Wednesday, March 21, 2012

2. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 • Bellringer: What are the two biggest factors that are causing conflict in the Middle East? Why do you think these factors are causing so much conflict? • Grab a new Frank from the stool if you haven’t already done so • Go over Africa Unit Test • Debrief Monday & Tuesday • Learning Targets: • I can describe how religious conflict can occur now. • I can explain how international economic activities are connected now.

3. What is religion?

4. Monday Debrief • How do factors such as natural resources affect life in the Middle East? • How does supply and demand impact oil prices?

5. How are gas prices set?

6. What role does religion play in the creation of culture?

7. Religion Culture Squares

8. Thursday, March 22, 2012 • Bellringer: Examine the picture below. What are some similarities and what are some differences that you notice between the women? • Check in with Frank • World Religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism • Reflection • Learning Target: I can describe how religious conflict can occur now. • S.S. 6.2.3.1 DOK 2

9. Followers

10. Founders

11. Origins- When & Where

12. Sacred Texts

13. Torah, Bible, Qur’an

14. Place of Worship

15. Synagogue, Church, Mosque

16. Major beliefs

17. Major rituals/ observances

18. Five Pillars of Islam

19. LEARNING CHECK # 1 • After learning about your assigned religion, how do you think conflict could arise with other religions? • How does the expert group part of the activity help you understand how religion could create conflict?

20. Venn diagram time!

21. reflection • Think about all of the activities today. How and why do you think conflict can happen between these three religions? Do you think that there are any solutions to dealing with this conflict? Think about Jerusalem and it’s special significance to Jews and Christians and Muslims. • Judaism: Western Wall • Christianity: Cenacle • Islam: Dome of the Rock

22. Jigsaw part one (Expert Groups: learn) expectations • Conversation: Level 2 • Help: Raise your hand if you need any help • Activity: Work with your group to research your assigned religion and complete your expert sheet. Then, make sure that everyone in your group knows the answers to the questions and feels comfortable teaching members of the class. • Movement: You may not go to the bathroom or your locker. You may get up to sharpen your pencil. • Participation: TALK only about your religion. LOOK only at the computer screen or your paper. WRITE only about your assigned religion.

23. JIGSAW PART 2 (TEACH) EXPECTATIONS • Conversation: Level 2 • Help: Raise your hand • Activity: Teach your group mates about your assigned religion. Do not let your group mates copy from you paper. Tell them what they need to know about your religion. • Movement: You may not go to the bathroom. You may get up to sharpen your pencil without permission. • Participation: TALK only about the three religions. ASK questions only about the three religions. LOOK only at your paper. WRITE about the other religions.

24. Learning check # 2 • Think about your teaching moment. How and why do you think conflict arises between these three religions?

25. Friday, March 23, 2012 • Bellringer: • 1st & 2nd: Take out your Venn Diagram and find 2 similarities and 2 differences between all 3 of the religions that we studied yesterday (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) • 5th & 6th: What are 2 similarities and 2 differences between the 3 religions • Ramadan Brain Pop • Debunking the Myths of Islam • Mini Project • Learning Target: I can explain how religions conflict can occur now. SS.6.2.3.1 DOK 2

26. Myths of Islam

27. questioning Write down 6 questions you have about the following image. One for who, what, when, where, why, and how.

28. What do you know about Islam? Take 1 minute to record your background knowledge.

29. Islam: Myths and Reality

30. Terminology: The religion is called ISLAM. The people are MUSLIMS. 30

31. Myth #1:Most Muslims are Arabs who live in the Middle East. 3

32. Try to Guess-How many people worldwide are Muslims? 3

33. Reality: Of more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, only about 1/5 live in the Middle East. 4

35. Try to Guess: Estimate how many Muslims live in the United States. 5

36. Answer: The U.S. has about 5 million Muslims. 6

38. Myth #2:Muslims have a strange religion and worship a god called Allah. 8

39. Reality: Muslims are monotheistic and worship one God same as Christians and Jews. 9

40. Note: ‘Allah’ is the Arabic word for ‘God.’ 10

41. Myth #3: All Muslims actively promote “jihad” or holy war against other religions. 11

42. Reality: Only a very small percentage of Muslim extremists believe this. 12

43. Myth #4: Most Muslim women wear veils over their faces and are treated very badly. 13

44. Reality: • Muslim women have many different styles of dress. (Very few cultures require women to cover their faces.) • The treatment of women varies from country to country and family to family. • Some Muslim countries, like Pakistan, have had female prime ministers. The U.S. has never had a female president. 14

45. Main Beliefs of Islam 5 Pillars of Islam 22

46. Faith: Belief in one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is His prophet. The holy book is referred to as the Koran. 23

47. The Quran 45 http://www.minhajsisters.com/home/articles/index.minhaj?id=8

48. Prayer: 5 times a day – facing Mecca http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/salah/images/5.jpg 24

49. Alms Giving money to the poor is REQUIRED, not optional 25

50. Fasting During the month of Ramadan, Muslims cannot eat or drink anything during the daylight hours. 26