1. Year 7 Homework Philosophy & Ethics Term 1: What is Religion?
Each week choose a task and note in your planner which course you are trying and which task you will complete. There are 8 weeks this term, so 2 x mains, 2x starters and 2 x desserts would do it!
Starter – 1 week
Draw a labelled diagram of a Church.
Produce a sheet with the six main religions and their respective symbols.
Develop your religious sheet (above) with added detail on religious leaders, holy books, special days of worship, etc.
Research different religions around the world – create a colour coded map
Main Course – 2 weeks
Create a fact sheet on a famous person who has spoken out about their faith/religion
Write a newspaper front page for the day after a disaster – linking to a religion
Make a model of a place of worship – explain key features
Present your thoughts on the difference between fact, belief and opinion
Dessert – 1 week
Create a list of 10 key words you have used this term, and what they mean.
Visit a place of worship – any religion.
Interview a person with a strong religious belief (or not) and feed back to your teacher.