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    A yearlong curriculum for teaching the basic tenets of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and indigenous faiths to children, youth, and adults 

  • with slideshow presentations and quizzes

  • featuring videos by Crash Course, TrueTube, and others

Scope and Sequence

This is a series of Mac Keynote presentations put together to showcase videos from Crash Course, TrueTube, The Chosen, and others. I use these slides to teach from and lead an open discussion. They are intended to be a framework for you to modify as you wish. Each unit also includes a Brainpop quiz, a test, and a reflection sheet. Download each week's presentation below.

 

Here is the scope and sequence of the course in three formats:

 

Here are the tests:

Here are the reflection sheets:

Week 1

Introduction to Studying World Religions

Week 2

Judaism: history and traditions

Week 3

Judaism: scripture and beliefs

Week 4

Judaism: in modern media - The Prince of Egypt

Week 5

Christianity: history and traditions

Week 6

Christianity: scripture and beliefs

Week 7

Christianity: in modern media - The Chosen

Week 8

Islam: history and traditions

Week 9

Islam: scripture and beliefs

Week 10

Islam: in modern media - Muhammad the last prophet

Week 11

Introduction to Eastern Religions

Week 12

Hinduism: history and traditions

Week 13

Hinduism: scripture and beliefs

Week 14

Hinduism: in modern media - Krishna Aur Kans

Week 15

Buddhism: history and traditions

Week 16

Buddhism: scripture and beliefs

Week 17

Buddhism: in modern media - Becoming Who I Was

Week 18

Other Religious Traditions

Weeks 19-22

Final Project assignment - in PDF, Word, Pages

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