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Islam
World History
Mrs. Rose
April-May

Project Expectations and Interdisciplinary Connections

 

Definition

 

Project Title:  Islam

Project Purpose
To gain an understanding of the Islamic influence in Southwest Asia and the world.

CORE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Students will:

  • Explain how Islam developed around the teachings of Muhammad.
  • Discuss what religious beliefs are held by Muslims.
  • Describe how Islam spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Use Inspiration to create a concept web in order to organize the central components of the Islamic religion and show their relationship to each other.
  • use Inspiration to create a chronological timeline of the significant events in Muhammad’s life that led to the creation and expansion of the Islamic religion.
  • Curriculum Goals: Technology Integration:
    Social Studies:

    Historical Thinking:

    • Examine data to determine the adequacy and sufficiency of evidence, point of view, historical context, bias, distortion and propaganda and distinguish fact from opinion.

    • Analyze data in order to see persons and events in their historical context, understand causal factors and appreciate change over time.

    Local United States and World History:

    • Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of selected events representing major trends of world history.

    • Locate the events, peoples and places they have studied in time and place.

    Historical Themes:

    • Explain how roles and status of people have differed and changed throughout history based on gender, age, class, racial and ethnic identity, wealth and their social position.

    • Describe, explain and analyze the impact of the exchange of ideas on societies, politics, religion, etc.

    Places and Regions:

    • Describe human and natural characteristics of places and how they shape culture.

    • Examine ways in which regions are interconnected.

    • Identify and evaluate various perspectives associated with places and regions.

    Language Arts:

    •  Interpret text by using prior knowledge and experiences

    • Use a variety of monitoring and self-correcting methods (skimming, scanning, reading ahead, re-reading, using resources, summarizing, re-telling, re-adjusting speed)

    • Gather, select, organize and analyze information from primary and secondary sources

    • Engage in a process of generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing or presenting

    • Proofread and edit for grammar, spelling, punctuation and capitalization
       

    1. Use Inspiration to create a web incorporating important events in their own life.
    2. Use pre-selected websites to locate images relating to Islamic culture.
    3. Save images in their specific folders on the network.
    4. Use Inspiration to create a timeline of the significant events of Muhammad's life and his impact on Islam.
    5. Import selected images into Inspiration.

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