Welcome to your first activity report. There are various things that need mentioning.
Activity Report 1
Instructions:
Welcome to your first activity report. There are various things that need mentioning.
First, it is expected and assumed that you will write all of the following essays in standard formal (academic) English.
Second, when preparing your answers to Questions 2, 3, and 4, keep in mind that each of these three questions asks something distinctly different from the other two.
Third, please pick either Buddhism or Hinduism.
Fourth, make sure you do the required reading before you visit your selected site. This is listed in the Activity Report Guidelines.
Finally, please answer the following questions.
Question 1
Preliminary Statement (Please answer the following question).
I affirm: (1) that I have read and understood the Activity Reports Guidelines and (2) that I have read the required materials (as listed above) for the respective tradition that I visited. (Indicate “yes” or “no”:)
Question 2 0 points
Activity Data (Complete information is required).
List, exactly as enumerated below, all of the following information:
Religious Site. Identify (name) the site that you personally visited.
Tradition Visited. Identify both the tradition and sub-tradition (sub-category, denomination, etc.) represented by the religious site that you visited.
Date and Time of Your Site-Visit. List the date(s) and the time(s) of day when you visited the respective religious site for this report.
Persons(s) Interviewed. If you interviewed someone at your chosen religious site as part of your preparation for this report, you will need to provide the following information. (If you interviewed no one, then simply indicate “not applicable”.)
The full name (correctly spelled) of the person interviewed.
The interviewee’s official title at the religious site that you visited.
The interviewee’s contact information (telephone and/or e-mail), should Professor Hull wish to contact him/her.
Other Helpful Data. If, during your report preparation or site visit, you obtained helpful information that updates or augments the site-information provided by Professor Hull, you may include that here.
Question 3 Essay 10 points
ESSAY 1: Why you chose this option. Briefly explain why you chose this tradition and religious site for your visit. (Minimum 50 words required; up to 10 points of credit).
Question 4 Essay 50 points
- ESSAY 2. Description of the Visit. In your own words, describe in a factual and concise manner what you witnessed (saw, heard) during your “in-person” visit to this religious site/institution. Your description should also acknowledge the relevant sub-tradition (denomination, sect, etc.) through which the institution relates to its primary tradition. (Minimum 250 words required; up to 50 points of credit.)
Question 5 Essay 50 points
ESSAY 3. Your Personal Insights, Impressions, Feelings, and Reactions. In your own words, identify and discuss the personal insights, impressions, feelings, and reactions that you experienced during your “in-person” visit to this religious site. In your discussion, be sure to mention specific events (e.g., actions, words, conversations, or other occurrences during the visit) that prompted these personal responses. (Minimum 250 words required; up to 50 points of credit)
- Question 6 Essay 50 points
ESSAY 4. Interconnections. In your own words, identify and discuss some specific interconnections between the events/experiences of your visit and the concepts and information presented in our required readings (as listed above). You will need to cite the specific authors and page references whenever you refer to those readings. (Minimum 250 words required; up to 50 points of credit)
Question 7 Essay 10 points
- ESSAY 5. Conclusions and Evaluation. Express any conclusions you have derived from this activity, and include your personal evaluation of this experience. (Minimum 50 words required; up to 10 points of credit)
- Question 8
Technical Correctness of Writing. [up to 30 points]
- The instructor will insert here an evaluation-score for the technical correctness of the writing in this report. (There is no need for you to answer a question here!)
- Score
Question 9 Fill in the Blank 0 points
Adjustments to Points.
- If necessary and/or appropriate, the instructor may insert here relevant adjustments (either additions or reductions) to the score for this report. Points may be subtracted from the overall report score for one or more of the following reasons: late submission of the report (most likely reason); omission of key Activity Data (in Question 2); inordinate writing deficiencies; evident plagiarism; or for other relevant reasons, at the instructor’s discretion. (There is no need for you to answer a question here!)Hello everyone
This week you will turn in your Activity Report #1.
Activity Report Guidelines
- Here is the link to the Activity Report Guidelines. (Please read the entirety of the guidelines as it has all the information on how to do the activity report.)
Activity Report File
If you need a copy of the activity report file, here it is.
Religious Sites File
If you need a copy of the allowed religious sites, here it is.
Instructions
Please upload the file. Remember to save the file as a .doc or a .docx.
The Activity Report is due on Sunday, March 24 by 11 pm Pacific Standard Time.
Rubric
Activity Report
Activity Report
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrading of Activity ReportsEach Activity Report has six questions worth a different number of points.
See the Activity Report Sheet for a Full Breakdown of Points.
Each Activity Report will be given free form comments in the Comments Section on Speed Grader.
200 pts
Full Marks
Answers all the questions in an excellent manner. No points were removed for spelling or grammar.
0 pts
No Marks
200 pts
Total Points: 200
PreviousNextActivity Report Guidelines
This page is to prepare you for the activity reports you are expected to do in this course. In case you missed the announcement with the links, here they are.
List of Religious Sites
Appropriate Etiquette
Activity Report #1
Actions
Activity Report #2
Actions
Outline
Guidelines.Purpose.
Acceptable Activities.
Instructions.
Student Proposed Assignment.
Turning in the Assignment.
Preliminary Reading.
Appropriate Etiquette.
Number of Reports (for Semester).
Late Reports.
Report Format.
Links.
Guidelines for Activity Reports
Purpose
The main purpose of these assignments is for the student to engage in informative activities (during the current semester) which bring the student into direct contact with some of the religious traditions studied in this course.
Acceptable Activities
The primary requirement for an acceptable activity is that it brings the student into a direct encounter with one of the world’s major religious traditions.
The student should seek out those traditions with which he/she is the least familiar.
Please pick a religion that you are NOT familiar with. For example, if you are Buddhist or Christian, please pick a different religion than Buddhism or Christianity.
All activities must have taken place during the current semester. Reports on inappropriate or unacceptable activities may be refused by the instructor. The general options are listed below.
For Report 1, students will visit a site from one of the following traditions:Hinduism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Another Religious Tradition. Please discuss this with the instructor.
For Report 2, students will visit a site from one of the following traditions:Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, or Reconstructionist)
Christianity (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Protestant)
Islam (Sunni, or Shi’a)
Another religious tradition. Please discuss this with the instructor
Instructions
You should do one of the following assignments.
Original AssignmentYou should plan on physically attending either a service, interviewing someone, attending a lecture or meditation, etc… Please see the link for allowed religious sites. List of Religious Sites
Student Proposed AssignmentYou may propose an alternative assignment if you wish. The criteria would be something, such as a movie, which shows the different religion(s) and allows you to write a paper or an activity report on the film.
You should discuss this with the instructor before you do this assignment.
You may find another online worship service if you wish rather than the ones I posted below. But you need to tell the instructor and provide a link, so that I may evaluate the service before you attend (watch) the service.
You may not use one of the films from the extra credit assignment sheet, as that is a different assignment.
Here is the Extra Credit Sheet as a reminder as to which films are available for that assignment. Extra Credit Download Extra Credit
Optional Web-Based AssignmentsSince I don’t know your personal situation, if you believe that you are unable to attend an in-person service etc… then please contact the instructor as soon as possible, as I have alternate assignments available.
Turning in the Assignment
When you have finished answering the questions, please save them in a Word document (.doc, .docx. or pdf) and then upload them into module 8.2 where Activity Report #1 is due. It will be graded in that section.
Preliminary Reading
Please make sure before you visit the religious institution that you read the appropriate reading from the following list.
For Hinduism
Larson, “Hinduism in India and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 179-198.
Smith, The World’s Religions, 12-77.
For Buddhism
Eckel, “Buddhism in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 199-212.
Ellwood, “East Asian Religions in Today’s America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 213-229.
Smith, The World’s Religions, 82-149.
For Sikhism
Read Sikhism in Noss pages 240-252 (photocopied handout).
Here is the photocopied reading for Sikhism. Sikhism Reading Download Sikhism Reading
For Judaism
Neusner, “Judaism in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 123-142.
Smith, The World’s Religions, 271-315.
For Christianity
Eastern Orthodox: Pelikan, “Orthodox Christianity in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 105-122.
Protestant: Marty, “Protestant Christianity in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 29-54.
Roman Catholic: Greeley, “The Catholics in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 73-86.
ALL: Smith, The World’s Religions, 317-363.
For Islam
Esposito, “Islam in the World and in America,” in Neusner’s World Religions in America, 173-185.
Smith, The World’s Religions, 220-270.
Appropriate Etiquette
There is a page that details the appropriate etiquette of visiting a religious site. Please review before visiting your selected site.
Appropriate Etiquette
Numbers of Reports
Two reports are required, and together they will count for approximately 30% of the final grade.
Late Reports
You should plan on turning the reports in on time. I understand that life happens, and I am flexible, but please do your best.
Also, notice that it is up to my discretion as to whether a late report will be accepted.
Please note that activity reports may be turned in early.
Report Format
Reports must be typed. I have made an effort to send the file via email. Therefore you can download it onto your computer, type in your report on the form provided, and then upload it on the required date.
Grammar, spelling, etc. Although the content of your report will furnish the primary basis for evaluation, other grading criteria will include correctness of grammar, spelling punctuation, capitalization; appropriate language; adherence to these guidelines; etc. Acceptable punctuation and capitalization will follow the guidelines given in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Reports with excessive shortcomings in these areas may be refused, or given a grade of “D” or “F,” at the sole discretion of the instructor. Students who desire assistance with their report writing are encouraged to utilize the Learning Skills Center on campus.
Quotations and Other References. These activity reports are intended to be “field-research” reports rather than “library-research” reports. With that in mind, references to published resources should be used sparingly and only to support and clarify the discussion of what you saw, heard, and experienced during your site visits. Nonetheless, when you do quote or summarize any material from the texts, brochures or any other relevant source, you will need to cite the source (author, title, publisher, date of publication, website, etc.) and the page numbers of the specific passages cited, either in an endnote or in parentheses. By doing this, you will fulfill an important requirement of academic honesty, and you will avoid plagiarism (which is a serious offense).
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