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Unit 7
3rd Grade
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Discuss why it is important to learn about other religions.
Book: One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship by Mary Pope Osborne
Book: What Is Religion? by Bobbie Kalman
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Describe what a religion is and the way religions are similar and different.
Standards
RI.3.2
Explain how the author uses details to support the idea that religion has shaped the world we live in today.
RI.3.2RI.3.8
2 days
Explain what evidence both authors include to show that religion has played an important role in shaping our world.
L.3.1.hL.3.1.iRI.3.9SL.3.1W.3.2
Explain what the section “The Story of Judaism” is mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main ideas by determining the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Judaism.
RI.3.3RI.3.8
Analyze the evidence the author includes to support the idea that “for centuries, holidays and traditions have been an essential part of Jewish life."
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Judaism.
RI.3.9SL.3.1W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.d
Explain what the sections “The Story of Jesus” and “Many Kinds of Christians” are mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Christianity.
Explain if all Christian groups, or denominations, are the same and what evidence the author gives to either support or disprove this idea.
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Christianity.
Explain what the section “The Story of Islam” is mostly about and what details the author includes to support the main idea.
Explain the history and beliefs of Islam.
Explain the five pillars of Islam and why each pillar is important.
RI.3.3
Explain what both authors want a reader to know and understand about the key beliefs and aspects of Islam.
Research and take notes about either Hinduism or Buddhism by reading multiple texts to determine and synthesize key information about a topic.
RI.3.2W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
5 days
Write a research report describing key aspects of Buddhism or Hinduism by writing informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.3.2W.3.2.aW.3.2.bW.3.2.dW.3.7W.3.8
RI.3.2SL.3.1
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