Year 10 Religious Education

Humanity

TASK: Is to make comparisons between a 15 year old living in a 3 rd world country, such as
South Sudan, Sri Lanka or the Solomon Islands and one living in a first world country such as
Australia and display your findings on an A3 size poster.

You must address the areas on the rubric provided on the next page.
Your poster should also have an evaluation which incorporates the reflection questions
attached.
You must use at least five references and they must be referenced properly. Examples
are provided.
Word count maximum 450 words (not including your plan)
You must submit the completed rubric as a plan of your poster for checking
by your teacher before you complete the task (see attached)

Some areas of research and comparison

Living Conditions
Technology use
Education
Leisure activities
Family Structure
Life Expectancy
Health Care

You may choose to use your own experience as that of the first world country teenager
however, you will still need to provide references to your facts about education, health care
etc.

Plan for your poster

(to be completed as a draft)

1. Comparison Table
1st World Child
Living Conditions

Technology Use

Education

Leisure Activities

Family
Structure/Jobs

Life Expectancy

Health Care

3rd World Child

Reference

2. Reflection Questions
What did you find to be the biggest difference in life between 3rd and 1st world
teenagers?
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If you could share one thing with a teenager from a 3rd world country what
would it be and why?
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Do you think the level of humanity is different between the 2 teenagers which
you researched?
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Do you think values which you and a teenager in a 3rd world country have would
be the same? Why/why not?
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How do your findings make you feel about the opportunities in which you have?
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3. . Referencing:
Formal Harvard Style referencing is an essential part of acknowledging how you
have formed an opinion or thought.
The appropriate way to enter a resource into your reference list is;
BOOKS: Author (date), name of resource, publisher, region it was published, eg;
Fallon, M (1997) The Gospel according to Saint Matthew. Chevalier Press:
Kensington.

WEBSITES: Author (date), name of website/article, name of

website/paper/magazine, date accessed, web address accessed.

Humanity Poster Assessment Rubric:

TASK: Is to make comparisons between a 15 year old living in a 3 rd world country, such as
South Sudan, Sri Lanka or the Solomon Islands and one living in a first world country such as
Australia and display your findings on an A3 size poster. Reflection questions and reference
are to also be included.

Knowledge and
Understanding
Student demonstrates a high
understanding of humanity and
how it can be influenced.
.

Student demonstrates an
understanding of humanity and
can appropriately explain how
it can be influenced.

Student is able to explain with

some accuracy the humanity
and how it can be influenced.

Student attempts to explain

humanity but there are
inconsistencies. Student makes
an attempt explain how it can
be influenced.

Students explanation of
humanity is unfinished, simple
and has many inconsistencies.
The student makes no attempt
to explain how it can be
influenced.

OVERALL GRADE AND COMMENT:

Evaluation and Analysis

Communication

The analysis of humanity is

highly sophisticated and
critically reasoned.

The student uses highly effective and

appropriate language to accurately
communicate ideas.

Student thoroughly analyses

and compares the 2 different
teenagers and their lifestyles
and values.
The analysis of the humanity is
skilful and convincingly
reasoned.

Student presented an extensive

bibliography of references that that is
formatted correctly.

Student discussion and

comparison of the 2 teenagers
and their lifestyles and values
is appropriate.
The analysis of humanity is
appropriate with some
reasoning.

Student presented a bibliography of

references used that is mostly
formatted correctly.

Student attempts to discuss

and compare the teenagers
lifestyle and values.
The analysis of humanity
simple with restricted
reasoning.

Student acknowledges sources but the

bibliography of references used is not
formatted correctly.
The student uses inconsistent and
simple language to accurately
communicate ideas.

Student discussion and

comparison of the teenagers
and their lifestyle and values is
unclear.
The analysis of humanity is
simple without clear reasoning.

Student does not acknowledge all

sources used and the bibliography is
not formatted correctly.

Students discussion and

comparison of the teenagers
and their lifestyle and values
inconsistent and not clearly
explained.

The student uses effective and

appropriate language to accurately
communicate ideas.

The student uses adequate and

generally appropriate language to
accurately communicate ideas.

The student uses ineffective and

inappropriate language to accurately
communicate ideas.
Student does not acknowledge all
sources.