1. RPS Year 7 Homework Menu : Spring 1: Belonging to a community
Each half term, you are required to complete two pieces of homework. You will be given two deadlines; one for the first piece of homework, and one for the second. You may choose which of the three tasks you complete for each homework.
Literacy
Creative
Numeracy
Deadline : ________________
#2 : Community
To research and write up a piece in the style of a newspaper or leaflet on the ‘Ummah’ (Muslim Community) and compare it with another community (word count 300)
Describe what an ‘Ummah’ is
Describe who is in an ‘Ummah’ and what they do
Compare an ‘Ummah’ with another community of your choice (e.g. another religious community or your own community)
Create a poster on the first Pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam (Focus on the Shahadah)
Draw the First Pillar of the Five pillars (the Shahadah) on an A4 piece of paper.
Describe what the Shahadah is.
Briefly explain how important the Shahadah is to Muslims and why they take it seriously
Briefly explain how this particular Pillar works
Research how many places of worship there are in your community and interview 5 people
Interview 5 people in your community asking them if they attend or are part of a ‘religious community’
Ask the same 5 people if they are actively involved in helping their community (e.g. charity or helping the local football team)
See the main sheet to help
#1 : Kirpan
Mini-Assessment
You are to write a letter to the head teacher of a school who have banned a Sikh student from wearing and displaying her Kirpan (ceremonial dagger worn by Khalsa Sikhs) to school.
You must provide two different points of view on why Gurjit Kaur should and shouldn’t wear her Kirpan to school.
Try to explain using different reasons based on the Sikh religion and what you have learnt in lesson. You must include relevant keywords and demonstrate overall which view you mainly agree with.
Don’t forget that you must write this in a letter format. Use your plan and exemplar to help you.
Deadline :______________
Name
Tutor
RPS Class

2. RPS Year 7 Homework Menu : Spring 1: Belonging to a community
Each half term, you are required to complete two pieces of homework. You will be given two deadlines; one for the first piece of homework, and one for the second. You may choose which of the three tasks you complete for each homework.
Literacy
Creative
Numeracy
Deadline : ________________
#2 : Community
To research and write up a piece in the style of a newspaper or leaflet on the ‘Ummah’ (Muslim Community) and compare it with another community (word count 300)
Describe what an ‘Ummah’ is
Describe who is in an ‘Ummah’ and what they do
Compare an ‘Ummah’ with another community of your choice (e.g. another religious community or your own community)
Create a poster on the first Pillar of the Five Pillars of Islam (Focus on the Shahadah)
Draw the First Pillar of the Five pillars (the Shahadah) on an A4 piece of paper.
Describe what the Shahadah is.
Briefly explain how important the Shahadah is to Muslims and why they take it seriously
Briefly explain how this particular Pillar works
Research how many places of worship there are in your community and interview 5 people
Interview 5 people in your community asking them if they attend or are part of a ‘religious community’
Ask the same 5 people if they are actively involved in helping their community (e.g. charity or helping the local football team)
See the main sheet to help
#1 : Kirpan
Mini-Assessment
You are to write a letter to the head teacher of a school who have banned a Sikh student from wearing and displaying her Kirpan (ceremonial dagger worn by Khalsa Sikhs) to school.
You must provide two different points of view on why Gurjit Kaur should and shouldn’t wear her Kirpan to school.
Try to explain using different reasons based on the Sikh religion and what you have learnt in lesson. You must include relevant keywords and demonstrate overall which view you mainly agree with.
Don’t forget that you must write this in a letter format. Use your plan and exemplar to help you.
Deadline :______________
Name
Tutor
RPS Class