Early World Civilizations: Supplemental Guide 15A | Christianity 259Discussing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes
Comprehension Questions 10 minutes
- Literal What is the name given to people who practice
Christianity and follow the teachings of Jesus? (Christians) - Inferential Who do Christians believe Jesus to be? (the son of
God; the Messiah or savior) - Inferential Which faith came fi rst, Christianity or Judaism?
(Judaism; Christianity grew out of Judaism.) - Literal What is the symbol of the Christian religion? (a cross)
- Inferential On Easter, Christians celebrate a Christian miracle.
What is that? (Jesus’ coming back to life after he died) - Literal The Jewish house of worship is called a synagogue.
What is the Christian house of worship called? (church) - Literal The read-aloud tells us that the Christian holy book
contains the Old Testament (which includes the Torah) and the
New Testament. What is the Christian holy book called? (the
Bible) - Literal The Jewish day of rest or Sabbath is on Saturday.
When is the Christian day of rest? (Sunday)
[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: In what ways do Christianity
and Judaism seem the same to you? (Both follow the Ten
Commandments; both are monotheistic; etc.) What are some
ways they are different? (Answers may vary.) - 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.]