Section project (100 pts. each)
For two of the religions we cover (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam) the following project is
required:
A. Choose one of the following: marriage ceremony; pilgrimage; other ritual of memory
or worship. Write a 3-5 page paper in which you:
1) Describe the ritual in detail.
2) Explain how or what it expresses about
a. Beliefs in the divine or cosmic order
b. Role of the individual in the community
c. Three central values of the religion
These might be found in the purpose of certain actions or prayers.
3) Describe what you see as a) common and b) different from your own experience and
beliefs. How does this make you think differently about your own beliefs?
You will need to do some research for each of these. Please submit the completed paper on
Sakai, including a Works Cited page and footnotes following the Chicago style (no MLA!)
which is found on the OWL Purdue (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/) site.
B. Visit a site (such as a synagogue, mosque, or instruction center) to gather information for
your project. If you choose to do this, please attach (staple or heavy clip) some evidence,
such as a bulletin or brochure from the site, to a copy of the page below and turn it into
me as a hard copy.
** You may also submit more than two section projects for extra credit. Please mark this clearly
on the visit form and submit your paper into the Extra Credit Site Visit dropbox on Sakai.
Rubric:
Content
Format
Grammar
Spelling
Footnotes and
Works Cited
Insight and
Creativity
Excellent
(100-94)
Shows
exceptional
reflection and
thoughtfulness
Exceptional
research effort
5 + pages
Works cited page
Proper footnotes
No errors in
spelling or
grammar
Proper format
No errors
Exceptional
insight into the
questions
Creative thinking
and presentation
of material
(within the given
format)
Above Average
(93-87)
Shows serious
reflection on all
of the questions
Evident effort in
outside research
Average
(86-80)
Has answered all
of the questions
adequately
Limited outside
research
Below Average
(79-0)
Partial answers
to the questions;
missing
questions
No outside
research done
4-5 pages
3 pages
Less than 3 pages
Works cited page Works cited page Missing works
Proper footnotes Proper footnotes cited page or
No errors in
Minor spelling
proper footnotes
spelling or
and/or grammar
Significant
grammar
errors
spelling and/or
grammar errors
Proper format
Proper format
Failure to follow
Single error
Minor errors
correct format
Excellent
Shows adequate
No particular
insights into the
reflection on
insight or
questions
questions and
creativity
Some creativity
personal beliefs
in thinking and
presentation
(within the given
format)
Site Visit for Church and the Major World Religions
Name: ____________________________
Due Date: _____________________________
Circle one: Required Visit
Extra Credit Visit
Name of Place: _________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
Date of your visit: ______________________________________________________________
Type and time of the event/service: _________________________________________________
Name of the leader: _____________________________________________________________
Approx. number of people attending/present: _________________________________________
With whom did you go? __________________________________________________________
Answer the following questions. You may use the back or extra paper if necessary.
1) Describe the place where the service/event was held.
2) Describe what happened at the service/event.
3) What did you find most surprising about your visit?