(Sociology)
World Religion Research Information Power Point project
Name: _______________________________ Due Date____________________
You are to choose a religion that is not one of the 5 major religions of the world (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism). (Unless I have approved you to use one of the 5 to do this project)
Put all of this information into a Power Point presentation
The last slide must have a bibliography with citation from at least 3 different sources
Summarize important information (Don't copy complete sentences or paragraphs).
For some religions, you will not be able to complete all sections (e.g. gods).
Requirement minimum: (7 slides), (one map), (three graphics / pictures), (three assessment questions that your peers will be able to answer based upon your presentation information)
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Religion: __________________________ |
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Founder/Year: ______________________ |
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Religious Leader: ___________________ |
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Place of Worship: ___________________ |
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Region: Where did the religion begin? Where is it practiced today? (include a map)
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Description of Main Beliefs: Explain these in detail.
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Description of god(s): Who are they? What are their characteristics? What do they represent?
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Description of Sacred Writing(s): What are the main components of this (these) text(s)?
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Description of Practices: How do they worship? How do they practice their beliefs?
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Description of Festivals: How, when, and why do they celebrate these festivals? |
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Symbols: What are they? What do they represent?
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List of major world religions
Islam Hinduism Judaism Buddhism
Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist Chinese traditional religion Primal-indigenous
African Traditional & Diasporic Sikhism Spiritism Baha'i
Jainism Shinto Cao Dai Zoroastrianism
Tenrikyo Neo-Paganism Unitarian-Universalism Rastafarianism
Christianity: Groups which self-identify as part of Christianity include (but are not limited to): African Independent Churches (AICs), the Aglipayan Church, Amish, Anglicans, Armenian Apostolic, Assemblies of God; Baptists, Calvary Chapel, Catholics, Christadelphians, Christian Science, the Community of Christ, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons"), Coptic Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches, Ethiopian Orthodox, Evangelicals, Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Local Church, Lutherans, Methodists, Monophysites, Nestorians, the New Apostolic Church, Pentecostals, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterians, the Salvation Army, Seventh-Day Adventists, Shakers, Stone-Campbell churches (Disciples of Christ; Churches of Christ; the "Christian Church and Churches of Christ"; the International Church of Christ); Uniate churches, United Church of Christ/Congregationalists, the Unity Church, Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, Vineyard churches
The following groups are religions, but have not been included in this list of major religions primarily for one or more of the following reasons: They are not a distinct, independent religion, but a branch of a broader religion/category. They lack appreciable communities of adherents outside their home country. They are very small in adherents.
Mandeans, PL Kyodan, Ch'ondogyo, Wonbulgyo,
Vodoun, Seicho-No-Ie, Falun Dafa/Falun Gong, Taoism,
Confucianism, Roma
http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/
http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.htm
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CATEGORY |
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Content - Accuracy |
All facts in the Power point are accurate. |
99-90% of the facts in the Power point are accurate. |
89-80% of the facts in the Power point are accurate. |
Fewer than 80% of the facts in the Power point are accurate. |
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Writing - Mechanics |
Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the Power point. |
Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the Power point after feedback from an adult. |
There are 1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the Power point even after feedback from an adult. |
There are several capitalization or punctuation errors in the Power point even after feedback from an adult. |
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Attractiveness & Organization |
The Power point has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. |
The Power point has attractive formatting and well-organized information. |
The Power point has well-organized information. |
The Power point's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. |
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Graphics/Pictures |
Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. |
Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. |
Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the Power point seems "text-heavy". |
Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. |
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Knowledge Gained |
Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the Power point and to technical processes used to create the Power point. |
Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the Power point and to technical processes used to create the Power point. |
Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the Power point and to technical processes used to create the Power point. |
Student appears to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the Power point. |