In that sense, it is much more like a take home examination where the student writes one or more of the questions and then seeks to answer it. If what you want to do is prepare several reports, the best format for that is to ask that one or more of your take home questions be of that type. A project is basically doing something with the materials that one is studying in a professional situation. One of the best was a worship service, carefully annotated, that featured women hymn writers and included a sermon on the specific contributions of women s religious life to common worship. If you do a project, we have to determine together how it will be evaluated.
Demonstrations are similar, although they sometimes lack the direct professional context.
One excellent demonstration several years ago was a presentation of African American Religious Music. A well-done pamphlet explaining the various pieces and how they illustrated aspects of African American faith supplemented the performance. Another very successful demonstration was a collection of reproductions of American religious art, complete with a catalog that the student displayed for the class.