Friday, January 23, 2009

1A Bachillerato Religion Term 2 Assessment Task

Term Two:
BLOCK II: GOD & THE WORLD.
Theme four. (God & the world). Origin of the world. The origin of the world according to the religions. The origin of the world according to Science. The destiny of the world according to Science. The destiny of the world according to religion.

Theme five. (Badness in the world). Badness is a reality of hurt. Why does badness exist? God’s silence. Original sin.

Theme six. (God’s plan to save us). A story of salvation. A long way to freedom: parts of the Bible story. Salvation through Jesus Christ. Jesus’ message.


Assessment criteria

Theory: Identification of Concepts, definitions of concepts, description on Concepts, application of Concepts.
(All assessed through oral questions, short written questions, class activities.
One should focus on the following aspects:
Summarise, from the fundamental contents of the Christrian message, the baseline of God’s plan for man, referring to biblical texts and the Church’s doctrine, and describe the fundamental values of the Kingdom of God and the new man.
Know all the elements connected to the subject, that is to say, its concepts, procedures and attitudes.
Describe the answers that the religions and humanisms give to anthropological questions and the answer the Catholic faith gives to them.
Know and analyse the cultural and artistic signs around us which have a religious meaning.

Applied theory:
Use of documental sources, reasoning, critical judgement, analysis of historic and religious texts.
One should focus on the following aspects:
Highlight the dominant values and counter-values in today’s society, describe the fundamental values of Christian moral and analyse the conflicts that upholding Christian values plants in the fields of sexuality, value of life.
Identify, observe and describe an important social event or problem, obtain information on it from the Media and assess it through the Christian moral criteria.
Participate in debates on current themes and events to do with this course, confronting ones own convictions with those of others, making reference to Religion and Morality.
Detect and devise social problems and relate them with concrete points from the social doctrine of the Church that offer ways to solve them.
Detect the peculiarities of religion amongst the Andalusians through observation, description and analysis of what they demonstrate.

Attitude, interest and effort: personal appreciation of the Teacher, taking into account the following aspects:
i. Carrying out H/W;
ii. Harding in work on time;
iii. Personal presentation in all works;
iv. Punctuality;
v. Behaviour;
vi. Attendance;
vii. Participation.

Correction criteria
1) Theory: In questions, activities and written work, we are talking about precision in the definitions and use of terms, the exactness in recognising the terms, clarity, coherence and precision in answers the questions posed. 0.5 will be taken off each time a small error is made in ideas related to the vocabulary. When a student comments a big mistake in which they confuse concepts or ideas 3 points will be taken off.
If a student doesn’t answer the question or answers it completely incorrectly they score 0.

2)) Applied theory: In questions, activities and written work, we are talking about the capacity to argue and reason; the capacity to summarise; the relationship between themes and authors; using correctly the specific procedures for speeches and text commentaries; critical ability to like a current social problem with the past. 0.5 will be taken off each time a small error is made in ideas related to the vocabulary. When a student comments a big mistake in which they confuse concepts or ideas 3 points will be taken off.

When a student analyses a text, bear in mind the following:
-If a student correctly focuses on the question and has highlighted the main ideas but has detailed their answer, they will only get half marks.
-When they are missing the main ideas, or key points to develop the answer then each one has one point taken off.
-Development of the answer: a full mark is given is the student explains correctly the theme, always referencing in their development, using the example just as a documental source. 1 mark off for small mistakes and 3 off for big ones.

3) In carrying out projects, both individual and collective, the contents of the activity and projects will be assessed on the order, correct application of the process of investigation, collection, analysis and summary, the capacity to interlink concepts, the creativity in choosing as well as explaining the themes. Both the physical presentation (independent of the form used) and the correct presentation and explication given to the class will be taken into account. Getting the following wrong are considered to be serious mistakes: anachronisms, confusion of terms, authors, theories, schools of thought, etc. In these cases, students are assessed by half the available mark.
4) In public presentations of work carried out, both individually and collectively, dominance of the ideas, expressive skills, answering clearly the question asked are what one bears in mind. Getting the following wrong are considered to be serious mistakes: anachronisms, confusion of terms, authors, theories, schools of thought, etc. In these cases, students are assessed by half the available mark.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

2008-2009 Term 2 Evaluation Calendar Year ESO 7 PAI

Guiding Question:
How and why did Jesus use parables and miracles to explain the Kingdom of God? To whom did he direct his message? What is the significance of his death and resurrection?

Second Term Evaluations:
Spring 2009
Religion: Level 7 E.S.O.

Term Two:
Theme three (The person and preaching of Jesus). The Kingdom of God. Parables. The lost sheep. The good Samaritan. Miracles. A blind man. A person with leprosy. The disciples. The beatitudes. Christians today.

Theme four (The death and resurrection of Jesus). Jesus and outsiders. Jesus forgives sins.Jesus and Sabbath laws. The Last supper. Arrest and trial of Jesus. Death of Jesus. The resurrection. Resurrection appearances.Formative Activities:

 Second week of January (12): presentation of the theme and structure of the assignment.

 Third week of January (19): Working in the classroom with the chosen material.

 Fourth week in January (26): Presentation of the 1st draft of the group work (contents) according to criteria A, B, C & D (formative).

 First week of February (2): class time will be dedicated to completing this task.

Summative Activities:
Group work (contents) (Knowledge,Concepts, Ability to Structure, Organize and Present)
All work will be completed by February 20.Note:

Wikipedia and Encarta should not be used.
Illustrations should be used.
Proper bibliographical notes should be used, as follows:
Smith, John, “A History of Spain” Barcelona 1999, Cairos publications.
It is essential that all content be relevant to the key questions and guidelines.


Evaluation Criteria:

A: Knowledge.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student struggles greatly to list, describe and/or explain the key issues studied in the Old/New Testaments, the Gospels, the circumstances of the times or the difference between faith and historical references, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she doesn’t use examples to develop the answer or these are incorrect.
Level 3-4:
The student struggles to list, describe and/or explain the key issues studied in the Old/New Testaments, the Gospels, the circumstances of the times or the difference between faith and historical references, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she uses a few examples to develop the answer. or these are incorrect.
Level 5-6:
The student lists, describes describe and/or explain the key issues studied in the Old/New Testaments, the Gospels, the circumstances of the times or the difference between faith and historical references, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. S/He uses examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student lists, describes and/or explain the key issues studied in the Old/New Testaments, the Gospels, the circumstances of the times or the difference between faith and historical references, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student lists, describes and explains most or all of the key thematic ideas studied perfectly using correct terminology and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

B: Concepts.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is inadequate, demonstrating a low level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
3-4. The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is insufficient, demonstrating quite a low level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make sufficient comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is acceptable, demonstrating a certain level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make some comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is good, demonstrating a good level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes
Level 9-10:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is excellent, demonstrating a high level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make appropriate comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes

C: Skills.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
Level 1-2: The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is inadequate, with scarcely any planning, concluding or analysing in their work.
Level 3-4:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is insufficient, with scarcely any or inappropriate planning, which results in a piece of work with little conclusion or analysis.
Level 5-6:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is acceptable, with a certain degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with some appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is good, with a good degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is excellent, with an effective degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with very appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

D:Organization and presentation.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, presents serious problems.
Level 3-4:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is incorrect or age-inappropriate.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is acceptable, showing some coherent structure, aforethought and planning The piece is sufficiently illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is not completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is good, showing coherent structure, aforethought and planning. The piece is suitably illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes..
Level 8:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is excellent, showing thoughtful coherent structure, aforethought and planning.. The piece is well illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.



DRRelT2.20090206Rev03

2008-2009 Term 2 Evaluation Calendar Year ESO 8 PAI

Guiding Questions:
How has religious belief and practice changed from before and after Vatican Council II, and how does faith help us answer life’s major questions. Do science and faith contradict each other, or complement each other?

Second Term Evaluations: Spring 2009
Religion: Level 8 E.S.O.
Term two:

Theme five (The situation of faith today). Religion today. Religion in the past. Religion in a changing World. Religion and young people.

Theme six (The beginnings of faith). Looking at life. Asking questions. Finding answers.Theme seven (The growth of faith). The Old Testament. The New Testament. What God is like. Stages of Faith.

Theme eight (Expression of faith). Prayer and worship. Way of life. Faithful people.

Theme nine (Challenges to faith) . World views. Science and Religion.

Formative Activities:
 Second week of January (12): presentation of the theme and structure of the assignment.

 Third week of January (19): Working in the classroom with the chosen material.

 Fourth week in January (26): Presentation of the 1st draft of the presentation (contents) according to criteria A, B, C & D (formative).

 First and week of February (2): class time will be dedicated to completing this task.

Summative Activities:

Individual Powerpoint Presentations (contents) (Knowledge,Concepts, Ability to Structure, Organize and Present)
All work will be completed by February 20.Note:

Wikipedia and Encarta should not be used.Illustrations should be used.
Proper bibliographical notes should be used, as follows:
Smith, John, “A History of Spain” Barcelona 1999, Cairos publications.

It is essential that all content be relevant to the key questions and guidelines.

Evaluation Criteria:

A: Knowledge.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student struggles greatly to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how science and faith interact, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she doesn’t use examples to develop the answer or these are incorrect.
Level 3-4:
The student struggles to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how science and faith interact, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she uses a few examples to develop the answer. or these are incorrect.
Level 5-6:
The student lists, describes and/or explains the key changes in our practice of faith and how science and faith interact, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. S/He uses examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student lists, describes and/or explains the key changes in our practice of faith and how science and faith interact, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student lists, describes and and/or explains the key changes in our practice of faith and how science and faith interact perfectly using correct terminology and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

B: Concepts.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is inadequate, demonstrating a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
3-4. The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is insufficient, demonstrating quite a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make sufficient comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is acceptable, demonstrating a certain level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make some comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is good, demonstrating a good level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes
Level 9-10:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is excellent, demonstrating a high level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make appropriate comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes

C.- Skills.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
Level 1-2: The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is inadequate, with scarcely any planning, concluding or analysing in their work.
Level 3-4:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is insufficient, with scarcely any or inappropriate planning, which results in a piece of work with little conclusion or analysis.
Level 5-6:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is acceptable, with a certain degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with some appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is good, with a good degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is excellent, with an effective degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with very appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

D.-Organization and presentation.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, presents serious problems.
Level 3-4:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is incorrect or age-inappropriate.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is acceptable, showing some coherent structure, aforethought and planning The piece is sufficiently illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is not completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is good, showing coherent structure, aforethought and planning. The piece is suitably illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes..
Level 8:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is excellent, showing thoughtful coherent structure, aforethought and planning.. The piece is well illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.



DRRelT2.20090206Rev03

2008-2009 Term 2 Evaluation Calendar Year ESO 9 PAI

Guiding Questions:
How do various religious beliefs and practices contribute to the community in which we live? How do they help to answer our questions about life?

Second Term Evaluations: Spring 2009
Religion: Level 9 E.S.O.
Term two:

Theme two (Communities of faith). Community. Communities at Work. Communities faith. Relationships between communities of faith. Organisation and leadership in communities of faith. Section A.

Theme three (The situation of faith today). Religion today. Religion in the past. Religion in a changing World. Religion and young people. Section DTheme four (The beginnings of faith). Looking at life. Asking questions. Finding answers. Section D

Formative Activities:
 Second week of January (12): presentation of the theme and structure of the assignment.
 Third week of January (19): Working in the classroom with the chosen material.
 Fourth week in January (26): Presentation of the 1st draft of the mural (contents) according to criteria A, B, C & D (formative).
 First week of February (2): class time will be dedicated to completing this task.

Summative Activities:
Group Mural (Virtual) (contents) (Knowledge,Concepts, Ability to Structure, Organize and Present)
All work will be completed by February 20.Note:
Wikipedia and Encarta should not be used.
Illustrations should be used.

Proper bibliographical notes should be used, as follows:
Smith, John, “A History of Spain” Barcelona 1999, Cairos publications.

It is essential that all content be relevant to the key questions and guidelines.

Evaluation Criteria:

A: Knowledge.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student struggles greatly to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she doesn’t use examples to develop the answer or these are incorrect.
Level 3-4:
The student struggles to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she uses a few examples to develop the answer. or these are incorrect.
Level 5-6:
The student lists, describes and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. S/He uses examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student lists, describes and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live,, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student lists, describes and and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live perfectly using correct terminology and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

B: Concepts.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is inadequate, demonstrating a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
3-4. The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is insufficient, demonstrating quite a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make sufficient comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is acceptable, demonstrating a certain level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make some comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is good, demonstrating a good level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes
Level 9-10:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is excellent, demonstrating a high level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make appropriate comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes

C.- Skills.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
Level 1-2: The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is inadequate, with scarcely any planning, concluding or analysing in their work.
Level 3-4:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is insufficient, with scarcely any or inappropriate planning, which results in a piece of work with little conclusion or analysis.
Level 5-6:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is acceptable, with a certain degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with some appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is good, with a good degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is excellent, with an effective degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with very appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

D.-Organization and presentation.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, presents serious problems.
Level 3-4:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is incorrect or age-inappropriate.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is acceptable, showing some coherent structure, aforethought and planning The piece is sufficiently illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is not completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is good, showing coherent structure, aforethought and planning. The piece is suitably illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes..
Level 8:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is excellent, showing thoughtful coherent structure, aforethought and planning.. The piece is well illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.


DRRelT2.20090206Rev03

2008-2009 Term 2 Evaluation Calendar Year ESO 10 PAI

Guiding Questions:
We saw how the Reformation changed the Church. Later this was seen as a call to renewed faith. Vatican Council II repeated this call. How do our current practices help us develop a mature faith in 2009?

Second Term Evaluations: Spring 2009
Religion: Level 10 E.S.O.
Term two:

Theme four (A divided Church). A need for renovation. A divided Europe and a Church full of saints. Dark shadows in the Church.Expansion of the Church throughout the Christian world.

Theme five. (The question of faith).Religion today, in the past, in a changing world, and young people. Looking at life. Asking questions. Finding answers. The growth in faith in the Old and New Testaments. What is God like. Stages of faith. How to Express faith. Prayer and way of life. Faithful people. World views. Science and Religion.

Theme six. (Christian life). Develop ones inner self. Live in a community. Participate in social life. Celebrate faith and life.

See Detailed Task Outline Below

Formative Activities:
*Second week of January (12): presentation of the theme and structure of the assignment.
*Third week of January (19): Working in the classroom with the chosen material.
*Fourth week in January (26): Presentation of the 1st draft of the project (contents) according to criteria A, B, C & D (formative).
*First week of February (2): class time will be dedicated to completing this task.Summative Activities:
*Group investigative project (contents) (Knowledge,Concepts, Ability to Structure, Organize and Present)
*All work will be completed by February 20.Note:

*Wikipedia and Encarta should not be used.
*Illustrations should be used.
*Proper bibliographical notes should be used, as follows:
*Smith, John, “A History of Spain” Barcelona 1999, Cairos publications.
*It is essential that all content be relevant to the key questions and guidelines.

Task: Detailed Guide for Students:
(Goal: To help young adult Roman Catholics grow in informed faith according to the guidelines and recommendations of the Second Vatican Council.) Dividing the workload among the members of the group, and presenting the written themes in logical chronological order, students must:

(a) Compare and contrast the (mostly commercial) activities of the pre-Reformation Church in the Vatican with the spiritual struggle which brought Dr. Martin Luther to post his 95 Theses for debate in the year 1517. (Do not confuse Rev. Dr. Martin Luther 1483-1546, with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968.)
(1 student, 300 words, approx.)

(b) Compare and contrast Roman Catholic religious practices before and after the Second Vatican Council. Does the message of Vatican II resemble Luther's call to renewed faith? (In 1983 H.H. Pope John Paul II offered words of praise for Luther´s call to return to sincere sprititual practices.)
(1 student, 300 words, approx.)

(c) Compare and contrast the spiritual practices of devotion to saints, relics, brotherhoods, sisterhoods, processions etc. etc. in the Church before the Reformation, and the current religious practices of Sevilla in 2009. Do these current practices in Sevilla reflect the call to a mature, renewed spirituality as urged by the documents of the Second Vatican Council? If so, how? If not, why not? Explain.
(1 student, 300 words, approx.)

Evaluation Criteria

A: Knowledge.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student struggles greatly to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she doesn’t use examples to develop the answer or these are incorrect.
Level 3-4:
The student struggles to list, describe and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. He/she uses a few examples to develop the answer. or these are incorrect.
Level 5-6:
The student lists, describes and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. S/He uses examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student lists, describes and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live,, using the appropriate terminology correctly or coherently. and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student lists, describes and and/or explain the key changes in our practice of faith and how this has affected the society in which we live perfectly using correct terminology and uses a range of examples to develop the answer, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.


B: Concepts.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is inadequate, demonstrating a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
3-4. The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is insufficient, demonstrating quite a low level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is unable to make sufficient comparisons and connections to the subject matter.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is acceptable, demonstrating a certain level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make some comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is good, demonstrating a good level of understanding of the key interactive ideas and, at the same time, is able to make comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes
Level 9-10:
The student’s ability to relate the knowledge is excellent, demonstrating a high level of understanding of the key thematic ideas and, at the same time, is able to make appropriate comparisons and connections to the subject matter, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes

C.- Skills.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
Level 1-2: The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is inadequate, with scarcely any planning, concluding or analysing in their work.
Level 3-4:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is insufficient, with scarcely any or inappropriate planning, which results in a piece of work with little conclusion or analysis.
Level 5-6:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is acceptable, with a certain degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with some appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7-8:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is good, with a good degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 9-10:
The student’s skill to judiciously select and judge materials or sources of information is excellent, with an effective degree of planning, which results in a piece of work with very appropriate conclusion or analysis, and doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

D.-Organization and presentation.

Level 0:
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below
Level 1-2:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, presents serious problems.
Level 3-4:
The student’s ability to present his/her work in a coherent, structured, illustrated and documented way is inadequate. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is incorrect or age-inappropriate.
Level 5-6:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is acceptable, showing some coherent structure, aforethought and planning The piece is sufficiently illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is not completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than six serious grammar/spelling mistakes.
Level 7:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is good, showing coherent structure, aforethought and planning. The piece is suitably illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than four serious grammar/spelling mistakes..
Level 8:
The student’s ability to present his/her work is excellent, showing thoughtful coherent structure, aforethought and planning.. The piece is well illustrated and documented. Also his/her expression, both in written and spoken form, is completely correct, and he/she doesn’t make more than two serious grammar/spelling mistakes.

Students may find this article in The New York Times interesting.

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1 A Bach. English Programme

English writing assignment page for 1A Bach. English program.

Citizenship and Human Rights Spring 2009

Citizenship & Human Rights Guiding Question:
How has the practice of non-violence helped modern society move closer to the ideals of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights?

Second Term Evaluations: March 5 to 9 2009Citizenship & Human Rights

Level 9 E.S.O.

Theme:Human rights:
Their evolution over time. Key people linked to their development. The United Nations and other NGO´s involved in this process.
This work will be an essay, written in groups of three students, according to the norms established for formative and summative evaluations.
It will be in the form of an oral presentation to their fellow students.
Material will be gathered from the relevant literature on the topic, source documents and research by the students.

Formative Activities:
Second week of January (12): presentation of the theme and structure of the assignment.
Third week of January (19): Working in the classroom with the chosen material.
Fourth week in January (26): Presentation of the 1st draft of the essay (contents) according to criteria A, B, C & D (formative).
First and second weeks of February (2 & 9): class time will be dedicated to completing this task.

Summative Activities:
Comprehensive essay (contents) (Knowledge,Concepts, Ability to Structure, Organize and Present) which will be submitted on February 16.
From evaluation week, work will be further explained and reviewed.

Note:
Wikipedia and Encarta should not be used.
Illustrations should be used.
Proper bibliographical notes should be used, as follows:
Smith, John, “A History of Spain” Barcelona 1999, Cairos publications.
It is essential that all content be relevant to the key questions and guidelines.

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