1-Pilgrimage+&+Sared+Space+Project

=** Pilgrimage and Sacred Space **=

Research Project In this project, you will become the expert on one particular pilgrimage and teach your colleagues about the corresponding faith tradition through a presentation on that specific pilgrimage. In groups of 3, you will select a religious tradition and an important pilgrimage in that faith. You may find a location from the textbook (from the 2 page spreads throughout the text or guide in the back). You will research the following questions:

What world religion is this pilgrimage a part of? What is the history of the pilgrimage? What does the pilgrimage entail? Where do they go? What do they do? Who goes on it? What statistics can you find on the participants? What are their demographics? Why do they go on the pilgrimage? What are the historical and contemporary reasons?
 * How does it connect to the faith? What important beliefs does it express?

Try to include: pictures, video, firsthand experience, art work, poetry responding to the experience

This is your chance to get an inside look at a faith tradition through the lens of pilgrimage and educate your classmates in an exciting way!

(Remember to properly cite all resources! Check MLA website online for details)

Projects will be presented beginning the week of 2/8 (T2 ends 2/26) Explanation of Requirements: 1—You must have a __handout__ for the class with all the important information as well as an informative __wiki page__ explaining and demonstrating what this pilgrimage entails and how it connects to its corresponding religion. You will be presenting the description of your research and an explanation of what you learned. Try to include personal experiences and interviews as well. You can bring in food, music, video etc. to help enhance your presentation

2—After completing the research as a group, as an __individual__ you are to write a 2 to 3 page typed, MLA format response to this experience. Explain what this experience taught you and discuss how it connected to what you learned in class. This is your chance to reflect on your personal experience and share what you learned. You might also describe what your concept of religion is and the role of pilgrimage and whether that changed or stayed the same as a result of this course.