____________________FIRST____________________________ Core Subject Title: __________INTRODUCTION TO THE WORLD RELIGION_____________________________________ No. of Hours/Semester: ______________80 _______________________ Prerequisites (If Needed) ____________________________________ Core Subject Description: __ The course explores the main tenets and practices of major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shintoism. It aims to help learners understand the historical contexts of nine religions, appreciate their uniqueness and similarities and promote mutual understanding among believers of different faiths. They are expected to demonstrate understanding and appreciation of one’s faith and that of others. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Culminating Performance Standard: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Highest Enab Strategy to U Learning competencies Highest Thinking Skill to Assess developing the H Thinking Skill to Content Most Essential Performanc KUD Flexible Content Standards Topics e Standards Classification Assessment F Enabling KUD Activities L Complete Most Essential RBT Level General Classification (FAA) St Strategy Performanc e Checks Quarter 2nd 6. Islam The learner The learner 6.1. Read the Knowing Doctrines: Five Knowing understanding Venn comparison qu demonstrates conducts a opening lines of Pillars of Islam diagram and an understanding panel Qur’an (Shahadah- contrasting an of the discussion preferably from declaring there is elements of on Muslim an English no other god but Islam: a. beliefs and version 6.2. Allah and Founder: practices Retell the life Muhammad is His Prophet (when and times of messenger, Salat- Muhammad possible Prophet ritual prayer five (570-632 A.D.) inviting a Muhammad 6.3. times a day, b. Sacred Muslim). Explain: The Sawm-fasting texts: Qur’an, core teaching of during Ramadan, Hadith c. Islam is there is Zakat-alms giving Doctrines: Five only one God to the poor, and Pillars of Islam and Muhammad Hajj pilgrimage to (Shahadah- is His final and Mecca at least declaring there greatest once in a lifetime) is no other god messenger. 6.4. but Allah and Conduct a panel Muhammad is discussion on His messenger, Muslim beliefs Salat-ritual and practices prayer five (when possible times a day, invite a Muslim) Sawm-fasting during Ramadan, Zakat-alms giving to the poor, and Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime) d. God: Allah e. Practitioners: Sunni, Shi’ite, Sufi f. Issues: Gender Inequality, Militant Islam, Migration 7. The learner The learner 7.1. Identify the knowing 7.2. Provide Knowing understanding Venn Venn qu Comparativ demonstrates conducts a uniqueness and evidence that diagram diagram an e Analysis understanding group similarities of Judaism, and an of the three research on Judaism, Christianity and comparison religions in the the Christianity and Islam share and aspects of doctrines of Islam 7.2. common roots contrasting origin, each of the Provide from Patriarch morality, three evidence that Abraham purpose, religions Judaism, destiny, and and Christianity and views on compares Islam share women. them in the common roots aspects of from Patriarch origin, Abraham 7.3. morality, Justify that purpose, Judaism, destiny, Christianity and and views Islam, as on women. monotheistic religions, have largely influenced the world today. 7.4. Conduct a group research on the doctrines of each of the three religions and compare them in the aspects of origin, morality, purpose, destiny, and views on women 8. Hinduism The learner The learner 8.1. Recite the knowing a. Founders: Knowing understanding Venn Venn qu demonstrates simulates a creation story in Aryans (1500 diagram diagram an understanding particular Rig Veda B.C.) b. Sacred and an of the yoga and 8.2. Identify the texts: Vedas, comparison elements of writes a names of the Upanishads and and Hinduism: reflection major Hindu Bhagavad-Gita c. contrasting paper on deities as well as Doctrines: her insights their Dharma-duty, on corresponding Kamapleasure, Hinduism. functions or Artha-wealth, powers 8.3. Mokshaliberation, Explain: The Brahman, Atman, core teaching of the Identification Hinduism is the of Brahman and attainment of Atman, the Four liberation in the Yogas (Yoga of identification of Knowledge, Yoga Atman and of Work, Yoga of Brahman Devotion or Love, through the and Yoga of Four Yogas. 8.4. Psychological Simulate a Exercises) d. particular yoga Gods: 33 million and write a gods and reflection paper goddesses e. on your insights Issues: Gender on Hinduism Inequality, Caste System, Poverty 9. The learner The learner 9.1. State the Knowing Explain: The core Knowing understanding Venn comparison qu Theravada demonstrates evaluates Four Noble teaching of diagram and an Buddhism understanding the Truths and the Theravada contrasting an of the Eightfold Eight-fold path Buddhism is that elements of Path in Give examples life is suffering; Theravada terms of of situations suffering is due to Buddhism: a. how it that craving; there is a Founder: achieves demonstrate way to overcome Siddhartha the Middle cravings which craving; and the Gautama (563- Way. may lead to way to overcome 483 B.C.) b. suffering craving is the Sacred texts: according to Eight-fold Path, Tripitaka c. Theravada the Middle Way Doctrines: Buddhism 9.3. (between Four Noble Explain: The pleasure and Truths, Eight- core teaching of mortification). fold Path, Law Theravada of Dependent Buddhism is that Origination life is suffering; and The suffering is due Impermanence to craving; there of Things d. is a way to God: non- overcome theistic e. craving; and the Issue: Territory way to conflict in overcome Mainland craving is the Southeast Asia Eight-fold Path, the Middle Way (between pleasure and mortification). 9.4. Evaluate the Eight-fold Path in terms of how it achieves the Middle Way 10. The learner The learner 10.1. State the Knowing The learner Knowing Mahayana demonstrates draws the three levels of demonstrates Buddhism understanding insight perfection of understanding of of the from the Mahayana the elements of elements of acts of Buddhism Mahayana Mahayana generosity (moral Buddhism: Buddhism: of Tzu Chi discipline, Foundation cultivation of that reflect virtue, and the core altruistic teaching of conduct) Mahayana