RE Year 7
Unit 7E Buildings		Last modified 24/08/02 by P Clark
About the unit In this unit pupils find out about a place of worship and the role it plays in a religious community. Pupils develop their understanding of how religious beliefs are expressed in practice through studying the features of the place of worship and the activities, including worship, that take place inside it. Pupils become aware of the diversity within the religion by comparing textbook and virtual tour examples of places of worship explored in the classroom with those explored through a visit. They evaluate the importance of a place of worship to believers today. They learn from the visit the significance of the place of worship for the faith community and local people. Pupils reflect on places that have significance for them in the local community. They explore ways in which places in their local community might have significance for them. Where the unit fits in This unit comes at the end of year 7. It takes knowledge gained in the Sikhism unit about the Gurdwara and enables pupils to discover the significance of other places of worship. It leads on to work covered in GCSE in the scheme The Nature of Belief	Expectations At the end of this unit All pupils will: describe a place of worship using some correct terms and explain what it is used for; know what this religion believes about God/gods, and express their own ideas about God in response; talk about local places which are special to them; Most pupils will: explain with understanding how some of the key beliefs of the religion explored are expressed in the building, in worship and in the wider life of the faith community, including the ideas about God/gods; show understanding of what it means to be a religious believer in today’s world, appreciating that there are differences within this religion, as well as overriding similarities between different communities; reflect on the special qualities of places of worship and describe places of local or community significance in their own lives; develop their own responses to the beliefs and ideas distinctive to the religion studied Some pupils will have progressed further and will: compare in detail similarities and differences between places of worship within a religious tradition as well as identifying similarities and differences across other religions they have studied; explain how beliefs affect the life of individuals and the religious community; evaluate religious and secular responses to questions of meaning and purpose using appropriate evidence and examples; explain in depth their own views
Language for learning Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to: · the place of worship · the study of the religion that the religious building represents Speaking and listening – through the activities pupils could: · discuss and question what they are learning and how it is relevant in other contexts or when using different variables Writing – through the activities pupils could: · link ideas and paragraphs into continuous text which is organised and coherent · use punctuation correctly (full stops, commas, dashes, brackets, bullet points, colons) to extend and clarify sentences ·	Prior Learning It is helpful if pupils have: · learnt to use some technical terminology specific to the religion · learnt to make connections between key beliefs and practice · learnt to use artefacts and pictures as sources particularly through previous visits to places of worship · had the opportunity to develop skills of interpretation and reflection

Buildings
Learning Objectives Pupils should learn:	Possible teaching activities	Learning outcomes Pupils:	Points to note	Resources
1. A Church
· About the different types of Church in Buxton · The reasons for different Churches (denominations) · The plan and design of a typical Church	· Ask pupils to list the local Churches, discuss the differences between each building. Raise the question, ‘Why are they different?’ ‘What do they have in common?’ · Discuss briefly the make up of the Christian Church · On the board draw an overhead plan of a Church, ask pupils to explain the parts of the church · Pupils copy down completed plan · (Possible visit to local church) · Make 3D models of a church · Make stained glass windows	· Understand the range of Churches in their own area · Are able to explain the meaning and symbolism of a church building · Are able to explain how the building reflects the beliefs of Christianity	· Homework, find out all the Churches in Buxton · This could take 3 lessons and therefore be a unit simply about Churches depending on time scale	· Paper · 3D churches · Material for stained glass windows
2. The Mosque
· The key features of a Mosque and their significance · The way the building reflects the beliefs of the religion	· Watch a video about the mosque · Discuss the differences between a mosque and other places of worship · Using the Mosque sheet create a plan of a Mosque from above	· Identify parts of a Mosque and explain their significance · Identify and explain some of the symbolism and theology associated with the Mosque	· Homework · Research ‘Where is the nearest Mosque?’	· Video · Mosque worksheet
3. The Synagogue
· The key features of a Synagogue and their significance · The way the building reflects the beliefs of the religion	· Watch a video about the Synagogue · Discuss the differences between a Synagogue and other places of worship · Read through sue Penny ‘Judaism’ Answer the appropriate questions	· Identify parts of a Synagogue and explain their significance · Identify and explain some of the symbolism and theology associated with the Synagogue	· Homework ‘If I went to a Synagogue I would see…’	· Video · Sue Penny ‘Judaism’
4. A Buddhist Temple
· The key features of a Buddhist Temple and their significance · The way the building reflects the beliefs of the religion	· Watch video about the Buddhist Monk · Discuss the significance of his commitment · Answer Buddhist Monk question sheet	· Identify parts of a Buddhist Temple and explain their significance · Identify and explain some of the symbolism and theology associated with the Temple	·	·
5. Visit to Places of Worship
· the key features of the place of worship the significance of the particular features of the place of worshipthe behaviour expected from people who enter a place of worshiphow to develop attitudes of respect towards different beliefs and lifestylesto appreciate stillness and silence in contrast to activity and noiseto appreciate the use of colour, sound and community that occurs at times in some places of worshipto think about the place of worship as a place that helps people to find the presence of God/gods	· Look at pictures and diagrams of places of worship across the world, from the religion studied. · Read through information packs on the religion and the place of worship, which should include the main features. · From these packs pupils could produce a plan for a new place of worship with labels and explanations for the design of each significant feature. · Discuss something from pupils’ own experience that relates to being inside a special, holy place, eg Think of a time in your life when you wanted to be quiet or thoughtful; Think of a place that you particularly respect to help you understand why a faith community would expect particular behaviour in its place of worship.	· identify the parts of a place of worship and explain their significance · ask appropriate questions about the place of worship and select relevant information to answer them · identify how to behave appropriately in a place of worship · identify how silence and reflection can play an important part in places of worship · produce a questionnaire or set of interview questions to be used on the visit	· Look at some basic examples as models, and draw on pupils’ own design experience in design and technology. ICT may be used here.	· Question sheet prepared before visit

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