Exploring World Religions

Lesson 13
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ELA

Unit 7

3rd Grade

Lesson 13 of 19

Objective


Explain the history and beliefs of Islam. 

Readings and Materials


  • Book: One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship by Mary Pope Osborne  pp. 24 – 29

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Target Task


Multiple Choice

What is the connection between paragraphs 2 and 4 on p. 27?

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Choose one detail from paragraph 2 and one detail from paragraph 4 that best support the answer to Part A.

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Writing Prompt

Explain the history of Islam.

Key Questions


  • Describe what the people of Arabia believed before Muhammad.
  • What is a prophet? Why did Muhammad believe he was a prophet?
  • Why didn't people in Mecca like Muhammad's message?
  • Explain the importance of Medina to the Islamic faith.
  • Why does the author include the image and caption about "The Dome of the Rock"? What does the author want us to learn about Islamic faith from the image?
  • What does the author want a reader to learn from the picture on p. 28 and 29? Why?

Vocabulary


surrender

v.

to give the control to someone else

prophet

n.

a person who receives revelations, or messages, from God, then tells people what God has said

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.3.3 — Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
  • RI.3.8 — Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).

Supporting Standards

L.3.4
RF.3.3
RF.3.4
RI.3.1
RI.3.4
RI.3.10
SL.3.1
W.3.10

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Explain the five pillars of Islam and why each pillar is important. 

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