Research:

The first stage of this project is to gather relevant information about your major world religion. This is a critical step as you will be able to write a more comprehensive story if the information you obtain is accurate and detailed. You will need to research information on the following questions. Please click on Research Information Chart to print out a copy of these questions. Record your information in POINT FORM on this chart. Look at the criteria ruberic at the bottom of this page before you begin your research. Click on Resources to see the requirements for your informational sources and links to the Internet.

Questions:

1. Who was the founder of this religion? In what year?

2. Who are the religious leaders of this religion?

3. What is the place of worship of this religion?

4. Where did this religion begin? Where is it practiced today?

5. What are the main beliefs of this religion?

6. Does this religion have a god(s)? Describe the god(s).

7. What is(are) the sacred writing(s) of this religion? What do they contain?

8. Describe the religious practices of this religion. How do they worship? How do they practice their beliefs?

9. What are the religious festivals? How, when, and why do they celebrate these festivals?

10. What are the main symbols of this religion? What do they represent?

Criteria Ruberic for Research:

Category
Exemplary
Accomplished
Developing
Beginning
Quality of Information
Information gathered provides answers to the main questions in great detail. Information gathered provides answers to the main questions in good detail. Information gathered provides answers to main questions but with little detail. Information gathered is incomplete with no detail.
Form and Relevance
 Information is recorded in note form summarizing the most important and relevant details. Information is recorded in note form summarizing important and relevant details. Some information is recorded as notes, some as sentences. Most information is copied instead of summarized.
Some information is recorded as sentences. Information is copied instead of summarized.
Organization
Information is very well organized under subject headings in the chart.. Information is organized under subject headings in the chart, but some points may be out of place. Information is generally organized under subject headings in the chart, but a considerable number of points may be out of place. There appears to be little organization of the material, and the chart is not really used.
Sources
Sources for information are correctly documented. Most sources for information are correctly documented. Most sources for information are documented but not completely. Some sources for information are not documented or not documented correctly.

Most of the criteria for this ruberic was obtained from Rubistar (High Plains Regional Technology in Education Consortium).

 

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