DO-NOW

Choose one of the two topics to write about. You have 8 minutes. You should be writing the entire time.

1. Imagine that you are part of an isolated society that has no particular religious beliefs. Write a creation story that describes your tribe’s beliefs about how the earth was made.

2. Imagine that you are part of an isolated society that has no particular religious beliefs. Describe what this particular tribe thinks happens when a person dies.

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MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Confucianism

Shinto

DIRECTIONS

• Try to answer the following questions as best you can.

• You will be shown symbols, words and images that relate to the world’s major religions. Your job is to try and identify which religions are associated with each symbol, image or word.

QUESTION #1

S Y M B O L P O S S I B L E A N S W E R S

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

QUESTION #2

• Confucianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

QUESTION #3

• Islam

• Christianity

• Shinto

• Buddhism

QUESTION #4

• Islam

• Christianity

• Shinto

• Buddhism

QUESTION #5

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

QUESTION #6

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

QUESTION #7

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Confucianism

• Islam

QUESTION #8

• Islam

• Confucianism

• Shinto

• Judaism

QUESTION #9

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Islam

QUESTION #10

• Christianity

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Judaism

QUESTION #11

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Shinto

QUESTION #12

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

QUESTION #13

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Hinduism

VOCABULARY

RELIGION VOCAB WORDS• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Evangelism

• Belief System

• Q’uran/Koran

• Analects

• Bible

• Torah

• Religion

• Monotheism - Believe in only one god• Polytheism - Believe in more than one god• Evangelism- To preach a particular set of

beliefs with the intent of conversion• Belief System – mutually supportive beliefs • Q’uran/Koran – Sacred text of Islam• Analects – Sacred text of Confucianism • Bible – Sacred text of Christianity • Torah – Sacred text of Judaism (First 5 books

of Bible)• Religion – organized collection of belief

systems, cultural systems and world views

DEFINITIONS

EXIT TICKET:

KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learn)

• Choose three (3) of the major religions and complete the K & W of the KWL chart.

• K = Know. This is what you already know about the religion• W = Want. This is what you want to know/learn about this religion

• Make sure you write at least 2-4 items under each category.

• Major Religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto