Sample assessment outline Religion and Life General Year 12 – Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment Assessment Assessment type task When Assessment task type weighting weighting Semester 1 Task 6: Research on the following content: 15% Week 13–15 an overview of an important event or issue in the history of a religion Investigation 25% Semester 2 Task 7: Research based on the following content: 10% Week 1–3 how religion plays a part in the life of a significant religious person, past or present Semester 1 Task 2: A series of short written responses based on the following content: 5% Week 6 how a religious belief or teaching can play a role in the lives of people and/or society Semester 1 Task 4: A series of short written responses based on the following content: 5% Week 10 an overview of a religion’s structure and/or leadership Explanation 30% Task 9: An extended response on the following content: Semester 2 10% an example of the role religious leaders and/or structures play in developing or supporting the Week 7 expression of a religious belief, teaching or practice Semester 2 Task 10: A series of written responses based on the following content: 10% Week 10 how a religion interacted with an important event or issue from the past Semester 1 Task 1: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: 5% Week 3 how individuals or groups respond to the presence of religion in a society Semester 1 Task 3: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions on the following content: 5% Week 8 different ways people choose to follow a religious way of life Semester 2 Task 8: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions on the following content: 5% Source analysis 30% Week 5 how a religious practice, ritual, celebration or event can play a role in the lives of people Semester 2 Task 11: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: 7.5% Week 12 reasons for and against the involvement of religion in society Task 12: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: Semester 2 7.5% a comparison of societal and religious views on a current issue in society Week 15 why a religion responds in a particular way to a current social issue Externally Semester 1 Task 5: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 <teacher to insert – 15% 15% set task Week 12 information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
Sample assessment outline Religion and Life – General Year 12 Unit 3 and Unit 4 Assessment type Assessment type weighting Assessment task weighting When Assessment task Investigation 25% 15% Semester 1 Week 13–15 Task 6: Research on the following content: an overview of an important event or issue in the history of a religion 10% Semester 2 Week 1–3 Task 7: Research based on the following content: how religion plays a part in the life of a significant religious person, past or present Explanation 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 6 Task 2: A series of short written responses based on the following content: how a religious belief or teaching can play a role in the lives of people and/or society 5% Semester 1 Week 10 Task 4: A series of short written responses based on the following content: an overview of a religion’s structure and/or leadership 10% Semester 2 Week 7 Task 9: An extended response on the following content: an example of the role religious leaders and/or structures play in developing or supporting the expression of a religious belief, teaching or practice 10% Semester 2 Week 10 Task 10: A series of written responses based on the following content: how a religion interacted with an important event or issue from the past Source analysis 30% 5% Semester 1 Week 3 Task 1: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: how individuals or groups respond to the presence of religion in a society 5% Semester 1 Week 8 Task 3: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions on the following content: different ways people choose to follow a religious way of life 5% Semester 2 Week 5 Task 8: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions on the following content: how a religious practice, ritual, celebration or event can play a role in the lives of people 7.5% Semester 2 Week 12 Task 11: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: reasons for and against the involvement of religion in society 7.5% Semester 2 Week 15 Task 12: Teacher-selected sources and teacher-generated questions based on the following content: a comparison of societal and religious views on a current issue in society why a religion responds in a particular way to a current social issue Externally set task 15% 15% Semester 1 Week 12 Task 5: A task set by the SCSA based on the following content from Unit 3 – <teacher to insert information provided by the Authority> Total 100% 100%
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