Topic title Subject specific Guidance Learning activity Resources Lesson detail Number Lesson The nature of Development of the Students will understand Starter- Students could attempt an encoded Use my bluff” quiz “Call 17 sheet or PowerPoint human life as Sikh virtues how Sikhs can achieve mool mantra so they can recap on the with one correct an opportunity (wisdom, truthful mukti by becoming God- important prayer. meaning and two to unite with living, justice, (gurmurkh) and incorrect of each of the God and the temperance, not Man-centred Working in small groups students could Sikh virtues. barriers that patience, (Manmukh), with special make a chart of the five stages of liberation can prevent courage, humility, reference to the versus the barriers to achieving mukti. Students use the Sikhs from contentment). elimination of pride and information from the two uniting with ego (haumai). This will Students could play call my bluff game on webpages (left) to God The five stages of reinforce what they learnt the important key words of Gurmukh, create a chart with 5 liberation. in lessons 7-8 and 11-13. Manmukh, mukti and Karma with two false stages of liberation explanation and the truth of each word. versus 5 barriers. They The five barriers to The specification does Students could attempt an exam style could think of achieving mukti. not require students to question on how Sikhs can become appropriate images to (Illusion, know the Punjabi terms Gurmukh and the meaning of haumai. stand for each of them. etc.). for the stages of liberation and the The stages and the barriers to it. However, do not correspond in is a key term. “mukti” any way, but in a further has a useful summary of exercise students could the five stages (khands) suggest which virtues on the path to liberation. are the opposites of the vices.
Lesson Number Topic title Subject specific detail Guidance Learning activity Resources Lesson 17 The nature of human life as an opportunity to unite with God and the barriers that can prevent Sikhs from uniting with God Development of the Sikh virtues (wisdom, truthful living, justice, temperance, patience, courage, humility, contentment). The five stages of liberation. The five barriers to achieving mukti. (Illusion, etc.). Students will understand how Sikhs can achieve mukti by becoming God- (gurmurkh) and not Man-centred (Manmukh), with special reference to the elimination of pride and ego (haumai). This will reinforce what they learnt in lessons 7-8 and 11-13. The specification does not require students to know the Punjabi terms for the stages of liberation and the barriers to it. However, “mukti” is a key term. has a useful summary of the five stages (khands) on the path to liberation. Starter- Students could attempt an encoded mool mantra so they can recap on the important prayer. Working in small groups students could make a chart of the five stages of liberation versus the barriers to achieving mukti. Students could play call my bluff game on the important key words of Gurmukh, Manmukh, mukti and Karma with two false explanation and the truth of each word. Students could attempt an exam style question on how Sikhs can become Gurmukh and the meaning of haumai. Use “Call my bluff” quiz sheet or PowerPoint with one correct meaning and two incorrect of each of the Sikh virtues. Students use the information from the two webpages (left) to create a chart with 5 stages of liberation versus 5 barriers. They could think of appropriate images to stand for each of them. The stages and the do not correspond in any way, but in a further exercise students could suggest which virtues are the opposites of the vices.
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