Submitted by Gladys Williams ,
Objectives:
Content:
Social Studies Indicators: Compare world religions and belief systems focusing on geographic origins, founding leaders, and teachings including: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam.Writing Indicators: Produce informational essays or reports that convey a clear and accurate perspective and support the main ideas with facts, details, examples from multiple sources and create an organizing structure appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context.
Cultural:
Language: Content Obligatory
religionbelief systems
Vocabulary words:
reincarnation
dharma
pilgrimage
nirvana
temple
hajj
Language: Content Compatible
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Engaged in kinesthetic activity.Generating mental pictures
Graphic Organizers
Drawing pictures and pictographs
Time Frame:
50 minutes
Materials Needed:
textbook, reference books or encyclopedia or internet/computer
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
Task Demands:
Students arranged into four cooperative groups to determine responses to each part of the Religions and Belief Systems Summary Notes handout; each student produce their own copy.
Instruct groups to use their textbooks, reference book or encyclopedia or internet to locate information to complete handout. Monitor students written responses to evaluate examples and details.
Using the Jigsaw approach, organize new groups with one student from each of the five cooperative groups.
Have each student act as a reporter from their original group and share their notes from Summary Notes handout. This provides each group to hear about the other belief systems.
Instruct students to complete the Religions and Belief Systems Summary Chart as each student presents their information.
Assessment:
Complete the Religious and Belief Systems Summary Chart using pictures and words.
References and Resources:
Ohio Department of Education
Attachments:
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Religions and Belief Systems Summary Chart