2014 Religions of the Middle East Lesson Plan

Academic A LevelDate and Number Your Papers:

Tuesday, October 21, 2014Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Thursday, October 23, 2014Friday, October 24, 2014

Monday, October 27, 2014Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Block Days: Wednesday, October 29 or Thursday, October 30, 2014Friday, October 31, 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014First Middle East Unit Test: Wednesday, November 5, 2014****Write down in assignment book!

Day One: Tuesday, October 21, 2014

• Quiet Question: Type Two Prompt---As our final review of the impact of the geography of the Middle East, we are going to do one more activity dealing with oil.

• We are going to read aloud the included PBS article on oil in the Middle East. • As the teacher reads it aloud, you should be using Active Reading Strategies. • Then you and your partner, using your Geography of the Middle East Graphic Organizer Notes and the

reading from today, you will answer the following Reflection Questions.• Reflection Questions:

• a)How has oil in the Middle East affected foreign policy? Explain and give a minimum of TWO supportive examples/evidence.

• Effects:• Example One: • Example Two:

• b)What are the positives and negatives to being an oil-rich Middle Eastern country?• Positives: • Negatives:

Day One: Tuesday, October 21, 2014• Class: When Americans think of the Middle East and conflict, they usually think it is due to religious

differences. But what most Americans do not realize is that the three Middle Eastern religions actually have more in common than differences. And this is what we will be examining with this lesson.

• • Class: The teacher is going to begin the Three Middle Eastern Faiths Overview Powerpoint, and you

should take notes in the provided comparative graphic organizer. This should be done in EITHER PENCIL, BLACK, OR BLUE PEN.

• • Homework: You are to begin reading and taking additional more detailed notes on the three religions

of the Middle East in the provided graphic organizer. This should be done in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE PEN. This will be checked for Class Participation Points in three days.

• • It is very important that you do this reading and note-taking, because you will be using this material for:

• The Summative Assessment Religious Caricature,• The Summative Assessment Comparing and Contrasting the Three Religions,• The Summative Assessment First Middle East Unit Test.

• The teacher’s Overview Powerpoint will not be as detailed as the information covered in the supplemental reading.---YOU CANNOT RELY JUST ON POWERPOINT NOTES!

Day One: Tuesday, October 21, 2014

• Chunking:• Night One: Tuesday, October 21, 2014• Read and take notes on pages 1-4 stopping at “Practices of Worship”.

• Night Two: Wednesday, October 22, 2014• Read and take notes on pages 4 starting at “Practices of Worship” – 7 stopping at

“Monotheistic Religions”.

• Night Three: Thursday, October 23, 2014Read and take notes on pages 7 starting at “Monotheistic Religions” -9.

It will be checked for Class Participation Points on Friday, October 24, 2014!

Day Two: Wednesday, October 22, 2014

•Class: The teacher is going to continue her Three Religions Overview Powerpoint, and you should be adding to your graphic organizer notes.• •Homework: Continue reading and note-taking from the supplemental reading. Follow the chunking, and do it in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE PEN.

Day Three: Thursday, October 23, 2014

• Class: The teacher is going to finish her Three Religions Overview Powerpoint, and you should finish adding to your graphic organizer notes.• Class: We are going to watch part of a documentary from United

Streaming on Jerusalem that explores how it is a holy city to all three religions and reviews the histories of the three religions.• Add information to your notes.

• Homework: Finish reading and note-taking from the supplemental reading. Do it in EITHER RED, ORANGE, PINK, OR PURPLE PEN.• It will be checked the next class period for Class Participation Points.

Period Three Groups for Summative Assessment

•Group One: Judaism---Rachael, Eric, Nate Stahl, Evelyn, and Grace•Group Two: Christianity---Tanner, Brittany, Nate Sobeck, Chase, and Keziah•Group Three: Islam---Hanna, Nick, Damien, Emily, and ? Paolo

Period Four Groups for Summative Assessment

•Group One: Judaism---Alex, Clare, Nick, Taylor, and Sean M., ? Luis•Group Two: Christianity---Bobby, Delaney, Marin, Michelle, and Brandon, ? Esdras•Group Three: Islam---Jessa, Jordan, Sean B, Ryan, and Shelby

Period Six Groups for Summative Assessment

•Group One: Judaism---Gabe, Amaya, Laura, Mike, and Bryan•Group Two: Christianity---Grace, Lauren R., Dom, Maggie, and Lauren L., ?Keylin•Group Three: Islam---Kevin M, Gabby, Macy, Kevin H, Pat, and Sophie

Days Four through Seven: Friday, October 24, Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and

Block Day• Groups: Summative Assessment: You will be broken up into groups and assigned one of the three

religions of the Middle East to do additional research on and to create a Historical Caricature on. • The resources are as follows:

• a)Textbook Pages:• Judaism: pages 49-51, 169, and 226-227• Christianity: pages 170-176, 218-219, 412-423 “Protestant Reformation and Catholicism”, and 427-Flowchart• Islam: pages 188-191, 224-225, and 192-209

• Uploaded on Teacher Page:• b)Powerpoints: The group was given a hard copy of this.

• Judaism Powerpoint• Christianity Powerpoint • Islam Powerpoints---Two of Them---The second one focuses only on the Five Pillars.

• c)Film Clips:• United Streaming Film Clips Uploaded for Each Religion

Days Four through Seven: Friday, October 24, Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and Block Day

• d)Supplemental Readings for each Religion: Each group was given a hard copy of the readings for their religion.• Judaism:

• Sects Supplemental Reading• Prophets Supplemental Reading• Holy Days Supplemental Reading• History Supplemental Reading• Daily Life and Practices Supplemental Reading• Basic Beliefs Supplemental Reading

• Christianity:• History One Supplemental Reading• History Two Supplemental Reading• Rites and Holidays Supplemental Reading• Beliefs One Supplemental Reading• Beliefs Two Supplemental Reading

• Islam:• Texts and Practices Supplemental Reading• Sects Supplemental Reading• Laws Supplemental Reading• Holy Festivals and Days Supplemental Reading• Art and Architecture Supplemental Reading• History Supplemental Reading

Days Four through Seven: Friday, October 24, Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and

Block Day• Middle East Religions Historical Caricatures Content Topics---To Be Addressed with Project

• Judaism1. Early Hebrews/Founders: Abraham and His Sons, Moses, King Saul, King David, and King Solomon2. History/Diaspora and Creation of Israel3. Sacred Texts/Language: Ten Commandments, Torah and Talmud, Hebrew4. Teachings/Main Beliefs: Monotheism, Justice and Righteousness, Obedience to the Law, Donations/Acts of Charity, Etc…5. Place of Worship and How Worship: Synagogues, Rabbis, Tallit, Kippur/Yarmulke, Menorah, Holy Day (Sabbath) Shabbat,

Prayer6. Symbol: Star of David---Explain Symbolism7. Kosher Foods and Fasting: Dietary Laws and Basis for Them8. Religious Coming of Age: Bar Mitzvah, Bah Mitzvah9. Important Holidays: Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur, Passover, Hanukkah10. Views on Afterlife and Salvation11. Views on Messiah and Jesus12. Holy Cities/Places: Jerusalem and Israel13. Religious Divisions/Sects: Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform14. Demographics: How Many Followers? Where?

Days Four through Seven: Friday, October 24, Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and Block Day

• Christianity1. Origins/Founder: Abraham and His Sons, Jesus of Nazareth, Twelve Disciples2. Messiah: Life and Teachings of Jesus3. History/How It Spread4. Sacred Texts/Language: Ten Commandments, Old and New Testaments of the Bible, Latin and English5. Teachings/Main Beliefs: Monotheism, Jesus Son of God, Holy Trinity, Original Sin, Donations/Acts of Charity/Tithes,

Etc…6. Places of Worship and How Worship: Churches and Cathedrals, Priests and Ministers, Holy Day (Sabbath),

Communion/Eucharist, Prayer, Sacraments7. Symbol: Cross and Explain Symbolism8. Religious Coming of Age: Baptism and Confirmations9. Important Holidays: Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter10. Views on Afterlife and Salvation 11. Holy Cities/Places: Bethlehem and Jerusalem12. Religious Divisions/Sects: Catholics and Protestants: Baptists, Lutherans, Anglicans/Episcopalians, Presbyterians,

etc…13. Demographics: How Many Followers? Where?

Days Four through Seven: Friday, October 24, Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28 and

Block Day• Islam

1. Origins/Founder: Abraham and His Sons, Mohammed2. History/How It Spread 3. Sacred Texts/Language: Ten Commandments, Torah, Old and New Testaments of the Bible, Quran/Koran, Sunnah, and

Arabic4. Teachings/Main Beliefs: Monotheism, Allah, Role of Religion and Government, Five Pillars, Donations/Acts of

Charity/Zakat, Jihad, Shariah/Sharia5. Places of Worship and How Worship: Mosques, Minarets, Muezzins, Imans, Sabbath, Caliphs, Prayer6. Symbols: Moon and Star and Explain Symbolism7. Foods and Fasting: Forbidden pork and alcohol, Dietary Laws8. Important Holidays: Ramadan9. Views on Afterlife and Salvation10. Views on Jesus11. Holy Cities/Places and Pilgrimages: Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem and Hajj12. Religious Divisions/Sects: Sunni, Shiites, and Sufi13. Demographics: How Many Followers? Where?

Friday, October 24, 2014

•Work Day One/Homework:•You will be assigned groups and religion.• Fill in the Contact Information on Group Responsibility Sheet.•Break up the different resources for the project between the

group members to take additional notes from.•Update the Group Responsibility Sheet under Work Day One.•Homework: Read and take notes from your assigned

resources.

Monday, October 27, 2014

• Work Day Two/Homework:• Group members should share additional information found from each resource

and add to the graphic organizer specifically for your assigned religion only. • Make sure everyone has a fully completed graphic organizer.• Then brainstorm and do a rough draft of your Religious Caricature on the blank

piece of paper.• Then assign the different art parts and corresponding written parts to the

different group members.• Update the Group Responsibility Sheet under Work Day Two.• Homework: Print up and/or draw your art parts. You must complete your art

parts as homework to be done on time.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

•Work Day Three:•Assemble the art part of the Religious Caricature on the

oaktag. • You should finish the art part by the end of the class period.•Update the Group Responsibility Sheet.•Homework: Write up, type up, and edit your written parts.

Be sure to email to your group members and yourself, and also save on a flashdrive.

Block Day: Days Seven and Eight of Lesson Plan• Work Day Four:

• The group members should edit each other’s written parts. • Make sure each follows and meets the minimum requirements. • You can lose important points for careless mistakes and leaving out required information

and components. • Check against grade sheet.

• Print up the written part and attach to the bottom of your Religious Caricature.• Update the Group Responsibility Sheet.• You will have the first half of the Block Period to do this.• The second half of the Block Period, the projects will be hung up and you will

move around to the learning stations taking additional notes in the provided graphic organizers for each religion.• Homework: Make sure all your Middle East Notes are complete up to this

point.

Day Nine: Friday, October 31, 2014

• Class: You will have the class period to go around the room and view the different Religious Caricature on the Middle Eastern Religions and take more detailed notes in the different provided graphic organizers for each of the three religions.• • Homework: Begin to complete the Summative Assessment Take Home Part

of the First Unit Test Comparing and Contrasting the Middle Eastern Religions Graphic Organizer due the day of the unit test on:____________________________. • Follow the Chunking Timeline attached to the grade sheet for the Summative

Assessment.

Day Nine: Friday, October 31, 2014• First Middle East Unit Take Home Writing Part of Test

• Make sure the similarities and differences are genuine and not superficial.• For example, a superficial similarity would be that they all have a Sabbath or holy day.

A better example of a similarity would be they all share common beliefs on charity.

• Make sure you explain what the overall similarity and difference is.• Then examine how each is found in each religion with specific terms, beliefs,

practices, etc…explained and connected to the similarity.• Same applies for differences. • But note that some of the differences may only be between one of the three religions.

For example, two of the religions may have food restrictions, when one may not.• This can still be considered a difference.

• Chunking of 2014 Compare and Contrast Middle East Religions Take Home Test• Academic A:• Night One: Friday, October 31, 2014• Go through your notes and identify the THREE similarities and the THREE differences.• Write them in the columns and explain them.

• Night Two: Monday, November 3, 2014• Do the examples and explanations for the first similarity for all three religions.

• Night Three: Tuesday, November 4, 2014• Do the examples and explanations for the second similarity for all three religions.

• Night Four: Wednesday, November 5, 2014• This is the day of the First Middle East Unit Objective Test.• Do the examples and explanations for the third similarity for all three religions.

• Night Five: Thursday, November 6, 2014• This is Day One of the Islamic Fundamentalism Lesson.• Do the examples and explanations for the first difference for all three religions.

• Chunking Continued:• Night Six: Friday, November 7, 2014• This is Day Two of the Islamic Fundamentalism Lesson.• Do the examples and explanations for the second difference for all three religions.

• Night Seven: Monday, November 10, 2014• This is Day Three of the Islamic Fundamentalism Lesson.• Do the examples and explanations for the third difference for all three religions.

• Night Eight: Tuesday, November 11, 2014• This is the first day of the Iran Lesson.• Have a parent or sibling read over, question, and edit your work.• Make revisions. It is due the next class period.

•This is due on the Block Day of either Wednesday, November 12 or Thursday, November 13, 2014

Day Ten: Monday, November 3, 2014

• Class: We are going to watch part of the History Channel DVD “Inside Islam” and you are to take additional notes in the two Islam Graphic Organizers.• • Homework: Work on the Summative Assessment Take Home Part of the First

Unit Test Comparing and Contrasting the Middle Eastern Religions Graphic Organizer due on Block Day of either November 12 or November 13.• Follow the Chunking Timeline for this Summative Assessment attached to the

directions and grade sheet.

Concepts Covered in First Part of History Channel Documentary “Inside Islam”

• Introduction: Beliefs and ? of terrorism• Global religion• Religious sects of Sunni, Shiia, and Sufi• Similarities to Judaism and Christianity: Bible, Prophets, Jesus• Differences: Stories on Virgin Mary and Death and Resurrection of Jesus• Origins of Religions: Abraham and Book of Genesis, Judaism and Christianity trace to son Isaac, while Arabs and Muslims

trace to son Ishmael• Kaaba and Mecca• History of Mohammed and Islam• Focus on Koran• Reinvention of Monotheism under Mohammed• Five Pillars of Islam• Ways of worship: Cleanliness, Arabic Prayers, etc…• Civil war in Arabian Peninsula, Mohammed’s flight to Medina from Mecca---heigra, Mohammed’s return to Mecca,etc…• Umayaans, Caliphs---rulers of the Muslim state• Islamic Empire• Dietary restrictions and feasts• Schism between Sunni and Shiia• Golden Age of Islam