1. Ancient India: Hinduism
Origins & Basic Beliefs

2. Turn to the blank RIGHT side page
Divide your page up into 6 sections by drawing 3 lines across the page like this:

3. Label the sections like this:
Karma
Dharma
Deities
Samsara
Brahman
Origins of Hinduism

4. Origins of Hinduism
We'll read a short piece on the origins (beginnings) of the religion in Ancient Indian known as Hinduism.
As we read, we'll determine importance by writing down key facts and main ideas in the space on our page.

5. Workshop Directions
You will work in triads to fill in the rest of your graphic organizer, looking at the 5 basic beliefs of Hinduism.
As you visit each station, read the article with your partners and review any images provided.
Determine the important main ideas and write those down in the correct space on your graphic organizer.

6. Summarizing & Synthesizing: Diamonte Poem
Go back to the space under your Creation Myth handout
You will create a diamonte poem summarizing your information on Hindu beliefs.
Diamonte poems are structured like this:
Topic Word
Adjective, Adjective
-ing word, -ing word, -ing word
Four nouns - or - a short phrase
noun, noun

7. Diamonte Poem Example:
History
ancient, informative
studying, investigating, questioning, learning
the study of the past
civilizations, artifacts

8. Summarizing & Synthesizing: Diamonte Poem
Your diamonte poem needs to focus on the beliefs of Hinduism:
Hinduism
Adjective, Adjective
-ing word, -ing word, -ing word
Four nouns - or - a short phrase
noun, noun
NOTE: Diamonte poems do not have to rhyme!