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The document describes Exhibit A of a lesson plan on world religions for 5th grade students. The exhibit has two parts: 1) A webquest where students research the basic beliefs of 5 religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism) on iPads. 2) Students analyze religious symbols to understand how religions influence society through symbolism by writing about symbols and researching their meanings online. The exhibit aims to build students' foundational knowledge and develop their understanding through application of concepts.

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Building Layers

The document describes Exhibit A of a lesson plan on world religions for 5th grade students. The exhibit has two parts: 1) A webquest where students research the basic beliefs of 5 religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism) on iPads. 2) Students analyze religious symbols to understand how religions influence society through symbolism by writing about symbols and researching their meanings online. The exhibit aims to build students' foundational knowledge and develop their understanding through application of concepts.

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Running Head: BUILDING LAYERS

Building Layers
Rochelle Meylink
American College of Education

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Exhibit A
Name: World Religions-Diverse Societies
Audience Level: Grade 5
Outcomes:
Students will understand cultural
differences among societies

Students will gain understanding of social


systems and how it influences individuals

Exhibit Title: Foundations of religions using digital


and visual literacies
Resources:

iPads or computers
Headphones
Cloze Worksheet for webquest
Drawing supplies

The focus of this exhibit is for students to gain knowledge about the religions of
Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism. With the background knowledge
obtained in this exhibit students will be able to relate the religions with cultural practices and
societies around the world. In the first foundational part of the task, students will be searching
for answers to basic beliefs for each of the five religions in a webquest activity. The webquest
gives students the chance to use their visual and digital literacies, while engaging kinesthetically
on their iPads. Searching for answers on their own engages students in their learning. For those
who struggle with digital literacies, a list of websites to use for navigation can be posted. It is
this foundational task that will build the lesson, so that students have the background knowledge
needed for later application (Colding, n.d.). After completing the task, students will get right to
work finding common beliefs between the five religions, and also what makes them so different.
In the second part of the exhibit students will be developing their theories about how the
religions have an impact on society through symbolism. Students will first see visuals of the

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religious symbols and write about what they think it means and how they feel about it. After
writing about their own connections to the symbol, they will go to the online site and click on the
symbol to find out the meaning. In this developmental stage, the students will then have a choice
of projects to create that best suit their multiple intelligences. Students can create a symbol of
their own, make a collage of symbols, or replicate a current religious symbol and add detail.
This way students have the chance to show connections to society and apply their knowledge to
create something new. Exhibit A is designed for the first two levels of layered curriculum as
students of all skill levels can gain foundational skills and develop their knowledge through
application.

For the first part of


Exhibit A students will
complete a webquest
to get their
foundational
information.

World Religions-Diverse Societies


Literacies
Visual
Digital
Economic
Scientific
Critical

Content

DI Delivery

ST AV AD Content Process Product


X X
X
X
X
X
X X
X
X
X
X

Content Level
Foundational
X
X

Developmental
X
X

Extended

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The second part


of Exhibit A will
be finding out
more about
religious
symbols.

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Object

Description
Sprinkles

Steamed Milk

Hazelnut & Steamed


Milk
Orange Syrup &
Steamed Milk

Link
Activity
Gives an extra crunch and
Creative Project
beauty to the top
Students will have a choice of how to show what
they know about religious symbols.
(ST) Replicate a religious symbol and add a visual
from something you learned during the webquest.
(AV) Make a collage of religious symbols that you
can find in every day places or in advertisements
(AD) Create your own unique religious symbol that
is different than the one you learned about, but has
meaning from the knowledge you learned. *Students
can show their project through drawing, or using
digital technology such as Educreations or Google
Draw.
Creates the creamy taste
Religious symbols
Students will click on a religious symbol to learn
about its meaning, and add it to the knowledge
they've gained in their foundation.
Visual Literacies
Provides sugary flavor
Students will be shown a religious symbol and asked
to write about what they see and how it makes them
feel.
Provides sugary flavor
Visual & Digital Literacies
Students will click on religious symbols to find out
the meaning of the symbol.

Steamed Milk

Creates the creamy taste

Visual & Digital Literacies


Students can choose to watch an additional BBC
video in the series entitled "My Life, My Religion"

Chocolate Syrup

Creates the sugary base

Compare & Contrast


(ST) Student can complete a Venn Diagram for
Judaism and Christianity
(AV) Student can find similarities and differences
between all 5 religions
(AD) Student can compare and contrast common
religious themes or creation stories

Provides the caffeine and


foundation

Digital literacies:
Students will lay the foundation for the basic
principles of each major religion by going on a
webquest and filling in a cloze worksheet.

Espresso (down the


center)

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References
Boykin, Martha Retrieved on April 23, 2016 from
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Geography-World-Religions-ScavengerHunt-Game-1759460
[Buddhism wheel of dharma icon golden brown] (January 11, 2013) Retrieved on April 22,
2016 from http://www.icon2s.com/5709/gold-silverbrown-religious-symbolsicons/buddhism-wheel-of-dharma-icon-golden-brown/?gallery_page=2
[Christian cross icon golden brown] (January 11, 2013) Retrieved on April 22, 2016 from
http://www.icon2s.com/5709/gold-silverbrown-religious-symbols-icons/christian-crossicon-golden-brown/
Colding, H. D. (n.d.). Integrating a Layered Curriculum to Facilitate Differentiated
Instruction. Retrieved April 19, 2016, from http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol3/324colding.aspx
[Hinduism om icon golden brown] (January 11, 2013) Retrieved on April 22, 2016 from
http://www.icon2s.com/5709/gold-silverbrown-religious-symbols-icons/hinduism-omicon-golden-brown/?gallery_page=2
[Islam Crescent icon golden brown] (January 11, 2013) Retrieved on April 22, 2016 from
http://www.icon2s.com/5709/gold-silverbrown-religious-symbols-icons/islam-crescenticon-golden-brown/?gallery_page=2
[Judaism Star of David icon golden brown] (January 11, 2013) Retrieved on April 22, 2016
from http://www.icon2s.com/5709/gold-silverbrown-religious-symbols-icons/judaismstar-of-david-icon-golden-brown/

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[Spook-tacular Seven-Layer Latte](Oct 22, 2014) Retrieved on April 21, 2016 from
http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/blog/amp/2014/10/22/halloween-seven-layer-latte

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