General Course Outline for World Religions
Month Topic Areas of Focus
February Goal-Setting and Intro Activities Build community in the classroom,
identify learning goals, discuss
exploration project
Intro to World Religions What is religion, why this is worth studying, some general common themes and ideas
Creation Myths Creation myths from various cultures
from around the world
Early Religions Zoroastrianism, Jainism, Taoism,
Confucianism, and Shinto
March Hinduism Origins, beliefs, practices, rituals,
symbols, festivals, sacred writings
Buddhism
April Judaism
Christianity
Exploration Project Proposal Write research topic proposal for
final project
May Islam Origins, beliefs, practices, rituals,
symbols, festivals, sacred writings
Sikhism
Exploration Project Research Begin research for final project
June Aboriginal Spirituality Origins, beliefs, practices, rituals,
symbols, festivals, sacred writings
Exploration Project and Conference Present research in class and
conference with teacher