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RE Year 8 |
Unit 8C Life of Muhammad*
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Last modified 24/08/02 by P Clark |
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About the unit
In this unit pupils learn about the life and teachings of Muhammad. They use a range of written and visual sources to select, record and evaluate information on the importance of Muhammad in the period in which he lived and for today. They reflect on questions of human existence and purpose, and consider their own beliefs in the light of their learning about Muhammad. Where the unit fits in Follows on from units about the life of Jesus and refers
to beliefs of Islam covered in previous units (eg. Ramadan). Links to Further
work on the life of the Buddha in year 9. |
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Expectations most pupils will: know about the life of Muhammad accurately and describe key
events in Muhammad’s life; understand the reasons for and the results of
these key events in his life; explain how the principal beliefs and teachings
of Muhammad impact on the lives of believers today; explain the experience of
inspirational people and relate it to their own and others’ lives; reflect on
questions about the meaning and purpose of human existence, formulating their
own response to such questions some pupils will not have
made so much progress and will: know when
Muhammad lived, and describe some of the key events from Muhammad’s life;
know some principal beliefs and teachings of Muhammad and make links between
religious symbols, stories and beliefs; make informed responses to other
people’s values and commitments in the light of their learning; reflect on
questions about meaning and purpose of human existence, formulating their own
response to such questions some
pupils will have progressed further and will: know in detail the life story of
Muhammad, understanding the importance of key events in their historical and
cultural setting; explain how religious beliefs, teachings, practices and
lifestyles of believers today relate to Muhammad’s teachings; evaluate
religious answers to questions of meaning and purpose using appropriate
evidence and examples; reflect on questions about meaning and purpose of
human existence, formulating their own informed response to such questions |
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Language for learning Through
the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell
correctly words relating to the study of: ·
the life of
the religious figure ·
the
religion with which the religious figure is associated Speaking
and listening – through the activities pupils could: ·
ask
questions to gain clarification and further information, eg why, how, what, when ·
Reading –
through the activities pupils could: find information using contents, index,
glossary, key words, hotlinks, etc ·
Writing –
through the activities pupils could: introduce, develop and conclude pieces
of writing appropriately ·
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Prior Learning It is helpful if pupils have: · learnt
to use artefacts and pictures as sources · learnt to
analyse different key beliefs and practices · learnt
to use technical terminology within the study of religion · had an
opportunity to develop skills of interpretation and reflection |
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The Life of Muhammad |
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Learning Objectives Pupils should learn: |
Possible teaching
activities |
Learning outcomes Pupils: |
Points to note |
Resources |
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1. Who was Muhammad? |
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· The
affect the person of Muhammad has on the life of Muslims ·
The Historical Context of Muhammad |
· Intro :
What do we know about Muhammad? · Video
’Life of Muhammad’ · Read
through the story of Muhammad ·
Produce a written account of Muhammad’s early years |
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identify the effects on Muhammad’s life · Can
explain the influences on the society of the time ·
Can place Muhammad in some historical context |
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· Video ·
Story of Muhammad's life |
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2. What did Muhammad do? |
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· The
experience at the cave ·
The stories about Midinah and Makkah |
· Intro : discussion
about video and story from previous lesson · List of
the things that were bad in Makkah at the time of Muhammad, list the ways
that Muhammad would change them (written task or group work) · Read
through some of Muhammad’s teachings from the Qu’ran · Take
some of the quotes and explain in your own words · Design
posters depicting the quotes ·
Plenary highlight good work and pupils explain
posters |
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explain in more detail the historical situation that Muhammad responded to ·
Can explain some key teachings of Muhammad |
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Homework News research Muslims in the news |
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3. Muhammad today |
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· About
the affect of Muhammad on the world today ·
About the variety of responses of Muslims to
Muhammad and the Qu’ran |
· Intro : discuss
key teachings from previous lessons · Talk
through research task from homework · Address
key issues arising out of research and correct common misconceptions · Create
news articles based on info · Use I.T
to create articles ·
Plenary display work |
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Can demonstrate how the teachings of Muhammad and
the Qu’ran have an impact on the world today |
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This lesson is deliberately open ended to address
issues in the news such as the implications of September 11. The main aim is to
address misconceptions which may have arisen,( particularly racist
attitudes.) |
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