HRE101
NAME: ___________________________
Unit 2 Summative: Disciples Diary
Overview
As the summative assignment for unit 2 you will be required to write your own personal
newsletter, similar to the Campion Champion which is produced several times a year by the
student body. The assignment will require you to use the knowledge and skills that you
have gained throughout this unit and apply it to create a newsletter that would be reflective
of the people, customs and society during the time of Jesus.
Directions
You will go to the Campion website found at www.dpcdsb.org/CAMPI. Once there your will
click on the departments subheading found in the tool bar at the top of the page. Scroll
down and click on the Religion icon. Next you are going to click on the HRE 101 subheading
found on the left hand side of this page. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page where
course materials are listed. Here you will find the newsletter template already done for you;
all you have to do is type in the information, save and then print.
Instructions
You will receive one day in class to work on your rough draft. There are eight sections to
this assignment, all outlined on the template, with specific instructions/questions that must
be answered in the specific section. You will then receive two additional work periods in the
library during which you will type your information into the allotted space provided. Make
sure you stick to the space requirements or it will alter the formatting of the template.
TASK ONE: Subheading: The title of the newsletter has already been given to you;
“Disciples Dairy”. However, you will be responsible for coming up with a catchy and creative
subheading that will be placed underneath it. Make sure that your subheading is reflective
of the information that will be found in your newsletter.
TASK TWO: Newspaper Article: In this section you have been given a picture of the empty
tomb and the heading “Empty Tomb: Our Lord Has Risen!” Adhering to the newspaper
writing process that you have been taught and practiced through this unit, you will be
required to write a five paragraph newspaper article. You may use your own imagination or
any information that has been given to you throughout the unit to help you fill in the
information. In addition, you will have to come up with a caption to describe the photo and
a subheading. This has been clearly identified for you on the template.
TASK THREE: Healing Testimonials: In this section you have been given 3 different people
who have witnessed firsthand the miracle work of Jesus. For each of the people you must
write a response of how they felt afterwards.
TASK FOUR: Time for a Parable: In this section you are to choose one out of the many
parables we studied throughout the unit. Summarize the story and explain the
religious/moral lesson behind it.
TASK FIVE: Message from Peter’s Desk: In this section, write a letter from Peter’s
perspective to an early Christian community. Jesus has just died, risen and ascended into
heaven. Peter is informing this community about what happened and is instructing them on
how they should continue to follow Jesus’ practices and teachings.
TASK SIX: Being a Good Disciple: In this section you have been given three people who
have recently converted to Christianity and it is your job to tell us the reasons why they
converted.
TASK SEVEN: Christians in Your Community: Creating a fictional character, you are to write
a mini biography of how their life has changed since they converted to Christianity and the
struggles that they are facing as an early Christian.
TASK EIGHT: Advertisement: You are to create an advertisement for a product that would
have been used during the time of Jesus. Make sure that the product is relevant to the time
period (i.e. video games did not exist back then). Make sure you have a picture, description
and cost of the item.
RUBRIC
CRITERIA
R
Level 1
(50-59%)
Level 2 (6069%)
Level 3 (70 –
79%)
Level 4 (8089%)
Knowledge
Information
presented in
below the
minimum
requirements
- Demonstrated a
limited
understanding of
the concepts
studied.
- Demonstrated
some
understanding of
the concepts
studied.
- Demonstrated
considerable
understanding of
the concepts
studied.
- Demonstrated
superior
understanding of
the concepts
studied.
- Summarized
information with
limited accuracy,
and limited use
of relevant facts.
- Summarized
information with
some accuracy,
and used some
relevant facts.
- Summarized
information
accurately using
relevant facts.
- Summarized
information with
considerable
accuracy using
relevant facts.
Critical
thinking skills
and
development
of
connections
are below the
minimum
requirements
- Rarely used
critical thinking
skills to develop
connections
between
concepts under
investigation
Limited creativity
in the
presentation.
- Sometimes used
critical thinking
skills to develop
connections
between
concepts under
investigation.
Adequate
creativity in the
presentation.
- Often used
critical thinking
skills to develop
connections
between
concepts under
investigation.
Considerable
creativity in the
presentation.
- Always used
critical thinking
skills to develop
connections
between
concepts under
investigation.
Exceptional
creativity in the
presentation.
Presentation
of information
and writing
skills are
below the
minimum
requirements
- Rarely presented
information
clearly.
- Sometimes
presented
information
clearly.
- Often presented
information
clearly.
- Always
presented
information
clearly.
- Writing contains
many spelling,
grammar and
style errors
- Writing
contains some
key spelling,
grammar and
style errors.
- Writing contains
few spelling,
grammar and
style errors.
- Writing contains
no spelling,
grammar and
style errors.
Minimum
requirements
of the
assignment
have not been
meet.
- Half of the
sections have
been completed.
Less than 75% of
the newspaper
adequately
addresses the 5
W’s and H.
- 79% or less of
the sections
have been
completed.
76-89% of the
newspaper
adequately
addresses the 5
W’s and H.
- 99% or less of
the sections have
been completed.
90-99% of the
newspaper
adequately
addresses the 5
W’s and H.
- All of the
sections have
been completed.
The article
excellently
addresses the 5
W’s and H.
- Article does not
contain facts and
quotes that might
make it
interesting to
read.
- Article contains
few facts and
quotes that
might make it
interesting to
read.
- Article contains
some facts and
quotes that make
it interesting to
read.
- Article contains
many facts and
quotes that make
it interesting to
read.
- Subject
knowledge
- Accuracy
- Understanding
of concepts
_____/10marks
Thinking
- Connections
and
relationships
- Depth of
analysis.
_____/10marks
Communication
- Clarity
- Use of
language
conventions
_____/10marks
Application
- Completion of
assignments
- 5 W’s and H
- Correct use of
additional
facts and
quotations
_____/10marks