SOCIOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AMERICA

RELIGION AND SOCIETY POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

ASSIGNED MONDAY, MAY 1, 2006

PRESENTATIONS BEGIN MONDAY, MAY 22, 2006

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS ASSIGNED MONDAY, MAY 1ST (STUDENTS HAVE OPTION OF PRESENTING AFTER SCHOOL IN PRIVATE)

Ø      CHOOSE A RELIGIOUS CHURCH, DENOMINATION, SECT, OR CULT

Ø      LEARN ABOUT THE GROUP BY TALKING WITH SOME OF ITS MEMBERS, LIBRARY MATERIAL, IMC DATABASES, AND INTERNET

Ø      FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS OF THE GROUP;

1)  ITS ORIGIN

2) FUNDAMENTAL BELIEFS

3) IMPORTANT RITUALS AND CEREMONIES

4) INTERNAL SOCIAL CHANGES THAT OCCURRED OVER TIME

5)  MEMBERSHIP DEMOGRAPHICS (SOCIAL CLASS, ETHNICITY, RACE, GENDER, ETC)

PRESENTATION MUST BE DONE IN A COMPUTER PRESENTATION PACKAGE I.E., POWERPOINT

PRESENTATION MUST BE 5-7 MINUTES IN LENGTH (15- 20 SLIDES)

YOU MUST PRESENT ON YOUR ASSIGNED DAY

GRADING RUBRIC

ACCURACY OF ASSIGNMENT 25%                     FAMILIARITY OF TOPIC     25%

FULFILLING REQUIREMENTS  25%                     PRESENTATION SKILLS      25%

NOTE:  PRESENTATION IS WORTH 2 PROJECT GRADES (25% OF 4TH MARKING PERIOD GRADE)

1ST GRADE - PRESENTATION

2ND GRADE - 2 PAGE SUMMARY (TYPED, DOUBLE SPACED)

IMC Resources

Book Sources
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Databases Sources
    Search the databases for information on each religion

CQ Researcher from CQ Press
MasterFile Premier from Ebsco
NewsBank  includes America's Newspapers & America's News Magazines
Opposing Viewpoints from Thomson/Gale
SIRS Researcher from Proquest