Name_______________________________ Date______
Belief Systems Movie Project
Mr. Shore
Directions:
Each
student will be assigned a group and a belief system to complete this
project. Each group will use windows
movie maker to make a movie or slideshow about their belief system and complete
this project. Each movie must be at least FIVE minutes long. Students will be graded on accuracy,
originality and creativity. Projects
count as 35% of your quarter grade.
Problem:
Ancient
civilizations lacked social order and a basis for governing society.
Task:
Your
movie must include some vital information about your belief system along with
answering the following key questions:
·
In what country
or region of the world did your belief system originate?
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If there was a
founder of your belief system, who was it?
·
What year did
your belief system originate?
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What are the
basic teachings of your belief system?
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Is your belief
system a philosophy or a religion? Why?
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Is your belief
system polytheistic, monotheistic or non-theistic?
·
If there are gods
or goddesses in your belief system, who are they and what
powers do they have?
·
What
circumstances lead to the creation of your belief system in its country of
origin?
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How did your
belief system spread?
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Are there any
religious texts of your belief system?
What are they called?
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Name one
significant person involved in your belief system. What did they do for your belief system and
why are they important
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Does your belief
system have a place of worship? (Ex. nature, temple, shrine, church etc.)
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Are there any
moral guidelines involved in your belief system? If so, what are they?
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Where is your belief system currently practiced today?
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How has your
belief system affected the world over time?
***YOUR MOVIE IS NOT LIMITED TO BUT MUST
INCLUDE INFORMATION THAT ANSWERS THESE QUESTIONS***
Process
1.
Using OPAC Destiny, the websites listed below and any literary
resources from the library, research your belief
system and effectively answer all of the questions listed above for your belief
system.
2.
Use the public policy analyst skills to deeply investigate your belief
system.
·What
issues in life does your belief system attempt to rectify.
·How do you know that the
identified problems existed in this time period? Use OPAC Destiny/ listed websites and
literary resources to find information.
Gather evidence to support the existence of the problem
·Why were
these problems present in your time period?
Determine the causes and factors contributing to the
problem
·Was your
belief system the best answer to the social problems at the time.
3.
Create a movie
that effectively evaluates and answers all the questions for your belief system. Include images, music, relevant factual
information and creative transitions in your movie.
Resources
Please click on the following
links to access information on your belief system. You must use at least two literary
resources. You must have five sources
total listed on your works cited page.
· British Broadcasting Company
· International Affairs Resources
Grading:
Your
movie project will be graded on the accompanying rubric and the following four
categories:
·
Pre-planning & Research (25%)
1. Give 1 to Get 1 worksheet
2. Learning Guide and Learning Log for questions listed
above.
3. Completed Sequence Chain for planning your movie.
·
Attractiveness (25%)
**Does your movie present critical information on your
belief system in an interesting and colorful way? Are there paintings, music, images etc. that
accompany the facts presented on your belief system? **
·
Organization (25%)
**Does your movie address the questions above in
chronological order? Is your movie clear
to follow and understand? Are there
transitions from one piece of information to another? **
·
Originality (25%)
**Does your movie stand out? Is it unique compared to the other movies in
the class? Does your movie include a
variety of techniques for presenting information on your belief system? **
**YOUR MOVIE MUST INCLUDE OPENING AND
CLOSING CREDITS ALONG WITH WORKS CITED INFORMATION**
Each
group will receive an overall grade from Mr. Shore as well as a grade from each
member of their group. Grades submitted
by group members will be confidential and will count as 50% of your individual grade on this project. The other 50% will be your group grade.
My
belief system is ____________________________________________.
My
partners are 1._______________________________________________
2._______________________________________________
This
project is due ______________________________________________
ALL INFORMATION ACQUIRED FOR THIS
PROJECT CAN BE FOUND USING OPAC DESTINY AND TEXT RESOURCES FROM THE
LIBRARY. YOU MUST USE FOUR WEBSITES AND
TWO TEXTS IN COMPLETING YOUR VIDEO AND CITE THEM CORRECTLY ON A WORKS CITED
SLIDE IN YOUR VIDEO.
GOOD
LUCK!!!
Standards
NY State Learning Standards:
Standard
2: World History
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate
their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning
points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from a variety
of perspectives.
Standard
5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government
Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate
their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the
governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States
Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and
the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.
Multimedia
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CATEGORY |
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Pre-Planning & Research |
Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes.
All documented in desired format. |
Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes.
Most documented in desired format. |
Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but
not documented in desired format. |
Very little or no source information was collected. |
Organization |
Content is well organized using visual cues to group related
material. |
Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall
organization of topics appears flawed. |
Content is logically organized for the most part, but the
overall organization of topics appears flawed. |
There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just
lots of facts. |
Originality |
Product shows a large amount of original thought. Ideas are
creative and inventive. |
Product shows some original thought. Work shows new ideas and
insights. |
Uses other people's ideas (giving them credit), but there is
little evidence of original thinking. |
Uses other people's ideas, but does not give them credit. |
Attractiveness |
Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to
enhance the presentation. |
Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to
enhance presentation. |
Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but
occasionally these detract from the presentation content. |
Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often
distract from the presentaion content. |