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Belief systems A study in spiritual life and moral codes

Essential Questions How do people make sense of their world? Why do belief systems bring people together or pull them apart? Are the world’s belief systems more similar than different? What impact do belief systems have on society? How do belief systems shape the society and culture?

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Belief systems A study in spiritual life and moral codes

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  1. Essential Questions How do people make sense of their world? Why do belief systems bring people together or pull them apart? Are the world’s belief systems more similar than different? What impact do belief systems have on society? How do belief systems shape the society and culture? How do belief systems influence people’s ideas and in turn actions? Belief systemsA study in spiritual life and moral codes

  2. Warm-up Journal: • What’s going on in this image? • What do you SEE that makes you say that? • What MORE can you find?

  3. Overview • The development of India throughout history was partially shaped by the interactions with and influences of the many foreign merchants who traveled to and within India. The resource-rich subcontinent supplied great wealth to those merchants who trekked over the Silk Road and sailed the Indian Ocean.

  4. Background • As a Roman trader you have just one goal as you sail the Indian Ocean – bring a large shipment of spices to a port in Egypt that will make this trip profitable. The state of Kerala offers more opportunities than you can resist, so you take up residence.

  5. Videos • Trade (2:46) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/8.html#trade_video • Spices (2:29) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/8.html#spices • Muziris (2:06) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/1.html#muziris • Silk Road (1:46) http://www.pbs.org/thestoryofindia/gallery/photos/11.html#silk_road

  6. Reading • Indo-Roman Trade

  7. Activity • Through a carefully crafted letter, try to convince your business partner back in Egypt to join you in India. Use descriptions of the land, the people, and the opportunities to make vast amounts of money. • *Remember to describe how he must use the monsoon winds to get to India

  8. Discuss • Why is trade important to the spread of religion (specifically Indian trade to the spread of Hinduism)

  9. Exit Ticket: Spread of Hinduism from India 1. What was the dominant mode of transportation between India and Rome? • Land travel • Sea travel • Camel • Walking 2. What is India the most famous for spreading to the rest of the world through trade? • Silk • Glass • Jade • Spices 3. What allows trade to spread religion? • Greed • Spirituality • Cultural Diffusion • Devotion 4. Whose face is on the coins in the image on the reading? • Nero • Jesus • Buddha • Alexander the Great 5. How do we know that Roman coins made it to India? • The coins were stamped with an Indian seal • The coins were found in India • The coins were blessed by the Hindus • The coins had a postmark stamp

  10. Homework • Step 11: Preliminary Outline • Extra Credit: • Vocabulary Flashcards • Belief System’s Movie Review

  11. Warm-upStep 11: Preliminary Outline • Step 11: Preliminary Outline • Research Question: • Thesis Statement: • Reason #1: • Reason #2: • Reason #3:

  12. Step 11: Preliminary Outline • What is an outline? What is its function? • The key purpose of an outline is to provide a structure to organize the research that you have compiled for your paper. The outline should highlight the major points and the order in which you wish to write about them. A solid outline will help you to present the evidence that supports your thesis as a convincing argument. • Remember that an outline offers a structure. The structure is not fixed and can change. As you continue to read about, reflect upon, and write about your topic, you may discover new material or change your mind about the significance the material. This is why you must be willing to change your outline. As you learn more about your topic, you will revise your outline, moving from a more informal and less developed outline to a more formal and developed outline. In the process, you may even change or adjust your thesis.

  13. Step 11: Preliminary Outline • Step 11: Preliminary Outline • Research Question: • Thesis Statement: • Reason #1: • Reason #2: • Reason #3:

  14. Step 12: Supporting Body Paragraphs • In your body paragraphs, it is important to follow paragraphs structure to make sure you fully explain yourself. • Topic sentence: The reason you will discuss in your body paragraph that supports your thesis (claim/argument). The topic sentence should summarize for the reader the main focus of the paragraph. • Supporting evidence: For each piece of evidence (and you may use more than one piece of evidence in each paragraph) • Introduce evidence: Set up for the reader and explain where this evidence is coming from. • Evidence: Quote or paraphrase your example or evidence. The evidence is a fact or idea that supports your reasoning. Be sure to cite your sources. • Discuss: In this part of the paragraph you should tie your evidence to the topic sentence. Explain how the evidence is proof of the reason you provided in your topic sentence. • Tie your idea back to your thesis • Transition between ideas

  15. Step 12: Supporting Body Paragraphs • Reason – Topic Sentence: • Introduce first piece of evidence: • First piece of evidence AND citation **quote or paraphrasing: • Analysis of evidence: • Transition between ideas

  16. Step 13: Detailed Outline • Below you will find the structure for the detailed outline. Feel free to construct the outline on a piece of loose-leaf paper. If you would like a graphic organizer to write out your outline, then please ask your teacher. • Introduction • Background information: What are the general ideas that the reader needs to know about your topic before (s)he can understand your argument? • Contextual information: What was going on at the same time as your topic that the read must know before understanding your argument? • Thesis statement (should be solid) • Reason #1 • Topic Sentence • Reason #1 • Introduce first piece of evidence • First piece of evidence AND citation **quote or paraphrasing. • Analysis of evidence • Repeat for as many pieces of evidence as you need to prove #1 • Transition between ideas • Reason #2 • Topic Sentence • Reason #2 • First piece of evidence AND citation **quote or paraphrasing • Analysis of evidence • Repeat for as many pieces of evidence as you need to prove #2 • Transition between ideas • Reason #3 • Topic Sentence • Reason #2 • First piece of evidence AND citation **quote or paraphrasing • Analysis of evidence • Repeat for as many pieces of evidence as you need to prove #3 • Transition between ideas • Conclusion • Connections: How can you connect this to other time periods or events? • Relevance: What should the reader take away from your essay? Why is (s)he glad to have read your argument?

  17. Homework • Step 13: Detailed Outline • COMPLETE OVER THE BREAK • Extra Credit: • Vocabulary Flashcards • Belief System’s Movie Review

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