Year 10 - Religious education
Personal worldviews and organised worldviews
Worldviews: how do I see the world and does everyone see the same way?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will consider how worldviews are highly contextual and that western worldviews look very different to others. They will consider how worldviews may be blended or change over time. They will reflect on how we live and respond to worldviews we may not agree with in todays society.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain the difference between personal and organised worldviews and reflect on your worldview.
Key Notes
- A worldview can be described as the way we experience, interpret and inhabit the world.
- Ann Taves' worldview questions offer one rich way of understanding the concept of worldview.
- Personal worldviews include beliefs and attitudes and are shaped by upbringing, family and people around us.
- We can use Ann Taves' worldview questions to analyse and interpret worldviews.
Vocabulary To Learn
- attitude: a learned tendency based on beliefs to think, feel and act in ways reflecting a worldview
- behaviour: how someone acts, the things they do, influenced by their beliefs and attitudes
- belief: an acceptance that something is true without having to have proof
- influence: a factor that has the ability to the ability to shape or change someone's thoughts, beliefs or actions
- worldview: a person's way of understanding, experiencing and responding to the world
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only people who follow a religion or belong to an organised belief system have a worldview.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A worldview can be described as the way we experience, interpret and inhabit the world. Ann Taves' worldview questions offer one rich way of understanding the concept of worldview.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'attitude'
a learned tendency based on beliefs to think, feel and act in ways reflecting a worldview.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Only people who follow a religion or belong to an organised belief system have a worldview. Correction: Everyone has a worldview. It is how we see and make sense of life, whether personal or organised. Even saying "I don't believe in anything" is still a worldview because it shows a way of seeing reality.
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