Questions you may ask in YEAR 7

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Questions you may ask inYEAR 7
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What religions do we look at?
How will my work be marked?
How often will we get homework?
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MARKING in Religious Studies

• Specific class and homework tasks will be marked
  according to the following assessment objectives
• AT1 Learning about religion
• AT2 Learning from religion

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AT1 Learning about religion

• Learning about religion means using words such
  as
• Explaining
• Describing
• Naming

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AT2 Learning from religion

• Learning from religion means using words such as
• Reflecting
• Identifying
• Considering

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Marks and Grades

• You will be awarded a mark and a grade for each
  piece of work
• The first mark will be out of ten, and will be
  your ATTAINMENT mark (how good the piece of work
  is)
• The grade will be a letter (highest being A, the
  lowest being E). This will be your EFFORT mark
  (how hard you have tired) grade

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ATTAINMENT
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EFFORT
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• You may find some pieces of work quite
  challenging
• However you should always get a high grade for
  effort
• A useful website is www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk

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In Year 7 we will look at a variety of different
topics

• In Year 7 we mostly look at
• CHRISTIANITY

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Topics we cover are

• BELONGING
• Here we try to understand
• what makes us feel valued
• The benefits and responsibilities of belonging to
  a group
• What it would feel like to an outsider
• Why some people feel it is important to belong to
  a church

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• SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
• Here we will examine
• The difference between signs and symbols
• Symbols we use everyday
• Symbols used in Christianity
• Symbols used in Christian celebrations

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• THE CHURCH YEAR
• Here we will explore
• The Christmas Cycle (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany)
• The Easter Cycle (Lent, Easter, Ascension,
  Pentecost)
• Sabbath

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• CHURCH STUDY
• Here we will examine
• Different types of church buildings
• Why church buildings are necessary
• The internal features
• The external features
• How churches are used today

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• INTRODUCING THE BIBLE
• Here we will explore
• The structure of the bible
• The different types of writing
• How it is used publicly and privately
• Different translations and versions

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• PRAYER
• Here we will examine
• The nature of communication
• Prayer as a two way process
• Where, why and how people pray
• Aids to worship

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• CHRISTIANS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
• Here we will examine
• Examples of injustice in our world
• Biblical ideas about justice
• Jesus concern for social justice
• Christians and social concern,eg the work of
  charities

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• JESUS STUDY
• Here we will explore
• Unlikely heroes
• What we know/do not know about Jesus
• Christian iconography
• Key aspects of his life/ministry
• His impact on the life of believers
• Jesus for the 21st century