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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

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