Layered Curriculum Lesson Plan Form



Religion and Culture Name________________________

|Teacher: |Stiles | |

|Subject |7th grade Social Studies | |

|Unit of Instruction: |Religion and Culture in Africa and Asia | |

|Implementation Dates: |May 2015 | |

|Standards: |SS7G4 |The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Africa | |

| | |Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. | |

| | |Explain the diversity of religions within the Arab, Ashanti, Bantu, and Swahili ethnic groups | |

| |SS7G8 |The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southwest Asia | |

| | |(Middle East). | |

| | |Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group. | |

| | |Explain the diversity of religions within the Arabs, Persians, and Kurds. | |

| | |Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southwest Asia (Middle East): Judaism, | |

| | |Islam, and Christianity. | |

| | |Explain the reason for the division between Sunni and Shia Muslims. | |

| |SS7G12 |The student will analyze the diverse cultures of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia | |

| | |Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group | |

| | |Compare and contrast the prominent religions in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, | |

| | |Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism and the philosophy of Confucianism. | |

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|Curriculum Layers |Student Unit Learning Activities |Pts | |

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|Layer A: Basic knowledge and core | | | |

|understandings. The student builds on his/her |Make flash cards using the vocabulary words on the Vocabulary List. Each card must | | |

|current level of basic information and |include the word, definition, and an illustration. | | |

|knowledge.  |Create a brochure about the 4 ethnic groups in G4b. You must have at least 10 facts and 3|30 | |

|Maximum 70 pts. in this section |illustrations for each ethnic group. Be sure to include information about the religions | | |

| |that are practiced by each group. | | |

| |Read pp. 31-35, pp. 90-95, and pp. 144-152 in your Test Prep book. Answer questions | | |

| |#76-94, #260-276, and #426-452. This will be graded for accuracy! |30 | |

| |Create a map of Africa, Southwest Asia, East Asia, and South Asia. You may make 1 big map| | |

| |or 4 small ones. Using the internet or your notes, research the areas where each religion| | |

| |is practiced. Color those areas on the map using a different color to represent each |20 | |

| |religion. You must include all religions in G8c and G12b. Be sure to include a map | | |

| |key/legend. | | |

| |Create an account at . Then create a 10 question multiple choice | | |

| |quiz review game about G8. The questions should be challenging. The name of your quiz | | |

| |should be (Your name)’s Southwest Asia Religion and Culture Quiz so I can easily search | | |

| |for it. | | |

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|Layer B: Application or manipulation of the |Create a Powerpoint presentation about any of the religions or philosophies in G12b. Your| | |

|information learned in the Layer A. Problem |presentation must be at least 10 slides (not including the title slide), have at least 200| | |

|solving or higher order thinking tasks. |words, and have at least 7 pictures. Save your presentation on your student drive with | | |

|Maximum 30 points in this section. |the name “Religion and Culture Portfolio Project”. | | |

| |Write a 5-paragraph (at least 500 words) essay about the conflict between Sunni and Shia | | |

| |Muslims. Be sure to include the reason for the split, how Southwest Asian ethnic groups |30 | |

| |fit into each category, and how the split is causing conflicts today in the region. | | |

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|Vocabulary List: |Abraham | | |

| |Arab | | |

| |Ashanti | | |

| |Bantu | | |

| |Buddhism | | |

| |Caste system | | |

| |Christianity | | |

| |Confucianism | | |

| |Ethnic group | | |

| |Hinduism | | |

| |Islam | | |

| |Jesus | | |

| |Judaism | | |

| |Karma | | |

| |Kurds | | |

| |Monotheistic (monotheism) | | |

| |Muhammad | | |

| |Muslim | | |

| |nirvana | | |

| |Persians | | |

| |Polytheistic (polytheism) | | |

| |Quran | | |

| |reincarnation | | |

| |Religious group | | |

| |Shia Muslims | | |

| |Shintoism | | |

| |Sunni Muslims | | |

| |Swahili | | |

| |Torah | | |

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