246 Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 14A | Judaism
- Literal Moses received the Ten Commandments from God.
The commandments gave Moses and his people rules for
living. How many gods did the Ten Commandments say to
worship? (only one God)
[Please continue to model the Think Pair Share process for
students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
process.]
I am going to ask a question. I will give you a minute to think about
the question, and then I will ask you to turn to your neighbor and
discuss the question. Finally, I will call on several of you to share
what you discussed with your partner. - Evaluative Think Pair Share: If you were going to write ten
commandments, or rules for how people should live, what
would one of your commandments be? (Answers may vary.
Compare them to classroom rules.) - After hearing today’s read-aloud and questions and answers,
do you have any remaining questions? [If time permits, you
may wish to allow for individual, group, or class research of
the text and/or other resources to answer these questions.]
Word Work: Synagogue 5 minutes
- In the read-aloud you heard, “I am going to the synagogue to
hear the story of Moses once again.” - Say the word synagogue with me.
- A synagogue is a place of worship for the Jewish people.
- A synagogue, also called a temple, is where Jewish people go
to pray. - Have you ever been to a synagogue or another place of
worship that is similar to a synagogue? Tell about it. Try to use
the word synagogue when you tell about it. [Ask two or three
students. If necessary, guide and/or rephrase the students’
responses: “I went to my friend’s synagogue with her.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?