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Introduction‌‌to‌‌World‌‌Religions‌ ‌
and‌‌Belief‌‌Systems‌ ‌
General‌‌Academic‌‌Strand│Humanities‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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Performance‌‌Task‌‌no.‌‌9‌ ‌
Living‌‌Out‌‌the‌‌“Middle‌‌Way”‌ ‌
Learning‌‌Standards‌ ‌
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Content‌‌
The‌‌learners‌‌demonstrate‌‌an‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌elements‌‌of‌‌
Standards‌ ‌
Theravada‌‌Buddhism:‌ ‌
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Founder:‌‌‌Siddhartha‌‌Gautama‌ ‌
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Sacred‌‌texts:‌‌‌Tripitaka‌ ‌
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Doctrines:‌‌‌Four‌‌Noble‌‌Truths,‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path,‌‌and‌‌Law‌‌of‌‌Dependent‌‌
Origination‌ ‌
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God:‌‌‌non-theistic‌ ‌
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Issue:‌‌‌Territory‌‌conflict‌‌in‌‌Mainland‌‌Southeast‌‌Asia‌ ‌
Performance‌‌ The‌‌learners‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌able‌‌to‌‌evaluate‌‌the‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path‌‌in‌‌terms‌‌of‌‌how‌‌it‌ ‌
Standards‌ ‌
achieves‌‌the‌‌Middle‌‌Way.‌ ‌
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Goal‌‌ ‌
The‌‌goal‌‌is‌‌to‌‌analyze‌‌how‌‌each‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path‌‌practices‌‌can‌‌be‌‌observed‌‌in‌‌real‌‌life‌‌
and‌‌evaluate‌‌how‌‌this‌‌path‌‌helps‌‌in‌‌achieving‌‌the‌‌“middle‌‌way.”‌ ‌
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Role‌ ‌
The‌‌role‌‌is‌‌you‌‌are‌‌a‌‌Communication‌‌and‌‌Cultural‌‌Officer‌‌for‌‌the‌‌Association‌‌of‌‌Southeast‌‌
Asian‌‌Nations‌‌(ASEAN)‌‌who‌‌has‌‌the‌‌main‌‌goal‌‌of‌‌understanding‌‌the‌‌different‌‌cultures‌‌and‌‌
religions‌‌of‌‌the‌‌people‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ASEAN‌‌countries.‌‌ ‌
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Unit‌9
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Introduction‌‌to‌‌World‌‌Religions‌ ‌
and‌‌Belief‌‌Systems‌ ‌
General‌‌Academic‌‌Strand│Humanities‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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Audience‌ ‌
The‌ ‌clients‌ ‌are‌ ‌the‌ ‌citizens‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌ASEAN‌ ‌countries,‌ ‌for‌ ‌them‌ ‌to‌ ‌better‌ ‌understand‌‌
Theravada‌ ‌Buddhism,‌ ‌which‌ ‌is‌ ‌one‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌predominant‌ ‌religions‌ ‌in‌ ‌mainland‌ ‌Southeast‌‌
Asia.‌
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Situation‌ ‌
The‌‌context‌‌is‌‌the‌‌ASEAN‌‌office‌‌tasks‌‌you‌‌to‌‌come‌‌up‌‌with‌‌a‌‌campaign‌‌to‌‌explain‌‌Theravada‌‌
Buddhism‌ ‌to‌ ‌a‌ ‌non-believer‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌faith‌ ‌through‌ ‌a‌‌discussion‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path.‌‌It‌‌will‌‌
gauge‌ ‌your‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌the‌‌concept‌‌and‌‌how‌‌you‌‌convey‌‌your‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
concept‌‌to‌‌others.‌‌ ‌
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Product‌ ‌
The‌ ‌task‌ ‌is‌ ‌to‌ ‌create‌ ‌an‌ ‌infographic‌‌poster‌‌and‌‌Theravada‌‌Buddhism’s‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path‌‌and‌‌
how‌‌these‌‌doctrines‌‌affect‌‌its‌‌adherents.‌‌The‌‌infographic‌‌poster‌‌will‌‌illustrate‌‌the‌‌Eightfold‌‌
Path‌‌that‌‌the‌‌Buddha‌‌pertained‌‌to‌‌as‌‌the‌‌“middle‌‌way”‌‌or‌‌the‌‌path‌‌to‌‌enlightenment.‌ ‌
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1. Research‌‌about‌‌the‌‌meanings‌‌and‌‌examples‌‌of‌‌the‌‌eight‌‌paths‌‌highlighted‌‌in‌‌
Theravada‌‌Buddhism’s‌‌Eightfold‌‌Path.‌ ‌
2. Based‌‌on‌‌your‌‌research,‌‌come‌‌up‌‌with‌‌drawings,‌‌symbols,‌‌phrases,‌‌and‌‌words‌‌to‌‌
further‌‌explain‌‌each‌‌path.‌ ‌
3. From‌‌here,‌‌create‌‌and‌‌illustrate‌‌your‌‌infographic‌‌poster.‌‌The‌‌poster‌‌must‌‌be‌‌on‌‌
portrait‌‌orientation.‌‌ ‌
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‌ lternative‌‌Digital‌‌Output‌ ‌
As‌‌an‌‌alternative‌‌digital‌‌output,‌‌you‌‌may‌‌form‌‌a‌‌group‌‌and‌‌do‌‌the‌‌following:‌
1. You‌‌are‌‌a‌‌Communication‌‌and‌‌Cultural‌‌Officer‌‌for‌‌the‌‌ASEAN.‌‌You‌‌are‌‌tasked‌‌to‌‌
come‌ ‌up‌ ‌with‌ ‌a‌ ‌publication‌‌material‌‌that‌‌details‌‌Theravada‌‌Buddhism‌‌and‌‌the‌‌
Eightfold‌‌Path.‌ ‌
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and‌‌Belief‌‌Systems‌ ‌
General‌‌Academic‌‌Strand│Humanities‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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2. It‌ ‌should‌ ‌provide‌ ‌key‌ ‌information‌ ‌about‌‌the‌‌religion‌‌and‌‌its‌‌doctrines‌‌that‌‌can‌‌
be‌ ‌easily‌ ‌understood‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌non-Buddhist‌ ‌citizens‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌ASEAN‌ ‌member‌‌
nations.‌‌ ‌
3. The‌‌goal‌‌of‌‌the‌‌published‌‌material‌‌is‌‌to‌‌promote‌‌understanding‌‌and‌‌acceptance‌‌
among‌ ‌the‌ ‌citizens‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌ASEAN‌ ‌countries;‌ ‌hence,‌ ‌it‌ ‌is‌ ‌wise‌ ‌to‌ ‌add‌ ‌elements‌‌
that‌‌can‌‌promote‌‌such‌‌concepts.‌‌ ‌
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Standards‌‌and‌‌Criteria‌ ‌
The‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌below‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌suggested‌ ‌one.‌ ‌Your‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌may‌ ‌modify‌ ‌it‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌needs.‌‌
Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌
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Performance‌L
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Criteria‌ ‌
Content‌‌and‌‌
Relevance‌ ‌
1‌ ‌
Beginning‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌
2‌ ‌
Developing‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌
3‌ ‌
Proficient‌ ‌
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4‌ ‌
Advanced‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
Most‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
Contents‌‌
Contents‌‌
not‌‌related‌‌or‌‌
contents‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
conveyed‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
conveyed‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
relevant‌‌‌to‌‌the‌‌
output‌‌were‌‌
output‌‌were‌‌
output‌‌were‌‌
task‌‌goal.‌ ‌
inaccurate‌‌‌or‌‌
mostly‌‌accurate‌‌
accurately‌‌
did‌‌not‌‌meet‌‌
and‌‌met‌‌the‌‌
represented‌,‌‌
the‌‌
requirements‌‌
with‌a
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requirements‌‌
set‌‌in‌‌the‌‌task.‌ ‌
requirements‌‌
Suggested‌‌
Score‌
Weight‌ ‌
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×‌‌3‌ ‌
met‌‌or‌‌
set‌‌in‌‌the‌‌task.‌ ‌
exceeded‌.‌ ‌
Completeness‌ ‌
Less‌‌than‌‌25%‌‌‌of‌‌
Less‌‌than‌‌50%‌‌
Less‌‌than‌‌75%‌‌
All‌‌‌the‌‌required‌‌
the‌‌components‌‌
of‌‌the‌‌
of‌‌the‌‌
components‌‌were‌‌
were‌‌present.‌ ‌
components‌‌
components‌‌
present.‌ ‌
were‌‌present.‌ ‌
were‌‌present.‌ ‌
Professionalism‌ ‌ The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
The‌‌output‌ ‌was‌‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
not‌‌submitted‌‌
not‌‌submitted‌‌
submitted‌‌on‌‌
submitted‌‌on‌‌
on‌‌time‌‌‌and‌‌
on‌‌time‌,‌‌but‌‌it‌‌
time‌a
‌ nd‌‌had‌‌a‌‌
time‌,‌‌
lacked‌‌
had‌‌a‌g
‌ ood‌‌
good‌‌degree‌‌‌of‌‌
well-crafted‌,‌‌and‌‌
comprehensibility.‌ ‌ degree‌‌‌of‌‌
comprehensibility.‌ ‌
comprehensibility.‌ ‌ had‌‌a‌h
‌ igh‌‌
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×‌‌2‌ ‌
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×‌‌1‌ ‌
degree‌‌‌of‌‌
comprehensibility.‌ ‌
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Introduction‌‌to‌‌World‌‌Religions‌ ‌
and‌‌Belief‌‌Systems‌ ‌
General‌‌Academic‌‌Strand│Humanities‌‌and‌‌Social‌‌Sciences‌ ‌
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Creativity‌‌and‌‌
Innovation‌ ‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
not‌‌creative‌‌and‌‌
lacking‌‌creativity‌‌ creative‌‌and‌‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
The‌‌output‌‌was‌‌
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very‌‌creative‌‌
innovative‌.‌‌It‌‌was‌‌ and‌‌innovation‌.‌‌
innovative‌.‌‌The‌‌
not‌‌apparent‌‌
The‌‌students‌‌did‌‌
students‌‌did‌‌put‌‌a‌‌ was‌‌evident‌‌that‌‌
and‌‌innovative‌.‌‌It‌‌
that‌‌the‌‌student‌‌
put‌‌a‌m
‌ inimal‌‌
fair‌‌amount‌o
‌ f‌‌
the‌‌students‌‌did‌‌
did‌‌put‌‌any‌‌
amount‌o
‌ f‌‌
thought‌‌and‌‌work‌‌
put‌‌an‌e
‌ xtensive‌‌
thought‌‌or‌‌work‌‌
thought‌‌and‌‌work‌‌
into‌‌the‌‌output.‌ ‌
amoun‌t‌‌of‌‌
into‌‌the‌‌output.‌ ‌
into‌‌the‌‌output.‌ ‌
×‌‌1‌ ‌
thought‌‌and‌‌work‌‌
into‌‌the‌‌output.‌ ‌
Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌ ‌
28‌ ‌
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