Central/South America Religions Introduction

​Culture week!

​Class Expectations

​Class Rules

Learning Objectives

​What does this expression mean?

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Why do people use it?

​Let's watch the following video!

​While we watch, think about this question:

Who or what is God?

Open Ended

Answer in your own words: what is God?

Poll

Do you believe in God?

• Yes.

• No.

• I'm not sure...

​What do these symbols represent?

​(answer in the chat box)

​(or click the raise hand button to speak!)

Open Ended

What do YOU THINK is the relationship between God and Religion?

Let's test our knowledge on one specific religion!

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Are you ready?

Multiple Choice

Select the religion that is represented in the picture.

• Judaism

• Catholicism

• Hinduism

• Islamism

• Buddhism

Multiple Choice

What is this building called?

• Pagoda

• Mosque

• Church

• Synagogue

• Nhà thờ họ

Multiple Choice

What is this man doing?

• Trying to remember something.

• Crying.

• A jutsu stance.

• Praying.

• Sleeping.

Multiple Choice

What does 'worship' mean?

• To look up to someone.

• To follow someone on all their social media, know everything about their lives and be their #1 fan.

• To have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for a God or someone considered important.

• Clothes for ships.

Multiple Choice

The picture shows the most important ceremony and form of worship in the Catholic Church. Do you know the name?

• Catholic Reunion.

• Mass.

• Communion.

• Mess.

Multiple Choice

What's the name of the person who conducts a mass?

• Priest.

• Shepherd.

• Bishop.

• Mass conductor.

Multiple Choice

Which one is NOT a common practice of Catholicism?

• Christmas.

• Baptism.

• Confession.

• Marriage.

• Halloween.

Multiple Choice

What is the most important book for Catholics? (Which is the base of all of their beliefs).

• The Vedas.

• The Torah.

• The Koran.

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

• The Bible.

Open Ended

What do you think is happening in this picture?

Open Ended

Do you know the name of this man? What is his story? What's happening in this picture?

***IF YOU DON'T KNOW answer the following: how does this picture make you feel? How do you think he got into this situation?

Open Ended

Catholics believe that good people go to 'Heaven' when they die. What do you think Heaven is?

Let's Review!

​† The Catholic Church is the world largest religious group.

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​† There are more than 1 billion Catholics worldwide.

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​† Catholics base their beliefs on the Christian Bible.

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​† They believe that Jesus was the son of God.

​† Catholics generally take part in a service called 'Mass' on Sunday mornings. Here they pray to God, Jesus and other saints.​

​​† When a baby is born in a Catholic family, the parents usually get it 'baptized'. This is the first step for every Catholic. It's like a "ticket" to enter the religion.

​​† They also perform rituals like "Confession" where they confess to the priest everything they have done wrong and ask for forgiveness.

Draw

Did you know that almost half of all Catholics live in Central and South America? Look at the map below and CIRCLE Central and South America. Use different colors!

​Let's watch another video!

​While we watch, think about this question:

Would you like to follow a religion?

Open Ended

People in Peru seem to be very happy about their Catholic practices. Would you like to follow any religion? Explain your answer.

​It's time to make our teams!

​† During the next 2 weeks you will be working on creating a project related to the topic we've just learnt about.

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​† You are required to work in teams of 4 people.

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​† Get together with students that you feel comfortable working with!

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​† You will be presenting your final product by the end of next week, so remember to be proactive and don't be lazy!

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​† Click on the link shared in the chat box and register your team!

Open Ended

Write a summary of the things you’ve learned in class starting with the following prompts:

1. Now I understand that...

2. I have learnt today that...

3. The thing I enjoyed the most in today's lesson is...      because...