DO NOW Grab a piece of paper (from the pile on top of iPad cart) Write a brief THANK YOU note to the AWOD leaders who came into your class (names are below) When finished, begin Journal. Period 3: Steph, Clare, Nicole, & Tayler Period 4: Annacat & Tim Period 5: Maeve & Madison Period 7: Riley, Kirsten, Charlotte, & Annie Period 1: Mia, Kelsey, Steve, & Aiden JOURNAL Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation. If you believed in reincarnation, what form would you like to reborn as? Would you be a human or some sort of an animal? Why?

Journal Do you feel like there is a “caste system” in the United States? Why or why not? Think about classes and economics (upper class, middle class, lower class/poor) Do people in one class have more advantages over people in another class?

Key Vocabulary *Write notes down on back of your “WORLD RELIGIONS NOTES & KEY FACTS” page* DISCRIMINATION: DISCRIMINATION: unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things usually based on the grounds of race, class, age, or gender usually based on the grounds of race, class, age, or gender HYPOCRISY: HYPOCRISY: practice of claiming to have moral standard of beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform to practice of claiming to have moral standard of beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform to PREJUDICE: PREJUDICE: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment *preconceived: an idea or opinion formed before having the evidence for its truth or usefulness *conform: comply with, follow along

Caste System A complex social system in Hindu culture. A complex social system in Hindu culture. Based on a person’s birth and occupation. Based on a person’s birth and occupation. The person can only marry and socialize within their own caste. The person can only marry and socialize within their own caste. Caste cannot be changed until rebirth/reincarnation. Caste cannot be changed until rebirth/reincarnation. Hindus aim to achieve good karma and to fulfill dharma and duties in an effort to move up in caste ranking during their next life. Hindus aim to achieve good karma and to fulfill dharma and duties in an effort to move up in caste ranking during their next life.

“Untouchable Kids of India”

Questions for Discussion 1.What is the caste system based upon? 2.How are you “assigned” a caste? 3.Can you change your caste? How? 4.If one’s karma is bad, what might happen? 5.How could you enter a higher caste? 6.Who belongs to the upper class? What professions do they hold? 7.Who belongs to the middle class? What professions do they hold? 8.Who belongs to the lower class? What professions do they hold?

Debriefing If you lived during this time, how difficult do you think it would have been to follow the strict rules of the caste system? If you lived during this time, how difficult do you think it would have been to follow the strict rules of the caste system? Why do you think all people participate(d) in the caste system? Why do you think all people participate(d) in the caste system? Do you think people question(ed) the caste system? Why or why not? Do you think people question(ed) the caste system? Why or why not? How do economics and religion relate to one another? How do economics and religion relate to one another?