You will be required to complete a group assignment researching a world religion. The groups and the religion will be assigned on a random basis.

1. You will work with your group to create a five minute oral presentation for the class.

2. You will be required as a group to write at least a THREE page summary of what you researched including a works cited page and parenthetical documentation.

3. You will EACH be required to write a one page summary of how you conducted your research and what you learned from this project.

4. You will be required to use a minimum of three sources, including only one encyclopedia, and EBSCO is the only approved internet source. USE BOOKS!

5. You will be required to complete a listening worksheet while the other groups are presenting their oral reports.

Buddhism     Hinduism     Islam     Judaism     Zoroastrianism

Shinto          Confucianism            Taoism

- the founder or origins of the religion

- major texts in the religion

- important figures

- major beliefs

- shrines or centers of worship

- rituals or liturgies

- area of concentration in the world

- other important factors

Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero. All BC documentation guidelines are to be followed.

Everyone in the group will participate or the group will lose points.

Oral presentation will be 50 points, written half will be 50 points – 25 for the group paper, 25 for your reflection

The worksheet to be filled out on presentation day will also be given credit