Religious Education Draft - PDST
Religious Education Draft - PDST
Religious Education Draft - PDST
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • LOOKING IN • RELIGION<br />
Unit 1: Religion<br />
LEARNING OUTCOMES<br />
TEACHER GUIDELINES<br />
The students will be able to:<br />
1. define what is meant by "religion"<br />
2. outline the beliefs and practices<br />
of people in Ireland today<br />
3. compare and contrast the results<br />
of an investigation<br />
4. state their own position in relation<br />
to the results of an investigation.<br />
Undertake a class investigation<br />
"What is religion?" Students interview<br />
their friends, family and neighbours.<br />
They should select a variety on the<br />
basis of age, sex, belief and culture.<br />
Possible questions could include:<br />
How would you describe religion?<br />
Is religion important to you?<br />
Why/why not?<br />
How does religion give meaning<br />
to your life on a day to day basis?<br />
Have there been any particular times<br />
in your life when religion played an<br />
important part? If so, when and why?<br />
Does religion make any demand on<br />
your life in terms of behaviour,<br />
thought and action?<br />
Do you belong to a particular church?<br />
How would you rate your attendance<br />
and involvement in your church?<br />
The results of the investigation should<br />
be collated and presented as a<br />
wall chart.<br />
Students should be able to draw up a<br />
profile of:<br />
(a) religious experience<br />
(b)religious practice in the community.<br />
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