INTEGRATED LITERACY

ASSIGNMENT

Danielle Johnson

7 – W3.2.1 IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE THE BELIEFS OF THE

FIVE MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS.

GLCE:

CHRISTIANITY

CHRISTIANITY http://www.amazon.com/Christianity-Eyewitness-Books-Philip-

Wilkinson/dp/0756622468/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330565682&sr=1-1

1. Have students write down 10 facts that they learned (did not previously know) and share with a partner

Bible

HINDUISM

HINDUISM http://

www.amazon.com/My-Hindu-Year-Religious-Festivals/dp/0750240571/ref=zg_bs_16244691_8

1. Choose a holiday

2. Do further research

3. Poster presentation to class

The Vedas

JUDAISM

JUDAISM http://

www.amazon.com/Celebrate-Jewish-Holidays-Reading-Railroad/dp/0448443007/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330566293&sr=1-11

1. Have students compare and contrast the holidays in this book to holidays they celebrate with their family

Torah

ISLAMIC

ISLAMIC http://

www.amazon.com/Muslim-Child-Understanding-Through-Stories/dp/0807553077/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330566641&sr=1-4

1. Have students write about how their daily lives are similar or different than the life of a Muslim child

Qur’an

BUDDHISM

http://www.uure.com/picturebooksWR.html#anchor_12877

BUDDHISM

“You know you have a choice. You may become part of the endless universe some call heaven, or you may live another life.”

http://www.amazon.com/Mountains-Tibet-Mordicai-Gerstein/dp/0064432114/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330567054&sr=1-2

1. Have students write what they think the woodcutter should do, or what they would do if given the choice.

Tripitaka

WEBSITE http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/0015

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http://carm.org/bible Amazon.com http://

hindurevolution.blogspot.com/2011/03/misguided-vedic-hymn-of-soma.html

http://catalog.thetorahworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=30

Google images-clip art http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Preserving-

the-Worlds-Most-Important-Artifacts.html