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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%