1. CONNECTIONS 8.1 Islam

2. Essential Questions  What are the basic beliefs and traditions of Islam?  How does Islam affect the politics of the Arab Spring?

3. Activating  Introduction to Islam  Discuss your understanding of Islam with a partner. Write down your understanding of Islam and any words you may associate with Islam. Be prepared to share.  http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-islam-38365933 http://on.aol.com/video/learn-about-islam-38365933  What did you learn about the following:  Allah  Koran  5 Pillars  Islam is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an……………..

4. Connecting  Islam – The Religion: Jigsaw  Topics:  The 5 Pillars of Islam  The Beginnings of Islam  The Quran and Sharia Law  Sects of Islam  Islamic Holidays (Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, etc)

5. Connecting  Islam – The Religion: Jigsaw  Websites:  Islam  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam  Huda: Introduction to Islam  http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Islam.aspx http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Islam.aspx  Understanding Islam and the Muslims  http://www.islamicity.com/education/understandingislaman dmuslims/?AspxAuto-DetectCookieSupport=1 http://www.islamicity.com/education/understandingislaman dmuslims/?AspxAuto-DetectCookieSupport=1  Islam  http://www.encylopedia.com/topic/Islam.aspx http://www.encylopedia.com/topic/Islam.aspx

6. Islam and the Arab Spring  This activity is meant to help us to understand the role of Islam in the establishment of new governments as a result of the Arab Spring, in particular, the Islamic parties.  What is your understanding of the Arab Spring?  The Arab Spring……is a revolutionary  Pair-Share by creating a summary on the following articles:  Haddadi-The Arab Spring and Islam: Politics, religion, culture, and the struggle for identity  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/236538/20111024/the-arab- spring-and-islam-politics-religion-culture-and-the-struggle-for- identity.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/236538/20111024/the-arab- spring-and-islam-politics-religion-culture-and-the-struggle-for- identity.htm  Ihardy – Islamism and the Arab Spring  http://www.cupblog.org/?p=5423 http://www.cupblog.org/?p=5423

7. Summarizing  View the video below and answer the following questions in your Journal:  What is the narrator’s description of the Islamic political parties?  What is the central desire of the political parties?  What will happen if Islamic parties are elected into power?  W100QsAboutIslam: What are the effects of Islamist parties in new democracies?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGvTqZy85n0&feat ure=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGvTqZy85n0&feat ure=youtu.be