As we begin a new year, the students are researching pilgrimages.
Each student is choosing a sacred journey that seems particularly interesting -- either the Hindu pilgrimage to the Ganges River, the Jewish pilgrimage to Jerusalem, or the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
Students are exploring the reasons that these places are considered so holy, and they are learning about the rituals that are followed in each place.
Here are some of the students' initial discoveries:
Cort and Jayden: Only Muslims are allowed to visit the city of Mecca. Very few people actually go inside of the Kabah.
Grace E. and Palmer: Hindus believe that the Ganges River begins from the foot of the god Vishnu and comes down to the earth through the hair of the god Shiva.
Phoebe: Jews didn't believe that the whole temple was equally holy. There were certain parts that were more holy. [Kate C. had a related point: Sometimes in holy places, particular parts are more holy than others.]
Miller: The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was smashed twice, and was never rebuilt again. [Axel pointed out that some Jews believe the Temple will be rebuilt eventually, but not until the messiah comes.]
Dante: Ishmael and Hager are believed to be buried underneath the Kabah.
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The students diligently took notes during today's class, focusing on information that will be particularly relevant to the paragraphs I've asked them to write.
Porter did a great job of locating details that will help him to construct interesting and informative paragraphs.
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