Major+Project

= What attracts you to this course? = = What fascinates you about religion? =

In this project, you will choose a topic tthat you personally are fascinated by (see list of sample topics below). You will research this topic deeply and keep a project journal of your findings and thoughts. You will develop a project to communicate your learning and conclusions, and present it to the class.

We will spend Mondays in the library to give you the opportunity to read, research, think, write, and develop your project.

Project Requirements:

 * 1. Project Journal (30% of total grade) **
 * Acquire a composition book
 * Keep dated research notes and all thoughts, ideas, inspirations, drawings, clippings, quotes, sources, etc., in this journal
 * Once a week, write a journal entry (1 page, dated) on your developing thinking and ideas about your project/topic.
 * Write about the problems you encounter and how you solve them
 * Write about your opinions about what you are learning
 * Write about the decisions you are making about your project
 * These entries will be checked 1-2 times per month
 * 2. Project (50% of total grade) **
 * Develop and create a project which expresses what you learn through your research and your thinking and conclusions
 * Projects can take several forms, you may choose one of the following:
 * Website
 * Documentary (iMovie or equivalent)
 * Museum Exhibit
 * Project must
 * Accurately Inform viewers about your topic as applied to at least 3 major religions
 * Analyze the similarities and differences among the religions regarding your topic
 * Express your personal evaluation and interpretation of the information—your own thoughts and reactions
 * Be accompanied by a bibliography in MLA format
 * 3. Presentation (20% of total grade) **
 * 10 min talk/tour of project expressing the above information and ideas (documentary=10 min movie)
 * 5 min question/answer period

Sample Topics
// These are just suggestions...do not feel like you must choose one of these //
 * Depiction of divine/deity/deities in art
 * Expressions of faith in architecture
 * Treatment of women in organized religion
 * Impact of religion on politics
 * Religious funeral customs
 * Religious coming-of-age rites
 * Marriage rituals and customs
 * Music/Dance as religious expression
 * Worship and Prayer
 * Fundamentalism in various faiths
 * Forgiveness
 * Violence/war and religion
 * Religious trends in modern world
 * Missionary movements
 * Religious education
 * Cult(ish) movements
 * Science and religion

Project Timeline

 * = **Date** ||= **Checkpoint** ||= **Date** ||= **Presentation Dates** ||
 * Mon Feb 6 || * Topic Selection and Approval (see Miss Brady)
 * Preliminary bibliography
 * GoogleDocs (shared with Miss Brady)
 * NoodleTools (shared with Brady-Block 4) ||= Fri May 25 || * Project Presentations ||
 * Mon Feb 13 || * Research Notes #1
 * Project Journal ||= Tues May 29 || * Project Presentations ||
 * Mon Feb 27 || * Research Notes #2
 * Project Journal ||= Wed May 30 || * Project Presentations ||
 * Mon Mar 5 || * Research Notes #3
 * Project Journal ||= Thurs May 31 || * Project Presentations ||
 * Mon Mar 19 || * Research Notes #4
 * Project Journal ||= Fri Jun 1 || * Project Presentations ||
 * Mon Mar 26 || * Research Notes #5
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon Apr 2 || * Research Notes #6
 * Project type selection
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon Apr 16 || * Research Notes #7
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon Apr 30 || * Project Planning and Development
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon May 7 || * Project Planning and Development
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon May 14 || * Project Planning and Development
 * Project Journal ||=  ||   ||
 * Mon May 21 || * Project Journal (complete)
 * Bibliography (MLA format) ||=  ||   ||


 * = =Student= ||= =Project Topic= || =Three Religions= ||
 * Kayla || Forgiveness and Prayer ||  ||
 * Bryan || Science and Faith ||  ||
 * Liam || The Afterlife ||  ||
 * Shayla || Music and Dance ||  ||
 * Kelsey || Marriage and Treatment of Women ||  ||
 * Tyler || Wars and Religion ||  ||
 * Tatiana || Art ||  ||
 * Kyle || Worship and Prayer ||  ||
 * Alex || Wedding Traditions (Hinduism, Islam, Jainism) ||  ||
 * Frank || Religious Education ||  ||
 * Mike || Funeral Customs ||  ||