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UNIT 9 (Year 4)
Phenomenology Ethics
Life Stories
This unit explores how people's values and commitments might be demonstrated in the lives of religious leaders and believers.
It may include a study of a particular religious community.
It was contributed by David Allinson.

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PROGRAMME OF STUDY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Pupils should be given the opportunity to:

  1. hear about, discuss and reflect upon the lifestyles or main events in the lives of people who acted out of conviction;.
  2. consider how the values and commitments people have may affect the way they lead their lives;
  3. reflect on their attitudes and behaviour in the light of qualities demonstrated by other people.

Examples are drawn from: founders of faiths, leaders, members of a religious community.

WHERE THIS UNIT FITS IN

This unit is designed for Year 4 - Spring Term. It connects with units 3 and 6 in dealing with people's values and commitments, and with units 2, 4, 10, 11 and 12 in dealing with aspects of religious practices and lifestyles.
FEATURED FAITH(S): Judaism, Sikhism
TIME: This unit is planned for 11 sessions of 1 hour each.

RESOURCES:

  • Palmer and Breuilly, 1993, A Tapestry of Tales, Collins - David's story, Nanak's song, Nanak and the Robber, Lehna and the Grass.
  • CEM, Teaching RE: Founders and Leaders - leadership cards, Nanak's teachings - to adapt
  • Essex CC,1996, A Long Time ago in a Far away Land - Nanak helps the Hungry
  • Story cards - sheet containing brief outline of story and picture (stories above plus 'Lehna and the Grass')
  • BBC Video - Pathways of Belief: Sikhism
  • Sikh artefacts
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    OBJECTIVES FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT

    B2 Demonstrate factual knowledge of selected features of Sikhism
    B3 Describe the function of the langar in a Sikh gurdwara, in relation to some practices associated with it.
    F2     Identify what was of value and concern to Guru Nanak after hearing stories about events in his life.
    F3 Make links between the values people may have and their attitude and behaviour.

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