Hinduism
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Topic overview sheets are given at the beginning of each topic so the students can see at a glance where they are going and what they need to do to be able to fulfil the learning objectives. The general aim is followed by key questions, based on the syllabus and examination papers. The content is outlined, along with the teaching and learning methods to be employed in the scheme of work. The learning objectives are then set out, so the students can measure their learning outcomes against set objectives. Key words and phrases are always placed at the end of the sheet, as this is a good introduction to the vocabulary needed to fully understand, and answer an examination question on, the topic. The students like the structure of these sheets and it is a handy one-page reference resource for them. |
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Prompt sheets condense the topic, or part topic, on, (usually), one side of A4. These are given out at the beginning of the scheme of work and kept at the front as reference material. When the topic is completed, these are used as revision sheets in preparation for a timed question under examination conditions. These then build up to create an individual revision file for the student to use in their own examination preparation – to annotate, expand or further condense the material. |
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Vocabulary sheets are regularly distributed - Religious Studies, as with all subjects, has its own technical language. Vocabulary tests are a common activity and the more the students use the sheets, the better they are able to utilise the language in their examination answers. These are added to as the course progresses and further words are learned, tested and used. |
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The pictures are just a sample of those used to familiarise the students with, in this particular case, the Indus Valley Civilisation. These are used in conjunction with slides and video clips of the archaeological excavations at Mohenjo Daro and Harappa. |
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As the key question of any syllabus on Hinduism is the legacies of the Indus Valley for modern Hinduism, this is an at-a-glance summary of those legacies. |
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The theories concerning the relationship between the Dravidians and Aryans has appeared on at least one examination paper in the past so this summary sheet is given as a guide to a lecture on the three theories regarding this relationship. Web site addresses are also given to the students should they wish to pursue this for research purposes. |
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Prompt sheet for the Aryan civilisation and religion. As above. |
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These two sheets are used in conjunction, the first is an overview of the purposes, meaning and mechanics of yajna. The second is a textual exercise on the Rig Veda, to familiarise the students with the text and its language. |
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All students receive a copy of K M Sen ‘Hinduism’ and exercises are set on various chapters of the book to consolidate class work. |
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Handouts are most useful as homework reading, for discussion in the following lesson. In the absence of a good textbook at the appropriate level, information is gathered from a number of sources for formulation into the information sheets. They are also used as consolidation, homework exercises. |
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Aryan legacies for modern Hinduism, as above. |
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Essay 1 (Link to be added shortly) |
Essays are written to show the students how to draw the information together to answer examination questions. The two displayed here are of a good standard but sometimes, I write very poor ones deliberately, so the students can criticise them and discuss what is wrong and how to rectify the mistakes. I find it quite good fun to write a really bad essay so they can have a good time criticising me! |