ACTION PLAN

Presented by: M. Aleemuddin KhanThe City School PAF ChapterPrep SectionSubject: Islamiat

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I owe special thanks to INTEL and the

Management of TCS for arranging the

INTEL Getting Started Program,

which proved highly valuable for all the trainees.

LONG TERM GOAL

To create critical thinkers by

developing the students’ interest in

Islamiat with change of strategies.

SHORT TERM GOALS

To think about different ways of developing students’ interest in the Subject

To find the problems faced by the teachers during the teaching of Islamiat

To search for the techniques which can be used with the students to prepare them for the next level standards

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & TASKS

•Asking questions such as how, what, and why to foster the students to think deeply into the context of the learning experience both intellectually and personally.

•Pairing up individuals with different skills set and knowledge bases to promote a positive learning environment.

•Focusing on collaborative approaches and promoting a team building technique through:

•PowerPoint Presentations

•Class Discussions

•Sharing Internet Researches

CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS

c. Difficult Terminology.

a.Interactive Discussion, Flash Cards, Class Quiz, Multimedia Presentations

b.Students’ Counseling, Teacher should be a practicing Muslim and a role model, Time to time briefing about the life hereafter

c.Use of Dictionary, Reading Islamic Stories in English, Learning of Islamic Terminologies in English, Writing short notes on different topics

a. Lack of interest in the students.

b. Lack of respect.

LESSON PLANTopic: TERMS USED IN PRAYER

Month: January 2012 Time: 1 Week

Aim: To enable the students to understand the importance of Prayer as a great religious duty.

Objectives: By the end of this plan students will be able to: highlight the Importance of Prayer differentiate between “CONDITIONS” and “COMPONENTS” of

Prayer describe different postures of Prayer

Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah O’ Level Islamiat Books

EVALUATION

Q1. Write a short note on “Importance of Prayer”.

Q2. Differentiate between “Conditions” and “Components” of Prayer.

Q3. Describe the following postures of Prayer:

a) Qiyamb) Qa,dahc) Rukood) SajdahQ4. How “Salah” differentiates a

Muslim from a non-Muslim?

TIME LINE

Week 1Surah Al-Falaq

WEEK 2Surah Al-Nas

WEEK 3Terms usedin Prayer

WEEK 4Hazrat Isa (A.S.)

JANUARY 2012

LESSON PLANTopic: Last Sermon of the Holy Prophet (SAW)

Month: February 2012 Time: 1 Week

Aim: To enable the students to understand the importance of the last sermon of the Holy Prophet (SAW) for the development of a Model Islamic Society.

Objectives: By the end of this plan students will be able to:

Identify some important instructions given in the LAST SERMON.

Describe different human rights mentioned in the LAST SERMON.

Suggest the ways to put the teachings of the LAST SERMON into action.

Resources: http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/lastserm.HTM O’ Level Islamiat Books

Students will research about the given topics in groups of 4. Each group will be assigned one of the following topics:

Important instructions given in the LAST SERMON

Different human rights mentioned in the LAST SERMON

The ways to put the teachings of the LAST SERMON into action

CLASS ACTIVITY: (30 MINUTES)

CLASS ACTIVITYPRESENTATION (20 MINUTES)

In groups of 4 each student will take 5 minutes to present the information they researched.

Students listening to the presenter will ask general questions.

EVALUATION

1) When did the Holy Prophet (SAW) perform Hajj?

2) What did the Holy Prophet (SAW) tell about INTERST?

3) What did the Holy Prophet (SAW) say about the rights of the following people in his last sermon?

o Slaveso Womeno Black/White, Arab/Non-Arab

TIME LINE

Week 1Last Sermon

of the Holy Prophet

(SAW)

WEEK 2Hazrat Usman

(RA)

WEEK 3Hazrat Ali

(RA)

WEEK 4

Moral Values

FEBRUARY 2012

RESOURCES

CONCLUSION

These 21st Century skills surely will help in increasing quality of work and collaboration among peers.