Syllabus Year 6-8

Syllabus Year 6-8

Year 6 Syllabus


New World Religions Syllabus – Islam

Week Topic Resources
1 Introduction to World Religions – Islam and the Islamic symbol The Muslim Experience
2 The Faith and the People  
3 The Message of Islam, Muhammad, the Prophet Pgs 8/9
4 The spread of Islam Pgs 10-12/ 12-14
5 The life of Muhammad  
6 Similarities between Jews, Christians and Muslims Pgs 15/16
7 The Qur’an Pgs 17-20
8 What Muslims believe Pgs 21-23
9 The 5 pillars of Faith and Eid el Fitr  
10 Prayer (Salah) Pgs 24-27


New World Religions Syllabus – Islam 2

Week Topic Resources
1 Zakah (Charity) The Muslim Experience Pgs 31-33
2 Sawm (Fasting) Pgs 34/5
3 Hajj (Pilgrimage) Pgs36/7/8
4 Birth and Death Pgs 39-41
5 Marriage Pgs 42-44
6 Family Life Pgs45-47
7 The role of women Pgs 48-50
8 Festivals Pgs51/52
9 Food and Drink Pgs53-55
10 Revision  
11 Test  
12 Go through test  



Year 7 Syllabus


Old Testament Studies and Judaism Unit

Unit 1
  • The Creation – Genesis 1-2
  • Science and the Bible
  • Stewardship of the Environment
Unit 2
  • The Fall – Genesis 3,
  • Consequences of Temptation
  • The Sandra Gregory story
Unit 3
  • Cain and Abel, the first murder Genesis 4 vv1-16
  • Murder and Capital Punishment
  • The Derek Bentley Case
Unit 4
  • The near Sacrifice of Isaac Genesis 22 vv1-19
  • The life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Concentration camps
  • Mother Teresa of Calcutta
  • Does God speak to people today?
Unit 5
  • Moses and the Ten Commandments Exodus 19 and 20
  • Law and Punishment
  • Human Rights
  • Martin Luther King
  • Nelson Mandela
Unit 6
  • David and Jonathan – 1Samuel 20
  • Friendship
  • Love and loyalty, filial, sexual and agape
Unit 7
  • David’s adultery with Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11 and 12
  • The abuse of power
  • The destruction of marriage
Unit 8
  • Solomon’s wisdom 1 Kings 3
  • Leadership
  • What are the qualities required to be a leader?
Unit 9
  • Elijah and the Prophets of Baal – 1 Kings 18 – 19
  • Celebrities in today’s society – idol worship?
Unit 10
  • Amos the prophet and his message – Amos 5 and 7
  • Modern prophets Oscar Romero
  • The work and ministry of Jackie Pullinger
  • Fair Trade issues
Syllabus Year 6-8

New World Religions Syllabus – Judaism

 

Week Topic Resources
1 The Jews The Jewish Experience
Pgs 1-3
2 How Judaism began Pgs 4-6
3 Jewish Holy Books Pgs 7-9
4 What Jews believe Pgs 10-12
5 The synagogue Pgs 13-15
6 Orthodox and Reform Pgs 17-19
7 Jewish family life Pgs 20-22
8 Shabbat Pgs 23-25
9 Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah Pgs 26-27
10 Weddings and the role of the Rabbi Pgs 29-33
11 Jewish Festivals  
12 Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur  


Common Entrance – Year 7

Section 1 (Compulsory)
Old Testament Texts and Contemporary Issues

Text Where to find it
The Creation Genesis 1–2
The nature of Man and the Fall Genesis 3
Cain and Abel Genesis 4 v1–16
The near sacrifice of Isaac Genesis 22 v1–19
The Ten Commandments Exodus 19 v1–8
Exodus 20 v1–20
David and Jonathan Ist Book of Samuel 20 v1–23
David and Bathsheba and Nathan's parable 2nd Book Samuel 11 v1–17
2nd Book Samuel 12 v1–9
Solomon's Wisdom Ist book of Kings 3
Elijah stories:
The prophets of Baal
The still small voice		 Ist book of Kings 18
Ist book of Kings 19 v1–18
The prophet Amos Amos 5
Amos 7 v10–17



Year 8 Syllabus

The New Testament and Christianity Unit

 

Unit 1
  • The Temptation of Jesus – Luke 4 vv1 -13
  • Can temptation be resisted?
  • The Sandra Gregory Story
  • The Jamie Bulger Case
Unit 2
  • Jesus and the Outcasts Luke 19 vv1-10 Mark 2 vv13-17, Luke 7 vv36-50
  • Who are the outcasts in today’s society
  • The work of the Church in Camden
  • Prejudice and Discrimination
  • Sir Trevor Huddleston
Unit 3
  • Being a follower of Jesus Luke 5 vv1-11, Mark 10vv 17-31 and 35-45
  • Changing priorities
  • The work of Meg Guillebaud in Rwanda
Unit 4
  • Miracles of Healing Mark 2vv 1-12, Luke 13vv  10-17
  • Do miracles happen today”
  • The Hospice Movement and Dame Cecily Saunders
  • Helen House Hospice, Oxford
Unit 5
  • Who was Jesus? Mark 8 vv 27-33 and 9 vv 2-13
  • Jesus, Man, or Myth?
Unit 6
  • The parables of Jesus  Luke 10 vv25-37, Luke 15 11-32, 8vv 11-15
  • Love your neighbour
  • Archbishop Oscar Romero
Unit 7
  • The Sermon on the Plain Luke 6 vv17-49
  • Pacificsm and non violent protest
  • Forgiveness
Unit 8
  • The sentence, crucifixion and death of Jesus Mark 15vv 6-47
  • The Miracle on the River Kwai
Unit 9
  • The Resurrection John 20vv 1-20
  • Suffering, death and dying
  • The end or the beginning – the Christian Funeral service
Unit 10
  • The Early Church and the Holy Spirit Acts 2 , 5 and 40
  • How the early Christians lived
  • Peter and Paul
  • The Church in the 21st century


New World Religions Syllabus – Christianity

Week Topics Resources
1 One Church many branches The Christian Experience
2 The Bible  
3 What Christians believe  
4 Baptism and Confirmation  
5 Prayer  
6 The Church and its Ministers  
7 Holy Day - Sunday  
8 Weddings  
9 The passover of the Jews, Seder, the Last Supper , Good Friday and Easter  
10 Christmas  
11 Pilgrimage and Missionaries  
12 Monks and Nuns  



Common Entrance – Year 8

Section 2 (Compulsory)
New Testament Texts

Text Where to find?
The Temptations of Jesus Matthew 4v1–1
Luke 4 v1–13
Jesus and the outcasts:
Zacchaeus the Tax collector
Levi
The woman and Simon the Pharisee		 Luke 19 v1–10
Mark 2 v13–17
Luke 7 v36–50
On being a follower of Jesus:
The call of the Disciples
The rich young man
The request of James and John		 Luke 5 v1–11
Mark 10v 17–22
Mark 10 v35–45
The Miracles of Healing:
The paralysed man
Jesus heals on the Sabbath		 Mark 2 v1–12
Luke 13 v10–17
The person of Jesus:
Peter's declaration
The Transfiguration		 Mark 8 v27–33
Mark 9 v2–13
The Parables:
The Good Samaritan
The Lost Son
The Sower		 Luke 10 v 25–37
Luke 15 v11–32
Luke 8 v4–8 and 11–15
Jesus' Teaching Luke 6 v 17–49
Luke 12 v22–31
The last days of Jesus' life Mark 14 and 15
Matthew 26 and 27
Luke 23
John 18 and 19
The Resurrection John 20 v1–18
Mark 16 v1–8
Matthew 28 v1–11
Luke 24v 1–12
The Early Christians:
How they lived
The Apostles are persecuted		 Acts 2 v22–24 and 40–47
Acts 5 v17–42
How they lived
The Apostles are persecuted		 Acts 5 v17–42

 

 

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