CRÓNICA DE UNA MUERTE ANUNCIADA.

LA NOVELA COLOMBIANA CONTEMPORÁNEA.

SALUDOS.

Recuerden que durante este período, nuestro Plan Lector será "Crónica de una muerte anunciada" de Gabriel García Márquez; frente a lo cual se hace necesario que se realice un trabajo de análisis e investigación sobre LA NOVELA COLOMBIANA CONTEMPORÁNEA. 

PLAN DE LENGUA CASTELLANA, PERÍODO I

Plan Anual Lengua Castellana

SOCIAL STUDIES: Research Project on Religion

Religion and society

Even if there is not a God that all human beings share, most societies have a deep belief in supernatural beings, that are considered to have a certain control on their lives. Sigmund Freud argued that the origin of religions was related to the knowledge humans have of their own future death. Man is the only animal who knows himself to be mortal.

Project

Working in teams (3 people max.) or individual research on a Religion and the way they are related to the society in which it is practiced. Your research should include: history (origin and spread), main characters, beliefs, myths, writtings, pillars, life after death, relationship with society and other religions.

Each presentation should include the following:

1. A typed handout/summary sheet for each student in the class. (These must be passed 2 days in prior to the presentation, or be photocopied by you, and distributed the day of the presentation). Be creative with this handout.

2. A visual (a short powerpoint, a painting, an awesome poster)

3. An oral presentation stressing the significance of your Religion and its relationship with society.

4. An interactive component – (you are asked to engage the class in some sort of personal reflection with the material and that you can assess)

Make your topic come alive by using:

Debate, role play, costumes, newscast, music, video, movie/video clips (burned to DVD or on a flash drive), interview, games, computer.

You can choose from the following list (or bring your religion of your interest, but just get it approved by me before starting).

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Buddhism

Mormonism

Jehovah's Witnesses

Scientology

Christian Science

(Atheism, Agnosticism).

SOCIAL STUDIES: Impact of Islam on Women

Before Islam, the position of women in Arab society varied. In some communities, women were active in religion, trade, or politics. As in most societies at the time, however, most women had limited rights. Arab women could not inherit property and had to obey a male guardian. Among few tribes, unwanted daughters were sometimes killed at birth.

Islam extended rights and protection to women by affirming the spiritual equality of all Muslims. The Quran teaches that “Whoever does right, whether male or female, and is a believer, all such will enter the Garden”. The Quran prohibited the killing of the daughters, granted women an inheritance, and allowed women to reject a marriage offer. Islam also encouraged education for men and women so that all Muslims could study the Quran.

Although spiritually equal under Islam, men and women had different roles or rights. For example, women inherited less than men and had a different time getting a divorce. As Islam spread, Muslims adopted practices of conquered peoples. For example, the practices of veiling upper-class women and secluding them in a separate part of the home were Persian customs. The Quran says that women should dress modestly, which has been interpreted in multiple ways. Still, women’s lives varied according to region and class. In rural areas, peasant women often needed to work and did not wear a veil, but took care to dress modestly.

Think about

-         How do you see the relationship between women and the Islam?

-         Culture and religion are both manifestations of human beings living in society, but they don’t always go towards the same direction. How do you think different cultures have shaped the Islam? How was this influence contrary to prior practices?

-         Some of the practices of the Islam have their origin in peoples all across the North of Africa and the Middle East, and are not necessarily related to the Quran. Which costumes Muslims follow and practice do not have an origin in the Quran but in local cultures? 

(BE PREPARED TO ADVANCE YOUR POINT OF VIEW IN A ROUND TABLE NEXT CLASS)

Hi Class look at this presentation and take notes about writing using compare and contrast

Contrast_Comparison

SOCIAL STUDIES: A Modern Crusade: Jews take over Palestine