2-D-1+5Cs+Lesson


 * 5 C's Lesson**


 * **The 5Cs** || **Your Lesson Information** ||
 * Compare || In 6th grade social studies, we do a lesson on comparing the world's 5 major religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism). In the first part of the lesson we use laptops and the internet to compare basics of each religion: holy book, founder, founding date, founding location, spiritual leader, monotheism or polytheism, and religious symbol. In this part, students realize that all religions have these basics in common. Each student has a chart with all the religions and topics to be researched. They fill these out individually. ||
 * Contrast || In this part, students are broken into small groups. Each group is assigned one of the major religions. For this activity, groups must go more in depth with their religions, focusing on major beliefs, rituals, holidays, the afterlife, and specific rules that may be mandatory (Ex: Muslims must pray 5 times/day). After they research the information, each group will make a power point of their findings. Students will also contrast religions to find major differences, namely in rituals, prayers, rules, the after life, and if they believe in one god, many gods, or no god. This will be done after groups share their power point presentations by answering questions on a teacher-made worksheet ||
 * Conceptualize || Here, students are able to conceptualize that all religions serve the same purpose: to provide comfort, and answer questions pertaining to the meaning of life, and what happens to us in the after life. ||
 * Comprehend || Students are able to comprehend that although religions can vary greatly from one another, they all provide the same essential things to their followers. ||
 * Combine

ELL/LS || In this part, students are able combine everything they have learned about their religion and share it with the class. In addition, this part of the lesson also allows them to combine what they already know about cultures with the information learned about the religions. As an extension activity, students are to write an essay making connections between a specific culture/country we have studied and the prominent religion in that area. This gives them a more in-depth understanding of those cultures.

For this population, the activity is modified. I give them specific websites to use that are more user friendly to those with lower reading levels. I also eliminate the essay extension activity. Instead we make connection between religions and cultures through a class discussion. ||