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Lesson Plan
Date: March 26, 2012 Teacher: Nicole Hancock
Subject: World History I Grade: 9th
Standard of Learning: STANDARD WHI.4c
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the civilizations of Persia, India, and China in terms
of chronology, geography, social structures,
government, economy, religion, and contributions to later civilizations by
c) describing the origins, beliefs, traditions, customs, and spread of Hinduism.
NCSS Theme: Culture and Peoples, Places, and Environments
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Students will gain an understanding of Hinduism. They will know its
major concepts and how it spread.
Anticipatory Set: Students will answer questions to determine how much they understand about
Hinduism. They will have to answer these questions: Where was Hinduism founded? What do
you know about Hinduism?
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
The student will. . .
1. Students will complete a bell ringer to
determine how much they know about
Hinduism and then discuss their answers.
PROCEDURES:
The teacher will. . .
1. The teacher will do administrative tasks
and then discuss the answers to the bell
ringer with the students.
Time
2. Students will take notes on Hinduism
and its main concepts and how it spread.
3.Students will answer questions to test
their understanding of Hinduism.
2. The teacher will lecture on Hinduism.
25
min.
4. Students will complete an activity on
Hindu gods. Each student will be assigned
a god to research. They will have to take a
piece of poster board and draw the god.
Then in around the god they will have to
write: the god’s name, what the god is for,
what is their story, is there an object that
represents them, and any other interesting
facts they find. All of this information will
be one hundred percent accurate.
5. They will post their posters around the
room and explain 2 facts from their poster
to the class.
6. Students will look at maps that show the
spread of Hinduism and have to give two
reasons why they think Hinduism spread
based on the map.
7. For students to review the material, they
will write down three things they learned
and three questions that they would ask
their classmates about the material.
10
min.
3. The teacher will ask questions on
Hinduism to see if the students understand
it.
4. The teacher will provide students with
poster board and markers for the students to
use. The teacher will also provide books,
computers (if possible), and other materials
for the students to use to research the gods.
Walk around the room and help students
with their projects.
5. Have the students explain two facts about
their posters and help them display them in
the room.
6. Have students examine maps on the
spread of India. Ask them to explain why
they think Hinduism spread to where it did.
7. The teacher will review quickly and then
ask the students to write down three things
they learned and three questions that they
would ask their classmates about the
material and collect it.
30
min.
15
min.
10
min.
Closing: The teacher will review the material. Students will have to write down three things they
learned and three questions they could ask their classmates about the material.
Evaluation: The evaluation will be of the posters and the end of class answers.
Materials: Poster board, colored pencils, resources on Hindu gods, notes for lecture, maps
Assignments: Students will read about Buddhism in their textbook and create a graphic
organizer on the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
PID: The teacher will post the notes and explain them to students. Students will receive copies of
the map they can write on.
Extenders: Students will write an essay on reincarnation and karma.
Self-Critique:
Content:
 Hinduism was founded in India
 It has no specific date of origin or founder
 Hinduism is a complicated religion
o Some Hindus believe in many gods
o Others believe in the Trinity (Brahman, Vishnu, and Shiva)
o Others believe all the gods are many forms of the same god making it
monotheistic
 Reincarnation
o The belief that when you die you are reborn into a new body
 Caste System
o Hindus are born into the Caste System. It is a system of social ranking.
Whichever level you are born in you must stay in it can’t change.
o There are levels
 Brahmin-The spiritual leaders
 Kshatriyas-nobles and warriors
 Vaisyas-craftsmen and farmers
 Shudras-unskilled labor and labor class
 Untouchables-considered unpure or “untouchable”, often were not
Hindu
 Karma
o The concept of karma or "law of karma" is the broader principle that all of
life is governed by a system of cause and effect, action and reaction, in
which one's deeds have corresponding effects on the future. Karma is thus
a way of explaining evil and misfortune in the world, even for those who
do not appear to deserve it - their misfortune must be due to wrong actions
in their previous life. (obtained from
http://www.religionfacts.com/hinduism/beliefs/karma.htm)
o Knowledge that all thoughts and actions result in future consequences
 Vedas
o Oldest Hinduism text-Sacred writing
o contains ceremony for sacrifice and Hindu writings
 Upanishads
o Ancient sacred Hindu writing
o Explain Hindu beliefs of reincarnation, karma, etc.
 Spread of Hinduism
o It spread because of trade
 Indian merchants would go to sell their goods and spread
Hinduism around India and Asia
o Spread follows trade routes
Questions:
1. Where is Hinduism most popular?
2. Who are the three main gods of Hinduism?
3. How did Hinduism spread?
4. What is reincarnation
5. What is karma?
6. What are the levels of the caste system?
7. What are the two sacred writings of Hinduism?
8. What is the caste system?
Divergent:
9. How do you think the caste system made the people feel (ask for specifics on all
levels)?
10. Why do you think Hinduism has remained the main religion of India?
Country
India
Nepal
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Map as of 2005
Number of Followers
823 million people (73% of
population)
19.3 million people (71% of
population)
17 million people (11% of
population)
6.99 million people (3.2%
of population)
2.23 million people (11% of
population)
Percent of World Population
93%
2.3%
2.1%
0.9%
0.3%