Religion Website Assignment Your religion assignment is to create a website of religions to help illustrate the roots, basic information, and impact of the six main religions. The religions you will be researching are: Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Christianity. Make sure you are creative and thorough with your information. Your website MUST include at least 2 videos, maps and visual pictures of symbols and other important aspects for each religion. The videos can be used any way you like and be placed on any page of your website. A rubric for this assignment will be provided to you so that you may “grade” yourself before turning it in. This assignment will be due Tuesday, January 10th by 11:59 pm. This means you must have correctly shared this with me on Google sites on or before 11:59pm on 1/10/12, or 15 points will be deducted from your assignment. Website Layout and What to Include *All headings and subheadings must be Bold and Underlined. Main Website page: Needs to look like a title page with your name, classperiod, date, something visual, name of website, and linked tabs to the 6 religions you will be providing information on. Tabs of Religions: Needsto have the title of the religion with all the basic background information. - Origin of the religion- background story (history), place of origin, founder, approximate date - Basic beliefs- include important terms - Classification of religion- monotheistic, polytheistic, universalizing, ethnic, tribal, animistic, etc. - Branches or divisions of the religion that have developed over time- include major differences 2 Sub Tabs from each Religions Page: Tab 1 title it: Geographic Distribution - How the religion diffused- identify type of diffusion, include conquests and conversions - Holy Places - Where is it practiced today? - Amount of people that practice the religion today- How many followers? ** At least 1 map needs to be included on each religion’s page representing one of the above ideas. Tab 2 title it: Unique Features **Each of the following must be shown through a visual representation along with a brief description labeling what it is. - Key figure of worship, important people within the religion (past and present) - Sacred writings or Holy books - Religious symbols - Place of worship (name given to worship building)
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RUBRIC Religion Website Assignment Each religion will be graded on the following for a total of 45 points for each religion. Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Hinduism and Christianity
- Origin of the religion- 5 pts. - Basic beliefs- 5 pts. - Classification of religion- 3 pts. - Branches or divisions of the religion- 3 pts. Geographic Distribution - How the religion diffused- 5 pts. - Holy Places- 3 pts. - Where it is practiced today- 3 pts. - Number of followers- 3 pts. - Map- 3 pts. Unique Features- shown through visual representations and brief descriptions - Key figures and important people- 3 pts. - Holy books- 3 pts. - Religious symbols- 3 pts. - Place of worship- 3 pts. Other Points
- Correctly laid out, all headings bold and underlined- 5 pts. - Creative and thorough information- 5 pts. - 2 videos- embedded or linked correctly- 20 pts. Grand Total of points you can earn = 300 pts. Time and Date turned in- ____________________________ Late point deductions-________________________________
Points Out of 300- __________________ Grade=____________