Lesson 1: What does RE Mean?

• Religious education
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

WELCOME!

CLASS 1B

MISS VALK

Lesson 1: What does RE Mean?

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

PROGRAM

1. WELCOME!

2. INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICAL INFO

3. QUESTIONS AND ASKING QUESTIONS

4. GET TO WORK!

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INTRODUCTION AND PRACTICAL INFO

- Classes 2x per week, until end of semester 2

- Book and notebook

- 2 tests: Chapter 1 and 2

- Practical assignment and presentation

Schedule

• 1,1 What has RE got to do with me?
  
• 1,2 Wat is belief?
  
• 1,3 What makes someone religious?
  
• 1,4 What do Christians believe?
  
• 1,5 What do Muslims believe?
  
• 1,6 What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
  
• 1,7 What do Buddhists believe?

Test on chapter 1 (T1): TBA

Materials

• Book Think RE! and notebook. Please note you can’t write in your book!
  
• iPad only during certain assignments. You can leave your iPad in your bag but make sure you bring a charged iPad to class!
  
• Please make sure to prepare your homework and take your book and notebook to every class! If you did not prepare for class well 3x you will get an after school assignment.
  
• Bring your agenda to write down homework and tests.
  

Rules and agreements

1. No phones during class. Make sure to store your phone in your locker before class starts! 
2. No eating and/or drinking during class.
   
3. Be respectful towards each other. Express yourself respectfully and accept some of your classmates might have different opinions.
   
4. You can always ask questions during class. Please raise your hand to show you’d like to say/ask something.
   
5. Bathroom visit only at the start of the class or when class is finished.
   

Questions and answers

What do you think?

I am religious

Yes

A little

Sometimes

No

I think about life after death

Often

Sometimes

Never

I believe in the existence of one god

Yes

Yes, a little

I'm in doubt

No

I believe in the existence of multiple gods

Yes

Yes, a little

I'm doubting

No

I am part of a religion

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Buddhism

Sikhism

Hinduism

Other

I often go to church/mosque/temple

Yes

Sometimes

No

ASKING QUESTIONS

What is love according to you?

Asking Questions

Normal questions: Questions to which you can give a factual answer.

1. 'What is the capital city of England?'
2. 'How do kidneys work?' 

Life questions: The answer to this questions is an opinion and the questions deals with important life issues. 

1. 'Is there life after death?'
   
2. 'Does God exist?'
   
3. 'How do I become a good human being?'
   

On which date is Easter?

1. Normal questions
2. Life questions

How important is friendship to you?

1. Normal question
2. Life question

"How many Christians live in the Netherlands" is a life questions because it is about religion.

1. True
2. Not true

Get to work!

Step 1: Go to page 6 of your book

Step 2: Copy the table of assignment 1 in your notebook

Step 3: Sort the information and symbols into the correct place. 

Step 4: Done with assignment 1? Continue to assignment 2-3

Religion is all around us!

Religion around us:

 1. Go to any News website. For example: Nu.nl, NOS, Trouw, Volkskrant, NRC.

 2. Pick an article that is related to religion (in a broad sense).

 3. Give a short summary about the article and explain to us why you think this has something to do with Religion.