Year 10 Guided Inquiry: Mary and the Saints - Choosing a Topic Initiation Phase: Constructing Meaningful Choice Scaffold

Name: Alexandra Williams Chosen Saint: Saint Alexandra Of Rome

Instructions: Record 5 topics you are interested in. Make a note of the things that intrigue you about each topic. Think about the potential pluses and minuses of developing this topic for your task. Rank your topics on a scale of 1-5 (1 of little interest, 5 very interesting)

Brief: Complete some basic research to identify 5 topics related to your chosen saint that you are interested in
exploring further in responding the the focus question. Then complete some more in-depth research on your 5 possible topics: Focus Question: How can the lives of the saints challenge the way you live out your relationships? Focus Areas: Relationships Struggles Encountered - Inwardly Struggles Encountered Externally Significant Contribution to Catholic Tradition (Belief/Practices)

Topics of Interest to Me Who she was and what kind of person she was.

Intriguing factors - The fact that she married a man who loathed Christians and would kill them because of their faith, when she was a secret christian - She kept her faith in God a secret from everyone, including her husband.

Positives - Would give the audience and me a better insight into her life and choices she made.

Negatives - Not a very extensive topic, therefore the information may be limited

Rank 1-5

Why did she keep her faith secret

- Interesting topic to research and gives you an idea of how faith in God was looked upon during the days of St. Alexandra. - Interesting topic to study and gives you an idea of how conflicted and frightened St. Alexandra would have felt prior to confessing her faith. - shows St. Alexandras

- Doesnt really reflect on her contribution to Catholics.

How she went about confronting her fears and confessing her faith in God.

- when she finally did confess her faith, she did it in a very public manner, despite the obvious consequences.

- I do not see any obvious negatives about researching this topic.

How she confessed her faith

- She confessed her faith very

- I can not think of any obvious

openly, including in front of her husband.

courage and the negatives at this extent of her faith point in time. in God. Shows how Christianity was looked upon in the age of St. Alexandra (around 303) - Gives us an insight into how others could be influence by someone standing up for what they believe in. - I can not think of any obvious negatives at this point in time.

What happened after St. Alexandra confessed her faith.

- Once St. Alexandra confessed her faith, many others did as well.

Chosen Topics:

1. How she went about confronting her fears and confessing her faith in God. 2. What happened after St. Alexandra confessed her faith.