https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59 Madalyn Whetzel EDU226 en-us 2022-12-05 06:17:31 UTC 2026-03-16 20:04:22 UTC hello@padlet.com whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2409945711 To begin our lesson on Muslim Americans, we will be reading a story called "The Best Eid Ever" by Asma Mobin-Uddin. It follows a young Muslim American girl who receives three beautiful dresses for the Muslim holiday Eid. At the prayer hall, Aneesha, the main character, meets two Muslim refugees. Students will be reading and discussing the story.]]> 2022-12-06 01:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2409945711 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2409962903 Continuing with our reading of "The Best Eid Ever" will be a visual arts lesson where we will be focusing on Muslim traditional clothing. In the book, Aneesh, the main character, receives three new dresses for each day of the holiday. For the assignment, we will be designing our own traditional outfits. First, we will discuss how the culture and religion dresses as a whole and why it is important we respect these differences. Then we will each draw our own, color it, and share with the class. We will also be discussing how Muslims are viewed. Taking after article "But You Don't Look Like a Muslim" by Fakhrah Shah, I want to discuss with my students what they think a Muslim looks like and focus on minimalizing any prejudice of what makes a Muslim look "Muslim." ]]> 2022-12-06 01:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2409962903 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410021848 Following our lessons so far, we will go into lessons about the Muslim holiday of Eid, which marks the end of the month-long holiday of Ramadan which includes the sun rise to sun set fasting. Ramadan is about fasting, prayer, reflection, and connecting with community. As an assignment, students will be reading and doing group work assignments answering questions about the meaning of these holidays and how non-Muslims can be respectful during these times.]]> 2022-12-06 02:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410021848 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410030347 Incorporating the history of Muslim Americans with math word problems. Examples will include "Scholars estimate that a quarter to a third of the enslaved Africans brought to the United States were Muslims. Assuming it was one third, how many were Muslims out of twelve million?" ]]> 2022-12-06 02:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410030347 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410119656 Students will be learning about the Five Pillars of Islam and will have to create a small poster out of construction paper that describes the one that they found the most interesting. They will have to draw a picture and describe how it relates to one of the pillars. Students will also discuss with teacher and groups if they have experienced anything similar in their own religion or lives. It is important for students to connect the curriculum to their daily lives in order to have empathy and grow interest in the subject.]]> 2022-12-06 04:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410119656 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410124887 When did Muslims begin coming to America and how did the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 affect them? We will be having a reading assignment and discussing the history of Muslims and how they have been viewed of the course of American history.]]> 2022-12-06 04:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410124887 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410144958 For a writing assignment, students will think back on the story we read and imagine they were Aneesha at the prayer hall. The questions "What would you do if you met two refugees?" "How do you think the refugees felt meeting Aneesha?" and "How would you help the refugees?" will be asked on the paper. Students will be working independently, but the teacher will be stopping by each desk to speak to them and encourage critical thinking. ]]> 2022-12-06 04:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410144958 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410161967 Students will also be reading stories on Jewish and Christian cultures and comparing what they have learned. They will need to make a compare and contrast bubble map where they will write down the similarities and differences in the cultures, practices, and celebrations.]]> 2022-12-06 04:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410161967 whetzelm479 https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410174706 After all of the great things we have learned about Muslim practices, traditional clothing, and holidays as well as the more serious aspects such as immigration, it is time to discuss the hatred and prejudice that Muslim Americans face every day. We will be looking at various art pieces and sharing what we think the message is. Students will have to use interpreting skills as well as connecting history lessons to art. ]]> 2022-12-06 05:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/whetzelm479/bwt26om6xzsz1g59/wish/2410174706