THE INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS

HUMSS Grade 12

Content Islam
Content Standards The learner demonstrates understanding of the elements of Islam:
a. Founder: Prophet Muhammad (570-632 A. D.)
b. Sacred texts: Qur’an, Hadith
c. Doctrines: Five Pillars of Islam (Shahadah-declaring there is no other god but Allah and Muhammad is His messenger, Salat-ritual prayer
five times a day, Sawm-fasting during Ramadan, Zakat-alms giving to the poor, and Hajj-pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime)
d. God: Allah
e. Practitioners: Sunni, Shi’ite, Sufi
f. Issues: Gender Inequality, Militant Islam, Migration
Performance Standards a. The learner conducts a panel discussion on Muslim beliefs and practices (when possible inviting a Muslim).
b. The learner gathers different information in the internet (articles, photos, videos) about the Muslim beliefs and practices and make a
generalization table out of it.
Learning Competencies The learners will be able to:
1. Read the opening lines of Qur’an preferably from an English version.
2. Retell the life and times of Prophet Muhammad.
3. Explain: The core teaching of Islam is there is only one God and Muhammad is His final and greatest messenger.
4. a. Conduct a panel discussion on Muslim beliefs and practices (when possible invite a Muslim) and make a generalization table out of it.
b. Gather different information in the internet (articles, photos, videos) about the Muslim beliefs and practices and make a generalization table
out of it.
Specific Learning Outcome At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to :
1. a. The students can create a video presentation of their own simulation on any Muslim beliefs and practices after having the panel discussion
from an Imam so that they can live harmoniously with the Muslim people in an areas where it is a must to follow Islam practices.
b. The students can create a video presentation of their own simulation on any Muslim beliefs and practice after consolidating the different
information that they gather in the internet so that they have an idea on how to live harmoniously with the Muslim people in an areas where it is
a must to follow Islam practices.
Time Allotment 8 hours (4 meetings)
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ACTIVITY ANALYSIS ABSTRACTION APPLICATION
The teacher communicates the learning The students will read an article about Islam a. The students will conduct panel discussion
The students will create a video presentation
objectives of the day. She will show and after that the teacher will give the on Muslim beliefs and practices with anof their own simulation on any Muslim
different pictures related to Islam and let the
following questions: invited Imam. They can ask different beliefs and practices. After doing it, it will
students interpret what does the pictures all1. What did you understand about the questions that will relate about the topic.
be viewed in the front of the class and share
about. article? their comments/suggestions about the video
2. What are the learnings that you learned b. The students will consolidate their clips. Using the rubrics, the video
The students will group the pictures after reading the article about Islam? gathered data and they will be grouped presentation will be graded.
according to its similarities and explain it 3. Does Islam exist in your place? according to the following:
afterwards by group. 4. What did you observe on their beliefs and Group 1: Articles Give a short quiz on the topic.
practices? Group 2: Photos
5. How do you feel about it? Group 3: Videos

a. The students are given a chance to write a The group will fill out the generalization
questions about Muslim beliefs and practices table:
for panel discussion with an invited Imam. ISLAM
Founder
b. The students are assigned by group to Sacred Texts
gather different information in the internet Doctrines
through articles, photos, videos about the God
Muslim beliefs and practices. Practitioners
Issues

The follow up questions will be asked:

1. How did you find the activity?
2. What are the new learnings that you
learned after doing the activity? Is it helpful
to you?
3. What did you realize about Islam?
4. How would you deal in a situation if you
are in a society with lots of Muslim people?

Unit Designers: Irish Angcao Oxtero

Andy B. Orehuela
Section: HUMSS IC-D