Iowa Assessments and Buddhism Project

Review: Who is the spiritual leader of a synagogue?

Rabbi

Today, students will begin taking the Iowa Assessments.  Students will test in their Mod 1 class from 8:00-10:00.  After 10:00 students will move to their regular classes following a late start schedule.  During class, students will use computers to research about Buddhism for their newspaper article due on Monday.  Students will spend all week researching and writing their article.  The following is the directions and rubric. 

Reminders: Iowa Assessments all week!

Judaism Part 3

Review: What is the Islamic holy book?

Quran

Today, students will be watching a short video on Judaism.  Students in Mod 1 and 3 will be taking a mini-quiz over Judaism. All students will go over the Buddhism project that starts tomorrow.  

QOD - What are the 4 relationships of Judaism?
1. G-d and mankind
2. G-d and Jewish nation
3. Jewish nation and land of Israel
4. humankind 

Iowa Assessment schedule - 
Tuesday - Thursday 
8:00 to 10:00
Friday
8:00 to 8:35

Judaism Stations Day 2

Review:  Who healed the sick to gather crowds so he could teach them about his father?

Jesus Christ

Today, students in Mods 3-6 worked on their Judaism stations.  They will use the information from the stations to prepare for the Judaism mini-quiz tomorrow.  Students in Mod 1 had speaker day and will finish stations tomorrow and take the mini-quiz on Monday.  

QOD: Name as many of the 5 pillars of Islam as you can.

1. There is only one true god - Allah
2. Pray 5 times a day
3. 2-3% of net worth to the poor
4. Pilgrimage to Mecca
5. Fast during the holy month of Ramadan

Resource to learn more - 
BBC Religions

Judaism Stations

Review: What religion believes in Karma and Reincarnation?

Hinduism

Today, students will finish their notes on the major world religions.  Next, student will get into groups of three and move from station to station answering questions related to Judaism.  This packet will be completed by Friday, so that students can take the Judaism mini-quiz. Next week we will begin learning about Islam.

Reminders: Judaism Mini-Quiz on Friday

Quality Website for further reading or activities

Judaism 101
Games - Jewish Kids

Introduction to World Religions Continued

Review: What are the five major religions of the World?

Buddhism 
Hinduism
Christianity 
Judaism
Islam

Today, students will watch a video about the five major world religions.  They will create a set of notes, which they will use to study throughout the unit.  Students will take a mini-quiz for each of the five major religions.  The first quiz will be on Friday over Judaism.  

QOD - What are the symbols of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity?

 

Introduction to World Religions

Review: What is the religious symbol of Judaism?
Star of David or Six-pointed star

Today, we will examine students prior knowledge  of religions.  Students will create a note sheet and write down anything they know about Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.  They will also list other religions they have heard of.  

No Question of the Day

Reminder: Mini-Quiz for Judaism on Friday

History of Genocide - "Never Again"

Review: Where have genocides taken place since the Holocaust?

Bosnia
Rwanda
Darfur
Cambodia

Today, students view three videos to understand the history of Genocide around the world.  We compared each event of genocide to the Holocaust in hopes of understanding the warning signs.  Our goal is to make sure this never happens again and spread the word of these atrocities.

Rwanda Genocide

Bosnian Genocide

Darfur Genocide

Genocide Watch Website

Holocaust Speaker

Review:

What country was created after WWII for Jewish refugees?

Israel

During Mod 1, students went to the large gym to listen to a Holocaust speaker.  The speaker was Julie Kohner and I have provided information on her below, along with a video of her mother from 1953.  Mod 3 watched a short video of Holocaust testimonials and then started working on researching the Judaism.  Mod 4- 5 took a mini-quiz on the Holocaust and check a worksheet on Concentration Camps.  

This is Your Life - Hanna Kohner

Julie Kohner is the founder and CEO of Voices of the Generations, Inc.  She is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor and a trained educator. She has been a teacher in public, private, and Jewish religious schools in Los Angeles for 30 years.  Julie has a BA in Psychology, an MA in Educational Counseling, and a Pupil Personnel Credential.  In 1990, after the passing of her mother, she became compelled to share her mother’s Holocaust story with others in the hope that many could learn from this story of love overcoming hardship, racism, depravation, and the pain of war.  Her story of growing up as the child of a Holocaust survivor has motivated other children of survivors to share their stories too.  Her programs move and inspire people of all ages, but especially young adults to look at adversity and the world around them in ways that are new.

Survivor Stories

Review: What can we do to prevent a future Holocaust?

 - Accepting others for who they are

- Do not dislike people for what they are wearing or how they act.  The point is do not judge people.

- Understanding the past 

- Take a stand, don't be a bystander

- Protect the weak 

- Stand up to hate and discrimination

- Respect each other

Today, students in Mods 1 and 3 took a mini quiz over the Holocaust and corrected the Holocaust Concentration Camp worksheets.  Mods 4-6 will take the mini quiz tomorrow.  Students in Mods 4-6 were given time to work on the Holocaust Concentration Camp worksheet in class.  It will be due at the beginning of class tomorrow.  All classes viewed two survivor story videos to prepare for the speaker tomorrow.

QOD: What country was created after World War II for the Jewish refugees of the Holocaust?

Israel

Refugees - someone forced to leave their country due to war or persecution.  

Holocaust and Concentration Camps

Review: Why did the Soviets liberate so many of the camps?

The USSR was closer to Poland and many of the Camps.


Today, students discussed a quote about the Holocaust and watched a short video that depicted a American soldiers liberating a Concentration Camp.  Finally, students were able to work on their worksheet on concentration camps that is due on Thursday.

QOD - 
1. What was the deadliest concentration camp?
Auschwitz (Poland)

Reminder - Holocaust Speaker on Thursday

Holocausts and Concentration Camps

Holocaust - The murder of 6 million European Jews, it was started by Adolf Hilter and Nazi Germany

Today, we passed back the Medieval essay test.  Students did pretty well, if they want to retake they will need to answer the essay that they did not do the first time.  For example, if a student did essay 3 and 5, then on the retake they need to answer 2 and 4.  This will be due before spring break.  We spent the day learning about the Holocaust and working on a worksheet to understand Concentration Camps.



Conference Night!

Reminder - Holocaust Speaker - Thursday, March 12

Jewish Persecution

Today, students learned about Jewish persecution throughout history and the Holocaust.  This will build a foundation of knowledge for the Holocaust speaker on Thursday, March 12.  

Holocaust Prezi

Medieval Essay Test

Students had the whole class period to take the essay test. Tomorrow we will start a mini unit on the Holocaust and Jewish persecution.  It will prepare students for the Holocaust speaker on March 12.

Life in Medieval London

Review: What are the symptoms of the Black Death?

Buboes - enlarged lymph nodes

Fever

Chills

Headache

Weakness

Bleeding

Tissue death (black color)

Bloody mucus

Today, students will be watching a video about the filthy city of London during the Middle Ages.  Since there was no school yesterday, the essay test will be moved to Thursday.  

Filthy London

Black Plague video and Essay prep

Review - What event helped bring Europe out of the Dark Ages?

Crusades opened up trade routes and brought back the ideas of the Greeks and Romans.

Today, students will put together their study packets.  Next, we will watch about 20 minutes of the plague documentary.  Finally, we will finish by discussing the essay questions for the test on Tuesday.

Study packet -

1. World Cultures pg. 84-89

2. Printing Press Paragraph

3. Feudal Life Interactive

4. World Cultures 95-104

5. Manor Notes

6. Questions of the Day