Learning About World Religions: Buddhism I N T E R A C T I V E S T U D E N T N O T E B O O K What are the main beliefs and teachings of Buddhism? P R E V I E W What is happiness? How do you achieve happiness? Answer these questions by filling in the thought bubble below with words and simple illustrations. Learning About World Religions: Buddhism 1
R E A D I N G N O T E S Social Studies Vocabulary As you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers. Buddha alms Four Noble Truths ascetic nirvana Eightfold Path enlightenment Buddhism Sections 1 to 5 Follow these steps to complete the Reading Notes for Sections 1 5. You may refer to the images in the Student Text as you work on each section. Step 1: Above the image, create a short headline that captures why the scene is important. For example, a headline for Section 1 might be, A Prince Is Born! Step 2: On or around the image, label three or more key details in the scene. Step 3: Below the image, write a two- to three-sentence caption that describes what is happening in the scene. Section 1 2 Learning About World Religions: Buddhism
I N T E R A C T I V E S T U D E N T N O T E B O O K Section 2 Section 3 Learning About World Religions: Buddhism 3
I N T E R A C T I V E S T U D E N T N O T E B O O K Section 4 Section 5 4 Learning About World Religions: Buddhism
Section 6 1. Draw a simple illustration that represents the idea behind the Four Noble Truths. Write a brief caption to explain what the drawing shows. 2. Draw a simple illustration that represents the way that the Buddha thought people should take in order to end suffering. Write a brief caption to explain what the drawing shows. 3. Which of the Buddha s teachings do you find the most interesting, and why? Learning About World Religions: Buddhism 5
Conduct a mock interview with the Buddha. Create three or more questions to ask the Buddha about his experiences. Your questions should relate to these three general areas of his life: what his life was like before becoming the Buddha how he became the Buddha what he believes happiness is and how one achieves it For each question, write a response that reflects what the Buddha might say. You may begin your interview by using the beginning sentences below, or you may write your own. Be sure to include each Social Studies Vocabulary word at least once in your mock interview. Interviewer: Honorable Awakened One, I would like to learn more about your life and teachings. Buddha: I will share about my life and my teachings. What is your first question? Interviewer: My first question is... P R O C E S S I N G 6 Learning About World Religions: Buddhism
Identifying Evidence I N V E S T I G RA ET AI ND G I NPG R INMO AT RE Y S S O U R C E S Consider this question: What are different ways Buddhist principles were passed down? Examine the four primary sources in the reading, and write down evidence from each source that helps answer this question. Primary Source 1 Primary Source 2 Primary Source 3 Primary Source 4 Use the evidence you gathered to make a claim to the question. Claim: Learning About World Religions: Buddhism 7
Constructing an Argument Create an argument to answer the question: What are different ways Buddhist principles were passed down? Your argument should: clearly state your claim. include evidence from multiple sources. provide explanations for how the sources support the claim. Use this rubric to evaluate your argument. Make changes as needed. Score 3 2 1 Description The claim clearly answers the question. The argument uses evidence from two or more primary sources that strongly support the claim. The explanations accurately connect to the evidence and claim. The claim answers the question. The argument uses evidence from one or more primary sources that support the claim. Some of the explanations connect to the evidence and claim. The claim fails to answer the question. The argument lacks evidence from primary sources. Explanations are missing or are unrelated to the evidence and claim. 8 Learning About World Religions: Buddhism