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- Year 10
Indigenous worldviews and personhood
I can describe how indigenous worldviews interpret ideas of personhood and the natural world.
- Year 10
Indigenous worldviews and personhood
I can describe how indigenous worldviews interpret ideas of personhood and the natural world.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Indigenous worldviews are from cultures that are native to places that existed before colonisation by Europe.
- Indigenous worldviews emphasise the connectedness of the natural world rather than humans as a separate part of it.
- Some indigenous worldviews see forests, mountains and rivers as beings in their own right.
- We can better understand worldviews by noticing and asking questions about how people reason about personhood.
Keywords
Personhood - state or fact of being considered a person such as having awareness or conciousness
Interconnected - different parts or things connected or related to each other
Gift - something that is freely given which creates a responsibility to be shared
Indigenous - from a particular place or culture that lived prior to European colonisation
Common misconception
Indigenous worldviews are all exactly the same.
There are different worldviews but they share common features such as regard for nature and the interconnection between humans and the natural world.
To help you plan your year 10 religious education lesson on: Indigenous worldviews and personhood, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 religious education lesson on: Indigenous worldviews and personhood, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Consciousness involves being of thoughts and surroundings.
Q2.People who think animals are conscious point to:
Q3.Critics say complex animal behaviours may be learned or...
Q4.Sentience means the ability to feel pain or...
Q5.What does Peter Singer argue should guide moral decisions?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match each keyword to its meaning:
a state or fact of being considered a person
different parts connected or related to each other
something that is freely given
from a place or culture that lived prior to European colonisation