1.

VA SOL Standard:

WHII.2 The student will apply social science skills to understand the political, cultural,
geographic, and economic conditions in the world about 1500 A.D. (C.E.) by
c) Describing the distribution of major religions;

2. Non-Fiction Text:

C. (2012, March 01). Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6. Retrieved April 09,
2018, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Nn5uqE3C9w&list=PLhFpjatfwvpHQUsU4OGlXc
0u2O1sXyPzn
C. (2012, April 05). Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11.
Retrieved April 09, 2018, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG55ErfdaeY&index=2&list=PLhFpjatfwvpHQUsU
4OGlXc0u2O1sXyPzn
C. (2012, April 19). Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash
Course World History #13. Retrieved April 09, 2018, from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpcbfxtdoI8&list=PLhFpjatfwvpHQUsU4OGlXc0u
2O1sXyPzn&index=3
3. Rationale
I chose this standard in order to teach one of the most influential aspects of history. Religion
affects all parts of history in all parts of the world, which makes it crucial for students to
understand the fundamental aspects of the 5 major world religions. The videos provide a
good overview for the 5 major religions, their history, and their major aspects. One of the
most difficult challenges with this is getting through misconceptions and having them
objectively understanding each religion. To ensure that students will have an understanding
of these religions, students will be able to identify the 5 major world religions, and will be
able to compare and contrast the different aspects of the.

4. Pedagogies:
a. Graphic Organizer
b. Exit Slip
c. RAFT
5. Sources for Pedagogies:
a. Graphic Organizer:
6. I chose these writing pedagogies because they are effective, quick, and creative. Graphic
organizers are really helpful for students to have a quick reference guide to look up
information. It also allows them to have a visual representation of how their brain stores
information (in sections). This makes it easy for students to study and retain the
information. Graphic organizers are also a good way for students to practice and study
the information. Getting them to create something that helps them study makes them
retain it better, and even if they don’t look at it after they make it, they still study the
information by making it.
Exit tickets are a great way for the teacher to get an informal since of how their class did.
This also gives students the opportunity to review what they did during class and what
they learned. This acts as a review for the students and also reinforces the major themes
or most important parts of the lesson. The teacher can also put questions on the exit ticket
that ask the students what they would like to know more about so they can focus on what
the students are interested in. This can also help the students by letting the teacher know
if they need to review a portion of the lesson without making any individual student feel
singled out for not knowing something.
RAFT’s are a great way for students to apply the information they learned in class in a
creative way. RAFT’s give the students choice of who they want to be, who they want to
talk to, in what way they talk, and what they want to talk about. This gives the student
creative freedom and is a high order thinking on Bloom’s Taxonomy. This challenges the
student to create something based on the material they learned in class, which makes it a
good activity for review and to make them think critically.
 7. Graphic Organizer
Fill out the graphic organizer using the textbook and sources online.

Hinduism Buddhism Christianity Judaism Islam

Name the
founder of
the religion
Explain
central
beliefs in
each religion

Identify the
house of
worship for
each religion
Name of
sacred cities
AND
Holy Book

Name of
sacred
symbol and
meaning

Name one
food religion
forbids from
eating (if
known)

Where is the
religion
primarily
located?
Polytheistic
(P) or
Monotheistic
(M)?
 8. Completed Graphic Organizer Assignment

Hinduism Buddhism Christianity Judaism Islam

Name the
founder of Vedic Rishis Siddhartha Jesus/Jesus and Abraham Muhammad
the religion Gautama the Twelve
Buddha Apostles
Explain Truth is eternal. The Three The holy trinity. Need a The five Pillars.
central Trainings/Pract relationship
beliefs in Braham is Truth ices. Life after death. with God. Believe in the
each religion and Reality. Prophets of
The four noble Prayer. Is the faith of other Abraham
The Vedas are Truths. a based religions.
the Ultimate Baptism. community/fa
Authority. The Five mily. Day of
Percepts. Day of Judgment. Judgment.
Everyone should
strive to achieve The Eightfold Prayer.
dharma Path.
(righteousness).

Individual souls
are immortal.

The goal of the

individual soul
is moksha
(liberation from
reincarnation).

Identify the Building: Building: Building: Building: Building:

house of Mandir Pagoda Church Synagogue Mosque
worship for
each religion Leader: Leader: Leader: Leader: Leader:
and the Pujari Bodhisattvas Priest/Pastor Rabbi Imam
person who and/or Monks
leads the
ceremonies
Name of Cities: Cities: Cities: Cities: Cities:
sacred cities Ayodhya Lumbini Jerusalem Jerusalem
AND Mathura Bodh Gaya Book: Hebron Mecca
Holy Book Haridwar Sarnath Bible Safed
Varanasi Kusinara Tiberias Medina
Kanchipuram Book: Book:
Jerusalem
Dvaraka Tripitaka Tanakah
Ujjain
 Book: Book:
The Vedas
Qur’an

Name of Name: Name: Name: The Cross Name: Star of Name: Star and
sacred Om Dharma Wheel Meaning: David Crescent
symbol and Meaning: Meaning: Represents the Meaning: Meaning:
meaning The Represents the crucifixion of Represents Originally from
Universe/the Noble Jesus the High Holy the Ottoman
ultimate reality Eightfold Path Days Empire and
Muslims
adopted the
symbol.
Name one Beef None None Pork and Pork and
food religion Shellfish Alcohol
forbids from
eating (if
known)

Where is the India China and Europe, North Israel, The Central Asia,
religion South East America, South United States, Indonesia,
primarily Asia America Europe Middle East,
located? North Africa

Polytheistic P P M M M
(P) or
Monotheistic
(M)?
9. Rubric for Graphic Organizer

Name the Founder of the Religion……………………………………..10pts

Explain the Central Beliefs ………………..…………………………..20pts
Identify the House of Worship…………………………………………10pts
Sacred Cities and Holy Book…………………………………………..20pts
Name of Sacred Symbol and Meaning…………………………………10pts
Name of Forbidden Foods……………………………………………...10pts
Primary Location………………………………………………………..10pts
Polytheistic or Monotheistic…………………………………………….10pts

Total……………………………………………………………………..100pts
 10. Exit Ticket

Answer the questions on the sheet provided.

1. Name 3 of the Holy texts and the religion they are associated with.

2. Name 3 of the founders of a religion and the religion they founded.

3. Which religion is primarily practiced in China and South East Asia?

a. Christianity
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Islam

4. List the religions that are Polytheistic.

5. Who leads worship in a Synagogue?

a. Priest
b. Rabbi
c. Imam
d. Pujari
 11. Completed Exit Ticket Assignment

1. Name 3 of the Holy texts and the religion they are associated with.

The Bible-Christianity, The Qur’an-Islam, The Vedas-Hinduism

2. Name 3 of the founders of a religion and the religion they founded.

Muhammad-Islam, Buddha-Buddhism, Abraham-Christianity

3. Which religion is primarily practiced in China and South East Asia?

a. Christianity
b. Hinduism
c. Buddhism
d. Islam

c. Buddhism

4. List the religions that are Polytheistic.

Hinduism, Buddhism

5. Who leads worship in a Synagogue?

a. Priest
b. Rabbi
c. Imam
d. Pujari

b. Rabbi
12. Rubric for Exit Ticket

Question #1…………………………………………………………………… 1pt

Question #2…………………………………………………………………… 1pt
Question #3…………………………………………………………………… 1pt
Question #4…………………………………………………………………… 1pt
Question #5…………………………………………………………………… 1pt

Total…………………………………………………………………………... 5pt
13. RAFT Assignment

You will pick one selection from each of the following categories.

Role: Prophet (founder), Missionary, any leader of a religious ceremony (Pujari, Monk,
Priest, Rabbi, Imam), a new convert, a non-believer.

Audience: congregation (people in a religious ceremony), a group of non-believers, a

friend, someone from a different religion, a leader of a country.

Format: A letter, a speech, a conversation, an advertisement, manuscript.

Topic: To convert people to your religion, to found your own religion, appeal to someone
to adopt this as a national religion, talk to a pen-pal about the differences and similarities
between your religions.

R: A: F: T:

After choosing your RAFT, write about ½ page to 1 page on your topic. Be creative and
be sure to information from the lesson.
 14. Completed RAFT Assignment:

You will pick one selection from each of the following categories.

Role: Prophet (founder), Missionary, any leader of a religious ceremony (Pujari, Monk,
Priest, Rabbi, Imam), a new convert, a non-believer.

Audience: congregation (people in a religious ceremony), a group of non-believers, a

friend, someone from a different religion, a leader of a country.

Format: A letter, a speech, a conversation, an advertisement, manuscript.

Topic: To convert people to your religion, to found your own religion, appeal to someone
to adopt this as a national religion, talk to a pen-pal about the differences and similarities
between your religions.

R: A new convert A: Someone from a different religion F: An advertisement T:to

convert them to my religion

After choosing your RAFT, write about ½ page to 1 page (double spaced) on your topic.
Be creative and be sure to information from the lesson.

Are you tired of praying to the same old God? Angry that your pilgrimage takes too long? Tired

of people eating meat? Why not try Hinduism? Hinduism is a great religion for those seeking to

escape from the monotony of the same God. We have hundreds of gods for you to choose from.

If one doesn’t work, try another. We believe that Truth is eternal and your individual soul is

immortal. Don’t believe us? Come by one of our many Mandir’s and speak with a Pujari. There

is one close to you, if you live in India. There are a few cities that you could stop by such as;

Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Dvaraka, and Ujjain. They will tell you

all about this wonderful religion. Just look for our symbol. Our symbol is the Om, which

represents the universe and the ultimate reality. It might be near a herd of cattle, but they’re not

for eating, they’re sacred to us. This means no BEEF!!! This is one of the sacred laws given to us
out of our holy books, the Vedas. If you are already or would like to start a vegetarian lifestyle

we are the religion for you!!!!

 15. Rubric for RAFT Assignment

At least 5 facts from the religion (what’s the house of worship called, who leads it, etc.).... 25pts

Creative……………………………………………………………………………………… 5pts

Kept Role for entirety of writing……………………………………………………………… 5pts

Kept Audience for entirety of writing………………………………………………………. .. 5pts

Kept Format for entirety of writing…………………………………………………………… 5pts

Kept topic for entirety of writing……………………………………………………………..5pts

Total………………………………………………………………………………………… 50pts

Bonus points for creativity…………………………………………………………………. 5pts

Annotated Bibliography:

Graphic Organizers for K12 Education. (2013, September 11). Retrieved April 09, 2018, from
https://creately.com/diagram-type/article/graphic-organizers-k12-education
The website lists some different types of graphic organizers and their strengths and weaknesses.
Graphic organizers are great visual learning tools, but it relies on teacher involvement to make
them good and explain to students how to effectively use them. Graphic organizers also help
promote reading and vocabulary skills.

Use Graphic Organizers for Effective Learning. (n.d.). Retrieved April 09, 2018, from
http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-graphic-organizers
This website discusses the importance of graphic organizers and how important they are for
effective differentiation in the classroom, especially for visual learners. The article says that the
human brain naturally puts information into a graphic organizer, and by making it, it is a visual
representation of the information of the way your brain stores information. It also says that it is a
good way for all students, both under and overachieving to retain the information and to have a
good study guide.

a. Exit Slip:

Exit Slips | Classroom Strategy. (2017, October 30). Retrieved April 10, 2018, from
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/exit_slips

Exit slips are a good way to informally measure how well a teacher taught the lesson and how
well the students understood the lesson. This also helps students reflect on what they learned and
it gives them a good review of what they went over in class. The website gives some examples of
different ways to use exit ticket and some questions to put on them to help students review.

All About Adolescent Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2018, from
http://www.adlit.org/strategies/19805/

This website discusses what an exit slip is and how to use it. It gives examples of things to put on
to help students review what they learned during class and also talks about putting questions like
“I would like to learn more about…” One of the main benefits it talks about is that it is quick and
easy for the teacher and provides them with informal information about how well students
understood the lesson.

b. RAFT:

Fisher, D. (2015). 50 instructional routines to develop content literacy. Boston: Pearson.

This book describes the step-by-step by instruction a teacher needs to give to students in order
for them to be successful when doing a RAFT exercise. It gives good examples of the set up of
RAFT’s; it shows the narrative of what the RAFT is about and describes Role, Audience,
Format, and Topic for each of the examples. It also gives a full RAFT example written out. This
gives a good example for the teacher to get a since what to look for, and it could be a good
example for the students to model after.

RAFT | Classroom Strategy. (2018, January 12). Retrieved April 09, 2018, from
http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/raft

This website gives a good overview of the layout, purpose, and use for RAFT activities. It
explains each letter of the acronym (Role, Audience, Format, Topic). The website also provides
examples for this activity in different subject areas, which is helpful for both students and
teachers. They also demonstrate how to effectively differentiate a RAFT for students at various
levels of comprehension.