SOCIAL STUDIES: Research Project on Religion: History

The Groups have already chosen the Religions or doctrines they are going to research about and advance in expositions before the class. Upon a good research and preparation depends a good presentation and a good grade. There are many things of interest that we should include in the presentations (history: origin and spread, main characters, beliefs, myths, writtings, pillars, life after death, relationship with society and other religions) and the time is short. This is why we need to organize our schedule.


Thus, today you are going to focus on the HISTORY of the religion or doctrine that corresponds you. At the end of the class you must send me a written report stressing what you have learnt about the history of your religious topic. Write at least three paragraphs on your own with synthetized information. Do not forget to state your bibliographic resources. COPY AND PASTE IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND IS CONDUCIVE TO ANNULMENT.

Use your time with wisdom since you can't get it back!!

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The following is the RUBRIC upon which your presentation will be evaluated, take it into account during your preparation:

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Knowledge of Topic/Historical Accuracy and Information	Shows a full understanding of the topic. All historical information appeared to be accurate	Shows a good understanding of the topic. Almost all historical information appeared to be accurate.	Shows a good understanding  of parts of the topic. Most of the historical information was accurate	Does not seem to understand the topic very well. Very little of the historical information was accurate
Required Elements/ Work Product	Student included more information than was required.	Student included all information that was required.	Student included most information that was required.	Student included less information than was required.
Creativity/ Originality	Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are creative and inventive.	Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and insights.	Uses other  people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is little evidence of  original thinking.	Uses other people's ideas, but  does not give them credit.
Clarity	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word	Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more  than one word.	Often mumbles or can not be understood  OR mispronounces more than one word
Oral Presentation	Interesting, well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.	Relatively interesting, rehearsed with a fairly smooth delivery that usually holds audience attention.	Delivery not smooth, but able to hold audience  attention most of the time.	Delivery not smooth and audience attention lost.