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Pre Visit Lesson Plan Background Information: The three Abrahamic Faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam have certain elements in common. All three faiths are monotheistic; maintain a tradition of revelation; and believe their scriptural texts are divinely inspired. These three faith traditions can trace their roots to a system of belief first practiced by Abraham. Students will identify their existing knowledge about the Three Faiths, examine how Abraham’s story is depicted in the Three Faiths Exhibition and discover the shared roots of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Lesson Preparation: Visit the following websites The Three Faiths - Abraham /threefaiths/explore-themes/abraham The Three Faiths - Judaism /threefaiths/node/36 The Three Faiths - Christianity /threefaiths/node/37 The Three Faiths - Islam /threefaiths/node/38 If technology is available in your classroom, bookmark the following pages, if not print the images for students before class Jewish Image of Abraham and Isaac /threefaiths/node/88?nref=40key=1 Christian Image of Abraham and Isaac enter 427118 into the search box Islamic Image of Ibrahim and Isma’il /threefaiths/node/39?nref=40key=0 Teacher’s Note: In the post-visit lesson students will create an illuminated letter in Hebrew, Latin or Arabic. Please be sure to obtain an example of these fonts from the Scriptorium during your visit. You can make copies for the class project back at your school site. Materials Needed: Smartboard or Overhead Projector Laptop Previsit Graphic organizer (see Appendix 1) Three Faiths Background Information hand out (see Appendix 2) Abraham Images copies (if technology is not available) Learning Goals: Discover commonalities of the three faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam Understand the important role Abraham plays in linking the three faith traditions Compare and contrast Jewish, Christian and Islamic images using visual literacy cues Key Vocabulary: Revelation – in