OLDYear 8 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018
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Unit 4 – Should religious buildings be<br />
sold to feed the starving?<br />
Students will study the following key areas<br />
with reference to Christianity, Islam,<br />
Sikhism and Hinduism<br />
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What difference to charitable giving<br />
does it make if you are religious? Do<br />
religious people do more to help the<br />
starving?<br />
What difference does a Mosque<br />
make to Muslim life?<br />
What does the Sikh community do<br />
through its worship and building to<br />
combat poverty?<br />
What does it mean to ‘see Jesus in<br />
the face of the poor’? What are the<br />
deeper meanings of Christian<br />
worship?<br />
What can high achieving students or<br />
older students add to the<br />
understanding of worship?<br />
What does it mean to talk about the<br />
‘function of worship’ in the sociology<br />
of religion?<br />
What are the best arguments about<br />
whether religious buildings should<br />
be sold to feed the starving?<br />
Additional <strong>Information</strong><br />
Educational visits to see religion as a lived experience are offered during Year 8 so that<br />
students can place their learning about religion in context.<br />
Mrs. R. Lea – <strong>Curriculum</strong> Leader for Religious Education<br />
religion@stretfordgrammar.com