April 29 & May 1

Hello and ladies and gentlemen,

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

Religions

1. Hinduism
2. Buddhism
3. Sunni Islam
4. Shia Islam
5. Judaism
6. Catholic Christianity
7. Protestant Christianity
8. Sikhism
9. Traditional Chinese Religions (Taoism, Confucianism, etc.)

Categories

1. Basic Information
1. Adherents Called
2. Current Adherents (# in the world)
3. Current Size Rank
4. Major Geographic Concentration
2. Religious Text/Authority
1. Sacred Text
2. Other Written Authority
3. Religious Law
3. Religious Organization
1. Clergy
2. House of Worship
3. Main Day of Worship
4. Church and State
4. Religious History
1. Date founded
2. Place Founded
3. Founder
4. Original Language(s)
5. Early Expansion
6. Major Splits
5. Theology (Religious Beliefs)
1. Type of Theism
2. Ultimate Reality (View of God[s])
3. Names of God
4. Other Spiritual Beings
5. Revered Humans
6. Divine Revelation? (How have people revealed the religion?)
7. View of Sacred Text (literal vs. allegorical)
8. Human Nature
1. Why is mankind here?  What is mankind's purpose?
9. Important Prayers
10. Important holidays
6. Afterlife
1. Means of Salvation?
2. God's role in salvation
3.  Good afterlife?
4. Bad afterlife?

 Your PPT must follow these guidelines:

• 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

 Religion Resources

• 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!

Use your time wisely!  You will have time in class to work on this.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Here is the Project/Presentation Rubric

	Incomplete (60% credit)	Emerging (75% credit)	Proficient (85% credit)	Distinguished (100% credit)	Total
Organization	Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information	Audience has difficulty following presentation because students jump around	Students present information in logical sequence which audience can follow	Students present information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow	/20
Subject Knowledge	Student does not have grasp of information; slides have little or no detail, there are multiple inaccuracies.	Students is uncomfortable with information; Slides have minimal detail; there are some inaccuracies.	Student is at ease with information; slides are detailed and mostly accurate.	Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required); Slides are very detailed and show understanding, with no inaccuracies.	/30
Graphics	Student uses unnecessary graphics or no graphics	Student uses some graphics, graphics do not represent text/presentation	Student’s use graphics and they relate to text/presentation	Student’s graphics represent text/presentation AND are creatively used or go beyond simple graphics (gifs or embedded videos)	/15
Mechanics	Student’s presentation has multiple spelling and/or grammatical errors	Student’s presentation has some spelling and/or grammatical errors	Student’s presentation has minimal spelling and/or grammatical errors	Student’s presentation has NO spelling and/or grammatical errors	/5
Eye Contact	Student reads directly from the Presentation and makes no eye contact with audience	Student makes some eye contact with audience but still mostly reads from Presentation	Student makes eye contact most of the time but still needs to read directly from the Presentation	Student maintains eye contact with audience seldom reading directly from the Presentation	/5
Elocution	Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly to be heard and understood	Student’s voice is low.  Student incorrectly pronounces terms.  Audience has difficulty hearing presentations.	Student’s voice is clear.  Student pronounces most words correctly.  Most audience members can hear presentation.	Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all members can hear presentations.	/5
				Total Points:	/80