BASIC

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS: SPREADSHEETS, WORD TEMPLATE, NARRATED POWERPOINT

Name: Troy Hiner

Grade Level: 9th Grade
Content Area: World Geography
Basic Productivity Tool Used: Microsoft Sway
Standards Addressed:

SSWG2 Evaluate how the physical and human characteristics of places and regions are connected to
human identities and cultures.

C. Examine the effects of universalizing and ethnic religions on local populations, including, but not
limited to, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.

Bloom’s Level of Critical Thinking:
Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating
Description of how to implement in the class: Students will be required to create their own Sway
and present it to the class. Their Sway will identify and explain the types of religion as listed, Universalizing
Religion, Ethnic Religion, Polytheism, Monotheism, and Animism. Students will identify and explain the
differences of a universalizing vs. an ethnic religion and will be able to give examples for each, including
but not limited to Christianity/Islam for a universalizing religion and Judaism/Shintoism for an ethnic
religion. Furthermore, students will be able to make connections between religion and the broader theme
of culture and how each influence each other.
Level of Technology Implementation (LoTi): This lesson achieves a LoTI 3 due to its use of
technology and its requirement for students to list and explain the differences in the types of religion and
connecting it to the broader theme of culture and culture growth.
Description of the sample spreadsheet and graph/chart provided *: Attached below is an
example that will be shown in class so that students for them to draw inspiration from and serve as a
reference point. The sway provided will show the various functions further inspiring the students with its
functionality.
Other comments about your proposed spreadsheet/graph/chart activity: