Introductory Unit

Introduction to Worldview

Lesson 3

How can we represent worldview in an icon?

The icon in Figure 1 includes seven elements that can be used to explore what worldview is and how worldview forms.

Activity

1. Download the document, Worldview Icon.
   Please save your work to a file on your desktop so you will have a copy to refer back to.


2. Click on one of the links provided to download the document.
• You will then be able to view the Worldview Icon worksheet.


3. Examine the worldview icon and its elements. Ask yourself, “How can each of these elements contribute towards a worldview?”




Read



4. Read the bottom half of page 4 and page 5 in your textbook. Study the elements of the worldview icon carefully.
   


5. Your task is to present a Canadian worldview on the icon using the seven elements.
• Follow the instructions below.


• Think about your beliefs about the world.


• Use your critical thinking skills to identify ideas that represent Canada in each element of the icon.
  
  
• You can use words, pictures, or drawings to represent what each element means to you in Canadian terms. 


• Place these ideas, in whatever form, in the appropriate box in the document for each element of the icon.


6. Submit your completed worldview icon on the next page.