Missionary Report
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Catholic Encyclopedia
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The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge http://www.ccel.org/s/schaff/encyc/encyc13/htm/TOC.htm
Canadian Encyclopedia
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The difference between Primary and Secondary Sources:
A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include:
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records
CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art
RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings
Examples of primary sources include:
Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII
The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History
A journal article reporting NEW research or findings
Weavings and pottery - Native American history
Plato's Republic - Women in Ancient Greece
A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them. Some types of seconday sources include:
PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias
Examples of secondary sources include:
A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings
A history textbook
A book about the effects of WWI
Thanks to Princeton.edu: http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html
Assignment
Information Gathering
Biography
Birth Year____________________ Birth Location _______________________
Death Year ____________________ Death Location ______________________
Country of Origin ___________________________
Profession ________________
How did they become a missionary? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Find a photograph/image of your missionary and record the web address below
http://www.____________________________________________________
Primary Sources
Record something your missionary said that indirectly characterises him/her: “____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”
Or
Record something said about your missionary that directly characterises him/her:
“____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________”
Map
Where did your missionary travel and minister? __________________________
Find a map of your missionary’s mission field and record the web address below
http://www.____________________________________________________
Sponsor/Society/Church of Origin
Who financially supported their mission work? __________________________________
Were they part of a society? ___________________________________________
What denomination of Christianity were they? __________________________________
Cross-cultural Interaction
Who did they meet and interact with? _____________________________________
What kind of impact did they have on the people they worked with? Give 2 specific examples. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Find an image of your missionary’s target people and record the web address below
http://www.____________________________________________________
Communication
How did your missionary overcome the language/culture barrier? Give at least 1 specific example. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Adversity
What other challenges did he/she face? ___________________________________________________________________________ Did he/she overcome these challenges? If so, how? If not, what happened? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Lasting Impact Project
Write a 2 - 4 page (12pt font, double-spaced) report giving your researched and considered ethical judgement on your missionary’s work. Include all of the background information about your missionary (including your pictures) and conclude your report with a paragraph answering
How was your missionary a positive or negative influence in the world?
Support your opinion with concrete examples of your missionary’s lasting effects on the peoples he/she ministered to.