Watford Grammar School for Boys Philosophy, Religion and Ethics Scheme of Work
Title: Beliefs and teachings about meaning and purpose
Year group: 7
Term: spring (to begin in the last week before Christmas – DO NOT do more than the first lesson before Christmas)
Weeks: 14
Key skill areas (related to levels for assessment): meaning and purpose
Resources: Themes to inspire 1 student book and teacher resource book
Learning
objectives
Who am I?
Lesson content
What is a person?
What is dualism?
What is physicalism?
What makes people unique?
Possible activities
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Homework
On
massive
pieces of paper
in pairs draw
around
each
other and write
around it what a
person is and
what
makes
them unique.
Define dualism
and physicalism.
Discuss what we
mean by the
1
Are you a
dualist or
physicalist?
Why?
ICT
SMRC
Literacy
Resources
What is a
person?
What makes
people
unique?
Definitions
Pg 32/33
Key terms:
dualism,
person,
unique,
physicalism,
Descartes
Where do I What do I belong to?
belong?
What contributes to me as a
person? (family, nationality,
teams, age group, religion,
work, friends)
How does family give me a
sense of belonging?
Where do I
belong?
(assessmen
t)
What
life?
term ‘person’.
 Brainstorm what
do I belong to?
 Brainstorm what
contributes
to
me?
 In groups give
students each of
the different idea
that contribute
to you e.g. age
group
and
brainstorm what
it means and
how
it
contributes
to
you.
Students should spend
the
double
lesson
starting their work
This is the spring 1
assessment. Students are to
research their family history
and produce a essay entitled
where do I belong? The
project should focus on
family, nationality, religion
and work and should be
done on their own. Please
mark the assessments 6a –
3c
is What do the Eastern and Split the class into
West religions teach about groups and in groups
2
The family
is the most
important
part of your
identity –
what
do
you think?
Family
Group work
Pg 34/5
What
Key terms:
contributes to person,
you
as
a belonging,
person?
family,
nationality,
teams, age
group,
religion,
work, friends
Finish their Research
projects
on family
Who am I?
Where do
belong?
Write
2 Research
paragraphs
Life
Research
Pg 34/5
I Key
term:
me, family,
religion,
nationality,
work
Research
Pg 44/45
Key terms:
Does
the
universe
have
a
beginning?
Religious
views
of
the
beginning
of
the
universe.
human life?
they should prepare a
e.g. humans created in his presentation on either
own image, karma
the Western or Eastern
views of life to present
to the rest of the class.
They can use the lap
tops or information in
the textbook
What does science believe
 Brainstorm
all
about the creation of the
they know about
world?
the Bang Bang
and evolution
 Produce
a
play/drama
of
the Big Bang and
evolution
 Draw a diagram
of the Big Bang
and evolution
What
do
Christianity,
 Read the Biblical
Judaism and Hinduism teach
version
of
about creation?
creation.
 BBC broadband
clip on the Hindu
view of creation
 Story board of
the views of
creation
 Similarities and
differences
3
summarizin
g Eastern
and
Western
views of life
east, west,
life, image,
karma,
actions
Research
Research
the
Sikh
view
of
creation
Creation
Key terms: Pg 48/9
creation, big
bang,
evolution,
natural
selection,
Darwin,
science
Which view Video clip
do
you
agree with
most
–
Hindu/Jude
o
Christian/Si
kh
or
science?
Why?
Creation
Opinions
Reading the Pg 49 - 51
original text
Key terms:
Hindu, Judeo
Christian,
Bible,
creation,
creationism
Will
the Scientific views of the end of
universe
the world – big freeze, big
have
an rip and big crunch
end?
Religious
The Western view of the
views
of Messiah
the end of The Hindu concept of the
the
Trimurti
universe
Assessment Students are to complete
the assessment on page
55/6. This should be done in
between Hindu &
Judeo/Christian
views of creation
 Do you think the
world will ever
end?
 Discuss the Big
Freeze,
crunch
and rip – what
are they? How
will it happen?
Do
students
agree
or
disagree?
 Using the Bible
find examples of
the Messiah
 Define Messiah
 Brainstorm what
the Messiah will
be
 Triangle
to
represent
the
Trimurti – for
each part label,
explain and draw
each part
Students to spend the
double lesson on their
assessment
4
Which view
do you like
most and
why – big
crunch/free
ze or rip?
Opinions
End of
world
Key terms: Pg52
the big freeze,
big crunch,
big
rip,
creation,
universe,
end, science
Research
Research
another
view of the
end of the
universe
End of
world
the Using
the Pg 53 - 55
Bible
Key terms:
messiah,
Jesus,
Trimurti,
Brahma,
Vishu, Shiva
Finish
assessment
Community
Research
Group work
Pg 56/7
Key terms:
community,
What
faith?
groups of four. Students
should spend the double
lesson preparing and should
be given two weeks to do
their work and hand it in.
students should be marked
individually so groups will
need to present their group
work as well as evidence
what each person in the
group did levels 6a – 3c.
Please get the students to
fill in the sheet on page 68
during the assessment and
the one on page 69 after the
assessment.
is What is faith?
What is belief?
religion,
God,
purpose,
admire
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What
is What is religion?
religion?
What
are
the
seven
dimensions
of
religion
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Define faith and
belief
True/false
–
which statement
is belief and
which one is
faith?
Make up a story
that
includes
examples of faith
and belief in it.
Define what we
mean by religion
List as many
5
‘Faith
is
being sure
of what we
hope
for
and certain
of what we
do not see’.
What does
this mean?
Belief
Key terms: Pg 36/37
faith, belief,
religion
Definitions
Research
Research
and get 10 for
facts
on homework
Religion
Definitions
Pg 38/9
Key terms:
Ninian
(Ninian Smart – beliefs,
rules,
feelings,
social,
material, rituals, stories)
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What do different
people believe about
God?
What do the terms
omniscient,
omnipotent,
immaterial, infinite,
omnipresent
and
benevolent mean?
What do you think
about God?
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What
do What do the six major world
different
faiths believe about God?
religions
think about
God?
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What
God?
is
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examples
of
religions
Brainstorm what
makes a religion
a religion
In groups design
a poster that
explains what of
Ninian Smart’s
dimensions
of
religion
Do a class survey
about the classes
views of God
Discuss
the
statistics on page
40
Define the key
terms to do with
God
Opinion line - do
you believe in
God
Homework
presentations
6
one world
faith
Smart,
religion,
seven
beliefs, rules,
feelings,
social,
material,
rituals,
stories
For
Homework
homework
research in
groups
different
religious
views
of
God
for
presentatio
n
next
lesson
God
Views
Definitions
Pg 40/1
Key terms:
God, view,
omniscient,
omnipotent,
immaterial,
infinite,
omnipresent
and
benevolent
Presentatio
n
God
Views
Key terms: Pg 42/43
religion, God