Today in class we began our Religion Research Project.
Directions
- You will be divided into 9 groups
- Each group will be assigned a religion
- You will make a presentation about all of the facets of that religion
- Each person will have to present at least one slide
- You must "key" your work
- Maybe identify your slides with your name
- Use the categories below as your research guide
- Hinduism
- Buddhism
- Sunni Islam
- Shia Islam
- Judaism
- Catholic Christianity
- Protestant Christianity
- Sikhism
- Traditional Chinese Religions (Taoism, Confucianism, etc.)
- Basic Information
- Adherents Called
- Current Adherents (# in the world)
- Current Size Rank
- Major Geographic Concentration
- Religious Text/Authority
- Sacred Text
- Other Written Authority
- Religious Law
- Religious Organization
- Clergy
- House of Worship
- Main Day of Worship
- Church and State
- Religious History
- Date founded
- Place Founded
- Founder
- Original Language(s)
- Early Expansion
- Major Splits
- Theology (Religious Beliefs)
- Type of Theism
- Ultimate Reality (View of God[s])
- Names of God
- Other Spiritual Beings
- Revered Humans
- Divine Revelation? (How have people revealed the religion?)
- View of Sacred Text (literal vs. allegorical)
- Human Nature
- Why is mankind here? What is mankind's purpose?
- Important Prayers
- Important holidays
- Afterlife
- Means of Salvation?
- God's role in salvation
- Good afterlife?
- Bad afterlife?
- Title slide
- Include group members names
- Religion name
- Basic Information 1-2 slides
- Religious Text/Authority 1-2 slides
- Religious Organization 1-2 slides
- Religious History 2-3 slides
- Theology (Religious Beliefs) 3-4 slides
- Afterlife 1-2 slides
- Credits 1 slide
- What were the roles of each group member
- Include more than which slides were completed (ex. editor, template designer, group leader, etc.)
- Bibliography 1 slide
- Follow Chicago/Turabian Guidelines
- Patheos World Religions (Lots of Info here)
- BBC Religion
- Religion Facts
- Religion Comparison Information
- Religion Sacred Texts
- Pew Forum Religion Info
- Search on your own!
Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti
Here is the Project/Presentation Rubric
Incomplete (60% credit)
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Emerging (75% credit)
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Proficient (85% credit)
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Distinguished (100% credit)
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Total
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Organization
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Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information
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Audience has difficulty following presentation because students jump around
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Students present information in logical sequence which audience can follow
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Students present information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow
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/20
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Subject Knowledge
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Student does not have grasp of information; slides have little or no detail, there are multiple inaccuracies.
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Students is uncomfortable with information; Slides have minimal detail; there are some inaccuracies.
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Student is at ease with information; slides are detailed and mostly accurate.
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Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required); Slides are very detailed and show understanding, with no inaccuracies.
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/30
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Graphics
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Student uses unnecessary graphics or no graphics
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Student uses some graphics, graphics do not represent text/presentation
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Student’s use graphics and they relate to text/presentation
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Student’s graphics represent text/presentation AND are creatively used or go beyond simple graphics (gifs or embedded videos)
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/15
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Mechanics
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Student’s presentation has multiple spelling and/or grammatical errors
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Student’s presentation has some spelling and/or grammatical errors
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Student’s presentation has minimal spelling and/or grammatical errors
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Student’s presentation has NO spelling and/or grammatical errors
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/5
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Eye Contact
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Student reads directly from the Presentation and makes no eye contact with audience
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Student makes some eye contact with audience but still mostly reads from Presentation
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Student makes eye contact most of the time but still needs to read directly from the Presentation
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Student maintains eye contact with audience seldom reading directly from the Presentation
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/5
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Elocution
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Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly to be heard and understood
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Student’s voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience has difficulty hearing presentations.
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Student’s voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.
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Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all members can hear presentations.
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/5
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Total Points:
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/80
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