s most charismatic creatures

http://www.timeforkids.com/news/save-polar-bear/148981

News Article 3: SUPER SMOG IN CHINA

Officials close schools and ground flights as dense smog shrinks visibility in Harbin, a city in China

God’s Creation

God is the creator of all that is good and is the source of all being, things seen and unseen, the giver and sustainer of all creation. This creation is entrusted to the care of human beings, who are utterly dependent upon God. We believe that God created the universe and that God delights in all the creatures of the Earth and all creation. We can see the beauty of our world, and through this, God’s presence in our lives.

Activity: Write about your favourite place in God’s creation (for example, the park, the beach, in a tree, etc). Use descriptive language (adjectives) to build a picture of your favourite place. You might like to draw a picture to upload!

Who is God?

At the very core of the Catholic faith is the belief in God. Without the belief in God there is no belief in the rest of the Catholic faith. Share your ideas and beliefs about God by answering the following questions in full sentences or dot points.