YEAR 7 IDENTITY AUTUMN TERM 1

Keywords

Year 7 Hinduism Homework

Name of Religion Christianity Islam Hinduism Buddhism Sikhism Judaism

Followers called Christians Muslims Hindus Buddhists Sikhs Jews

Holy Book Bible Qur’an Vedas Tripitaka Guru Granth Sahib

Torah

Place of worship Church Mosque Mandir / Temple Temple Gurdwara Synagogue

Symbol Cross/fish

Star and Crescent Om Wheel of Dharma

Khanda Star of David

Important Person / Founder

Jesus Muhammad None Buddha Guru Nanak Abraham

Any other information: (e.g important festivals, rituals etc.)

ChristmasEaster

EidRamadam

Allah

Diwali Dalia LamaWesak

Dharma Day

Diwali HanukahPassover

Identity who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others.

Religion the belief in and worship of a god or gods, or any such system of belief and worship.

Religious having a strong belief in a god or gods or a strong belief in a faith.

Belief the feeling of being certain that something exists or is true.

Vision an idea or mental image of something.

Buddhist someone who believes in Buddhism

Christian belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, Christianity.

Muslim a person who follows the religion of Islam

Hindu someone who believes in Hinduism

Sikh a member of Sikhism

Jew a member of a people whose traditional religion is Judaism

Monk a member of a group of religious men who do not marry and dedicates their life to their religion.

Nun a member of a female religious group who do not marry and dedicates their life to their religion.

Priest a person, who has been trained to perform religious duties

Founder someone who establishes an organisation or religion

Ordination the act or ceremony of making someone a priest or other religious leader

Affirmation to state something as true

The 6 major religions overview.

Religious identity can come in many different forms.

Can you link these pictures to the religions above?

You will find out about one of these in more detail when you create a group presentation on religious identity.

YEAR 7 IDENTITY AUTUMN TERM 1

Welcome to Religious Education at The Sir John Colfox Academy.

Homework will be set every lesson, once you have settled into life at Colfox. When homework is set listen carefully to your teacher to know

which task needs to be completed by when.

If you are unsure of any homework always asks you teacher for further guidance. We look forward to getting to know you and listening to your

views.

Task 1

Who are you?

Answer this question by being creative. You could draw a picture, create a collage of photographs, express who you are in a poem or song. The

choice is yours. Your piece of work must tell your teacher who you are.

Task 2

Keywords

Learn the keywords on your knowledge organiser. This includes the spellings. These will be tested in a lesson.

Task 3

Religious Facts

Learn the religious facts on the knowledge organiser.

Task 4

Preparation for group work

Your teacher will set you this task dependent on your group and religion.

It will be about your groups religious identity project and preparing for your presentation to the class.

Task 5

Extended Question.‘If you are religious you should wear something to represent your

religion.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer showing you have considered a different point of view.

Paragraphs

1. Give arguments for this statement, aim for at least 3 explained points.

2. Give arguments against this statement, aim for at least 3 explained points.

3. Give your opinion, make sure you explain why. Then come to a conclusion on the statement.