Mrs.

T World History 8

Name: ________________ Date: ________________

Due: Tuesday, 11/12

Hindu God Presentation 50 point classwork grade 25 point homework grade

Its election season! You are the campaign manager representing a Hindu god. Your mission is to convince your peers that yours is the best candidate to be our classroom patron. In order to carry out this mission, you and a partner will develop a very short powerpoint presentation or imovie commercial for your god. The presentation must cover /include the following: 1) 2) 3) 4) An image of the god A description of their main attributes what they are good for, why they are worshipped etc. What other gods they are associated with / related to or are incarnations of What their vehicle is (they all have an animal or flower or something they are associated with and ride on) 5) Your explanation of why this god should be our classroom patron for the rest of the year (or until replaced or joined by another cultures god.) Presentations are limited to not more than 4 slides (plus a sources slide) and not more than 2 minutes. We will be voting online as homework so try to sell your god! I will buy and display a poster of the winning god in the classroom. All the classes are studying the same gods so the vote is from the entire grade. You have Wednesday 11/6 and Monday 11/11 to work. Presentations will be Tuesday 11/12 Gods: Rama Vishnu Lakshmi Saraswati Krishna Ganesha (also known as Ganesh and Ganapati)

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