Founders (Origins of the main 6 religions except Hinduism)

The Big Picture
Overview/ Intent:
This unit serves looks at 5 of the 6 major world religions and how they originated. The main emphasis is on the people who started the religions. The religions will be looked at in chronological order so that students can start to grasp the idea that religion has evolved, and that different religious populations are denser in some areas than others based on where they began. The unit lends itself to developing comparisons between founders, and some interesting connections can be made.

AT1: Learning about the different founders and facts about them.
AT2: Applying knowledge of AT1 to looking at the impact that religion has had on the world and therefore the impact of the founders.

Subject Specific Concepts/Skills:
Demonstrating knowledge of the lives and ideals of founders. Comparison tasks looking at different founders. Analysing the intentions of the founders, and how this is reflected in their followers beliefs and lifestyles.