"Directions" gives you all the material you need to teach the scheme of work. The three books follow the scheme of work precisely and contain: plenty of challenging ideas and a huge variety of tasks to develop knowledge and understanding across a wide ability range; a real balance of learning about and learning from religion through activities; plentiful use of quotations, allowing pupils to get to grips with interpretation; regular development of pupils' knowledge and correct use of specialist terminology (level 4); and website addresses and plenty of opportunities for the use of ICT support for Citizenship at key stage 3.

 

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Oxford University Press .

Author of Folens KS3 Reflections series, Ina Taylor also has many years experience as a RS teacher and head of department, author, and examiner for major awarding bodies.

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Where do we look for God?: what do they say about God?; does God exist?; prove it!; wow!; the ultimate designer label; why does this happen?; who started it?; God help you; experiences of God in the past; recent encounters with God; other modern experiences of God; looking back - going forward. Part 2 What does justice mean to Christians?: what is justice?; what do people judge?; Jesus and justice; St. Paul and justice; Mother Theresa and justice; Desmond Tutu and justice; others search for justice; other Christian ideas about justice; why some give their lives for others; how Christian organizations fight for justice; other ways Christians practise justice; it is just and it is fair; looking back - going forward. Part 3 Why is Guru Nanak important to Sikhs?: Guru Nanak; a special baby; awkward questions; encounter with God; Guru Nanak's teachings about God; Guru Nanak teaches about equality; the end of Nanak's life; the other Gurus; equality in worship; celebrating the life of Guru Nanak; the music of Guru Nanak; looking back - going forward. Part 4 Who was Gotama Buddha?: a Buddhist shrine; who was the Buddha?; Gotama leaves home; enlightenment; the rest of the Buddha's life; the Buddha's teachings today; the noble eightfold path; meditation; the life of a modern Buddhist monk; life with a modern Buddhist group; the lay Buddhist's life; looking back - going forward. Part 5 What are we doing to the environment?: the state of the environment; doom and gloom?; what Christians think about the environment; what Christians do for the environment; Jews and the environment; Muslims and the environment; Sikhs and the environment; Hindus and the environment; Buddhists and the environment; Humanists and the environment; religions working together for the environment; who else cares about the planet?; looking back - going forward.