Month: March 2012

RS World Religions Research Project

Religion 15:  Western World Religions:  Christianity, Islam & Judaism

Religion 25:  Eastern World Religions:  Hinduism or Buddhism

Religion 35:  Eastern World Religions:  Confucianism, Taoism & Sikhism

Objectives:

  1. To explore the great world religions .
  2. To produce a visual creation to relay information about a world religion.
  3. To discover common elements between the world religions.

Part 1: RESEARCH    Each pair will be assigned one of the  world religions (RS 15: Christianity, Judaism, & Islam; RS 25: Buddhism & Hinduism, RS 35:  Confucianism, Taoism & Sikhism) to research.  Completing the Research Info Chart will do this. REMEMBER, the chart also includes a timeline.   To download a digital version of this chart, use the following chart: research_info_chart

World Religions Information

Keep in mind that these sites contain general information about the world religions.  For example, it discusses Christianity’s basics beliefs.  There may be differences between the different traditions of Christians such as between the Catholic and Anglican Church.

Comparison Chart (Has a good comparision table.  You need to input the names of the religions you wish to compare)

World Religions map

Major Religions of the World (Select the religion you are researching using the links on the left hand side of the web page)

For Grade 10s, here another site related to the Islam (Muslim) faithThe Muslim experience in Canada

There is also the textbook in the classroom.

Using “Google” will also locate many useful sites.  Be sure to critique the site to determine if it contains credible information.  There are also numerous resources in the library.

Be sure to keep a record of the sites (URLs) and books used for the research so it can be recorded in your bibliography.  To site resources properly, go to How to site references.

Part II:  VISUAL CREATION   Create a poster or power point presentation, using no more than ten words or phrases, that shows others what is important within your assigned religion.

For looking up bible verse, this link  might be helpful.

oremus Bible Browser (just put in your scripture request e.g. 1 John 3:6-8 and up pops the text)

The rubric used for this assignment:

World Religions Project Rubric