Year 9 Home Learning Pack Sacred Spaces project
Task1-Thinkaboutyourfavouriteplace.Closeyoureyesandimagineyourselfinthatplace.Howdoesitmakeyoufeel?Writedownyouranswerhere.Trytouseasmanyadjectives(descriptivewords)asyoucan.Youcandescribe
theplaceitselfaswellashowitmakesyoufeel.
KeyTerms:
Sacred-aholyorreligiousthing.Special.Tobetreatedwithcare.
Place-abuilding,areaorspacewithboundarieseitherrealorimagined.
Task2-Nametheplacesofworshipforthemainworldreligions(–youlearnedthisinyear7–think!!)
Christianity(Christian)-
Islam(Muslim)-
Judaism(Jewish)-
Hinduism(Hindu)-
Buddhism(Buddhist)-
Sikhism(Sikh)-
Task3–thinkof3reasonswhyaplaceofworshipmightbeimportanttoareligiousbeliever.
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Howdoyouthinkbelieversfeelaboutthefactthatservicescan’ttakeplaceintheirplacesofworshipatthemoment?
Takealookatthisphotograph–whatdoyouthinkisgoingon?
Whatsolutionscanyouthinkoftohelpkeepreligiouspeopleconnectedduringthelockdown?
Task4-Watchhttps://www.truetube.co.uk/film/holy-cribs-mosque
Drawafloorplanofamosque.Writedownthe5mostimportantpartsofthemosqueandwhattheyareusedfor.
Task5-Watchhttps://www.truetube.co.uk/film/holy-cribs-gurdwara
DrawafloorplanofaGurdwara.Writedownthe5mostimportantpartsoftheGurdwaraandwhattheyareusedfor.
Task6-Writedown5similaritiesand5differencesbetweenthetwoplacesofworship.
SimilaritiesbetweenaMosqueandaGurdwara DifferencesbetweenaMosqueandaGurdwara
Aswellasplacesofworship,religionsandculturesalsohavesacredspacesthatareuniqueandspecialtothem.Theymightbenaturalenvironmentsortheymightbeman-madestructures.Theymightbeancientornew.Theseholdsignificantmeaningformembersofthatreligionorgroup.
Task7-FindoutaboutsomeoftheseancientBritishsites.Whatmakesthemspecial?Wouldyouconsiderthemsacred?
Stonehenge
SilburyHill,Avebury.
GlastonburyTor
Task8-WatchSacredWondersepisode1onBBCiPlayer(https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007fhj/sacred-wonders-series-1-episode-1)
Answerthesequestionsasyouwatch:
1 WhereisAngkor?
2 WhenwasAngkorfounded?
3 WhichHindugodwasthetempleoriginallybuiltfor?
4 Whichreligionthentookoverthetemple?
5 HowdoesLounLorngprotectthetemple?
6 Whydoeshewanttoprotectthetemple?
7 WhydosomanytouristsvisitAngkoreachyear?
8 DescribetheVirgendelaEsperanza.
9 WhathappenstotheVirgendelasEsperanza?
10 WhydoesJavierHernandezwanttocarrythethrone?
11 Howdoestheexperiencemakehimfeel?
12 WhereistheShaolintemple?
13 Whyisthetempleworldfamous?
14 Whichreligiondothemonksfollow?
15 WhatisShiYandian’sspeciality?
16 HowcanShiYandianpassthetest?17 WhatisunusualabouttheShriSwaminaryanMandir?
18 Howdotheprieststreatthestatues?
19 WhatisofferedtothegodsforNewYear?
20 Howdothevolunteersfeelaftertheevent?
21 WhyisJerusalemconsideredasacredplacebysomanyreligiousbelievers?
22 Whatmakestheparamedics’jobharder?
23 WhatistheNightofPower?WhyisitimportanttoMuslims?
24 IfChristians,MuslimsandJewishpeoplebelievethatJerusalemisasacredplace,whydoyouthinkitcanalsobeaplaceofconflict?
25 Whydoyouthinksomepeoplearepreparedtosacrificesomuchfortheirbeliefs?
26 Isthereanythingthatyouarepreparedtosacrificeyourtimeorenergyfor?Why?
Assessment:“SacredSpacesareimportantandshouldbepreserved.”Doyouagree?Givereasonsforyouranswershowingthatyouhaveconsideredmorethanonepointofview.
