Introduction
6th grade Social Studies class: This lesson will just take one class period of 30 minutes. The entire unit will be covered in the course of two weeks. Our introduction will be a quick glimpse of various world religions with key facts about a few of the ones we will be covering in the next two weeks.
Do you recall the World Regions we covered in class? If you looked at the map, would you be able to point to at least two of the regions?
Now think for a moment, how many of you know someone that celebrates a holiday you and your family do not. Do you ever wonder, why they celebrate it? What is one holiday you and your family celebrate and why?
Task
The following objectives will be our main focus. By the end of this lesson you will have an idea of various world religions that exist, and be able to do the following:
- Identify at least three major world religions and what country they originated in
- List two sacred books for two different religions and the symbol that represents each one
This will encourage all of you to look at other cultures and learn about their religions, holidays, and other interesting facts.
Process
To begin, let's review unit we just finished covering. Click on link below and quiz yourself. This is not for a grade, just to see how many regions of the world you remember.
https://www.sporcle.com/games/mrgregirwin/ap-world-regions
After you have quizzed yourself for about 10 mins, or comfortable enough to move on to our new topic, Various World Religions, you will click on the link below.
http://blog.wsd.net/dgniot/files/2016/01/World-Religions-QR-Code-3.pdf
This will be considered your classwork, and you will be answering the questions provided in the link on your own sheet of paper. You will turn in your paper with answers for a completion grade.
Evaluation
Conclusion
This teaching approach keeps students and teachers organized and helps with planning every part of the lesson out. From step/phase one to the very end of the unit or lesson. It allows the use of data, information, and many other resources from the web.
As a lesson conclusion, this unit will allow students to get a glimpse of cultures from around the world and a hint of religions and reasons why people celebrate different holidays that they might not have even known existed.
Credits
TEKS/State Curriculum Standards:
19. Culture. The student understands the relationships among religion and culture. The student is expected to:
(A) Explain the relationship among religious ideas and cultures (holy texts, symbol, basic principles, place of worship)
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113/ch113b.html#113.18
Teacher Page
Teacher resources:
https://www.sporcle.com/games/mrgregirwin/ap-world-regions
Above link provided a review of prior knowledge covered in previous unit covered.
Quizlet.com
Above website provided a quiz online to quiz students on knowledge obtained from lesson.
Sporcle.com
Above website was used to provide students with a review quiz. It was not for a grade, just review.
http://blog.wsd.net/dgniot/files/2016/01/World-Religions-QR-Code-3.pdf
Above link provided students with their classwork on new unit.