Prayer

Year 8 Religious Education

Your task is to research how different religions pray. Consider their gestures, content,
source and location.
You need to compare the following religions:

Judaism

Buddhism

Islam

Christianity
Present your understanding of the prayer rituals in the table provided by your teacher.
A
Student shows a
comprehensive
understanding of
the prayer rituals
performed by the
selected
religions.

B
Student shows an
in-depth
understanding of
the prayer rituals
performed by the
selected
religions.

Reflection/Analys
is

Student
comprehensively
analyses the
prayer rituals and
reflects on the
similarities and
differences.

Student conducts
an in-depth
analysis of the
prayer rituals and
reflects on the
similarities and
differences.

Research/Referen
ce

Student utilises
accurate and
highly relevant
information.

Student utilises
accurate and
relevant
information.

Communication

Students
communicated
their ideas
clearly,
addressed the
requirements
thoroughly, used
accurate
grammar and
terminology.

Student
communicated
their ideas
clearly, using
predominately
accurate
grammar and
terminology.

Understanding

Teacher Comment:

C
Student shows a
sound
understanding
of the prayer
rituals
performed by
the selected
religions.
Student
basically
analyses the
prayer rituals
and reflects on
the similarities
and differences.
Student utilises
mostly accurate
and some
relevant
information.
Student
communicated
their ideas in a
predominately
clear manner,
using some
accurate
grammar and
terminology.

D
Student shows
an emerging
understanding
of the prayer
rituals
performed by
the selected
religions.
Student
discusses the
prayer rituals
and attempts
to reflectd on
the similarities
and
differences.
Student
attempts to
utilise accurate
information.

E
Student shows
an incomplete
understanding
of the prayer
rituals
performed by
the selected
religions.
Student did
not analyse
the prayer
rituals or
reflects on the
similarities and
differences.

Student
communicated
their idea in
such a way as
understanding
can be
derived, with
some effort
and attempted
to answer the
question.

Student
attempted to
communicate
some ideas
relative to the
task.

Student does
not research
for this task.