CSJO-CU8.s2

=CSJO-Grade 8 Lesson 8.s2 (CSJO-Template)=


 * TITLE: Invited Representatives of Religious Groups**
 * GOAL:** Provide teacher with guidelines for having a representative of a religious group making a presentation to the class
 * Provide suggested topics and questions for the prospective religious representative
 * Provide suggestions student questions for the prospective religious representative
 * Allow time for teacher to discuss presentation with students after presenter has left

1. **Gain attention of learners:** (Warm up to get students interested in topic) 2. **Relevant past learning:** (brief review of previous learning relevant to the topic) 3. **Introduce new material:** Presentation by religious representative (New material or links to new material. May also include background information for the teacher that is not presented to the class). 4. **Provide Q & A session with presenter:** Students ask presenter questions about his religion. Presenter asks students questions about their views on religion. 5. **Provide Presentation Followup:** Teacher discusses presentation with students. 6. **Close the lesson:** (review and wrap-up of independent practice and important points of the lesson. Generate answer to parents' question "What did you learn today")
 * MATERIALS:** (a list of materials needed for the lesson)
 * LESSON:**
 * REFERENCES:** (list of references, links and reading related to the lesson)
 * VOCABULARY: (**list of important words to be used/defined during the lesson)
 * APPENDIX:**
 * Suggested student questions for religious representative
 * What are the basic beliefs of the group?
 * Is God a conscious being?
 * Did he willfully create the universe?
 * Rewards good and punishes evil in this life?
 * Is there life after death?
 * If so, is there reward and/or punishment?
 * Did God give the written Torah to Moses at Sinai?
 * If no, where did the Torah come from? who wrote it?
 * If yes, did God also give the Oral Law to Moses at Sinai?
 * Do ethical values come from the Bible/God or from Reason/Experience/Culture?
 * What are some of the fun things of being Jewish and being part or your Jewish community?

All Lesson plans are meant as suggestions for teacher use. Using them ensures that the material intended for the class will be covered in an age-appropriate way and consistent with the school's values and beliefs. Some reasons for using modified or different lesson plans might be:


 * Tailor to the particular students in the class
 * Found better way to present material
 * Corrected errors in the content
 * Follow up on material from a previous lesson that the students found particularly interesting

Feedback from teachers on the lesson plans is always welcome and provides a way for continuous improvement.