Bellwork, 11/17/11

What do you know about religions around the world? Brainstorm and list:

Agenda, 11/17/11

1. Introduction to Religion - Prior Knowledge

2. Religion basics - guided reading

3. Discussion of Geographic Location of religion

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DOQ:

1) What are the three types of religions found around the world?

2) Where are the major religions of the world located?

Guided Reading - Religion (write questions and answers)

1. Why is religion important to geography?

2. What are the four reasons that geographers are interested in religion?

3. What are the three categories of religion and what do they mean?

4. What does it mean to be secular?

5. Why are more people secular today?

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Bellwork - Copy Chart, use page 103 to answer

Agenda, 11/20

1) Bellwork - Chart of distribution of religion

2) Map: Religious distribution in the world

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DOQ: Where are major religions distributed around the world?

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Map - Identifying Regions

Bellwork, 11/28 - Copy the following words/definition to use in class today

monotheism - belief in one god

polytheism - belief in many gods

universalizing religion - one that spreads worldwide

ethnic religion - one that stays in one region

animism - belief in spirits in nature and ancestors

missionary - one who works to spread the religion

denomination - a branch within a religion

fundamentalist - someone who strictly follows the religion

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Agenda, 11/28

1. Vocabulary - Religion

2. Activity - Checklist

- Vocab Foldable

- Religion Map

3. Classwork grades - 2

HW: Finish?

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DOQs: 1. Where are major religions distributed around the world?

2. What are the important words we use in studying religion?

Checklist - Complete these two assignments

Map:

1) Create map key, giving a color to each religion

2) Shade each region the color that represents the religion that is the majority in that region

3) Staple/Tape/Glue the map to your notebook

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Foldable:

1) Take white paper and fold hot-dog style

2) Make 7 cuts (creates 8 tabs)

3) Write vocab word on outside of tab, definition in your own words on inside of tab

4) Staple/Tape/Glue to notebook

Bellwork, 11/30/11

Prior Knowledge - what do you know about Christianity?

Agenda, 11/30/11

- Bellwork: Prior Knowledge

- Classwork: Start the "Big 6" religion book

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Daily Objective Questions:

1) Where did Christianity form and spread?

2) What are the major beliefs of Christianity?

Christianity

Founder = Jewish people, followers of Jesus Christ

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Founding Story =

- Abraham and his decendents through Issac formed the Jewish faith

- Split from Jewish religion when Jesus Christ was born/died

- Founded in Jerusalem, modern day Israel

- Spread to Europe through Paul

Location of Early Christianity

Christianity

Big Beliefs -

- 10 Commandments = religious law

- Jesus Christ is the son of God (1 god, monotheistic)

- Salvation = going to heaven for believers

- Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph on December 25th

- Jesus was killed on a cross and was resurrected on Easter

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Jesus

Christianity

Practices and Traditions:

- Church = worship space, gather for services weekly

- Bible = holy book

- Charity work for poor/needy

- burial in casket underground in cemetery

Churches in Christianity

Christianity

Key Words:

- denominations = Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant

- 2.2 Billion Christians world wide

- Trinity = Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

- Cross = holy object

- Disciples = followers of Jesus during his life

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Where are Christians found?

Bellwork, 12/1

Prior Knowledge: What do you know about Islam?

Agenda, 12/1

- Prior Knowledge Bellwork

- Classwork: Islam Guided Notes

*Are you keeping up with the Guided Notes?

- 5th/7th: Create Mini Religion Booklet Step One

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DOQs: 1) Where was Islam founded and spread?

2) What are the major beliefs of Islam?

Islam

Founder: Muhammad

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Founding Story:

- Muhammad received revelations to convert his Arabic people to monotheism and created the religion of Islam in Mecca around 600AD

- Muhammad's message was sent by Allah (God) and is the same message as was sent to the Jews through Abraham and Christians through Jesus

- Muhammad believed that Jews and Christians had gotten lost and off track

Islam

Big Beliefs:

- 5 Pillars =

One God, Pray 5X/day, Fast during Ramadan, Alms to poor, Pilgrimage to Mecca

- do not believe Jesus was the son of God, but rather a prophet

- angels are messengers of Allah's word

- Muhammad is Allah's prophet

- Muslims must follow Allah's law so laws of government are religious law (theocracy)

Islam

Practices and Traditions:

- Do not eat pork (ham/bacon/etc) or drink alcohol

- Women cover themselves and are escorted by men in public, remain virgins until married

- Prayer happens 5 times a day, always facing towards Mecca, on prayer rug

- worship in a mosque, holy building

- bury dead in a grave, cemetary

Islam

Key Words:

- Quran (Koran) = holy book

- Denominations = Shi'a and Sunni

- Sunni is majority with 85% of population

- Islam = #2 religion with 1.5 Billion Followers

- Sharia Law = religious law

- Hajj = pilgrimage to Mecca

- hijab = scarf headcovering for women

- burka = full body covering, including eyes

Bellwork, 12/2

Get out your Islam guided reading from yesterday, ready to go to finish and continue to Judaism.

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Agenda:

- Finish Islam

- Judaism Guided Notes

- **Are you keeping up with your notes for your booklet?

Judaism

Founder: Abraham, Moses

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Founding Story:

- God spoke to Abraham and promised his son Issac/family the land of Israel if he believed in only one god (location = Middle East)

- Abraham and his descendants formed the Jewish faith (Abraham banished his son Ishmael and his mother Hagar to the desert - *Muslims)

- Later God revealed his word to Moses

Judaism

Big Beliefs:

- 13 Principles of Faith

- 10 Commandments given to Moses

- One God: Yahweh

- Promised Land = Israel

- Torah = Holy Book

- Yahweh = God

- Star of David = symbol

13 Principles of Faith:

1. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is the Creator and Guide of everything that has been created; He alone has made, does make, and will make all things.
2. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is One, and that there is no unity in any manner like His, and that He alone is our God, who was, and is, and will be.
3. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, has no body, and that He is free from all the properties of matter, and that there can be no (physical) comparison to Him whatsoever.
4. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, is the first and the last.
5. I believe with perfect faith that to the Creator, Blessed be His Name, and to Him alone, it is right to pray, and that it is not right to pray to any being besides Him.
6. I believe with perfect faith that all the words of the prophets are true.
7. I believe with perfect faith that the prophecy of Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, was true, and that he was the chief of the prophets, both those who preceded him and those who followed him.
8. I believe with perfect faith that the entire Torah that is now in our possession is the same that was given to Moses our teacher, peace be upon him.
9. I believe with perfect faith that this Torah will not be exchanged, and that there will never be any other Torah from the Creator, Blessed be His Name.
10. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, knows all the deeds of human beings and all their thoughts, as it is written, "Who fashioned the hearts of them all, Who comprehends all their actions" (Psalms 33:15).
11. I believe with perfect faith that the Creator, Blessed be His Name, rewards those who keep His commandments and punishes those that transgress them.
12. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah; and even though he may tarry, nonetheless, I wait every day for his coming.
13. I believe with perfect faith that there will be a revival of the dead at the time when it shall please the Creator, Blessed be His name, and His mention shall be exalted for ever and ever.

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Judaism

Traditions and Practices:

- Ethnic Religion = born into it, does not spread/missionize

- Sabbath Day = Saturday, day of worship and rest

- Worship in synagouge with rabbi as leader

- Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Rosh Hashannah (New Year's), Hannukah (Festival of Lights) = holidays

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Judaism

Key Words

- Kosher = diet rules, no pork, meats and dairys must not mix

- Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah = celebration of adulthood, 13 yrs old

- Holocaust = massive killing of Jews by Hitler in Germany, 1930s -1945

- 13 Million Jews worldwide, half in Israel, half in USA

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Bellwork, 12/5

Get out your Judaism sheet, be ready to do the last box (Key Words)

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Agenda:

1) Finish Judaism

2) Compare/Contrast Abrahamic Religions

3) Write Analytical Writing Prompt #3

HW: Finish writing prompt (clean up)

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DOQ: How are the Abrahamic religions similar? different?

Abrahamic Religions

Abraham:

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Three religions:

Abrahamic Religions

Bellwork - 12/6: Fill in Review Chart

Agenda, 12/6

1) Review: Abrahamic Religion Chart

*Check Abrahamic religion hw

2) Hinduism Guided Reading

**Tomorrow: make mini religion book!

- Tutoring Thursday (meeting today)

- Exams next week!

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Daily Objective Questions:

1) Where is Hinduism found? Where did it spread?

2) What are the major beliefs of Hinduism?

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Hinduism

Founder: No specific person

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Founding Story:

- Hinduism formed out of traditions and culture of the Indian people over a long period of time staring in 6000BC

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Hinduism

Big Beliefs:

- polytheistic, god is Brahma and is found in many forms, the gods and godesses

- people are born into specific roles in life, strict social system = caste system

- people go through life fufilling their duty in life (darma) and that decides what caste they come back when reincarnated

- what you give/do will be given back to you (karma)

Hinduism

Practices and Traditions:

- cremation for their dead

- worship gods and goddesses at a temple, a private/small place not meant for lots of people

- temples are dedicated to a specific god/goddess

- do not eat beef (cow = sacred)

- typically have arranged marriages, can't marry outside of caste

Hinduism

Key Words:

- Location = India, Nepal

- ethnic religion = does not spread, is only located in India

- Vedas = sacred texts

- Ganges River = sacred site, to bathe there is healing

- 900 million Hindus worldwide

Bellwork, 12/7

Get out Hinduism Sheet, ready to do last squares.

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Agenda:

- Finish Hinduism

- Learn about Buddhism

- Create booklet

�DOQs: Where did Buddhism start and spread? What do they believe?

Buddhism

Founder: Siddhartha Guatama

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Founding Story:

- Siddhartha was a Hindu prince in India, became aware of pain and misery

- meditated and realized that happiness would come with no suffering, gave up his wealth

- became enlightened and called "Buddha"

- spread to Southeast Asia

Buddhism

Big Beliefs:

- worldly possessions lead to suffering, enlightenment comes from giving up all wealth (Four Noble Truths)

- Follow the Eightfold Path to become enlightened

- reincarnation occurs until your soul is enlightened, then you reach nirvana

- Buddha is the teacher, there is no god/gods, only a path or way of life

Buddhism

Practices and Traditions:

- strict Buddhists will be monks, give up all possessions and money, beg for food

- Buddhists believe in non-violence, are sometimes vegetarians

- pray at temple or pagoda, but prayer is through meditation

- yoga = meditation

Bellwork - 12/8/11

Get out all 5 of your Religion Sheets - be ready to finish Buddhism

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Agenda:

- Complete Buddhism

- Discuss Atheism

- Analytical Writing Prompt (Test Grade)

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Daily Objective Question: How are the religions of the world similar? Different?

Buddhism

Key Words:

- Buddha = any enlightened person, the original buddha is Siddhartha Guatama

- # of followers = 376 Million

- two branches: Theraveda and Mahayana

- found in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Japan

- a lot of times is blended with another religion (like Confucianism in China)

Non-Religious People

16% of the world's population is "non-religious"

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- atheism = lack of belief in God

- agnosticism = belief but unsure

- religious but don't participate

- humanist = believe in science, not God

Analytical Writing Prompt

Compare the beliefs of the Abrahamic religions with the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism. How are they similar and different?

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Composition:

Intro Paragraph

Pick three things that are similar/different = 3P

Conclusion

Bellwork, 12/9

Have you had your mini religion book graded? If not, get it out.

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DOQs:

1) Why are the Christians in Northern Ireland fighting?

2) Why are the Muslims and Jews in Israel fighting?

Agenda, 12/9

1) Work Check

2) Exams/Grades Chat

3) Religious Conflict Notes

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Religious Conflict

Northern Ireland = part of the island of Ireland but belongs to the United Kingdom

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- Ireland = Catholic, UK = Protestant

- Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland fought each other because Protestants were persecuting Catholics

- IRA = Irish Republican Army, wants NA to be a part of Ireland again (Catholics)

- Ulsters = Protestant army, aligned with UK, wants NA to stay with the UK

Religious Conflict

Israel = state created in 1947 by the United Nations for Jews

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- Zionist movement = Jewish belief that the "promised land" of God is Israel and they should move back there

- Palestineans = Arabic Muslims, already lived there for centuries

- Jews moved in, took over, displaced Palestineans

- Hamas = Palestinian terrorist movement to reclaim land

- All started with the Crusades when the Christians tried to take the land from the Muslims in Medeival time