Bouldin UBD Lesson Template

Lesson Title: Key Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad Subject: Rise of Islam

Prepared by: T. Bouldin

Materials Needed: Student computers, projector, Hadith text source

Global Competency: Investigate the world

Where is the lesson going? Students will be able to identify the key beliefs of Islam through a
close read of excerpts from the Quran.
(Learning Target or SWBAT)

Hook: Tailored Differentiation:

Students will complete an image analysis using three pictures Students can be supplied
associated with Islam. Students will come up with questions they sentence stems for creating
have after studying the images. questions.

Rules for Questions (post on chart paper): Students may use the simplified
version of the texts in order to
1. Do not stop to answer, judge, or discuss any questions.
access the content at a lower
2. Ask as many questions, and make as many observations, as Lexile level.
you can.
Students should be paired in
3. Write down every question exactly as stated. mixed ability groups for the
close read.
4. Change any statement into a question.

Equip:

Students engage in the first phases of a close reading of Hadith.

The Teacher will read the text out loud, while students should
interact with the text using the following annotation strategies:

Number each paragraph

Box unknown words

Write ? in the margins when something is confusing or

you have a question

Write ! when something surprises you or you find

something interesting
Lead a discussion about the text, answering any clarifying
questions or delving into parts of the text that students find
interesting.

Rethink and revise:

Students will participate in Round 2 of the close read protocol by

alternating reading each paragraph of text and stopping each
other when a key tenet of Islam is read by their partner. They
should underline each line that represents a key tenet of Islam.

Students complete the last part of the close reading by reading the
text independently and responding to questions that are text
dependent.

Evaluate:

Padlet chalk talks. Students will visit each padlet and answer the
questions, reading others responses and reference and extend
ideas connecting to their own comments, etc. citing textual
evidence where possible.

What are the key tenets of Islam?

What are the main obligations of Islam, according to these

passages?

Does the Hadith support social equality?

Does the Hadith support economic equality?

According to these passages, how should a Muslim act?

How could Islam be unifying to the people of the Arabian

Peninsula?

How could Islam be divisive for the people of the Arabian

Peninsula?

Notes:

Avoid giving lots of background in order to force students to rely Organization:

solely on the text. Students will grapple with the text and this is
crucial in building independence for the student. Make sure all
students have numbered the paragraphs and have ended up with
the same number of paragraphs before moving on. Check in with
students as they respond to text dependent questions.