Religion and Social Cohesion · JHS3 Religious And…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.3.1.1.1 - Identify and explain examples of tolerant and intolerant communities

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define religious tolerance and religious intolerance in their own words.
Identify at least three characteristics of a tolerant community from pictures, videos, or case studies.
Identify at least three characteristics of an intolerant community from pictures, videos, or case studies.
Compare tolerant and intolerant communities using a table or diagram.
Classify given community scenarios as examples of tolerance or intolerance, justifying their answers.

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Curriculum details

Strand: The Family and the Community (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Religion and Social Cohesion (3.1)
Content standard: B9.3.1.1 - Identify and apply ways people with different religions can co-exist peacefully
Indicator: B9.3.1.1.1 - Identify and explain examples of tolerant and intolerant communities
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 3 (Week 15 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 63
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Show pictures or video clips to learners on a) a community which has experienced religious tolerance and b) a community, which has experienced religious intolerance. Such pictures and videos are available on the internet.
2. From the pictures or video clips learners discuss characteristics of the two communities.
Characteristics of a tolerant community, e.g.
Peaceful relationship among members
Development in unity
Inter-religious marriages
Characteristics of an intolerant community, e.g.
Quarrels and mistrust among members
Lack of or poor development
Lack of or poor inter-personal relationship