Religions, Beliefs and Viewpoints

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Religions, Beliefs and Viewpoints
Presentation 2 Which religions, beliefs and
viewpoints are present in our local area?
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• Lesson Aim
• Identify which beliefs, religion and viewpoints
  are currently represented in our local area.
• Identify ways in which we identify religions,
  beliefs and viewpoints and how we group and
  classify them.

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Your Task

• You have been divided into groups of four.
• These are cooperative groups. Your group
• of four will become experts on a particular
• belief, religion or viewpoint which is
  represented in
• our local area.
• You can choose from the following
• Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic, Other
• Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Sikh, Jewish, Hindu,
• Pagan, Humanist

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• Now that you have chosen your focus, you should
  conduct research using the internet and other
  resources available in the department.
• You should work to create a visual (poster,
  power point etc.) which the group will then use
  to share your findings with the rest of the
  class.
• Some questions for your to consider
• How can you identify which groups are in your
  local area?
• What are the key features of the religion, belief
  or viewpoint you have selected?
• How much variety of religion, belief and
  viewpoints is present in your local area?
• What is the geographical spread of religion,
  beliefs and viewpoints in your local area?
• How did the religion, belief or viewpoint you
  have selected come to be present in your local
  area?

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• Throughout your research you should consider
• What sources of evidence have you used and how
  reliable are they?
• What level of diversity of religion, beliefs and
  viewpoints is present in our local area?
• What preconceptions do you have about religion,
  beliefs and viewpoints and how far is this
  challenged as you carry out your research?
• In what ways has your understanding of religion,
  beliefs and viewpoints deepened as a result of
  your research?

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Presentations

• Your findings should now be presented.
• While you are listening to the other
  presentations, you should take notes of their
  findings in your personal folders for evidence.
  Your notes should include
• Facts and figures about the religion, belief or
  viewpoint
• What you already knew about this religion, belief
  or viewpoint
• How what you have learned adds to/challenges what
  you already knew
• You should also keep a note of how your own views
  about the place of religion, beliefs and
  viewpoints in our local area is challenged by the
  presentations you observe