Reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire
Muslim Culture Mini-Lesson Name ______________ Overall Focus Questions: 1) What were some significant cultural developments made in the Muslim World? 2) How did Islam play a role in the cultural life of the Muslim Empire?
My group:
My topic:
Assignment: With your group, you will teach a mini-lesson (approx. 10 minutes) about your selected topic to the rest of the class. Your lesson should ask and answer your focus questions, include assigned content, be engaging to your audience, and use a combination of audio and visual presentation.
You may use any format for your lesson (PowerPoint, skit, activity…)
Along with your lesson, you will provide me with three quiz questions, which will appear on the Muslim Culture Quiz at the end of the lessons. The class should take notes on the information presented in each lesson.
Schedule:
Monday - Assign groups and content – brainstorm in class.
Tuesday - NO SCHOOL
Wednesday and Thursday - Library work: Visuals, PowerPoint slides, handouts, etc.
Friday - Lessons begin.
Procedure:
1. Read the supplemental information regarding your topic for homework; take right-side notes and use your left side to brainstorm ideas.
2. Develop two or three focus questions for your lesson (think higher level).
3. Work in class as a group to incorporate your content and answer your focus questions.
4. Assemble quiz questions for the class.
5. How will you present this information to the class in an engaging way?
6. Is there any independent research or preparation to be done?
TOPICS:
Cities, Commerce and Industry
Astronomy and Math
Science, Medicine and Philosophy
Art and Architecture
Language and Literature
Women and Islam
Assessment:
Group presents focus questions to begin the lesson and leads class to answers: 10
Group presents accurate, relevant and thorough information to the class: 20
Group presents material in an interesting way (Linguistic and visual): 10
Group presentation is structured and rehearsed: 10
TOTAL: ______/50
|TOPIC: Cities, Commerce and Industry |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Baghdad (and its design)
Damascus
Córdoba
Cairo
Jerusalem
House of Wisdom
Trade links
Banking and sakks
|TOPIC: Astronomy and Math |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Astronomy and the Five Pillars
Lunar calendar
Planetary motion/earth’s circumference
Observatories
Astrolabe
Al Khwarizmi and al-jabr
Ibn-al-Haytham (Alhazen) and Optics
|TOPIC: Science, Medicine and Philosophy |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Al- Razi
Ibn Rushd (Averroës)
Moses Ben Maimon (Maimonides)
Hospitals
The “Ideal Man”
|TOPIC: Art and Architecture |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Geometric design
Arabesque
Calligraphy
Mosque architecture: cultural blending
|TOPIC: Language and Literature |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Arabic
Samples of Muslim proverbs
Arabian Nights (The Thousand and One Nights)
|TOPIC: Women and Islam |
Focus Questions:
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Required Content:
Home life
Veiling
Haram
Rights of Arab women under Islamic law
Education
Working women (today)
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