Su ICT KEY SKILLS LEVEL 1 – PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT TASK TWO

Research a Religion

Scenario

As a childcare and education worker in our multi-cultural society you will be working with children from different ethnic backgrounds. It is important to value the culture of all children and, therefore, it is necessary to have knowledge of a variety of religions and cultures.

Task 1 - Find and select information about one religion (not your own) using ICT and non ICT methods. You may use books, papers, journals and the following websites:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,2763,714717,00.html .

Task 2 - Write a brief account of your chosen religion (a maximum of 250 words). You may organise your work under the sub-headings: Introduction; History; Main Beliefs and Main Festivals. Illustrate your final copy with one or more images.

Task 3 –Create a table of two columns (Festival and Month) to show the name and month of the festivals of your chosen religion. Task 4 – ICT

Use the spreadsheet provided by your tutor to produce a pie chart to illustrate the religious breakdown of the population of Birmingham. Make sure the chart is clearly labelled with a suitable heading.

(original idea by Tina Sandoz)

ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST

Please use this checklist to make sure you include everything you need in your assignment.

ICT 1.1Prints of ICT search results (eg page from Google)

Print of relevant ICT research

Copy of non-ICT research (relevant information may be highlighted)

ICT 1.2Draft copies showing how text has been entered and developed (eg tabs & tables)Draft copies showing how numbers have been entered and developed (eg format of numbers, formulae)

N/A

Draft copies showing how images have been entered and developed (eg image imported & moved or resized)

ICT 1.3Final (spellchecked & proofread) copies showing text presented in a suitable, consistent and clear wayFinal (spellchecked & proofread) copies showing number presented in a suitable, consistent and clear way

N/A

Final (spellchecked & proofread) copies showing images presented in a suitable, consistent and clear way

E-mailPrints of e-mails

Proof of saving workScreen prints of saved files

ALSO, DON’T FORGET TO CHECK YOU HAVE:

ANSWERED THE QUESTION IN FULL NUMBERED EACH PAGE NAMED EACH PAGE

(original idea by Tina Sandoz)