Ancient India: Hinduism Origins & Basic Beliefs

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!