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[|The Five Pillars of Islam:] This is a four part video series on the Five Pillars of Islam. I have taken my students to the library at school and had the students pair up. They watch the videos and complete a series of questions that I have provided for them. The questions I use are some that the lesson plan provides and some that I made up. This is a very useful web site, but not enough __//**World History**//__ videos. =Frame:= I framed this video by having taught the Five Pillars of Islam over a week or so period in my class. Before we went down to the library I activated prior knowledge by asking them which of the pillars is not really required but encouraged. Also, why was that pillar only expected to be performed once if at all in a Mulsims life time.

=Focus:= During the video I ask the students to key in on the difficulty and expense people have to withstand as they go on their journey. I also asked students to notice how crowded Mecca is during Hajj and the conditions the pilgrims have to endure. I also provide four or five questions from the TD website.

=Follow-up:= The question I use as a follow-up to the film is a simple one. If you were a Muslim, would you take the expense, hassle, and conditions in order to fulfill the requirements of the pillar? Students usually notice how happy the pilgrim in the video was and they see the religious journey the man has gone on and how enlightened he feels upon his return. And then again, some don't!

[|Timbuktu:] This video and lesson plan could be helpful with teaching the history of West Africa. Teachers' Domain seems like a great site, but the usefulness for 8th grade Social Studies teachers is limited. Seems like it would be great for U.S. or science.

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I used this video about the Renaissance. I did not use a video from TD, because there are none about the Renaissance or any other subject that I teach about. But this is a pretty cool video.

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