Unit 2, Lesson 17: Taoism
Learning Target: I can explain the beliefs of Taoism
Class Activities:
1. Students came in and picked up the Taoism worksheet. Our do now was to describe the characters of Winnie the Pooh.
2. I explained that there's a pretty famous book called The Tao of Pooh, and it uses the Winnie the Pooh stories to explain Taoism. We discussed that Taoism is basically the opposite of Confucianism, though both existed in ancient China, Confucianism believed that a peaceful society required a strict social order, with everyone obeying their superiors and knowing their role. Taoism, on the other hand, believes that is following nature is the wisest thing one can do. You should follow your instincts and go with the flow, much like a stream following the path of least resistance. Pooh Bear is the ultimate Taoist.
3. In their groups, students read two stories and answered questions about how the stories related to Taoism, then answered the bottom portion to sum it all up. They had the whole period to work on it.
Papers handed in today:
Confucianism worksheet
Homework:
Finish Taoism worksheet
Class Activities:
1. Students came in and picked up the Taoism worksheet. Our do now was to describe the characters of Winnie the Pooh.
2. I explained that there's a pretty famous book called The Tao of Pooh, and it uses the Winnie the Pooh stories to explain Taoism. We discussed that Taoism is basically the opposite of Confucianism, though both existed in ancient China, Confucianism believed that a peaceful society required a strict social order, with everyone obeying their superiors and knowing their role. Taoism, on the other hand, believes that is following nature is the wisest thing one can do. You should follow your instincts and go with the flow, much like a stream following the path of least resistance. Pooh Bear is the ultimate Taoist.
3. In their groups, students read two stories and answered questions about how the stories related to Taoism, then answered the bottom portion to sum it all up. They had the whole period to work on it.
Papers handed in today:
Confucianism worksheet
Homework:
Finish Taoism worksheet
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