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Date: ___________ Period: _______

Freedom of Faith Tic-Tac-Toe
TASK: During this unit, you will be responsible for creating 3 projects demonstrating your understanding of the nature of
religion from historical, sociocultural, and artistic perspectives. Please refer to the various poems, religious texts, and
expository articles that we will be analyzing throughout the course of the unit, as well as relevant academic sources you
find yourself. Using the tic-tac-toe board below, you must complete all three projects in any straight horizontal or
vertical line (diagonals are NOT permitted). Please indicate which three projects you select by connecting them with a
line.
Essays will be graded using the standard Regents rubric; all other projects will be graded with the rubrics attached. All
three projects will be scored out of 50 points, and the scores will be averaged together for your overall score out of 150
points. All three projects will be presented during our Freedom of Faith open house in three weeks. Your projects should
complement the work you have done in English, social studies, and studio art.
#1 VIDEO JOURNAL
Create a video detailing a day in the
lives of two modern students who
each practice a different religion.
What are their daily rituals? What are
some positive and negative aspects of
their lives? Include reference to how
they live the major teachings in your
video. Your video should be a
minimum of three minutes long.
#2 DIARY ENTRY
Choose two of the following key
figures and write one journal entry
from each of their perspectives:
Siddhartha Gautama, Jesus, Moses, or
Muhammad. What is your daily life
like? Why are you practicing your
religion? What are your thoughts as
you consider the meaning of life? Each
entry should be at least six sentences.
#3 COLLAGE
Create a collage that explores how
different religions use symbols to
convey similar messages. Do not
simply list symbols explore how and
why different symbols are used from
the different perspectives. Use colors,
images, and engaging text to make it
interesting for your audience. Use at
least 3 symbols from each of the
three religions you choose.
#4 ESSAY
Write a full-length, Regents-level
essay with a clear argument-based
thesis intelligently comparing and
contrasting two religions of your
choosing. Your essay should be a
minimum of five paragraphs. It must
be typed, double-spaced and written
in 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
#5 POEM
Find an important verse from two
different religions sacred texts and
rewrite them as poems. Each poem
can have a different format (free-
verse, lyrical, acrostic, sonnet) and
must be a minimum of ten lines.
#6 PODCAST
Working with a partner, create a
podcast discussing a current event
from the perspectives of three young
people from different religions. What
are some positive and negative
implications? Include some historical
context in your podcast. Your podcast
should be a minimum of five minutes
long.
#7 LETTERS
Write 3 letters recording a dialogue
between leaders of two different
religions (e.g. a Christian priest and a
Buddhist monk). Each letter should be
at least 6 sentences long and should
focus on what it means to live a good
life according to each faith. (Please
keep the dialogue appropriate and
intelligent.)
#8 COMIC BOOK
Create a comic book comparing and
contrasting the origin stories of two
different religions. Use their sacred
texts as well as secondary sources to
explore how they were founded. Your
comic should include at least 10
panels (boxes), and should be colored
in.
#9 SONG
Pick a modern song, and write a
parody version from the perspective
of a person trying to live according to
the teachings of their religion.
Indicate which song you choose (title
and artist), and attach a copy of your
new lyrics for the entire song.