Ancient India: Hinduism

1. Ancient India: Hinduism Origins & Basic Beliefs

2. Turn to the blank RIGHT side page • Divide your page up into 6 sections by drawing 3 lines across the page like this:

3. Label the sections like this: Karma Dharma Deities Samsara Brahman Origins of Hinduism

4. Origins of Hinduism • We'll read a short piece on the origins (beginnings) of the religion in Ancient Indian known as Hinduism. • As we read, we'll determine importance by writing down key facts and main ideas in the space on our page.

5. Workshop Directions • You will work in triads to fill in the rest of your graphic organizer, looking at the 5 basic beliefs of Hinduism. • As you visit each station, read the article with your partners and review any images provided. • Determine the important main ideas and write those down in the correct space on your graphic organizer.

6. Summarizing & Synthesizing: Diamonte Poem • Go back to the space under your Creation Myth handout • You will create a diamonte poem summarizing your information on Hindu beliefs. • Diamonte poems are structured like this: Topic Word Adjective, Adjective -ing word, -ing word, -ing word Four nouns - or - a short phrase noun, noun Topic Word

7. Diamonte Poem Example: History ancient, informative studying, investigating, questioning, learning the study of the past civilizations, artifacts History

8. Summarizing & Synthesizing: Diamonte Poem • Your diamonte poem needs to focus on the beliefs of Hinduism: Hinduism Adjective, Adjective -ing word, -ing word, -ing word Four nouns - or - a short phrase noun, noun Hinduism NOTE: Diamonte poems do not have to rhyme!