Download Year 7 RE Summer Assessment Extended writing task: Year 7`s

Year 7 RE Summer Assessment
Extended writing task: Year 7’s Dummies guide to Hinduism.
Imagine you have been asked to create a detailed account of what you have learnt about Hinduism for next year’s
Year 7’s to read and understand. It needs to be written as an extended piece of writing in your book and the key
question you are answering is: what does it mean to be a Hindu?
We recommend the following to help you do this assessment properly:
1) Planning your piece of writing (10 minutes)
Bullet point or mind-map your plan in the back of your book. Here is a list of things to consider:
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How will you start and end your extended piece of writing?
What are you going to write about in each paragraph?
How will you layout your work?
How will you make sure Year 7’s understand what you are writing about?
2) Extended writing task ( 1 hour)
Checklist: Make sure you tick what you include.
Levels:
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I can...
I can describe some basic Hindu beliefs such as beliefs about Brahman and the Trimurti.
I can begin to explain my opinion on what it means to be a Hindu and use some reasons to
support my view.
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I can explain the meaning and importance of certain Hindu practices including pilgrimage and
worship.
I can show an understanding of how Hindu beliefs affect the way they live their lives. Such as
what Hindus gain by going on pilgrimage as well as what Hindus gain from praying to certain
gods.
I can show some understanding of the how Hindus practices help a Hindu to try and become
closer to Brahman. For example, how going on pilgrimage may help a Hindu become closer to
God.
I can suggest reasons why Hindus try to get closer to Brahman in their daily lives. For example,
what Hindus are trying to achieve and why.
I can analyse how believing in Brahman brings truth, meaning and value to a Hindu’s life.
Review your article (5 minutes):
Have you ticked which levels you achieved?
Did you include the majority of the words within the word bank?
Is there a clear introduction, main body and conclusion?
Have you used capital letters, full stops and commas?
Have you used a dictionary to check your spellings?
Literacy target this month: semi-colons
Interesting vocabulary (exciting verbs, adventurous adjectives)
Punctuation and paragraphs (capital letters, full-stops, commas,
exclamation marks!)
Openers and connectives (complex sentences, When.. If.. As..)
Word Bank
Hinduism, Hindu, Brahman, Trimurti, Ganesh,
Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, obstacles, Murti, Puja,
River Ganges, sins, cleanse, pilgrimage, soul,
reincarnation, karma, moksha, sacred, atman,