2014 Group Responsibility Sheet for East Asian Religions Historical Caricature
Contact Information: Home Phone, Cell Phone, and Email
Group Member One:
Group Member Two:
Group Member Three:
Group Member Four:
Group Member Five:
Work Day One and Homework:
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Break into groups
Fill in contact information on Group Responsibility Sheet
Assign resources to take notes from:
o One Person: Textbook Pages and 20% of Powerpoint
o Two People: Powerpoint----each person assigned 40% of Powerpoint
o Two People: Supplemental Reading---each person 50% of Reading
Read and take notes in the provided graphic organizer
Update Group Responsibility Sheet and turn back in
Homework: Continue reading and note-taking.
What Did Each Person Accomplish?
Work Day Two and Homework:
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Half of the period to finish reading and taking notes in the provided graphic organizer
Do group share of material and make sure all group members have a completed graphic
organizer
Update Group Responsibility Sheet and turn back in
Homework: Create a list of ideas/rough draft for Historical Caricature
What Did Each Person Accomplish?
Work Day Three and Homework:
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Finish group share of material and make sure all group members have a completed graphic
organizer
Do rough draft of Historical Caricature
Assign topics to group members
Group members find visuals and print them up.
Update Group Responsibility Sheet and turn back in
Homework: Begin to write out sentences for your assigned visuals---Type them out to make it
easier to edit and print.
What Did Each Person Accomplish?
Work Day Four and Homework:
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Assemble Art Part of Historical Caricature on oaktag.
Finish writing up the sentences for your assigned visuals.
Have a group member edit your writing.
Print up the writing component.
Number the visuals to correspond with the writing component.
Update Group Responsibility Sheet and turn back in
Homework: Finish the Historical Caricature. Due next class period.
What Did Each Person Accomplish?
Next to Each Concept Write the Group Member’s Name Who Covered It:
2014 Content Concepts for East Asia Religious Historical Caricatures
Content Concepts for Confucianism:
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Founders/Origins/History
What is Confucianism
Basic Beliefs
Views on Peace and Order
Views on Respect for Elders: Filial Piety
Views on Ethics
Views on Human Relationships
Five Ideals
Jen
Yi
Li
Ren
Holy Texts
Five Virtues
Five Constant Relationships
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Views on Government/Roles of Emperor
Ceremonies and Rituals
Legacy/Impact of Confucianism
Neo-Confucianism
Confucianism as a Religion and Not Philosophy
Ties to Mandate of Heaven
Content Concepts for Daoism/Taoism:
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Founder
What is Daoism
Yin and Yang
Three Meanings of Tao
Beliefs
Philosophical Taosim
Religious Taoism
Vitalizing Taoism
Views on Material Things
Ties to Nature/The Natural Way
Wu Wei
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Three Jewels
Views on Government
Influence/Impact of Taoism
Ways of Living
Images
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What is Legalism
Beliefs
Holy Texts
How Used by Qin Dynasty
Views on Human Nature
Requirements of a Ruler
Fa-The Law
Shi-Legitimacy
Shu-Arts of the Ruler
Characteristics of Good Government
Views on Education
Views on Laws
Views on Household
Legacy/Long-Term Impact of Legalism
Differences with Other Religions
Ten Things in a Culture
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Number of followers and where
Views on Gods and Kami
What is Shintoism
Important Figures and Creation Myth
Amaterasu, Sun Goddess
Holy Texts
Key Beliefs
Priests and Miko
Connections to Other Religions
Makoto
Purity and Impurity
Ten Precepts
Four Affirmations
Shrines
Ways of Worship
Rituals and Ceremonies
Sects
Festivals
Shintoism in Japanese Culture
2014 East Asian Religions/Philosophies Historical Caricature Grade Sheet
Due on:
A)_________________ The caricature was a detailed drawing of a central historical figure.
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On the person were objects and details that realistically could be on him and represent key
beliefs, characteristics, and events.
Must have a MINIMUM of SEVEN historical aspects addressed on the figure.
You CANNOT REPEAT CONCEPTS OR INFORMATION! If you do, it will not be counted.
Each historical aspect is worth 6 Points for a total of 42 Points.
o Suggestions
o Enlarge the face of your actual historical figure from Ms. Barben’s Powerpoint or the
Internet –founders face, famous historical figure who followed the faith, a head of one
of their Gods
o Thought Bubbles for important beliefs, prayers, a saying, etc… for the religion
o Speaking Bubbles for famous quotes or beliefs for the religion
o T-Shirt Design and Slogan for important beliefs and/or practices of the religion
o Items in each hand for important beliefs and impact on the religion---for example the
different holy texts/books in each hand
o Items under each foot for things they were against/forbidden to do under the religion
o Wearing something on the head relating to important belief or practice of the religion
o USE HISTORICAL IMAGES WHENEVER YOU CAN TO BE ACCURATE AND SAVE TIME
o DO IN COLOR
B)______________ In the background, there are additional supplementary images that are realistically
and historically appropriate and represent additional key beliefs, characteristics, and events.
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Must have a Minimum of EIGHT historical aspects addressed in the background
You CANNOT REPEAT CONCEPTS OR INFORMATION! If you do, it will not be counted.
Each historical aspect is worth 6 Points for a total of 48 Points.
Suggestions:
o Buildings relating to the religion like place of worship and unique architectural
features to the faith
o Other historical figures they influenced, contradicted, or agreed with religion
o Places and events related to the religion---holy cities they make pilgrimages to or
played a key part of the religion’s history
o Practices of the religion
o Above the figure address the religion’s view of Gods, afterlife, etc..
o Places around the world that this religion is a large majority of the population
o Different religion sects
o These should not be random or in collage style.
o USE HISTORICAL IMAGES WHENEVER YOU CAN TO BE ACCURATE AND SAVE TIME
o DO IN COLOR
C)_____________ At the bottom of the caricature, there is a detailed key explaining the symbolism.
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Each key description is a minimum of THREE WELL-DEVELOPED SENTENCES that contains the 5
Ws, How, Causes/Effects, and other Historical Aspects.
A well-developed sentence should either identify and define, give examples and explain, or
examine cause/effect or impact relationships.
DO NOT WRITE SHORT OR BRIEF SENTENCES.
DO NOT WRITE VAGUE OR GENERAL STATEMENTS.
DO NOT JUST KEEP REPEATING OR REWORDING THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION. If you do, it
will not be counted.
DO NOT WRITE IN PARAGRAPH FORMAT! It makes it too hard to read and take notes from.
WRITE IN BULLET FORMAT.
They should be numbered and the numbers should match the images on the poster.
Each is worth 6 Points for each of the 15 visuals equals 90 Points.
o Founder of the faith and prophets of the religion?
o Key historical events in the development of the religion?
o What are the main religious beliefs and why?
o What are the main religious practices and why?
o Where do they worship? What are their places of worship like and why?
o What are unique characteristics of their place of worship and why?
o Cities or places of religious significance and why?
o What are the divisions within the religion? Why?
o Effects---short term and long term?
o Use the proper historical/religious terms.
This should be TYPED and in Calibri Bold Size 14 Font.
It should be attached to the bottom of your poster to hang front-wise for students to read
and look at the art part at the same time.
d)__________It was done neatly, in an organized manner, labeled with the title of the religion, and
the key was spell-checked and grammar-checked. Worth 10 Points
Total:
/190 Points