Grade 10 Religion
Advocating for Justice: An Internet Research Project
Assignment: You are to research a particular person who has founded a
movement particularly aimed at bringing change to the unjust structures of
society.
Using at least three sources you will be required to complete the questions
and then prepare a presentation that reflects the cause your person is
fighting for – and illustrates his or her main arguments.
An equal portion of the grading will be based on your rough notes, your
presentation and your final one page biography/ summary of your person.
Research: All research must be completed on the Internet. However, a central
aim of this assignment is to teach skills relating to Internet literacy. You
will be graded on not simply on the information you collect but also on how
you are able to critically examine and creatively use information. It is not
acceptable to cut and paste information. You must read and take only
information that is relevant to the assignment. Reading the discussion
questions beforehand will be useful.
Be aware that not all sites on the Internet are reliable – ensure that you
are getting information that is both credible and consistent…compare your
three sources!
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Step 1: First you are required to gather information about your
given person and their attempt to challenge injustice. This should
be titled “Notes on the Topic of… one for each web site. Make
sure to record the web site address!
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Step 2: Once you have gathered information from your three
sources you are to answer the discussion questions provided on
the back of the sheet.
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Step 3: You are then to create an electronic presentation
advertising/ arguing for the particular change this person is working
towards. The “advertisement” should articulate the main argument
the person is putting forth. In addition, you may want to answer the
questions given on the next page.
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Step 4: You are to prepare a one page summary of your
information and use it to present to the class.
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Step 5: You will present your electronic presentation to the class
on a date to be determined. You will hand in the “Notes…” task,
the one page summary and the discussion questions you have
answered.
Possible People to Research:
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Craig Kielberger
David Suzuki
Dom Helder Camera
Mahatma Gandhi
Jean Vanier
Pope John Paul II
Oscar Romero
“Famous Five” –
Women’s Rights
Maude Barlow
Bono
John Lennon
Harriet Tubman
14th Dalai Lama
Lech Walesa
Andrei Sakharov
Cesar Chavez
Princess Diana
Peter Maurin /
Dorothy Day
Mother Teresa
Rigoberta Menchu
Jody Williams
Maximillian Kolbe
Dag Hammarskjold
Ryan Hreljec
Al Gore
Nelson Mandela
Hannah Taylor
Thomas Anthony Dooley
the III
*I am open to you choosing your own person as well – just make sure you clear it
with me first!
Discussion Questions:
Use these questions to help you sort through the information you gather and thus
to create a well thought out one page report. Ensure that all questions are
answered in the report.
1. What injustice is this person seeking to undo?
2. What is the root cause of this injustice as far as you can infer?
3. What is the underlying motivation for your person’s commitment to his or
her issue?
4. How does this person seek to achieve their goals? How effective to you
think this approach is? Why?
5. What symbols are used and/ or connected to the movement? Are they
effective?
6. How is this movement connected to the faith journey of the person
involved?
7. Do you think this movement achieved its goals? Why or Why not? Use
evidence to support your answer.
8. If you answered “no” to question 7 – what needs to happen for this vision
to become complete? What advice would you give this person?
9. How does this person inspire you?
10. How is this movement connected to others (Poverty issues, environment,
racism, etc.)? This is the bigger picture question!