World Religions Project

Overview
In groups of three or four, create a PowerPoint Presentation on a World Religion.
(Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism & Legalism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam)

Requirements:

I. 4 Content Slides
- Text on each slide should be four to five bullets, three to five key words per bullet
- Each person should have one page of research notes. Incorporate information from research notes during the presentation.
- No smaller than 36 point font, no larger than 42 point font
- Each content slide should include a small picture
- Each content slide should include a title

Content Slides
1. Historical context and conditions, how and when did the religion start, important people
2. Major beliefs, religious traditions and symbols, institutions and structure of religion
3. Geographic regions, how it spread, where is it today, population of followers, growth of religion
4. Interactions with governments and other religions including major historical and contemporary conflict

II. 1 Picture Slide
The picture slide should include at least three to four images relating to the religion (symbols, maps, important people...) with captions and citation.

III. Visual Interest
The PowerPoint should be colorful with backgrounds and transitions. Don't spend too much time on this requirement. I don't want the overall visual quality to distract from the content. (For example, no five minute transitions.) The presentation must be turned in as ONE file.

IV. Lecture Guide
Create a lecture guide that goes along with your presentation for students to fill out. Lecture guide should be typed and no more than ONE page. The lecture guide is due the day before the presentation so that I can make copies for the class.

V. Quiz Questions
Prepare five quiz questions from your presentation. The questions can be fill in the blank or multiple choice format. Please make the questions moderate to difficult. If the question is too easy, I will throw it out and you will not receive points for it. The three best questions will be taken from each group and made into a quiz for the unit.

Assessment:
Group Grade: 25 points
1.All slides are in ONE presentation and presentation has visual interest with color and transitions
2.Presentation should not last more than TEN minutes
3.Picture slide is relevant and includes caption and a citation
4.No significant historical content from the section of the textbook and research is left out of the presentation
5.Turned in a paper copy of the presentation in slide layout, lecture guide
6.Five comprehensive quiz questions

Individual Grade: 25 points
1. Clear understand of historical content
2. Accurate historical content, no significant information left out
3. Includes additional information to explain concepts or events
4. Good eye contact with audience, student is not reading off slide
5. Good voice projection
6. One page of research notes

Research Information
Textbook Research
Pages 250-264 ALL RELIGIONS
1. Hinduism Chapters 3.2 &7.2
2. Buddhism Chapter 3.2
3. Daoism - Chapter 4.4
4. Confucianism and Legalism- Chapter 4.4
5. Judaism - Chapter 3.4
6. Christianity- Chapter 6.3
7. Islam - Chapter 10.1 & 10.2

Website Links:
All Religions
World Religions - www.teachingaboutreligion.org/sitemap.htm
Religion Facts - http://www.religionfacts.com/
BBC World Religions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

Christianity
New Advent - http://www.newadvent.org/
PBS History of Christianity in the Middle East: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/index.html
Christianity and the Roman Empire: http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year7links/romans/christianity.pdf

Buddhism
The illustrated life of Buddha: http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/visuals/buddha/Life.html#10.%20The%20Great
Following the Buddha's Footsteps: http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/Buddhism/footsteps.htm
British Museum: http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.html
Buddhist Persecution in China http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/china-txt.htm
Destruction of Buddhism - Pakistan and Bangladesh http://www.faithfreedom.org/oped/LJWalker30916.htm

Hinduism
The Essentials of Hinduism: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/hinduism.cfm
Early Hinduism: http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/hinduism/home_set.html
British Museum: http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/menu.html

Daoism
Taoism and the Philosophy of Tai Chi Choan: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Philosophy/Taichi/taoism.html
The Middle Kingdom, Chinese Philosophy and Taoism: http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/ANCCHINA/ANCCHINA.HTM

Confucianism and Legalism
The Middle Kingdom - http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/ANCCHINA/ANCCHINA.HTM
Regents Prep - Confucianism: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/global/themes/beliefsystems/confucianism.cfm
The Chinese Empires Legalism: http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/CHEMPIRE/CHIN.HTM

Judaism
PBS Global Connections Judaism: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/index.html#history_of_judaism
BBC Judaism: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/judaism/


Islam
Discover Islam Posters: http://www.ummah.net/ramadhan/cair/index.html
What is Islam?: http://www.ummah.net/what-is-islam/index.html
PBS History of Islam: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/themes/religion/index.html#history_of_islam
Pillars of Islam: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/pillars/intropillars.html