Describing a Person:

Write a description of a person (the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam), sahabah, relative, famous person, etc. You can write about physical characteristics or personality traits. Remember to use lots of adjectives.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation--Week 1: Describe Prophet Adam (alayhi sallam)

Compare/Contrast two things (e.g. countries, people, places, subjects, etc)

Islamicized ideas:

Muslims vs. Christians

Makkah vs. Madinah

Eid ul Fitr vs. Eid Al Adha

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation---Week 2: Makkah vs. Madinah

Book review (report).  There are many resources online for writing book reports. Discuss the characters, setting, plot, resolution, etc. Would you recommend this book? What did you like? What didn't you like?

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation-Week 3: Read a book about stars or Masjid Al Aqsa and review.

Describing a place:

Write a description of a place you have been (a city, a country, your home, a relative/friend's house, a park, a school, a masjid, a library, etc.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation--Week 5. Describe Jannah.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 6: How to perform a rakaah.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 8: Write a short story related to eating, sand, Albania, or Prophet Yusuf (alayhi sallam)

Examples:

Kabah, house, mountain, shoe, prayer rug. Paint a picture with words for your reader by using lots of adjectives.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation: Week 9 Describe Cave Hira or another cave.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 10: Describe how to make a dish or craft from Azerbaijan.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 11: Find an online science game to review.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 12. Write a story about being fair/just, Bosnia, or Musa/Harun (alayhumaa salaam)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 13. Describe an entree from Chad.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Note use of illustrations

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 15. Write an editorial about Islam, generosity/giving, rivers, or the pyramids in Egypt.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 16: Write about what you studied this week in the 52 Week outline.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 17: Write a description about an Iranian figure or the 'Ad.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 18: Design a survey about guests/hosting, a weather survey or the situation in Iraq (people's opinions, people's knowledge of what's going on).

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 19. Review a weather related product, a product that helps you do something, or a Jordanian manufactured product.

http://www.superwriter.com/writing.htm

Look for persuasive writing page link.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 20. Write about an event that happened this past week that dealt with you or someone being honest, the weather, or an event in Kazakhastan.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 21. Describe Kuwait, a place that was flooded.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 22. Using something such as Google Earth/Maps, write directions for going to Kyrgyrstan from where you live.

Use clear wording

Use landmarks along the way to help someone know if they are still on the right track.

Review your directions to see if they are accurate.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 23. Write a letter of recommendation for a family member.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 24. Include whether or not you kept good company? How?

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 25: Describe your ears (look, use, etc).

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 26. In your letter, thank someone for their kindness. (something that they did)

See TJ's Friendly Letter Page

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 27. Look at job listings in Morocco and write a resume for one of those jobs; write a resume for a job that this week's sahabah that you studied might be good for.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 28. Include activities that may have included lowering your gaze and smelling.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 29: Write about the president of Pakistan or another Pakistani figure; write about someone in the food industry (company founder, spokesperson, etc)

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Address an envelope to that business.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 30: Write to a company related to the clothes business (modesty), health industry

See TJ's Business Letter Page

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 31. Write an advertisement encouraging people to read the Quraan, be aware of a specific disease or unhealthy lifestyle, or an advertisement for visiting Qatar.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 32 Write about a time you assisted someone in wrong doing or someone assisted you. Write about a Jumuah. Write about an experience planting a garden or plants.  Write about a trip to Saudi Arabia, if you have been there.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 33: Write a description of Somalia or a place in Somalia. Write about a forest.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 34. Write a summary of an Islamic article about oaths, book/newsarticle about spiders, book/article about Sudan, or the book/article about the sahabah you read about this week.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 36: Write about a time when you had patience when you were wronged, about an experience with mosquitoes, or a time when you couldn't sleep or your bedtime routine.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 37: Write a descriptive paragraph about an ant.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Write a preface to a book/article about pride or arrogance, bees, or a woman sahabah.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 40. Write about something that you did that you think brought you closer to Allah. Write about a time when you realized the importance of being punctual. Write about a time you visited a sick person or helped take care of a sick person. Write about a trip to a farm that you took.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 41. Write about a Yemeni figure (e.g. the president, a scholar, etc); someone who trains horses; a woman sahabah.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 44. Write about a rude visitor you had or a time when someone was rude to you; a time you were rude to someone; your first time wearing hijab or a thawb.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 45. Write a description of a natural landmark in South America.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 46. Interview someone from Central America.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 48. Write about whether your speech today was good or bad, whether you recited quraan, etc.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 49. Describe a clock/watch or calendar.

Writing Descriptive Sentences by TJ (pdf)

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 50; write a summary of an article on tolerance, deeds, Russia, or a famous Muslim in history.

Islamic Studies 52 Week Correlation Week 52: Write about a time when you tried to conserve or when you were wasteful.