Hi 8s!
Your task is to write up your newspaper article on a Near Death Experience (NDE). Think about style and structure, so you might want pictures, a headline and subtitles. Ideally present it in columns too! Feel free to do it on the computer, or by hand, I don’t mind either way!
All the information about the NDEs we looked at in class are available here. There’s also a massive archive of NDEs at the Near Death Experience Research Foundation – you’re very welcome to look up information of your own!
Remember, the article needs to include:
- A description of the Near Death Experience
- Arguments people might give For and Against the NDE being real
- Your opinion about whether the experience was real and is proof of an afterlife
Possible arguments in favour of NDEs being real are:
- Lots of people experience similar things – they can’t all be lying, can they?
- Often there are no drugs involved so there is no reason for people to hallucinate
- Lives are changed for the better by an experience of the afterlife
- Here is an article explaining an argument FOR (quite complex)
Possible arguments against NDEs being real are:
- People experience similar things in normal dreams – are these any different?
- It is comforting to people to feel that there will be an afterlife
- The brain cannot function when a person is dead – how can anything happen?
Of course you might have arguments of your own! You might like to look at these questions about NDEs.
Levels:
- Level 4: Description of the Near Death Experience
- Level 5: Explanation of the arguments for and against NDEs being real
- Level 6: Analysis of the arguments. You start to go into depth with the arguments. You think about whether the arguments are any good or not.
- Level 7: Evaluation of the arguments. You analyse the arguments for and against to come to a balanced conclusion about which side of the story is stronger.
Good luck! Email me if you have any questions, or you could always leave a comment…
***STOP PRESS – 18th OCT***
Now we’ve done some analysis on whether Cameron’s “past-life experience” might be evidence of life after death I’d like you to add another section to your article. Remember from above the importance of exploring the arguments in favour of Cameron’s experience being real and those against. I’m particularly looking for those who discuss which reasons are the most convincing!
It’d also be great to develop the article you’ve already written based on the feedback you were given today…
Either add another page to the article you’ve got, or you can combine them together. Either way the finished piece of work needs to address the question of whether there is evidence of life after death.
The final, final piece of work needs to be handed in on Thursday 8th November!
Well done again for your work today… You were excellent!
Ryan
October 7, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Very helpful website Mr Bigg!
Mr Bigg
October 7, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Thanks, Ryan!
James
October 8, 2010 at 8:28 pm
very useful mr bigg
thanks
James
October 8, 2010 at 8:37 pm
can you put a few examples of people who have had a NDE to add them to our HWK
Mr Bigg
October 10, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Hi James, have a look at the NDE document I’ve prepared…
James
October 13, 2010 at 6:34 pm
thanks
Dezmond
October 8, 2010 at 10:48 pm
this assessment is really easy
Maddy
October 10, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Are we suppost to put what different religions think?
Mr Bigg
October 10, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Not particularly. If you can find out any information you’d be more than welcome to include it though, as long as it is relevant!
Holly
October 11, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Hey Mr Bigg! Thanks for emailing the link to your blogg. This info has helped me!
riya
October 12, 2010 at 5:09 pm
thanks Mr Bigg
this blogg was REALLY usefull
Shaunagh
October 12, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Very Helpful Mr Bigg thanks
nathan
October 13, 2010 at 12:41 pm
great website mr bigg
GRANT
October 13, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Very helpful!
Naomi
October 13, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Hiya Mr Bigg
How long does it have to be if im doing an essay ?
Mr Bigg
October 14, 2010 at 10:25 am
Hi Naomi,
I’d expect it to be over a page, but not more than 3 (assuming you use a reasonable size of font!)
Rob
October 14, 2010 at 11:10 am
Very helpful thanks
holly
October 14, 2010 at 5:29 pm
but surely you can’t write your own opinion in a newspaper article?
Mr Bigg
October 14, 2010 at 5:37 pm
It’s not a real newspaper article, so don’t worry! It could be part of the “Comment” section which would mean that the writer is encouraged to express their own views…
Arzlan
October 14, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Hi sir. um when is dis essay for?
Mr Bigg
October 14, 2010 at 9:06 pm
I think you’ll find it’s due first thing tomorrow…
Molly Stonebridge
October 17, 2010 at 10:58 am
is it relevant wheather you know the age or name of the person having the NDE?
Mr Bigg
October 17, 2010 at 6:49 pm
I guess it could be relevant, but would require further research. eg. Is it the case that most NDEs happen to people of a certain age or gender?
I wouldn’t worry about it!
Jessie
October 17, 2010 at 5:14 pm
thanks mr bigg this is really helpful
vicky and coral
October 19, 2010 at 6:50 pm
HIYAA
thank you mr bigg. we really like your blog we think it is useful information and helped make our work look beautiful
Amy R
October 27, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Hi Mr Bigg,
For the past-life experience part, do we need to type Cameron’s story out, or shall we just pretend that the readers all ready know the story and write whether it is evidence of a past-life experience etc?
Mr Bigg
October 27, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Hi Amy!
You may want to summarise briefly but you can generally assume that whoever is reading it will know the story…
Hope that helps!
Mr Bigg
Amy R
November 1, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Thank you!
Humnah
November 5, 2012 at 5:04 pm
For the past lives hw, do we just add on a paragraph about the against and for arguments for camerons experience being real?
Mr Bigg
November 5, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Pretty much, yes. The key question is: do these events offer good evidence for life after death?
Humnah
November 7, 2012 at 4:07 pm
Thank you!!
George
November 7, 2012 at 6:27 pm
Thankyou