What is religion?

After todays class you can say:

1. I can explain one religion in detail.
2. I can describe chronologically the foundation
of the big 5 religions
3. I can discuss religion respectfully to
accomplish these goals.

Write in your Journal - World Religions:

Answer the Questions:
1. How do you define religion?
2. Which religions do you know?
3. What do you know about those religions?

Share your Thoughts in your Groups

1. Be respectful.

2. Silence at the Bell + 5-4-3-2-1 Countdown

Definition of
religion?
Cold Call (Cards)

Emil Durkheims classical definition:

"[Religion is] a unified system of beliefs

and practices...which unite into one
single moral community."

Game Time: Open Your Laptop

Type in: www.kahoot.it

Video - Copy this in your Journal:

Religion

Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam

Year Founded
(approximate)

Geographic Area(s)

Video on World Religions / Journal Writing

Watch individually (no
sound) and write the
approximate year and
location where each
religion was founded
and is practiced
(5 minutes).
You will check your
answers in groups..

Video on World Religions / Journal Writing - Suggested Answers

Religion

Year Founded (approximate)

Geographic Areas

Hinduism

2000 BCE

Indus River Valley

Western China

Judaism

2000 BCE

Israel
Middle East

Buddhism

500 BCE

Northeast India
China
Japan
Korea

Christianity

30 CE

Jerusalem
Europe
North and South America
Sub-Saharan Africa

Islam

600 CE

Mecca
Middle East
North Africa
Spain
Indonesia

Time to get Started!

You will be assigned one religion to research and create:
1. Notes
2. Poster
3. Presentation

1. Cornell Notes - See Link on Class Website

Make a Copy and work on

your groups religion together.
*Assign who will research each
section.

Poster Assessment - Formative

1. You will share your poster with the class using a Google
Form.

2. You will Present your religion to the class.

3. You will be informally assessed on Criterion C:

Communicating...

Criterion C: Communicating

See image on class site.

2. Look at the Example Poster - Link on Class Website

Step 1: Individually Assess it using Criterion C.

Step 2: Come to an agreement in your groups on the posters

score.

Step 3: Cold Calling

3. Create Your Poster - Link on Class Website

1. Go to the template and create a copy (one per group).

2. Choose who will create each section:

Easier: Answer the Religion Today questions on the template, using two or
three sentences per question.
Challenge: Use your own template or add new sections to your poster.