Year 10 2017

Religious Education

TASK 3
Unit: Prayer

Student Name:

Teacher (circle): AFE ATW CAL LMK PEG WOA

Religious Education Faculty

TASK:
As a journalist for the Religion Today magazine, you are to write a feature article
investigating how your chosen faith tradition utilises different styles of prayer as
part of their beliefs and practices. You can choose from any of the faith traditions
examined in class or from the world religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam,
Judaism, Christianity and Aboriginal spirituality. You are required to examine one
particular prayer practice in detail. You will need to draw conclusions as to what
adherents of your chosen faith tradition gain, both religiously and personally,
from undertaking these prayer practices.

Assessment Type: Written Feature Article

Length: Written 500 - 600 words

Preparation Time: 3 weeks in class and at home

Teacher Input: One draft allowed

Handed Out: Week 5A, Friday 11 August

Date Due: Week 8B, Friday 1 September

FOCUSSING:
Investigate one of the faith traditions examined in class or from the world
religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and
Aboriginal spirituality.
Identify the general beliefs and prayer practices of your chosen faith
tradition
Examine one prayer practice in detail
Draw conclusions as to what followers of the religion will gain, both
religiously and personally, by undertaking the prayer practices.
Year 10 Religious Education Unit: Morality and Catholic Social Teaching

A B C D E
Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student understands a
Understanding

a detailed and precise a mostly detailed and a general knowledge little knowledge and few key ideas the faith
Knowledge &

knowledge and precise knowledge and and understanding of understanding of the traditions beliefs and
understanding of the understanding of the the faith traditions faith traditions beliefs prayer practices.
faith traditions beliefs faith traditions beliefs beliefs and prayer and prayer practices.
and prayer practices. and prayer practices. practices.

Student perceptively Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student applies little or
demonstrates an ability an ability to use a an ability to apply an ability to apply some no information when
to use a wide range of range of information mostly relevant relevant information assembling information
information and ideas. and ideas. information and ideas. and ideas. and ideas.
Processing Skills

Student draws Student draws Student draws some Student rarely draws Student makes little or
excellent conclusions appropriate appropriate appropriate no attempt to make
and makes insightful conclusions and makes conclusions and makes conclusions and makes inferences regarding
inferences regarding insightful inferences insightful inferences insightful inferences the religious and
the religious and regarding the regarding the regarding the personal effects of
personal effects of connection between connection between connection between prayer.
prayer. the religious and the religious and the religious and
personal effects of personal effects of personal effects of
prayer. prayer. prayer.
Consistent and Effective Presentation of Presentation of Presentation of
effective presentation presentation of information, using information using information
Communication

of information using information using language appropriate language that may suit
language appropriate language appropriate for the intended the intended audience.
Skills

for the intended for the intended audience.

audience. audience.

Comment

Teachers Signature..Date

Overall Level of Achievement

Knowledge Processing Skills Communication
and Skills
Understanding