Research and Inquiry Skills
Exploring: explore topics related to world religions and belief traditions, and formulate questions to guide their research
- Teen Spirit (Book)
- World Religions: Western Traditions (Book)
- World Religions: Eastern Traditions (Book)
- The Compact Guide to World Religions (Book)
- National Geographic Concise History of World Religions (Book)
- Faiths & Religions of the World (Book)
- Introduction to World Religions (Book)
- Strange Rites (Book)
- Hidden Religion (Book)
- Religions of the World (Hoopla eAudiobook)
Investigating: create research plans, and locate and select information relevant to their chosen topics, using appropriate social science and humanities research and inquiry methods
- Primary vs Secondary Resources (YouTube)
- Making a Research Plan (YouTube)
- What are Research Ethics? (YouTube)
Processing Information: assess, record, analyse, and synthesize information gathered through research and inquiry
- Make it Stick (Book)
- Roadmap to Research (YouTube)
- The Research Process (YouTube)
Communicating and Reflecting: communicate the results of their research and inquiry clearly and effectively, and reflect on and evaluate their research, inquiry, and communication skills
- Essay Writing for Canadian Students (Book)
- Essay Writing for High-school Students (Book)
- Cite it Right (Book)
- Public Speaking and Presentations Demystified (Book)
- Mastering Presentations (Cloud Library eBook)
Commonalities, Concepts, and Contexts
Commonalities: demonstrate an understanding of the commonalities among various world religions and belief traditions that coexist within a diverse society
- Toward a True Kinship of Faiths (Book)
- Cultural Literacy for Religion (Book)
- Jesus, Jihad and Peace (Book)
- A History of Religion in 5 1/2 Objects (Book)
- Christ Actually (Book)
- The Catholic Home (Book)
- The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions (Book)
- The Everything Celtic Wisdom Book (Book)
- Funerals to Die For (Book)
Terms and Concepts: define and appropriately use terms and concepts related to world religions and belief traditions, examining their meaning in the context of various beliefs
- The Norton Anthology of World Religions (Book)
- Divinity of Doubt (Book)
- The Six Ways of Atheism (Book)
- Emotions and Spirituality in Religions and Spiritual Movements (Hoopla eBook)
- Sister of Darkness (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Debating Humanism (Hoopla eBook)
- Religion Dictionary (Website)
Global and Local Contexts: demonstrate an understanding of global and local contexts in which world religions and belief traditions function
- When Religion and Politics Mix (Book)
- Teaching Spirits (Book)
- Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens (Hoopla eBook, Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Religion of Small Societies (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Confronting Christianity (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Land of the Cranes (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Ontario Human Rights Commission (Website)
- How Religion Influences Behaviour (Website)
- Remembrance Day (Website)
Community Within Sacred and Secular Contexts
Historical Contexts: demonstrate an understanding of the historical contexts that have shaped particular religions and belief traditions
- On Religion (Book)
- The Great Transformation (Book)
- The Artful Universe (Book)
- Indestructible Truth (Book)
- Classical Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism (Book)
- Iroquois (Book)
- God is Not One (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Investigating the Historical Jesus (Hoopla eVideo)
- The Woodland Culture Centre (Website)
Community Beliefs and Practices: demonstrate an understanding of various ways in which adherents of particular world religions and belief traditions relate to their own and other communities
- None of the Above (Book)
- Native (Hoopla eBook)
- Counter Culture (Hoopla eBook)
- Finding the Truth (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- The Seven Paths (Hoopla eAudiobook)
Belief Traditions and Popular Culture: demonstrate an understanding of ways in which various world religions and belief traditions are interpreted and adapted within popular culture
- Cultural Literacy for Religion (Book)
- Confronting Christianity (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Flourishing (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Religions of the World (Kanopy eVideos)
Actions
Festivals, Celebrations, and Commemorations: demonstrate an understanding of the role and significance of festivals, celebrations, and commemorations in various world religions and belief traditions
- World Party (Book)
- The JPS Guide to Jewish Tradition (Book)
- Your Guide to the Jewish Holidays (Book)
- Heartbeat of the People (Book)
- The Nativity (Book)
- Hidden Religion (Book)
- Freedom of Religion and Religious Symbols (Online Resource)
- Waking the Buddha (Hoopla e-Audiobook)
- Life on the Ganges (Kanopy eVideo)
- Holidays Worldwide (Website)
- Fasting and Feasting in Three Traditions (Website)
- Whaling Festival (YouTube)
Rites of Passage: describe the role and significance of rites of passage in various world religions and belief traditions
- The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Book)
- Dream Catchers (Book)
- The Tibetan Book of the Dead (Hoopla eBook)
- Teyyam (Kanopy eVideo)
- What is Judaism? (Bar Mitzvah) (Kanopy eVideo)
- Death, Rebirth and the Liberation in Hinduism (Kanopy eVideo)
Daily Observances: describe and explain the function and significance of the daily observances practised by followers of various world religions and belief traditions
- Art of Meditation (Music CD)
- Prayer (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Morning Prayers and Meditations (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Meditation the Buddist Way (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- The Sunrise Dance (Kanopy eVideo)
- Ritual Bath (Website)
- Kushti Prayers (Website)
- Salah Prayer (Website)
- The Shema (Website)
Scared Stories and Writings
Role of Sacred Writings, Oral Teachings, and Stories: demonstrate an understanding of the role of sacred writings, oral teachings, and stories in various world religions and belief traditions
- Buddhism: A History (Book)
- The Qur’an (Book)
- Holy Bible (Book)
- Buddha Stories (Book)
- Sovereign Self (Hoopla eBook)
- The Beatitudes in Poems (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- Sacred Texts of the World (Kanopy eVideo series)
- The Origins and Rise of Buddha (Kanopy eVideo)
- Great Law of Peace (Website)
- The Kojiki (Website)
- The Hiawatha Belt (Website)
- The Seven Grandfather Teachings (Website)
Influence of Sacred Writings, Oral Teachings, and Stories: demonstrate an understanding of the influence of sacred writings, oral teachings, and stories on the development of belief and action
- The Everything Bible Study Book (Book)
- The Ramayana (Book)
- The Artful Universe (Book)
- Sacred Texts of the World (Kanopy eVideo series)
- Reading Biblical Literature (Kanopy eVideo series)
- The Jewish Diaspora and the Golden Rule (Kanopy eVideo)
- Code of Handsome Lake (Website)
- Buddha Sutra (Website)
- How the Quran was Revealed (Website)
- Ester, Folklore and Purim (Website)
- Bill Reid Foundation (Website)
- 20 Last Supper Paintings (Website)
Dimensions of the Sacred
Sacred Time: demonstrate an understanding of how concepts of time influence the teachings and practices of various world religions and belief traditions
- Rediscover Lent (Hoopla eBook)
- Horses of Life and Death (Kanopy eVideo)
- Potlatch Ceremony (Website)
- Harvest Festivals (Website)
- Jewish Calendar: Solar and Lunar (Website)
- 13 Grandmother Moons (Website)
- Qing Ming Festival (YouTube)
Sacred Place: demonstrate an understanding of how concepts of place influence the teachings and practices of various world religions and belief traditions.
- Sacred Places Around the World (Book)
- Spiritual Places (Book)
- Islam (Book)
- Shinto (Book)
- Between Earth and Sky (Book)
- Inspired Traveller’s Guide (Book)