NCSSTheme#1LessonPlan:Culture LessonTitle:WorldReligions LessonAuthor:KathrynYarbrough KeyCurriculumWords:Judaism,Christianity,Islam,Buddhism,Hinduism,religion,monotheism,polytheism GradeLevel:10thGradeWorldHistoryII TimeAllotted:90minutes Purpose:Thepurposeofthislessonistoexaminethebeliefs,traditions,andcustomsofthemajorreligionsoftheworldandto determinethesimilaritiesandthedifferencesbetweeneach. KeyConcepts:monotheism(onegod),polytheism(morethanonegod) Background:Thislessonwillserveasanintroductiontoexaminingtheroleofreligioninthehistoryofcivilizations.Thiswillbeone ofthefirstlessonspresentedintheWorldHistoryIIcurriculumandwillhelpstudentsunderstandthepeopleoftheworldandthe rolereligionplaysinculture. VirginiaStandardsofLearningObjective: WHII.

.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.

WorldReligionsMapforstudentstocomplete Posterboard Overheadprojector Transparencies Markerstowriteontransparencies Powerpointcapability

LessonClosure:(15minutes) StudentswillcompletetheMapofMajorReligionsindividuallyandturnitinforagradeattheendofclass.Studentsthatdonot completethemapinclassmaycompletethemapforhomework. DiverseLearnerNeeds: Therewillbenochangesmadeincurriculum.Studentswhohavediverseneedsintheclassroomwillbeplacedingroupswith studentswhocanhelpthemstayontaskorunderstandtheassignment.Becausemanyoftheactivitiesinthislessonaregroup activities,studentswithdisabilitieswillbemonitoredbytheteachertoensureunderstandingandcomprehensionoftheactivities,so instructionwillnotbemodified.Manyproblemshavebeenaddressedbythesupportiveformatofthenotesandactivities.Changes inassessmentwillbemadeasfollows:Studentsmayalsobeallowedtobullettheirreflectivejournalentryandmayworkwitha partnertocompletethemapassignment.Studentswhocompleteallworkaheadoftheclasswillbegivensomeenduring understandingquestionstoinvestigateandanswerintheirreflectivejournal. AssessmentStrategies:

Informal Participationinclassroomdiscussionofjournalprompt GroupPresentation

Formal Collectionofchartsonworldreligions Collectionofmapofworldreligions QuestionswillappearonaUnitTestfromthislesson

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

WorldReligionsMap:Followdirectionsonhow tocolordifferentsectionsontheworldmap. Turnthisinforagrade.Besurethatyoulabelall therequiredplacesandlandmarks.