WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
 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.
 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?
WHAT IS RELIGION?
MONDAY DEBRIEF
How do factors such as
natural resources affect life
in the Middle East?
How does supply and
demand impact oil prices?
HOW ARE GAS PRICES
SET?
WHAT ROLE DOES
RELIGION PLAY IN THE
CREATION OF CULTURE?
RELIGION CULTURE SQUARES
SQUARE 1: What is religion? Draw a
picture of your answer. Give some
examples of world religions.
SQUARE 2: How does religion make a
culture unique? Draw 3 pictures
SQUARE 3: How does religion create
conflict? Draw 2 pictures and explain
them.
SQUARE 4: Illustrate the concept of
supply and demand.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2012
 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
 Bellringer: Examine the
picture below. What are
some similarities and what
are some differences that
you notice between the
women?
FOLLOWERS
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
• Jew
• Hebrew
• Israelite
• Christian
• Muslim
FOUNDERS
ORIGINS- WHEN & WHERE
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
• Middle East,
Canaan,
Palestine
• 1300 B.C.E.
• Middle East,
Canaan,
Palestine
• 30 C.E.
• Middle East,
Arabian
Peninsula
• 622 C.E.
SACRED TEXTS
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
• Hebrew
Bible (Old
Testament)
• Torah
• Talmud
• Holy Bible
(Old & New
Testament)
• Qur’an
(Koran)
• Hadith
TORAH, BIBLE, QUR’AN
PLACE OF WORSHIP
SYNAGOGUE, CHURCH, MOSQUE
MAJOR BELIEFS
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
•One God
•Ethical
•Monotheism (belief in one God emphasis on proper conduct)
•Messiah to come
•Judgment day
•One God
•Ethical monotheism
•Messiah is Jesus
•Jesus is son of God and son of man
•Judgment Day
•One God
•Many prophets, same message
•Five Pillars of Islam
•Judgment Day
MAJOR RITUALS/ OBSERVANCES
Judaism
• Eat kosher (ritually correct foods-no pork)
• Bar mitzvah
• Shema 3x day
• Celebrate Sabbath (Saturday)
Christianity
• Serve God as man (missionary)
• Sacraments (Baptism/Eucharist all use)
• Sabbath (usually Sunday)
Islam
• Formal services (Friday noon)
• Follow Five Pillars
FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
Shahada (Creed No
God but Allah,
Mohammmed
Prophet)
Zakat (almsgiving to
the poor) 2.5%
Siyam (fast) during
Ramadan (month
Gabriel approached
Mohammed)
Salat (prayer) 5 x
day
Haj (pllgrimage) to
Mecca
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?
VENN DIAGRAM TIME!
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
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
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.
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.
LEARNING CHECK # 2
 Think about your teaching moment. How and why do you
think conflict arises between these three religions?
FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012
 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
 Bellringer:
 1 st & 2 nd : 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)
 5 th & 6 th : What are 2
similarities and 2
differences between
the 3 religions
MYTHS OF ISLAM
QUESTIONING
Write down 6 questions you have about the following image.
One for who, what, when, where, why, and how.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT ISLAM?
Take 1 minute to record
your background
knowledge.
ISLAM:
Myths
and
Reality
TERMINOLOGY:
The religion is called
ISLAM.
The people are MUSLIMS.
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MYTH #1:
MOST MUSLIMS ARE
ARABS WHO LIVE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST.
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TRY TO GUESSHOW MANY PEOPLE
WORLDWIDE ARE
MUSLIMS?
3
Reality:
Of more than 1.5 billion
Muslims worldwide, only
about 1/5 live in the
Middle East.
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TRY TO GUESS:
Estimate how many
Muslims live in the United
States.
5
ANSWER:
The U.S. has about 5
million Muslims.
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MYTH #2:
MUSLIMS HAVE A
STRANGE RELIGION
AND WORSHIP A GOD
CALLED ALLAH.
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Reality:
Muslims are monotheistic
and worship one God same
as Christians and Jews.
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NOTE:
Allah’ is the Arabic
word for ‘God.’
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MYTH #3:
All Muslims actively
promote “jihad” or holy war
against other religions.
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REALITY:
Only a very small
percentage of Muslim
extremists believe this.
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MYTH #4:
Most Muslim women wear
veils over their faces and
are treated very badly.
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REALITY :
 Muslim women have many dif ferent 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.
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MAIN BELIEFS OF ISLAM
5 Pillars of
Islam
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FAITH:
Belief in one God (Allah)
and that Muhammad is His
prophet. The holy book is
referred to as the Koran.
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THE QURAN
http://www.minhajsisters.com/home/articles/index.minhaj?id=8
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PRAYER:
5 times a day – facing
Mecca
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/galleries/salah/images/5.jpg
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ALMS
Giving money to the poor is
REQUIRED, not optional
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FASTING
During the month of Ramadan, Muslims cannot eat
or drink anything during the daylight hours.
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PILGRIMAGE
Once in their lives – If they
can afford it, Muslims make
a pilgrimage to Mecca
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IN MECCA DURING THE PILGRIMAGE
www.thefaithclub.com
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VOCABULARY:
MOSQUE: a Muslim
place of worship
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MOSQUE IN MEDINA, SAUDI
ARABIA
http://islamicbooks.info/H-21-Madh'habs
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MOHAMMED ALI MOSQUE, CAIRO,
EGYPT
http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/egypt.htm
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INSIDE THE MOHAMMED ALI
MOSQUE
http://www.ask-aladdin.com
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DOME OF THE MOHAMMED ALI
MOSQUE
http://www.ask-aladdin.com
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BLUE MOSQUE, ISTANBUL TURKEY
http://cs.ua.edu/~greg/personal.html
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INTERIOR OF THE BLUE MOSQUE
http://www.britannica.com
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DOME OF A MOSQUE, ESFAHAN,
IRAN
http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/1106/maclean.html
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INTERIOR OF A MOSQUE IN IRAN
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/73022/photo621.html
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MOSQUE IN DJENNE, MALI (WEST
AFRICA)
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/17028.html
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NORTH AFRICAN MOSQUE
http://www.galenfrysinger.com/
tunis.htm
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INDONESIAN MOSQUE
http://www.richard-seaman.com/Travel/Brunei/index.html
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ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN
http://www.islamservices.org
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MUSLIM MOSQUE AND
TOMBSTONE IN SARAJEVO,
BOSNIA
Yugoslavia: Republics and Provinces
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MOSQUE IN TEMPE, ARIZONA
http://www.4uth.gov.ua/usa/english/society/muslimlife/mosques.htm
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CONCLUSIONS:
 Islam is an important religion, which shares many beliefs and
practices with Christianity and Judaism.
 Muslims live in many dif ferent countries. Islam is especially
widespread in Africa, Asia, and southeastern Europe (the
Balkans).
 Islam has had a great impact on world art and culture.
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REFLECTION
 3 Things you learned about Islam today
 2 Things you found interesting
 1 Question that you still have about Islam
 Draw a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting your religion
to Islam
1. MUSLIMS WORSHIP A MOON-GOD
Some non-Muslims mistakenly believe that
Allah is an "Arab god," a "moon god," or some
sort of idol. Allah is the proper name of the
One True God, in the Arabic language.
2. MUSLIMS DON’T BELIEVE IN JESUS
 In the Qur'an, stories about the life and teachings of Jesus
Christ (called 'Isa in Arabic) are abundant. Muslims believe
that Jesus was a fully human prophet and not in any way
divine himself.
3. MOST MUSLIMS ARE ARABS
 While Islam is often associated with Arabs, they make up only
15% of the world's Muslim population. The country with the
largest population of Muslims is Indonesia. Muslims make up
1/5 of the world's population, with large numbers found in
Asia (69%), Africa (27%), Europe (3%) and other parts of the
world.
4. ISLAM OPPRESSES WOMEN
 Most of the ill-treatment that women receive in the Muslim
world is based on local culture and traditions, without any
basis in the faith of Islam. In fact, practices such as forced
marriage, spousal abuse, and restricted movement directly
contradict Islamic law governing family behavior and personal
freedom.
5. MUSLIMS ARE VIOLENT, TERRORIST
EXTREMISTS
 Terrorism cannot be justified under any valid interpretation of
the Islamic faith. The entire Qur'an, taken as a complete text,
gives a message of hope, faith, and peace to a faith
community of one billion people. The overwhelming message
is that peace is to be found through faith in God, and justice
among fellow human beings. Muslim leaders and scholars do
speak out against terrorism in all its forms, and of fer
explanations of misinterpreted or twisted teachings.
6. ISLAM IS INTOLERANT OF OTHER
FAITHS
 Throughout the Qur'an, Muslims are reminded that they are
not the only ones who worship God. Jews and Christians are
called "People of the Book," meaning people who have
received previous revelations from the One Almighty God that
we all worship. The Qur'an also commands Muslims to protect
from harm not only mosques, but also monasteries,
synagogues, and churches -- because "God is worshipped
therein."
7. ISLAM PROMOTES “JIHAD” TO SPREAD
ISLAM BY SWORD AND KILL UNBELIEVERS
 The word Jihad stems from an Arabic word which means "to
strive." Other related words include "ef fort," "labor," and
"fatigue." Essentially Jihad is an ef fort to practice religion in
the face of oppression and persecution. The ef fort may come
in fighting the evil in your own heart, or in standing up to a
dictator. Military ef fort is included as an option, but as a last
resort and not "to spread Islam by the sword."
8. THE QUR’AN WAS WRITTEN BY MUHAMMAD
AND COPIED FROM CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH
SOURCES
 The Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad over a
period of two decades, calling people to worship One Almighty
God and to live their lives according to this faith. The Qur'an
contains stories of Biblical prophets, because these prophets
also preached the message of God. Stories are not merely
copied, but the oral traditions are referred to in a way that
focuses on the examples and teachings that we can learn
from them.
9. ISLAMIC PRAYER IS JUST A RITUALIZED
PERFORMANCE WITH NO HEARTFELT MEANING
 Prayer is a time to stand before God and express faith, give
thanks for blessings, and seek guidance and forgiveness.
During Islamic prayer, one is modest, submissive and
respectful to God. By bowing and prostrating ourselves to the
ground, we express our utmost humility before the Almighty.
10. THE CRESCENT MOON IS A
UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF ISLAM
 The early Muslim community did not really have a symbol.
During the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Islamic caravans
and armies flew simple solid -colored flags (generally black,
green, or white) for identification purposes. The crescent
moon and star symbol actually pre -dates Islam by several
thousand years, and wasn't af filiated with Islam at all until
the Ottoman Empire placed it on their flag.
MINI PROJECT OPTIONS
1. Diary Entry: create a diary entry titled "one day in the life of
a __(name of the follower)__” by identifying what transpired
from the time the follower woke in the morning until retiring
for the night.
2. Create a cartoon depicting the main beliefs of Islam or
Judaism
3. Illustrate the 5 Pillars of Islam
4. Illustrate a Day in a Life of a Muslim
5. Write a song about the belief systems
6. Current Event: Take the current event from Tuesday and
write a response to it from the viewpoint of a Muslim living
in Turkey. How would your viewpoint be dif ferent if you were
of a dif ferent faith and nationality as a Jew or a Muslim?