PROGRAMME OF STUDY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
a) Consider how physical and non-physical aspects of human nature affect people’s identity and personality.
b) Consider how certain individual and communal experiences may be linked with spiritual beliefs.
c) Consider the personal and spiritual value of prayer and meditation to Sikhs.
d) Consider examples of how religious experience is described in Christianity and Sikhism..

WHERE THIS SAMPLE UNIT FITS IN
This unit is designed for Year 9 - Autumn Term. It connects with units 1 and 7 in dealing with aspects of human identity and experience, and with units 6 and 8 in dealing with aspects of beliefs about spiritual dimensions of life.

TIME: This unit is planned for 20 sessions of 50 minutes each.

• Francis, 1996, Just a Thought, Hodder & Stoughton.
• Francis, 1996, Just a Thought - Workbook, Hodder & Stoughton.
• Jenkins, 1997, Contemporary Moral Issues (3 rd edit), Heinemann.
• O’Donnell, 1992, I Wonder, Hodder & Stoughton.
• Newspaper articles or TV news items.
• What’s it like to be a Sikh Video, or Belief File, Sikhism, BBC.

OBJECTIVES FOR LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
A4 Identify and compare some religious beliefs/ideas and describe their significance to believers.
A5 Identify some of the principal beliefs/ideas shared by Sikhs and Christians and explain how these beliefs/ideas may have an impact on the lives of believers.
D3 Compare aspects of, and influences on, their own identity, with those of religious believers.
D4 Ask a range of questions about religious identity/personality/experience and suggest appropriate answers.
D5 Articulate feelings about their own identity/personality/experience in the light of qualities demonstrated by Sikhs and Christians.
D6 Demonstrate a critical awareness of and respect for people’s view of their identity/personality/experience, including the views and associated feelings of Sikhs/Christians.