June 30

Year 9- Religious Expression- Hajj

These last few lessons we have been covering the concept of Pilgrimage.

We have been exploring where both Muslim’s and Christian’s may go, what they may do and what is a duty rather than optional in relation to a pilgrimage.

 

Here are the resources used for the lesson on Hajj.

Hajj
Hajj cloze activity
Hajj glossary
We also watched the below video clips!

and here- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z29hyrd 

Here are some interesting facts about Hajj for you!

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June 14

Year 9- This weeks work…

Hi All,

This week we will be recalling and retrieving from all the units we have covered previously.

The lessons will be a mixture of short, recall tests and extended tasks to get you to remember and use key Ao1 and Ao2 information that has been taught to you from the beginning of the year.

Remember to continue to revise, organise your notes and complete your revision books.

 

All outstanding work must be completed before the end of this term!

Keep working hard.

June 6

Year 9- Religious Expression- Symbolism in Churches and Mosques!

This weeks lessons we will be looking at how symbolism plays a part in religion. 

We will be exploring the importance of symbols and where they are seen both in Mosques and Churches.

We will be thinking about different types/why/how…

 

Here are the resources and the Power Points we will use!

Symbolism in Churches:

Baptist churches

Catholic Church

Church of England

Free church

Greek Orthodox

Church Quakers

 

Symbolism in churches 
Information on symbolism 

Symbolism in Mosques

Mosque Floorplan

Symbolism in mosques 

Also-

Happy Ramadan! (Remember this is one of the five pillars of Islam.)

 

Homework: Due in next week.

 

Explain from two different religious traditions how members of the faith make their place of worship helpful to prayer. (6 marks)

April 18

Year 9- Looking For Meaning- Death in Islam – The Afterlife

Click HERE for the PowerPoint and the worksheets we will use in this weeks lessons. 

We will be discussing and exploring the concept of death in Islam. We will also examine how the practices reflect every day actions.

We will also be using this lesson to focus on improving our exam writing skills.

 

Please note: You could have a recall test at any point of this term, based on any unit we have covered so far!

 

Here is the beginning of a modeled answer completed by Edward C.

‘Religious believers have to believe in life after death.’ Do you agree? (E) 8 Marks!

Some Christians, such as Roman Catholic would agree that you must believe in the afterlife. This is shown through the principles of Heaven and Hell. St Paul stated, ‘On Earth it is a physical body, but in Heaven it will be a spiritual body.’ This demonstrates that your body is simply a shell for your soul, and when you die; your soul will live on, in the afterlife. There is a special prayer called Requiem Mass which are said for the dead persons soul.

This is similar to some Muslims who would also agree that afterlife is an important belief in Islam. As they too believe in heaven and hell. On their deathbed Muslims should ask for forgiveness from Allah and also declare their faith. This is known as shahaadah. Muslims believe that the soul will be placed in Barzakh, which is where the soul waits for the day of Judgement, therefore suggesting there must be an afterlife. The Arabic term for this is akhirah.

April 11

Year 9- Looking For Meaning- Experience and responding to God.

Here is the lesson PowerPoint and lessons resources on Experiencing God. 

 

This is the lesson where we will look at how people demonstrate their commitment to God. 

Demonstrating God
These are the handouts we will be using!

 

In this lesson you will be carrying out a market place activity. It will help you learn from others!