Year 8 Ethics

READING TASKS

Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World by Burhana Islam

What is Humanism? How do you live without a god? by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young

How can people express the spiritual through art, music and literature? – KS3 Religious Studies – BBC Bitesize

WRITING TASKS

Write an article for a magazine outlining the key beliefs of Humanists.

In fifty words or less, describe who you are.  Make sure you capture your uniqueness!

Write a diary account of someone living in Makkah during 632.  Explore what life was like and how Islam was developing as a religion.

LISTENING TASKS

Listen to a piece of Sikh music and a piece of Jewish music.  How doe they make you feel?  How are they similar?  How are they different?

BBC Sounds - History Of Islam - Available Episodes

WATCHING TASKS

Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars: Crash Course World History #13

Is Atheism a Religion?: Crash Course Religions #13

Death and Afterlife Across Religions: Crash Course Religions #17 - YouTube

RESEARCH TASKS

Choose a country and explore Islam within this country.

Research the beliefs about life after death from ancient civilizations (e.g. Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Mayan).  How do these compare with other religious ideas today?

Find out about the history of Humanism

TRIPS AND VISITS

British Museum – The Islamic World

Part of the British Museum’s permanent collection in rooms 42 and 43

The National Gallery

Art and Religion | About Research | National Gallery, London

Cambridge Central Mosque

CREATIVE TASKS

Create a collage that expresses your views about life after death.

Choose a religious story and create a mosaic that tells this story.

Create a time capsule that is all about you.  What would you want people in 50 years’ time to know about your life, your views and what it is like living in the world today?