Stage 1 Religion Studies

Assessment Type: Issues Investigation Report

Asylum Seekers in Australia
Description of Assessment:
Students will investigate through research, surveys, media and personal insights
the ethical issue of Asylum Seekers in Australian communities. In a report,
students are to clarify the religious beliefs relevant to this issue, explain the
importance of these beliefs and whether they are being challenged by
sociological influences, propose possible outcomes from the current situation if
nothing changes, and speculate possible changes and the resulting impact of
such changes.
Format:
1. On a map of the world, highlight the countries where Asylum Seekers
come from. In another colour, highlight the countries where they are
fleeing to.
2. From the list of words provided, highlight the words that you think
describe how Asylum Seekers feel. For five of the words, write a sentence
beginning with If I were an Asylum Seeker, I would feel *insert word here*
because
3. Make a list of things an Asylum Seeker might need when they arrive in
Australia. Think about what they might have with them when leaving their
homes and what they would have left behind. (Consider basics like
clothing and food, housing, jobs, education, learning to speak English).
4. Design a poster welcoming Asylum Seekers to our Whyalla community.
Make sure to make it appealing and advertise the best parts of Whyalla.
Consider what information they might need to know eg: where is the local
supermarket? What schools are in the area? The name of a doctor.

Weighting: 30%
Performance Standards
Knowledge and
Understanding

Investigation and Application

Communication

Analysis and Personal

Reflection

Insightful knowledge and

understanding of diverse
religious beliefs and
experiences.

Comprehensive application and

development of appropriate
investigation skills and methods
(e.g. interviewing, survey
construction, and observation).

Logical and clear

communication of
understanding of religion and
spirituality.

Perceptive and well-informe

analysis of a contemporary
ethical or social justice issu
a religious context.

Insightful and well-informed

understanding of the social
significance of religion and
spirituality.

Clear and detailed exploration

and perceptive explanation of
the connections between
religion and personal and ethical
decision-making.

Fluent, appropriate, and

accurate expression in a variety
of forms for a specific audience
and purpose.

Knowledge and
Understanding

Investigation and Application

Communication

Analysis and Personal

Reflection

Well-considered knowledge and

understanding of diverse
religious beliefs and
experiences.

Clear application and

development of appropriate
investigation skills and methods
(e.g. interviewing, survey
construction and observation).

Clear communication of
understanding of religion and
spirituality.

Well-informed analysis of a
contemporary ethical or soc
justice issue in a religious
context.

Clear and well-informed

understanding of the social
significance of religion and
spirituality.

Generally considered
knowledge and understanding
of diverse religious beliefs and
experiences.
Informed understanding of the
social significance of religion
and spirituality.

Basic awareness of some

religious beliefs or experiences.
Basic awareness of the social
significance of religion and
spirituality.

Emerging awareness of one or

more religious beliefs or
experiences.
Emerging awareness of the
social significance of religion
and spirituality.

Clear and detailed exploration

and explanation of the
connections between religion
and personal and ethical
decision-making.
Competent application and
development of appropriate
investigation skills and methods
(e.g. interviewing, survey
construction, and observation).
Competent exploration and
explanation of some connections
between religion and personal
and ethical decision-making.
Application of basic investigation
skills, and an appropriate
method (e.g. interviewing and
observation).
Description based on some
exploration of one or more
connections between religion
and personal and ethical
decision-making. Description
tends towards identifying the
connections.
Identification of one or more
sources of information, and
attempted application of an
appropriate investigation
method.
Attempted identification of one
or more connections between
religion and personal and ethical
decision-making.

Mostly fluent, appropriate, and

accurate expression in a variety
of forms for a specific audience
and purpose.

Generally clear communication

of understanding of religion and
spirituality.
Generally clear and appropriate
expression in different forms for
a specific audience and
purpose.

Partial communication of some

awareness of religion and
spirituality.
Some basic expression for a
specific audience and purpose.

Attempted communication of
emerging awareness of religion
or spirituality.
Attempted expression for a
specific audience or purpose.

Informed analysis of a
contemporary ethical or soc
justice issue in a religious
context.

Description of, and some

reflection on, a contempora
ethical or social justice issu
a religious context.

Description of one or more

aspects of a contemporary
ethical or social justice issu
with limited connection to a
religious context.