Educating Our Eagles - Issue 19

HIGH SCHOOL:
Muslim Culture
Tenth grade students have been learning about unique elements of Muslim culture. In
this lesson we focused on art, specifically the art of calligraphy. After looking at a few
examples of calligraphy. Students tried to write their name in Arabic. Once they accomplished
this, students took it a step farther and tried to add detail and make it look like calligraphy.
Students were allowed to use their name or any phrase/quote that they liked in the final
assignment.
As a result of instruction, students will be able to:
• recognize examples of Muslim culture, specifically art and architecture.
• write their name in Arabic (the language that is only used when worshipping in Islam).
• practice writing their names in a calligraphy art style.
• explain calligraphy and why it is important to Muslim culture.
Observations:
Most students really enjoyed writing their names in Arabic. Students enjoyed looking at
images of muslim artwork and architecture. Some students really threw themselves into the
calligraphy activity, but some students complained about having to do artwork in history
class.
MA Standards:
Use information from primary and secondary sources to research contributions of one of the
ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Phoenician, Israelite, Islamic, and Eurasian societies to the
modern world, the Abbasid Caliphate in western Asia and North Africa (750–1258 CE) and the
flourishing of Islamic arts, science, and learning
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