Teacher Guide

Under the Banner of Heaven Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

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    Students will place Under the Banner of Heaven within a historical and cultural context by comparing the book with television series and documentaries which cover similar subject material, evaluating the rhetoric of a modern presidential candidate next to the rhetoric of Joseph Smith (who ran for president in 1844), and considering the LDS position on abortion within the current abortion debate.

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    Students will practice sensitivity while reckoning with big questions (the origins of religious violence, the intersection of creativity and insanity,...

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