Unit 1B: SW Asia’s Religious Groups
Grade:
Quarter:
7th
Name of Task:
Content Area:
1st
Monotheistic Religion Brochure
Suggested or
Required
Measurement Topic(s)
Standards / Elements Assessed in Task
People, Places, and SS7G8c Students will compare and contrast the
Environment
monotheistic religions of SW Asia (Middle
East): Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Format: Performance Task
Social Studies
Required
Reporting Topic
Geographical
Understandings
Estimated Time: 3 days
Brief Description: Create an informational brochure which compares and contrasts the 3 monotheistic
religions of the Middle East (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam)
Assessment Protocol: Brochure is to be completed individually, separate from instruction, and may be
done during OR outside of class time.
Materials Needed: Sheets of copy paper folded into thirds OR may use Publisher document and clip art. If
completing without computer, will need pencils and coloring utensils.
Instructions for Students: Culture- The student will understand that the culture of a society is the
product of the religion, beliefs, customs, traditions, and government of that society.
EQs:
 What are the similarities and differences between Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
 How was religion important to the development of the cultures of the Middle East?
In many situations, brochures are provided to give a brief description of a product, business, service, or
place. You are the Department of Defense Cultural Liaison and you have been directed to create an
informational brochure about the three monotheistic religions of the Middle East. This brochure will be
distributed to U.S. soldiers newly deployed to the region. It is your task to create a brochure as a means of
educating the soldiers about the religious culture of the area so that they will have both knowledge and
respect for each of these religions. Your brochure must include at least 3 commonalities among the
religions and must be non-judgmental in its presentation of the facts. In addition, your brochure should
include the following: definition of monotheism, name of each religion's founder, name of each religion's
holy book, name of each religion's name for God, symbol for each religion, each religion's place of worship,
each religion's view of Jerusalem, each religion's connection to Abraham, and common holy sites.
Scoring Rubric or Guidance:
Attach any further documents that will be needed to understand the task.
Standard
Student compares
and contrasts the
monotheistic
religions of SW
Asia (Middle East):
Judaism, Islam, and
Christianity.
100
Exceeds Standard
In addition to
meeting,
explain the three
commonalities and
three differences
between the
religions.
75
Meets the
Standard
Includes all required
elements AND
explains two
commonalities and
one difference.
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Definition of
monotheism
founder
holy book
name for God
symbol
place of worship
view of
Jerusalem
connection to
Abraham
holy sites
50
Progressing
25
Little or No Progress
Includes 5-8
required elements
AND explains at
least two
commonalities.
 founder
 holy book
 name for God
 symbol
 place of worship
 view of
Jerusalem
 connection to
Abraham
 holy sites
Includes 4 or fewer
required elements AND
explains two or fewer
commonalities.
 founder
 holy book
 name for God
 symbol
 place of
worship
 view of
Jerusalem
 connection to
Abraham
 holy sites