Submitted by Gladys Williams ,  

Objectives:

Content:
Social Studies Indicators:  Compare world religions and belief systems focusing on geographic origins, founding leaders and teaching including: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam.

Reading/Language Arts Indicators:  Read text and identify the main idea and write supporting details.

Reading/Language Arts Indicators:  Compare and contrast information from a text.

Cultural:
Students will become familiar with the belief systems of other cultures.

Language: Content Obligatory
Analogies

Language: Content Compatible
Vocabulary Words:  religion, belief system, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Five Pillars of Islam, 10 Commandments, Eight Fold Path, Four Noble Truths, reincarnation, nirvana, kharma, hajj, pilgrimage, temple

Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Cooperative grouping

Comparing and Contrasting belief systems

 

Time Frame:

50 minutes

Materials Needed:

Pre-Assessment Test on Belief Systems

Computer/Internet

Description of Assessment (Performance Project):

Task Demand:

Provide students with Belief Systems Pre-Assessment Test.

Provide students list of key vocabulary words.

Provide class discussion of the Pre-Test.

Assessment:

Pre-Assessment on Belief Systems 

References and Resources:

Ohio Department of Education 

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Belief Systems

A Lesson from the CoBaLTT Project
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Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
University of Minnesota