Learning About an Interest

Here, you formulate a question related to religion that interests you. Then, you'll spend some time learning/beginning to learn the answer(s) to that question. For example, you may devote an hour of Internet research time to reading up on ________. (Insert topic you selected.) As always, check with me if you have any doubt as to whether or not your topic is appropriate for this assignment. Basically, you come up with a topic for a research paper and do some research. Here, we won't have you do the paper itself...

TO RECEIVE CREDIT:  You will post a comment to this page before the beginning of class time on the due date. (Anytime earlier than that is also fine.) Posts made either during class time on the due date or after will receive a minimum of a 10% deduction. (Expect a 10% per class period deduction for late assignments.)

Your blog comment should address the following points, as well as anything else you find interesting and/or relevant.

• What is the "question" you are explored?
• What was your "plan" for researching the question? (In other words, did you browse the Internet, consult a specific source, etc.)
• In no more than 300 words, summarize some of what you learned.
• Was this a worthwhile experience?  Why or why not?