1. Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion. World Religions Learning Goal & Scale

2. Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion. Exceeds Proficiency Level 4 Proficiency Level 3 Approaching Proficiency Level 2 Below Proficiency Level 1 Far Below Proficiency- Level 0No Evidence Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion, ALL of the following: 1.Hinduism 2.Buddhism 3.Judaism 4.Islam 5.Christianity Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion, FOUR of the following: 1.Hinduism 2.Buddhism 3.Judaism 4.Islam 5.Christianity Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion, THREE of the following: 1.Hinduism 2.Buddhism 3.Judaism 4.Islam 5.Christianity Students will be able to describe the geographic origins, founders, teachings, traditions, customs and beliefs of each major world religion, TWO of the following: 1.Hinduism 2.Buddhism 3.Judaism 4.Islam 5.Christianity

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4. Who is followed? Buddhists do not worship a god or gods, but instead dedicate their lives to the teaching of the Buddha, which means enlightened one. They try to live a simple life and follow the eightfold path.

5. Religious Book Dharma- a collection of Buddha's teachings Dharma means the true nature of things. Ahimsa- means nonviolence Buddha rejected the idea that people in upper castes were holier than others.

6. Symbol The Wheel is the symbol of Buddhism, because Buddha’s teachings were intended to break the cycle of births and deaths.

7. Place of Worship Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a temple to worship with others.

8. Important Teachings: Four Noble Truths Siddhartha meditated under a fig tree (this is sometimes referred to as the “Enlightenment”) and came up with the Four Noble Truths: 1. People suffer because their minds are not at ease. 2. Suffering comes from wanting what one doesn’t have or from wanting life to be different. 3.People can stop suffering by not wanting. 4. People can stop wanting by following the Eightfold Path.

9. Main Teachings: The Eightfold Path This means having the right opinions, desires, speech, actions, job, effort, concentration, and meditation. Buddha said this path could lead to Nirvana- the end of suffering. Reaching nirvana broke the cycle of reincarnation. This means there is no need for another rebirth.

10. Religious Rituals/traditions Meditation - Mental concentration and mindfulness Mantras - Sacred sounds Prayer Wheels - Reciting mantras with the turn of a wheel Pilgrimage - Visiting sacred sites

11. Countries where the religion is practiced Buddhism helped to shape many Asian cultures. Today most Buddhists live in Sri Lanka, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Japan.