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Topic title: Why do Christians believe Jesus was God on earth?

Year group: 8

When taught: January-April

What are we learning?

  • In this module we will explore key Christian beliefs about Jesus using the key terms: incarnate, messianic prophecy, miracle, crucifixion, resurrection, ascension, salvation, atonement.
  • We will, using knowledge gained, explore and evaluate the Christian belief that Jesus was God incarnate (exploring the Bible as a source of authority for Christians)

 

Why is this important to know? 

  • This module enables students to further make links between belief and practice.
  • This module is the first part of three step module. Jesus as God incarnate (why Jesus is important to Christians?), Jesus radical (how he was seen as a revolutionary), Jesus inspire (how belief in Jesus motivates). It is therefore important to look at why Jesus is important to Christians (as God incarnate) before looking at how and why Christians are inspired by him in our second and third parts.

Where does this link into our past and future learning? 

  • Within this unit we use prior knowledge from Year 7 units (beliefs about Trinity, qualities of God) and explore Christian beliefs in Jesus.
  • Students evaluate and explore the ‘evidence’ such as the incarnation, miracles and resurrection. They look at the beliefs and evaluate against other theories.
  • Key focus is on key terms, seeing the ‘Big Story’ of how Jesus’ incarnation is connected to Genesis and to see how beliefs impact on Christians today.
  • As stated above: This module is the first part of three step module. Jesus as God incarnate(why Jesus is important to Christians?), Jesus radical (how he was seen as a revolutionary), Jesus inspire (how belief in Jesus motivates). It is therefore important to look at why Jesus is important to Christians (as God incarnate) before looking at how and why Christians are inspired by him in our second and third parts.

How will we be assessed on this topic?

  • Ongoing assessment of knowledge and understanding of key terms through Satchel: one quizzes/homework/retrieval tasks in lessons.
  • An in class written assessment in the Spring Term which will enable students to practice evaluative skills (This module will also feature in their end of year exam in the Summer Term)

What makes a strong piece of work in this topic?  What are teachers hoping to see? 

In PBE longer answers we use codes to identify what makes a good answer. These include:

  • Use of key terms (KT)
  • Knowledge of key terms (K)
  • Use of sources of authority (SOA) to help explain different views. For example: quotes from the Bible, religious figures such as Aquinas, Fletcher.
  • Explanation of points in detail (EXPN)
  • Giving different views towards the topic studied (DV)
  • An understanding of how religious beliefs motivate people to act (I)
  • Evaluation of different views looked at (EV) using critical sentence starters e.g. ‘It could be argued….’, ‘on the other hand….’
  • Linking points back to the specific question asked (L)
  • In evaluation questions, concluding/reaching a judgement is important (RJ)

What key words are there in this topic?

Quizlet: Click here

What can I try if I want to stretch and challenge myself on this topic?

  • Use key terms in your written work but also when you are contributing to class discussions.
  • Use the Quizlet cards to continually remind yourself of key terms. Create your own flashcards for these to use for revision. Create your own key quotes flash cards.
  • Use key terms that you have studied in previous modules in year 7 and 8 and try to apply these to this module.
  • Do some further research on Jesus using the webpages below.
  • Attend Philosophy Club to engage in further debate with students from a different year group.

What wider reading can be done on this topic? 

  • BBC KS3 webpages – find out about key beliefs about Jesus: Click here
  • BBC KS4 webpages – Useful webpages aimed at GCSE students but accessible for KS3: Click here

 Supporting document/links:

  • Knowledge organiser (see below)

Why do Christians believe that Jesus was God on Earth

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