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Challenging RE:

Challenging RE:. Critical Thinking. Learning about religion . Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge. Horizontal knowledge. Lacks cognitive challenge. recall. Lost sheep. Good Samaritan. Zacchaeus . Pharisee & the Tax Collector . Wicked Servant. Sower and the seed.

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Challenging RE:

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  1. Challenging RE: Critical Thinking

  2. Learningabout religion Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge Horizontal knowledge Lacks cognitive challenge recall Lost sheep Good Samaritan Zacchaeus Pharisee & the Tax Collector Wicked Servant Sower and the seed

  3. Learningabout religion Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge Horizontal knowledge Lacks cognitive challenge recall “Pupils except in knowing about more stories, more festivals, more traditions,more buildings and more religions. REsource Spring 2003 They have not made connections between the beliefs and teachings of each religion, neither do they understand what belonging to a religion involves.” Barbara Wintersgill HMI

  4. Learningabout religion Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge Quantity Horizontal knowledge Lacks cognitive challenge recall simple understanding don’t lose things be nice to animals Quality understanding Jesus is the Good Shepherd Lost sheep depth understanding morally or spiritually lost suffering for the sake ofothers Depth knowledge Lost soul

  5. Learningabout religion Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge Quantity Horizontal knowledge Lacks cognitive challenge recall Critical thinking simple understanding Quality understanding depth understanding carping Depth knowledge fault finding

  6. Learningabout religion Horizontal knowledge / Depth knowledge Quantity Horizontal knowledge Lacks cognitive challenge recall Critical thinking simple understanding discernment Quality understanding comprehension the penny drops depth understanding they get it Depth knowledge

  7. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge factual recall knowledge descriptive knowledge ka’bah Makkah Earthlings in their millions walk in circles. ihram fivepillars circuits Islam hajj running stoning standing Observable knowledge

  8. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge factual recall knowledge Simple understanding descriptive knowledge Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. ka’bah Makkah To keep one of the five pillars. ihram black stone Islam hajj To obey what it says in the Qur’an. To do with what Muhammad did and what he told them to do on. Explain why Muslims go on hajj Observable knowledge More going on than meets the eye special feel closer to God

  9. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge Understanding Fctual knowledge Descriptive knowledge Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. ka’bah Makkah ihram black stone It helps to strengthen their faith. Islam It makes them feel they are part of the Ummah – the community of Islam hajj They feel that everyone in the eyes of God are equal. Explain why Muslims go on hajj Observable knowledge More going on than meets the eye

  10. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge Depth understanding Factual knowledge Descriptive knowledge Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. ka’bah Makkah To show regret for all the wrong things they have done. ihram black stone Islam hajj To ask God for forgiveness. To think seriously about the Day of Judgement. The climax of the Hajj Mount Arafat Observable knowledge More going on than meets the eye The Mount of Mercy

  11. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge Depth understanding Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. To show regret for all the wrong things they have done. To ask God for forgiveness. To think seriously about the Day of Judgement. Al-Ghazali (1058 – 1111)Theologian & Philosopher “Ihram cloth – when you put it on, remember the coffin cloth with which you will be clothed.”The Revival of Religious Sciences p.205 More going on than meets the eye

  12. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Knowledge Depth understanding Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. To show regret for all the wrong things they have done. To ask God for forgiveness. To think seriously about the Day of Judgement. Al-Ghazali (1058 – 1111)Theologian & Philosopher “Reaching at Arafat, fix your tent and wait there with a great penitent mind.”The Revival of Religious Sciences p.205 More going on than meets the eye

  13. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Back story Knowledge Depth understanding Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. To show regret for all the wrong things they have done. To ask God for forgiveness. To think seriously about the Day of Judgement. Al-Ghazali (1058 – 1111)Theologian & Philosopher “and recite supplications as much as possible and seek the mercy of God.”The Revival of Religious Sciences p.205 More going on than meets the eye

  14. Learningabout religion The pilgrimage to Makkah Back story Knowledge Depth understanding Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. A dress rehearsal for the Day of Judgement. Al-Ghazali (1058 – 1111)Theologian & Philosopher “Think of this journey as the journey for the next world.”The Revival of Religious Sciences p.205 More going on than meets the eye

  15. ‘Religious education must transcend the informative’ Secular education and the logic of religion 1968 Ninian Smart 1927 - 2001

  16. The word ‘understanding’ in RE Learningabout religion Understanding Understanding Imagine you are a Muslim who has completed their hajj. comprehension sympathetic Write a letter to a friend explaining why they had gone on pilgrimage and how they felt. On the 9th day we all prayed at Mount Arafat. There were many people there and all praying for family, friends and even people they didn’t know It makes you think everyone must have been prayed for. This whole experience was totally mind blowing and a once in a life-time experience. Explain why Muslims go on pilgrimage. I am so glad I saved up for the money to get here.John aged 14

  17. The word ‘understanding’ in RE Learningabout religion Imagine you have been asked to write for a website. Understanding Understanding comprehension sympathetic Explore and explain some of the beliefs and ideas that lie behind the hajj which account for why the pilgrimage is so important to Muslim. The prayers a Muslim speaks on Mt. Arafat are believed to be the most effective they will ever make in their life. On the 9th day we all prayed at Mount Arafat. There were many people there and all praying for family, friends and even people they didn’t know The day is physically and spiritually close to what the real Day of Judgement will be like. It makes you think everyone must have been prayed for. They think about their lives and pray to God for forgiveness and mercy. This whole experience was totally mind blowing and a once in a life-time experience. Many come away changed by the experience feeling they must live a better life before it is too late. Anna aged 13 Anna’s answer shows critical thought about Islam. I am so glad I saved up for the money to get here.John aged 14 Her work shows critical discernment and genuine deeper understanding which is specific to Islam.

  18. The word ‘understanding’ in RE Learningabout religion Understanding Understanding Imagine you are a Muslim who has completed their hajj. Write a letter to a friend explaining why they had gone on pilgrimage and how they felt. comprehension sympathetic The prayers a Muslim speaks on Mt. Arafat are believed to be the most effective they will ever make in their life. On the 9th day we all prayed at Mount Arafat. There were many people there and all praying for family, friends and even people they didn’t know The day is physically and spiritually close to what the real Day of Judgement will be like. It makes you think everyone must have been prayed for. They think about their lives and pray to God for forgiveness and mercy. This whole experience was totally mind blowing and a once in a life-time experience. John’s answer shows no critical discernment when it comes to Islam. Many come away changed by the experience feeling they must live a better life before it is too late. Anna aged 13 I am so glad I saved up for the money to get here.John aged 14 His work consists largely of positive statements about religion in general.

  19. The word ‘understanding’ in RE Learningabout religion Understanding Understanding comprehension sympathetic Imagine you have been asked to write for a website. Explore and explain some of the beliefs and ideas that lie behind the hajj which account for why the pilgrimage is so important to Muslim. Imagine you are a Muslim who has completed their hajj. Write a letter to a friend explaining why they had gone on pilgrimage and how they felt. imaginative literary task dispassionate task individual religion beliefs feelings ideas public reasons emotions private emotions individual critical discernment critical discernment public objective subjective lends itself to assessment does not lend it self to assessment

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