Design an artwork to express beliefs

Religious education

Symbols instead of words

Calligraphy and its importance to Muslims

Poetry and expressing feelings

How Christians use art to tell stories

How Christians use art to show faith

In this unit pupils will build on their understanding of spirituality. They will examine how many worldviews use art to help express their beliefs. They will connect Islamic teachings on images to the development of calligraphy. They will examine different Christian attitudes to images.

Spirituality: how is art used in religions and beliefs?

Why does Christian art often show Jesus with a halo?

What is often written in Islamic calligraphy art?

Christian art often shows Jesus as {{}} from the dead.

Why do some churches have stained glass windows?

because no one knows what Jesus looked like

because Jesus changed his appearance often

Why doesn’t Jesus look the same in all art?

Design an artwork to express beliefs

Lesson outcome