Religious Studies: Year 7 Curriculum overview 2015-16

Term 1: Autumn 2015 Term 2: Spring 2016 Term 3: Summer 2016

Introduction to World Religions & Islam: Christianity (Beliefs, Worship & Practice): Moral Values & Spirituality:  What is religion?  Introduction- Divisions & denominations.  What is the meaning & purpose of life?  Identify major world religions & worldviews.  Sacred writings- The Bible & Christian attitudes  The importance of good manners –akhlaq  Who are humanists/atheists?  Important figures- Who is Jesus?  Sincerity- Ikhlas, Honesty, generosity,  An Introduction to Islam.  What do Christians believe? Symbols. kindness, justice, respect & tolerance.  To understand the essence of faith and trust in Islam.  Learn about Christian worship & study the main  The harms of lying, backbiting, anger  To understand what Muslims mean by ‘Islam is a features of a Christian church. (arrange a visit) Greed & jealousy- Hasad complete way of life.’  Festivals- To understand the importance of  Compare teachings on morality with other  Signs & symbols in Islam. Christmas & Easter for Christians. faiths and with secular/humanists values, Muslim Beliefs:  Pilgrimage- find out why Christians might go on a ideas & teachings  Reflect on the positive & negative effects of  To be able to explain and understand the term Tawhid pilgrimage & where? Holy Land (Jerusalem), these actions on the soul & on how they can and how it affects a Muslim’s life. Lourdes and St. Peter’s Basilica. help in character building  To be able to explain and understand the term Risalah and evaluate the importance of Prophets for Muslims. Judaism (Beliefs, Worship & Practice): Life of the Prophet Muhammad:  To be able to explain and understand Muslim belief in the  Introduction to Judaism.  Age of ignorance-Jahiliyyah Akhirah and how it affects the life of a Muslim.  Important figures- Abraham, Moses, Elijah  His birth, childhood, early life, marriage Worship & Practice:  Jewish beliefs- God & the covenant - Symbols  vocation/calling - first revelation in the cave  Jewish worship - Shabbat  difficulties & challenges faced by the first  Understand the importance of worshipping Allah.  Learn about why the synagogue is an important believers & the Muslim community  To understand the importance of the ‘five pillars’ of place for Jewish people. (arrange a visit)  migration to Abyssinia Islam in the worship of Allah: Shahadah, Salah, Zakat,  Books & Holy scripture- The Torah  Hijrah from Makkah & Madinah Sawm & the Hajj.  Learn about why the festivals of Hanukkah &  Constitution of Madinah  Describe the main features of a Mosque & understand its Passover are important to Jews. importance for Muslims.  Battles of Badr & Uhud  Why is the Western Wall is important for Jews  Consider the important role played by the Imam  Treaty of Hudaybiyyah  Reflect on the importance of worship, special  To understand the importance of the Qur’an & hadith for  Liberation of Makkah & farewell pilgrimage buildings, and important places to groups of Muslims as sources of guidance.  Reflect on the life of Muhammad , his people & on the differences there can be within a  To be able to understand the importance of the Muslim character & qualities religion. festivals of Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha.  Reflect on the legacy of the Prophet  Compare similarities & differences between the  Investigate the reasons for making pilgrimage to Makkah Muhammad & the contributions of his Abrahamic/monotheistic faiths. & the importance of Hajj. companions to Islam Textbooks & Resources:

 Modern World Religions: Islam, Christianity, Judaism, (Heinemann).  Boardworks Interactive software: Power Point Presentations.  What Islam is all about? (New revised colour edition) Y.Emerick (Noorart)  BBC learning Zone: video clips