Mansa Musa’s Famous Pilgrimage Cross-Curricular Reading and Writing Assignment

Assignment Objective 1. Read about Mansa Musa’s famous pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. 2. Write a paragraph to describe his journey. 3. Cross-curricular assignment: reading comprehension and writing paragraphs

Assignment 1. Read aloud as a class 2. Brainstorm and write down ideas to write about 3. We have already learned about this, so we will use our lecture notes and tap into a prior knowledge of this topic 4. Practice responding to a writing prompt or a quote or a quote

Mansa Musa’s Famous Pilgrimage Preview the writing prompt before we read Preview the writing prompt before we read “ Mansa Musa’s hajj was one of the grandest grand tours ever recorded. The spectacular wealth displayed by his entourage so dazzled the people on his line of march that their descendants still talked about it one hundred years after it occurred.” “ Mansa Musa’s hajj was one of the grandest grand tours ever recorded. The spectacular wealth displayed by his entourage so dazzled the people on his line of march that their descendants still talked about it one hundred years after it occurred.”

Textbook reading pgs

Class Supplement, read pg Read together as a class 2. Brainstorm together using the textbook and class notes 3. Create a graphic organizer to gather our thoughts 4. Discuss the topic sentence 5. Discuss the important details (3-5) 6. Discuss the concluding sentence

Assignment Please turn in your graphic organizer with your assignment Please turn in your graphic organizer with your assignment Write one paragraph describing the famous pilgrimage on notebook paper Write one paragraph describing the famous pilgrimage on notebook paper Trim off the holes on your paper located along the left-hand margin Trim off the holes on your paper located along the left-hand margin Draw and color a picture to go along with the writing assignment Draw and color a picture to go along with the writing assignment Glue the paragraph to the bottom of the page Glue the paragraph to the bottom of the page

Assignment Checklist 1. Completed graphic organizer 2. Create a well-written paragraph describing the pilgrimage 3. Use your best writing 4. Draw and color a picture to go along with the paragraph 5. Glue the pargraph to the picture. Make sure it is located at the bottom of the picture

Due Date TBA

Write your ideas: Cornell Notes What are we writing about? Topic sentence Supporting Details

Developing the Paragraph What was he going to do?

Developing the Paragraph Where was he going?

Developing the Paragraph Who did he bring with him?

Developing the Paragraph What did he bring with him?

Developing the Paragraph Where was his first stop?

Developing the Paragraph What did he do here? What things did he give away Other facts

Developing the Paragraph Why did he go on the pilgrimage? Where was he going? Other facts

Mansa Musa’s Famous Pilgrimage Camel Caravan 1.How many men? 2. Who did he bring with him? 3. 4.

Brainstorming What did he bring with him?

Class Brainstorm: write these ideas on the white board. Students take notes in your spiral notebook. 1.Where was his first stop? 2. Why did he stop? 3. Where was he going? 4. What did he do here? 5. Other ideas:

1.Where is this mosque located? country? city? 2. Define hajj or pilgrimage 3. It is one of the ____ Pillars of _________ 4. The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th day of the 12th month of the Islamic calendarIslamic calendar

Mansa Musa’s Famous Pilgrimage Preview the writing prompt before we read Preview the writing prompt before we read “ Mansa Musa’s hajj was one of the grandest grand tours ever recorded. The spectacular wealth displayed by his entourage so dazzled the people on his line of march that their descendants still talked about it one hundred years after it occurred.” “ Mansa Musa’s hajj was one of the grandest grand tours ever recorded. The spectacular wealth displayed by his entourage so dazzled the people on his line of march that their descendants still talked about it one hundred years after it occurred.”

Mansa Musa’s Famous Pilgrimage Glue your paragraph here. You may write it on white lined paper or write directly onto the paper. You should have the following 1. Title centered at the top of the paragraph 2. Create a topic sentence 3. Have 3-5 complete sentences describing the pilgrimage 4. Write a concluding sentence 5. Be neat and picture must be colored

California History and Social Studies Standards HSS (assignment idea taken from teacher’s edition, pg. 138) and HSS Dear Parents and Students, The purpose of this lesson is to re-teach two important standards that students will be tested on for the up-coming CST (California Standardized Test) for history. The second objective is to teach students how to respond to a writing prompt which is also part of one school district and CST test for English. Please know that my objective is to teach students how to respond to a prompt and tap into prior knowledge about two topics we have already studied in this class. I am not trying to impose religious views onto my students. This is information taken directly from the textbook for the purpose of delivering textbook curricula. I am re-teaching and reinforcing main ideas and objectives to help improve reading comprehension and writing skills. Mrs. Mazurie