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.14ThestudentwilldemonstrateknowledgeoftheinfluenceofJudaism,Christianity,Islam, BuddhismandHinduisminthecontemporaryworldby a)Describingtheirbeliefs,sacredwritings,traditions,andcustoms; b)Locatingthegeographicdistributionofreligionsinthecontemporaryworld. NCSSTheme:ThislessonisassociatedwithNCSSTheme#1:Culture.Itaddressestheeffectthatreligionhashadontheworldand thegeographicinfluenceofthemajorreligions.Thelessonwilladdresstheeffectthatreligionhasplayedinthecultureofpeoples aroundtheworld. EnduringUnderstandings:Studentswillbeabletodemonstratehowfivemajorreligionshavehadaprofoundeffectoncultureand civilization.Studentswillalsobeabletocompareandcontrastthecharacteristicsofthefivemajorreligionsandlocatetheir geographicinfluenceonamap.Thesereligionsarefoundworldwide,buttheirfollowerstendtobeconcentratedincertain geographicareas.
Facts/Concepts: Christianity Monotheism JesusasSonofGod Lifeafterdeath NewTestamentLifeandteachingsofJesus EstablishmentofChristiandoctrinebyearlychurchcouncils Islam Monotheism Muhammadtheprophet Koran FivePillarsofIslam MeccaandMedina Buddhism FounderSiddharthaGautama(Buddha) FourNobleTruths EightfoldPathtoEnlightenment SpreadofBuddhismfromIndiatoChinaandotherpartsofAsia,resultingfromAsokasmissionariesandtheirwritings Hinduism Manyformsofonedeity Castesystem Reincarnation KarmaFuturereincarnationbasedonpresentbehavior Judaism Monotheism TenCommandmentsofmoralandreligiousconduct TorahWrittenrecordandbeliefsofHebrews Geographicaldistributionofworldsmajorreligions HinduismConcentratedinIndia JudaismConcentratedinIsraelandNorthAmerica BuddhismConcentratedinEastandSoutheastAsia ChristianityConcentratedinEurope,NorthandSouthAmerica IslamConcentratedintheMiddleEast,Africa,andAsia
Skills: Identify,analyze,andinterpretprimaryandsecondarysourcestomakegeneralizationsabouteventsandlifeinworldhistory. (WHII.1a) Usemaps,globes,artifacts,andpicturestoanalyzethephysicalandculturallandscapesoftheworldandtointerpretthepast. (WHII.1b) Identifyandcomparecontemporarypoliticalboundarieswiththelocationofcivilizations,empires,andkingdoms.(WHII.1d) Analyzetrendsinhumanmigrationandculturalinteraction.(WHII.1e) Values/Attitudes: Religionplaysaroleinthedevelopmentofculture Religionhasaffectedworldcivilizations GuidingQuestions: Whataresomecharacteristicsofthefivemajorworldreligions? Whatarethemajorsimilaritiesandthemajordifferencesbetweenthefivemajorworldreligions? Howdoesreligionaffecttheworldtoday? Whatmajorconflictshavebeeninfluencedorcausedbyreligion? Howhasreligionplayedaroleinyourcultureorlife? Wherearethefollowersofthefivemajorreligionsconcentrated? LessonObjectives: 1. Studentswillresearchandlearnthebasicconcepts,facts,andtraditionsofthefivemajorreligionsoftheworld. 2. Studentswillbeaskedtoevaluatetheeffectthatreligionshavehadonhistory,themajorsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetween religions,andwilldeterminethegeographicdistributionofthemajorreligionsbyidentifyingthemonamap. 3. Studentswilldiscussinpresentationsthat5distinctreligionsevolvedfromtheideasofmonotheismandpolytheismby610 CE(CommonEra),withJudaism,ChristianityandIslamderivingfrommonotheismandHinduismandBuddhismevolvingfrom polytheism. 4. Studentswillobservethateachreligionisdominantinadistinctregionoftheworldandinfluencesthatregionscustoms, politicsandsocialorderevenuptomoderntimes. Materials: Threeorfoursourcesforstudentstouseforeachmajorreligion(booksfromthelibrary,articles,internetsites,textbooks,etc) WorldReligionsChartsforstudentstocomplete
TheHook:JournalEntry(15minutes) StudentswillanswerthefollowingpromptintheirHistoryreflectionjournal. Prompt:Thinkoftheconflictsintheworldtodaythatarebasedonreligion.Whataresomeofthem,wherearetheyoccurring,and whydoyouthinkreligionhasplayedafactor? LessonActivities:(60minutes) CHART:(30minutes)StudentswillcompletetheWorldReligionscharts.Studentswillbedividedinto5heterogeneous groupsandwillbeassignedonereligioneachtoresearchusingclassroomresourcestheteacherhasprovided(textbooks, libraryresourcesbroughtin,internet,etc).Eachgroupwillcompletetheircountryssectiononthechartandwillpresentthe informationtotheclasssotheirclassmatescancompletethechart. PRESENTATION(30minutes)Eachpresentationcanbecompletedinmanyways.Studentsmayusetheoverheadprojector,a powerpointpresentation,orapostertoconveytheinformationfortheirclassmates.
LessonClosure:(15minutes) StudentswillcompletetheMapofMajorReligionsindividuallyandturnitinforagradeattheendofclass.Studentsthatdonot completethemapinclassmaycompletethemapforhomework. DiverseLearnerNeeds: Therewillbenochangesmadeincurriculum.Studentswhohavediverseneedsintheclassroomwillbeplacedingroupswith studentswhocanhelpthemstayontaskorunderstandtheassignment.Becausemanyoftheactivitiesinthislessonaregroup activities,studentswithdisabilitieswillbemonitoredbytheteachertoensureunderstandingandcomprehensionoftheactivities,so instructionwillnotbemodified.Manyproblemshavebeenaddressedbythesupportiveformatofthenotesandactivities.Changes inassessmentwillbemadeasfollows:Studentsmayalsobeallowedtobullettheirreflectivejournalentryandmayworkwitha partnertocompletethemapassignment.Studentswhocompleteallworkaheadoftheclasswillbegivensomeenduring understandingquestionstoinvestigateandanswerintheirreflectivejournal. AssessmentStrategies:
MAJORBELIEFSYSTEMSINOURWORLD
Belief System Mainly LocatedIn Judaism Islam Founder When Founded PlaceWhere ItBegan SectsWithin theReligion Sacred Writings HolyDaysoftheYear
Christianity
Hinduism Buddhism
MAJOR BELIEF SYSTEMS IN OUR WORLD ReligionorBelief Placeof MajorBeliefsandIdeas System Worship Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
GeographyReview:Fillinthefollowingitemsonthemap.Themapwillbe turnedforagrade 1)ShadetheareasthatarepredominantlyChristianred 2)ShadetheareasthatarepredominantlyJewishpurple 3)ShadetheareasthatarepredominantlyMuslimgreen 4)ShadetheareasthatarepredominantlyHinduyellow 5)ShadetheareasthatarepredominantlyBuddhistorange 6)LabelAfrica,Asia,Europe,Australia,NorthAmerica,South AmericaandAntarctica 7)Drawinandlabelthelinesoflatitudeandthelinesof longitude 8)DrawandlabelthePrimeMeridianandtheEquator 9)ColortheOceansblue 10) LabelthePacific,Atlantic,IndianandArcticOceans 11) LabeltheMediterraneanSeaandcoloritblue 12) Labelthecompassroseonthemapwiththesedirections: north,south,east,west,northeast,southeast,northwest, southwest