Task # 3:
Unit 1 Summative:
Using the internet, search, find and research a group/committee/organization that is working for Peace and
Justice. There are many people and organizations that are committed to making the world a better place and
YOU should know about them! Once you find an organization that interests you, write about using the
following questions as a guide!
1.
What is the Organizations name and where are they located? (If they have more than one location, where is the “home” or
founding city/country etc.)
2.
What is the ISSUE/PROBLEM that this organization seeks to fix or change? Describe in as much detail as possible.
3.
Who founded the organization and why did they begin this journey towards peace and justice? (Tell me a little about the
life of the founder(s) and how he or she came to care about the issue.
4.
What is the GOAL or MISSION of this Organization?
5.
How effective has this organization been in reaching their goals? Tell me about the success or improvements to the issue
they are tackling.
6.
What can YOU do to get involved or get others to take notice and care about this organization and its mission?
Answer all questions in sentences and paragraphs.
Be sure to CITE the website address in proper style guide format.
Edit to ensure you are submitting work that is error free and clear.
Expectations
Knowledge/
Understanding
Knowledge of facts and terms from
unit 1
(responses to questions for article,
task #1, #2, and #3)
R/I
Insufficient
evidence of
worldview,
experiences,
beliefs, interreligious dialogue
and ecumenism
Grammar and
English language
conventions are not
evident in written
response.
Level 1
Limited evidence
of worldview,
experiences,
beliefs, interreligious dialogue
and ecumenism
Level 2
Some evidence of
worldview,
experiences,
beliefs, interreligious dialogue
and ecumenism
Grammar and
English language
conventions are
limited in written
response.
Grammar and
English language
conventions are
somewhat evident
in written response.
Thinking and Inquiry
Use of planning skills
(focusing
research, gathering
information, organizing
a project)
Use of processing
skills (analyzing,
evaluating, inferring,
interpreting, forming
conclusions)
Application
Making connections
between Religious
Education and the
world (peace, conflict, interreligious dialogue, understanding,
etc.)
Insufficient
evidence of
planning skills and
processing skills to
analyze and gather
information from a
primary source
(Website)
Limited evidence
of planning skills
and processing
skills to analyze
and gather
information from a
primary source
(Website)
Some evidence of
planning skills and
processing skills to
analyze and gather
information from a
primary source
(Website)
Makes
connections
between various
contexts with
insufficient
effectiveness
Makes
connections
between various
contexts with
limited
effectiveness
Creates and includes a proper
Bibliography/Works Cited for the
Article used
No Bibliography or
Works cited
included
Bibliography/Work
s cited is included
with multiple
formatting errors
Communication
(grammar, structure and format of
creative response)
Level 3
Considerable
evidence of
worldview,
experiences,
beliefs, interreligious dialogue
and ecumenism
Grammar and
English language
conventions are
considerably
evident in written
response.
Considerable
evidence of
planning skills and
processing skills to
analyze and gather
information from a
primary source
(Website)
Level 4
Exceptional
evidence of
worldview,
experiences,
beliefs, interreligious dialogue
and ecumenism
Grammar and
English language
conventions
exceptional in
written response.
Makes
connections
between various
contexts with
some
effectiveness
Makes
connections
between various
contexts with
considerable
effectiveness
Makes
connections
between various
contexts with
exceptional
effectiveness
Bibliography/Work
s cited is included
with minor
formatting errors
Bibliography/Work
s cited is included
with proper and
effective formatting
Exceptional
evidence of
planning skills and
processing skills to
analyze and gather
information from a
primary source
(Website)
Bibliography/Work
s cited is included
with exceptional
formatting