GCSE Hinduism - Lesson 9/20 [Hindu Sacred Texts, Scriptures, Books: Vedas, Mahabharata, Puranas...]

This is the ninth in a series of lessons on Hinduism for GCSE level students for the 'Beliefs, Teachings & Practices' section of the course [section A].

It is designed around the OCR specification and is therefore suitable for teachers using the AQA specification (which is a less detailed equivalent to the OCR spec) and highly relevant to GCSE Religious Studies teachers regardless of the specification used.

This lesson, being a general overview of Hindu sacred texts, is not specification specific.

The Download (comprising 4 files, within one zip file) includes:
-A PPT Containing a Full Lesson
-A complete lesson plan covering: objectives, key-words, differentiation, and lesson timeline
-Double-sided A3 worksheet
-A 14 Page 'Knowledge Hunt' (.doc) with colour pictures, outlining 'Interesting Facts' and extracts/quotes from the four main Hindu sacred texts.
-Background music for SMSC/Behaviour Management during the knowledge hunt
-A Homework Task

The topic of the lesson focusses on Hindu sacred texts, and the 'Sources of authority' aspect of your specification.

The lesson provides students with an overview of and selected readings from:
The Vedas, a collection of hymns praising the Vedic gods. Veda means 'knowledge'
The Ramayana, long epic poems about Rama and Sita
The Mahabharata, which includes the Bhagavad Gita
The Puranas, a collection of stories about the different incarnations and the lives of saints

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