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Year 7

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Welcome Year 7

This is your special page on the Hartshill RE website.

You will be studying five modules this year. They are:

	Questions and Beginnings
	Festivals of Light
	Symbols
	Founders
	Being a Christian

What are these modules about?

	Questions and Beginnings: This module introduces you to some special ways in which people who belong to a religion express their beliefs. You will discover the special use of narrative and story. You will also have an opportunity to investigate some special beliefs people have about the world in which they live and about God.
	Festivals of Light: At this time of year many religions have lovely colourful festivals. You will be finding out why and looking at special times in three religions, Hinduism and Divali, Judaism and Hanukkah, Christians and Advent/Christmas.
	Symbols: Some religious ideas are very complicated, so religions often use symbols to represent very difficult concepts and ideas. In the spring term you will be finding out about some important religious festivals.
	Founders: Many religions begin with a founder, a special person who starts a religion. You will find out about the founders for at least three of the world's main religions in this module.
	Being a Christian: This module lasts for a whole term and your homework time will be spent producing an independent study on the Life of Jesus.

Web Links:

Questions and Beginnings

The Big Bang

	This explanation from msn's online encyclopedia is very detailed but quite easy to read.
	http://ssscott.tripod.com/BigBang.html nice graphic, but the details are quite involved.

Creation

http://www.bigmyth.com/

Cool website using Flash Animation to explain a huge number of myths about the Creation of the World. Select a myth, and find out how various cultures have explained the origins of life and of the planet! Remember that a myth is a story with a meaning. A myth may be fictitious or based on fact! The truth of a myth is in its meaning, not whether it happened or not.

Myths and Fables

Children's stories: This link will take you to a site with a whole selection of super places to go, some with animated stories.

How can we know about God?

Festivals of Light

Divali

	www.diwalimela.com/ find out about Divali
	http://www.bawarchi.com/festivals/diwali1.html

Hanukkah

	http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/ when you get to this site click on the links to the left and on some picture links
	for a bit of fun try billybear4kids

Advent and Christmas

	www.christmas.com/worldview/ find out how Christmas is celebrated around the world
	click on the bell for lots about Christmas

General information Calendar: festivals of the major world religions

Symbols

	Christian Symbols
	Jewish Symbols
	Sikh Symbols
	Muslim Symbols
	Hindu Symbols
	Buddhist Symbols

Founders

	Abraham
	Moses
	Jesus
	Muhammad

Being a Christian

What does it mean to be a Christian?

	Taize: a website about the Taize Community in France.
	Basic Christian beliefs: http://www.request.org.uk/main/basics/basics.htm
	and lots more here to explore: http://www.request.org.uk/main/dowhat/dowhat.htm

The Life of Jesus

	The life of Jesus: when you get there, click on the links under the section The life and teachings of Jesus Christ to read about different events in Jesus' life. No pictures, but clear to understand and easy find your way around.
	The Life and Teaching of Jesus some super stories about Jesus (with pictures).

For information about the RE Department

or comments relating to this web site

please contact Jane Chartres at the school: headofdepartment@lycos.co.uk

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Last modified: November 25, 2003

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