Lesson Plan Religion and Culture Cycle Level: Cycle 3 (Grade 6)

- Kelley
Korf-Uzan
Inquiry: By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to:
Identify the difference between religion and culture, recognize that
some people associate their religion and or their culture as a
community which they are a part of, and be able to recognize and
appreciate a range of various religions and cultures.

Group Size Entire classroom will participate (25-30 students), then they will
split off into groups, then we will come together as a large group
& Materials once more, and split off one last time at the end of the lesson.
Paper, pens/pencils, and an overhead projector to show the film.

Specific Subject Competencies: (Language Arts)

Competency 1: To read and listen to literary, popular and information-based texts
Competency 2: To write self-expressive, narrative and information-based texts
Competency 3: To represent his/her literacy in different media
Competency 4: To use language to communicate and learn

Cross Curricular Competencies:

Competency 8: To cooperate with others
Competency 9: To communicate appropriately.

Time Lesson
0:00-15:00 Introduction:
To introduce the topic, I will write the words Religion and Culture
on the blackboard, in large colorful letters at the front of the class. I
will hand out a blank sheet of paper to each student and ask them
to take 10-15 minutes to write down their initial thoughts which
come to mind when they see or hear these two words. What do
they mean? How do they differ? Are they similar in any way? How
would you define each term? The students are not obligated to
answer these questions, they are merely prompts, to act as
guidance, or for any student who might be not be inspired to write.

Development:
Next, the students will split up into groups of about 6 or 7. I will ask
15:00-30:00 them to brainstorm within their groups, and produce two lists. One
will be a list of words theyd associate with Religion the other, a
list of words theyd associate with Culture.

Once the groups appear to have had enough time to develop two
30:00-45:00 substantial lists, we will come together as a class to consolidate
our ideas, by creating two brainstorming webs on the blackboard
(that is, one for Religion and another for Culture).

Thus far, the students have been doing a lot of thinking, working in
45:00-1:05:00 groups, therefore, a visual aid will help reinforce the content while
tying religion and tradition into community. The students will watch
a 20 minute film from the NFB, called Trap.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/trap (this might spill into another class due
to time restraints, depending on the situation of the classroom)

Tasks
After watching the film, Trap, we will shortly discuss any
1:05:00-1:15:00 questions or comments about the film.

Then the students will finish with a free write in relation to the film,
and all which was discussed during the lesson. They can use the
following questions as a guide for their free write, if they wish:
Can two cultures be part of one community? Can a community
encompass 2 or more religions? Why? Why not?
What have you learned from this video?
Comments? Questions? Concerns?

Assessment:
The students will be assessed upon completion of the free write
during the lesson. This will be a formative assessment. They will
also be formally assessed their participation in group and class
discussion. This is a formative assessment based on observations
done by the teacher.