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LESSON PLAN

Dec. 3, 2007

Sudan Teacher

Topics: Emergence and spread of Islam ; 2. Cultural diffusion, adaptation, and interaction; 3. Religion, belief systems, and values

Standard 13: Understands the causes and consequences of the development of Islamic civilization between the 7th and 10th centuries

Benchmark 2. Understands the influence of Islamic ideas and practices on other cultures and social behavior (e.g., the origin and development of Islamic law; the influence of Islamic law and Muslim practice on family life, morals, marriage, inheritance, and slavery; the possible appeal of Islam to culturally diverse non-Muslims across Afro-Eurasia in the Abbasid era)

Discussion Questions

  1. Why was the British teacher Gillian Gibbons arrested?

  2. Who is Mohammed?

  3. Do you believe that Gillian Gibbons was trying to insult the Muslim religion?

  4. Would you be offended if a teddy bear was named after a revered figure in your religion?

  5. Do you think her sentence was too severe for her crime?

Media Literacy

The media’s coverage of the British teacher being arrested in Sudan turned a local story into an international story. Do you think the media’s coverage helped Gillian Gibbons get a more lenient punishment?


Writing Experience

When you travel, it’s important to know the laws of the country you plan to travel to.  Think of three laws in the United States that travelers your age might not be aware of. Explain them in one paragraph. 

 


Vocabulary

- Khartoum

- Revered

- Inanimate object

- Sacred

- Islam

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