After students gather information about Judaism by reading informative texts, literature, or watching a video, they can display their understanding using a spider map. Students will highlight the important facts about Judaism using illustrations and descriptions. This is a great way to help organize information and can serve as a quick reference when reviewing for tests and quizzes! This example answers the following essential questions about Judaism:
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Objective: Create a spider map that describes different important facts and features of Judaism.
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Requirements: Minimum of 5 cells showcasing different facts about Judaism. Appropriate scenes to illustrate each category. 1-3 sentence description for each cell demonstrating your understanding.
Begin by introducing Judaism as a religion to the students. Teachers can give a brief overview of the history, beliefs, and current following of the religion just for the students to understand the objectives and scope of their research.
Discuss with the students the different aspects they can touch upon to learn more about the religion. For instance, students can perform research on the beliefs, religious holidays and festivals, religious figures, symbols, and important places. Students can form groups and each group can touch on one of these aspects for their research.
Give a well-compiled list of reliable sources. Books, essays, videos, websites, and scholarly publications may all fall within this category. Make sure the sources are reputable and age-appropriate. Teachers can provide access to resources based on the understanding level of students. For younger students, teachers can recommend simple books and informative videos, and for mature students, advanced research papers and even primary sources can be recommended.
Encourage students to provide their own perspectives and analysis based on their study. This may result in a more complex comprehension of Judaism. Students can have a discussion after performing critical analysis on their topics and gathering information so that they can share this information with their classmates to promote discussion.
Encourage the students to carefully organize the information they have collected and analyzed so far. Students can use mind maps to draw out an outline or a structure according to which they want to present their research and use that framework to make a well-structured paper.
Judaism's founder is frequently regarded as Abraham. He is regarded as the founder of the Jewish people and is said to have signed a covenant with God in accordance with biblical tradition. Abraham is considered one of the key figures in this religion.
The Torah, which comprises the first five books of the Bible, and the Talmud, which is a key source of Rabbinic Judaism and provides interpretations and debates of the Torah, are the two principal sacred writings in Judaism.
One of the holiest places in Judaism is the Western Wall, commonly referred to as the Wailing Wall, which is a relic of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is a location for prayer, pilgrimage, and a significant place of worship for the followers of Judaism.