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Teaching Guide
Ms. Carrie Moaty's Web
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produced by
Carrie Moaty
Web Institute for Teachers, Summer,
2003
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Introduction
Aim
Rationale
Goals
and Objectives
Audience
Prerequisites
Subject-Matter
Instructional
Plan
Materials
Assessment
and Evaluation
Appendices
Resources
Glossary
Introduction
Before beginning to study the various laws, customs and dates
for the the Jewish Holidays, a student must begin to understand how the
Jewish Calendar works. Learning how to navigate the Jewish Calendar, and
to recognize the dates for all the major Jewish Holidays and events
helps the students to better understand the other details of the
Holiday.
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Aim
The aim of this area of curriculum is for the 6th grade
student to understand the importance that the Lunar calendar plays in
Jewish religion. By understanding how to navigate the Jewish Calendar, students gain insight into why the Jewish Holidays must
fall when they do, and the impact of their dates on the Jewish nation as
a whole. Students will gain an understanding of the various Holidays and
events and their laws, customs and historical background with relation
to when each Holiday falls on the calendar.
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Rationale
By understanding how to navigate the Jewish Calendar, students gain insight into why the Jewish Holidays must fall
when they do, and the impact of their dates on the Jewish nation as a
whole. Students need to understand that the Jewish Holidays don't
necessarily come out at the same time every year on the solar calendar,
yet they do fall on the same date every year on the lunar calendar.
After learning the differences between the two calendars, and upon
examining and exploring the Holidays and events found there, students will be able
to grasp the various cyclical events in Jewish culture that revolve
around the lunar calendar and it's cycles. We can then begin to explore these cyclical
events as a prelude to the study of the Jewish Holidays in depth.
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Goals and
Objectives
*Students will demonstrate the ability to navigate the solar
and lunar calendars simultaneously.
* Students will be able to define the various terms associated with
the Lunar Cycle.
* Students will develop the ability to define the various cyclical
events in the Jewish Calendar
* Students will display comprehension of the important role of the
Lunar Calendar plays upon Jewish culture.
* Students will gain a deeper understanding of the Jewish Holidays
and events on the calendar through their own research, and through that
of their friends.
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Audience
This curriculum is primarily designed for the sixth grade
student who has basic computer skills. Students should have the ability
to read Hebrew, though with teacher direction this is not necessarily a
prerequisite. It will be necessary for the teacher to be proficient with
the Internet and its basic components. No prior knowledge of the actual
subject matter is necessary for the student who approaches this
curriculum.
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Prerequisites
* A teacher proficient in the use of the Internet
*A basic knowledge of the Hebrew language, while not necessary, is a
helpful tool.
* Students must have completed a prior unit on the breakdown of the
Lunar Calendar which includes a Power Point Presentation, a Moon Phase
Viewer web site and a basic review sheet of the information that they
have covered. After covering these areas, the students will be prepared
for the Calendar Webquest.
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Subject-Matter
* How to navigate the solar and lunar calendars.
*Terminology and vocabulary associated with the solar and lunar
calendars.
* Terminology and vocabulary that relates to the Jewish cyclical
events that revolve around the calendar.
* Agricultural and cultural and religious implications of the calendar dates
and of the
Jewish Holidays and events.
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Instructional
Plan
*Teacher will use a laptop and projector to display the Web
Site for the students
*Teacher will introduce the topics for today's lesson.
*Teacher will visually demonstrate how the links works in order to
navigate the homepage and arrive at the web quest.
* Teacher will visually navigate the web quest in front of the
students demonstrating how the web quest works with a focus on how to
navigate the technology.
* Teacher will provide each student with a laptop.
*Teacher will supervise and facilitate as students open the website
and web quest.
* Teacher will facilitate and help guide as the students navigate the
quest and complete the activities.
*Students will use the resources to complete an activity
familiarizing themselves with the Jewish Calendar.
* Students will choose one date on the Jewish calendar and complete a
typed report using the resources on the web quest.
*Students will use the resources on the web quest to choose a second
date off the Jewish calendar and create an art project specified in the
quest.
* Teacher will facilitate a discussion of the material covered in the
web quest.
Students will share their written and art reports with their
classmates. Art projects will then be displayed.
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Materials
* Laptops
* A projector
* Art Supplies such as clay, markers, beads, paints, etc. (Art room
or Art Cart)
*http://home.hiwaay.net/~krool/Astro/moon/moonphase/
*http://www.ou.org/chagim/default.htm
*http://www.aish.com/holidays/
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Assessment and
Evaluation
The students will be assessed through the following
means:
1. Question Sheets
2. Written / Typed paper
3. Art project
4. Participation in web quest activities
The students will be assessed on the above criteria
through several rubric systems.
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Appendices (optional,
if needed)
N/A
Resources
* Internet
* Library Books
Glossary
Glossary of Hebrew Term provided on Web Site.
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