Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of the importance of forgiveness and repentance in Jesus’ earthly ministry.
Category Archives: RE Lessons (Years 7-9)
Whatever Works: What are human beings like?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Christian teaching about the concept of sin.
- Understand what Christians believe about the consequences of sin in people’s lives today.
- Understand what Christians believe about the eternal consequences of sin.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: What is the point of a funeral?
Learning objectives:
- Understanding Christian beliefs about the soul and the body.
- Understanding Christian beliefs about eternal life.
- Understanding the hope of resurrection for Christians, and how this is reflected in funeral rites.
The Good Book: How do Christians attempt to understand and interpret the Bible?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of different Christian beliefs about the authority, inspiration and interpretation of the Bible.
- Understanding of the concept of God revealing himself through scripture.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: What reasons are there for not eating meat?
Learning Objectives:
- Understand different views about the relative value and differences between humans and animals.
- Awareness of different Christian views about animal rights.
High Finance Monks: What makes us valuable?
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding of the concept of calling for a Christian.
- Awareness of different Christian responses to the world and to suffering.
Learning Outcomes:
- Consider what escapism is and what drives people to escape.
- Discuss a community that has chosen separation and what motivates and sustains their lifestyle.
- Find out about a contemporary monastic community and their reasons for choosing such a lifestyle.
- Consider the role that separation and retreat had in the life of Jesus.
- Assess different Christian responses to the rest of the world.
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn: Why do Christians read the Bible?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of how the Bible was written.
- Awareness of how the books of the Bible were chosen.
- Awareness of different Christian beliefs about the authority, inspiration and interpretation of the Bible.
- Awareness of how different Christians base their lives on the teaching of the Bible.
In Time: Why do inequalities in access to food matter?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of different causes of poverty.
- Awareness of different consequences of poverty.
- Detailed knowledge of one Christian individual or organisation working to alleviate world poverty, and how Christian belief motivates that work.
Twilight: Eclipse: Why should anyone get married?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of how Christian marriage ceremonies reflect Christian belief and teaching about marriage.
- Understanding of different Christian views on divorce and remarriage.
- Consideration of why some marriages succeed and others fail.
Super 8: Why is it hard to forgive someone who has caused pain?
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of Christian teaching on forgiveness.
- Awareness of the importance of forgiveness and repentance in Jesus’ earthly ministry.
- Understanding of the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation.
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