Materials

• Recent article on Buddhism (The following Web site may be of assistance: <http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/buddhaintro.html>)

Instructional Activities

1. Review with students the content covered to this point in the unit.
   
   
2. Instruct students to read an article on Buddhism taken from a Web site or newspaper and prepare a review of the article. The review should include
   • a critique of the article
   • a synthesis of the content of the article with other knowledge
   • definitions of at least five key words
   
   Provide information for students on the number of Buddhist currently in South Asia as compared to the number of members of other religions.
   
   
3. Instruct students to prepare a chart that reflects the differences and similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism. Provide resources in class for students to refer to when preparing the chart, or arrange for students to visit the computer lab or media center to do research.