Religious Studies Full Course
Full Course First half term
Full Course Second Half Term
Second half term
Short Course Buddhism First half term
Short Course Buddhism Second half term
Short Course Judaism First half term
Short Course Judaism Second half term
Short Course Moral Issues First half term
Short Course Moral Issues Second half term

Full Course First half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Festivals

Students should choose two of the following Jewish festivals:

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Pesach
Purim
Sukkot

For each festival they should investigate and produce information on the following:

Origin and story
How it is celebrated today
Special food
Special objects
Why it is important to Jews today

This should be written up as a revision guide.

Suggested sources of information:

College Library
Religious Studies Department
Encyclopaedia
CM Rom - Encarta, Religions of the World
Internet:
http://www.jewfaq.com
http://www.brijnet.org

Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 7 February 2005

Full Course Second Half Term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Christian Festivals

Outline of work:

An investigation into the origins and practices of the major Christian festivals such as:

• Christmas
• Easter and Holy Week
• Advent
• Pentecost
• Lent

The project should be presented as a revision guide.

Suggested sources of information:

College Library
Public Library
CD Roms
Internet:
http://www.atschool.eduweb.co.uk/
http://www.carolrb/Christmas/Christmas/html

Second half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Investigation of religion

Outline of Work:

This should be written in the form of a project

Research information on the religion of one of the following:

• Native American Indians
• Aboriginal peoples of Australia
• Maori peoples of New Zealand
• Inca civilisations
• Ancient Egyptians
• Ancient Roman religion
• Ancient Greek religion
• Beliefs and stories about gods
• Worship – temples, worship in the home
• Festivals
• Ceremonies of life e.g. birth, marriage, death etc
• Special people – holy men, priests
• Religious attitudes or beliefs about life

Maps and pictures should be included

Suggested sources of information:

The College Library – books, CD ROMs
The public library
Encyclopaedias

Useful Websites:
www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/schools/places
www.ccci.org/wij
www.glasgowkelvin.org.uk
www.bible gateway.com

Short Course Buddhism First half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be ndertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Buddhist Rites of Passage

Task:

Create an instruction booklet (A4 or A5) to inform the reader of the Rites of Passage that are observed by Buddhists around the world. You must include the following chapters within this booklet.

Outline of work:

• An explanation of the term Rites of Passage
• Birth ceremony – what happens and why?
• Marriage ceremony – what happens and why?
• Death and funeral service – what happens and why?
• Buddhist view of life after death

Extra marks will be awarded if you:

• Individually design the booklet
• Include pictures and diagrams
• Make your leaflet as ‘user friendly’ as possible

Useful resources:
Buddhism CD Rom (Miss Stanier)
Buddhist handbook – John Snelling
Buddhism – Christmas Humphries
A New Approach to Buddhism – Mel Thompson

Useful websites:
www.google.com
www.yahoo.com
www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk/
www.quantrum.com.my/sadhu/
Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 7 February 2005

Short Course Buddhism Second half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Buddhist Ethics

Task:

Create a project which focuses on Buddhist attitudes to a number of ethical issues. You are to choose three topics from the list below:

• Prejudice and discrimination
• The role and status of women
• Wealth and poverty
• Abortion
• Euthanasia
• Suicide
• Environmental issues

Outline of work:

Research each of your topics thoroughly and for each include the following information:

• An explanation of what the topic is and provide some background information to it
• How Buddhists approach this ethical issue
• Why they choose to take this approach
• An evaluation of whether you agree or disagree with the approach generally taken by Buddhists and why

Useful resources:
Buddhism CD Rom (Miss Stanier)
Buddhist handbook – John Snelling
Buddhism – Christmas Humphries
A New Approach to Buddhism – Mel Thompson

Useful websites:
www.google.com www.yahoo.com
www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk www.buddhanet.net/qanda.htm
www.quantrum.com.my/sadhu/

Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 21 March 2005

Short Course Judaism First half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Jewish Ethics

Outline of Work:

Students should investigate the Jewish attitudes to: Euthanasia, Abortion, Capital Punishment.

In their investigation students should make sure that they state the origin of Jewish thinking on Ethics and how it has changed over the past 3,000 years. Any differences between Orthodox and Progressive Judaism should be mentioned. Finally, students should evaluation the Jewish views and say how valid they think they are.

This should be written up as a project on A4 paper.

Suggested sources of information:
RS Department
Library
CD Rom

Useful websites:
http://www.re-xs.ucsm.ac.uk
http://www.theresite.org.uk
http://www.rsweb.demon.co.uk
http://www.cant.ac.uk/renet
Information specifically about Judaism can be found on these pages:
http://www.jewfaq.com
http://www.ohr.org.il/ask/page/askrabbi.htm
http://www.brijnet/org

Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 7 February 2005

Short Course Judaism Second half term

Short Course Judaism Second half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Revision booklet

Outline of Work:

Students should produce a booklet covering all topics from the course. Each topic should have a short explanation and detail to GCSE standard, e.g.

Festivals are ………..

In Judaism there are the following festivals ……………….

etc.

This work will enable students to condense their notes into revision material as well as helping future students to revise.

Suggested sources of information:
Your own notes
Textbooks
CD Rom
Internet

Useful Websites:
http://www.rexs.ucsm.ac.uk (this links into all major sites on the Holocaust)

Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 21 March 2005

Short Course Moral Issues First half term

This homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: The Environment

Outline of work:

Students should choose a current environment issue:
Global warming
Pollution
Rain forests
They should investigate the causes and effects of the problem.
Students should also examine the Christian teaching on Creation and discuss ways Christians can apply these today.

Suggested sources of information:
College Library
RS Department resources
CD Roms

Useful websites:
http://re-xs.uscm.ac.uk
http://www.cant.ac.uk

Short Course Moral Issues Second half term

his homework is intended as an extended piece of research and writing, to be undertaken throughout the half term. In addition, homework will be set most weeks by the class teacher on the given night, to be completed by the following lesson. This work will relate to the work being done in lessons at the time. The half termly project work is, therefore, to be seen as extension work to the weekly homework, and not as an alternative. If students are finding difficulty doing both, priority should be given to the weekly homework. If students finish the weekly homework quickly, then the rest of their homework time should be spent on the project.

Project title: Charity

Outline of work:

Students should investigate a charitable organisation which deals with poverty e.g. Christian Aid, Unicef, Tear Fund, Salvation Army, Dr. Barnardo’s, Oxfam.

Students should examine Christian teaching about helping the poor.

The project should be presented as an information leaflet.

Suggested sources of information:
College Library
Public Library

Useful websites:
http://www.Christian-Aid.org.uk
http://www.oneworld.org

Deadline for handing work in: Week beginning Monday 21 March 2005