Under the Banner of Heaven Lesson Plan

When the spring runs dry: First-hand religious experience vs. established religious institutions

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will read and discuss excerpts from supplementary sources and participate in a role play in which they embody one of the opposing viewpoints which they have just studied and discussed.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

Students may begin by rereading the following...