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Papal Conclave. 8 th grades. Mrs. Rebuck Religion C lass. Your assignment will be as a news reporter writing an article about the upcoming Papal Conclave. You will cover the following angles in your story:.
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Papal Conclave 8th grades. Mrs. Rebuck Religion Class
Your assignment will be as a news reporter writing an article about the upcoming Papal Conclave. You will cover the following angles in your story:
1). What/where/when/why/who is a conclave and what are the rules that have stood for centuries? What did Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI change? • 2). Describe the Cistine Chapel and how Michaelangelo create it. What will happen in the chapel? • 3). Give a brief description of the challenges facing the newly elected Pope and what qualities will the Cardinals be voting for. • 4). Give a brief description of the top 5 candidates in the news including country, age, reasons for candidacy.
5) Create a clever cover with an appropriate title, graphics, your name at the bottom right. • Open with a thesis statement. All paragraphs should have opening and closing sentence. Final paragraph should be conclusion. • This will be a 2-3 page report.
Take notes in your copy book to answer all questions • Use microsoft Word in a newspaper format • Spacing1.15 Should have pictures of the 5 candidates with description. 5 sentences (at least in a paragraph) File Name XXXPAPAL
Here are a few helpful websites: • www.ewtn.com/holysee/Cardinals/index.asp • www.tv.msnbc.com/2013/03/01/inside-the-mysterious-papal-conclave • www.policymic.com/articles/28514/papal-conclave-rules-for-electing-the-next-pope
Check the Vatican site and any news media. NO WIKIPEDIA. • Include Works Cited page. CITE ALL SOURCES IN CORRECT FORMAT. MLA • Use citation machine website to do that. • Remember – you are the reporter – teach us something we need to know.