RE Scheme Of Work Year Eight

Term 1

Exploration of the following themes finding applications in personal, family, school life as well as in church and society.

Caring, co-operation, courage, courtesy, empathy, honesty, modesty, respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, citizenship, friendship, the fruit of the spirit.

Term 2

Luke - Use Luke; a gospel for today selectively if required.

Background to Jesus ministry - unit 1

Geographical/Historical/Religious

• maps / key places
• profiles of religious groups.
• Roman rule
• Herods

Who was Luke? Characteristics of Luke's gospel - Unit 2

Names and titles of Christ - Unit 5 plus additional studies

• Posters of old testament / New Testament names / titles.
• include use of I.C.T

The temptation of Christ - Unit 6.1

• Things we face today.
• Temptations - Lessons from Jesus

The 12 apostles - Unit 6.3

Principles of discipleship

• Call
• Cost
• Lifestyle
• Commission
• Rewards

Miracles - Unit 9.1 / 9.2

Write newspaper type articles on selected miracles in Luke.

Prayer - Unit 8.2

Parables - Unit 8.3

• write a modern day parable

Reaching out to outcasts - Unit 10.1

10.3 Create and perform plays - About e.g

• The good Samaritan
• Zacchaeus
• The Leper
• The centurion etc
• About modern day outcasts.

The passover meal and the Lord's supper - Unit 15.1 15.2 15.3

Have a seder meal

The meaning of the cross - Unit 17.3

The resurrection - Create a courtroom scene

• arguments for and against the resurrection

Road to Emmaus

Term 3

Explore the impact of TV on our lives in terms of time, values etc.

• do a questionnaire / survey
• explore morality on TV
• look at secular / Christian reviews
• write reviews and log reviews on school website.
• discuss / comment on the following from a Christian perspective:
  • Soaps
  • MTV / top of the pops
  • Reality TV
  • Comedies
  • Chart shows
  • Entertainment
  • Dramas
  • Religious programming

Create a magazine / information sheet for parents.

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Related pages: RE Scheme Of Work Year Seven, RE Scheme Of Work Year Nine

Category: RE

Author: Mr Walker