Wednesday 11.14 -Islam and the Inspiration Wall

Good Morning,

We are continuing our efforts to learn Islam. By now you have studied 2 learning goals for Islam with your groups. Each group will use sticky notes to populate the Islam inspiration wall -see pic

Today's Requirements:
Make Cornell Notes using the information posted on the Inspiration wall.
Use the left page to draw several representations of the information.
Prepare for your Islam test, Tuesday 11-20-12 last day before Thanksgiving break.

So how do we start?
Turn your existing notes on Islam into sticky notes.
Post your sticky notes in the appropriate area on the Inspiration wall.
Make notes on the rest of the topics you did not explore in your group.
Use the left page in your IN to design several representations of the information.
Prepare for your test.

HOMEWORK: If you did not already finish the Cornell Notes and the left side drawings. Also use the book to answer the questions on the Islam practice test.

Our learning goals while studying Islam:
Explain the beginning of Islam
Explain the life and teaching of Muhammad
Explain the connection between Islam and Christianity
Understand why are the Quran and Sunnah significant, and how they affect Muslims' daily life.
Describe the geographic location of the spread of Islam. (hint: it starts on the Arabian Peninsula)
Explain the Muslim military conquests.
Understand the impact of trade and trade routes.
Understand Muslim scholar accomplishments.