Calendar

Complete graphic organizer || **Lesson Name:** Christianity: Prophecies fulfilled Complete graphic organizer || **Lesson Name:** Islam: The last link? Complete graphic organizer || **Lesson Name:**Three religions one God? What are the differences and similarities between the three main monotheistic religions?
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 * Week 1: Religions || **Lesson Name:** Judaism: The beginnings
 * Essential Question:** What are the basic principles of Judaism?
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 * Essential Question:** What are the basic principles of Christianity?
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 * Essential Question:** What are the basic principles of Islam?
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 * Homework/Assignment:** Assign students Night (Read by W2D2) || **Lesson Name:** Model Religious Council
 * Essential Question:** **  Can we use the knowledge of the three different religions to create an accurate representation of what a meeting between members of these three religions to discuss policies and issues would look like?    **
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 * Week 2: Individual Conflicts || **Lesson Name:** The Christian Crusades
 * Essential Question:** Can land belong to multiple different people?
 * Homework/Assignment:** Write a response to: "In what way can remnants of the Crusades still be seen today? Cite examples. (Four to five sentences) || **Lesson Name:** The Atrocities of the Holocaust
 * Essential Question:** What is a genocide?
 * Homework/Assignment:** None || **Lesson Name:** Antisemitism
 * Essential Question:** The Holocaust: antisemitism or economic policy?
 * Homework/Assignment:** Answer the question: "What does Ellie Weisel view as the main cause of the Holocaust?" (Four to five sentences) || **Lesson Name:** Palestinian Conflict
 * Essential Question:** Why is Palestine such a widely desired piece of land?
 * Homework/Assignment:** Write a response to [|this letter]. (Four to five sentences) || **Lesson Name:** Palestine World Debate
 * Essential Question:** Can the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict be solved?
 * Homework/Assignment:** Students will write a two paragraph essay over the weekend. Paragraph one will talk about what occurred in their group and whether or not they actually compromised anything. Paragraph two will have the students state whether or not this would be a likely real world conclusion and how so. ||
 * Week 3: Political Themes || **Lesson Name:** Political Power
 * Essential Question:** How does power in its various forms manifest itself in religious conflicts?
 * Homework/Assignment:** || **Lesson Name:** Sovereignty
 * Essential Question:** What are the components of political sovereignty and what limits are there on political sovereignty if any?
 * Homework/Assignment:** || **Lesson Name:** Nation/State/ Nation State
 * Essential Question:** How does a state compare to a nation and how do they both compare to supranational organizations, such as the United Nations?
 * Homework/Assignment:** || **Lesson Name:** Human Rights
 * Essential Question:** Does there seem to be a connection between these three Monotheistic religions and the idea of human rights?
 * Homework/Assignment:** || **Lesson Name:** United Nations Simulation
 * Essential Question:** How do countries with competing interests interact within a supranational organization like the United Nations in order to at least attempt to solve regional/global conflicts?
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