Well done 7GPd!

Hello Y7

Well done on an excellent start to the year. You've settled in really well and you should be very proud of yourselves.

I'll use this blog to set homework and give you a review of lessons. I encourage you to share this with your parents or carers too so they can see what we've been learning. I will often put links on so that you can look at other information. If something appears in a different colour, click on it and see where it takes you.

We have achieved a lot over these first few weeks. We started with the work that we did on talent and mindsets. Remember Desmond Douglas and the Polgar sisters? Their dad said that 'geniuses are made, not born' and created genius chess playing daughters.  If you work hard you will do well: remember Micheal Jodan's message? Never say, 'I'm just not very good at this.' Don't make excuses!

Before we had our Religious Visits Day, we devised questions that helped us understand what a person believes and how they see the world. I hope you all asked a question when you went on your visits. We will be looking at how people see the world over the next few weeks and how religion influences the way people see the world.

After reflecting on the day we had we came up with a list of questions form each team that we would like to know about. They are:

• why is the Star of David called the Star of David?
• why do people believe in reincarnation?
• why do Buddhists wear orange robes?
• can you convert to Buddhism?
• why aren't Muslims allowed to draw Allah or the Prophet Muhammed?
• why do Muslims pray facing Mecca?
• how many names does Allah have?

The religion that we will study first is Islam. The people who follow this religion are called Muslims.

Homework

Before we start this it is important to know how you see the world. Here, we are learning to understand our own view of the world and learning to make comparisons with other people's beliefs.
What do you believe in?

Using the questions that we devised in class and the information you found out on the school trip write about how you see the world and compare to other views. I would like you to plan for 5 minutes and write for 30 minutes.

If you need some extra help, consider:

Do you believe in God? 

What do you think the point of life is?

How do these beliefs compare with what other people believe?
Below is your success criteria of what you need to do to do well. Your are only at the very beginning of Y7 so don't panic if you are unsure. Just try your best.  

Skilled work will	1.Identify a range of aspects of your own beliefs 2.Explain with some detail other beliefs 3.Make some comparison to your own beliefs
Excellent work will	1.Identify a range of aspects using key terminology (rituals,worship, buildings, narratives (important books) etc.) 2.Explain in detail your response to these beliefs 3.Make an extended comparison to your own beliefs

Let me know if you have any problems.

Best wishes,

Ms Caldwell