1. Final Project: Create a Research Poster for a Sacred Space of Your Own Invention Due Date: Saturday, December 15 at 1:30 pm All posters will be presented in class to the class.

2. What is a research poster? A poster (rather than a paper) is an alternative method of presenting information at professional conferences A poster needs to be: Informative Well researched Well organized – presents information visually No spelling/grammatical errors Nicely designed to be visually appealing

6. This one has way too much text.

7. Other samples on line: http://www.mesohelladika.com/posters/index.html

8. What Your Poster Needs Title (5 pts) Author (5 pts) Date (5 pts) Introduction: states the purpose and nature of your project (10 pts) Theoretic foundation – what is a sacred space? What types of sacred spaces are there, and how does yours fit into this framework of liminal space? (15 pts) Background information – what are the social, historical, and religious contexts of your sacred space? (15 pts) Specifics of your sacred space (25 pts): Plan Photos Drawings Art works Conclusion – what do we learn from your sacred space? Why is it significant? (10 pts) Bibliography/Further Reading – this includes web info for all images (10 pts) Spelling/grammatical errors: 1 point off for each Submit poster text to Turnitin.com

9. Questions to ponder… What is the theoretical foundation for studying sacred spaces? (Hint: a good place to start is http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredness.html http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredness.html How does your space fit into this theoretical foundation? What other sacred spaces are similar to yours? Is your type of space restricted to one form of religious belief, or is it shared by many?

10. Questions to ponder: What distinguishes your sacred space? What is the framework of belief that surrounds and informs your sacred space? Christianity? Islam? Buddhism? Hinduism? Something else? What is the form of your sacred space? A church? A sacred mountain? The tomb of a holy person? Something else?

11. Images You may use photographs of other sacred spaces or art works as if they were your own. Just cite the source. E.g., this is the line of sacred stones leading to my personal sacred space, “Rock Henge” Note the url below photo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac