Use the handout to help you. If you’ve lost it you can pick up a copy here.
This work is due in on the last lesson of term. If it isn’t finished in time you’ll be expected to do it during the last lesson of term while the rest of us are watching a DVD.
There’s lots of information on this website:
Jesus as a man from the Middle East (Israel). However, many people draw pictures of him as a person from another culture to show that Jesus is not just there for people from Israel – he is for everybody.
Have a look at some of the pictures from this website and use them to illustrate the point that Jesus is for everyone.
Of course, all of the pictures tell us different things about Jesus too. You will do even better if you can explain what else these pictures might say about Jesus. I have a little book explaining each one if you want to try this.
In this lesson we looked at several piece of art showing Jesus’ birth. In each we tried to identify how four key teachings came out:
The main picture we looked at was Botticelli’s Nativity:
Do you remember the things we talked about? Your essay needs to try to explain what they mean:
Here are some of the other pictures. Remember to ask yourself…
Ghirlandaio’s Nativity:
Previtali’s Nativity:
Rubens:
For today’s task you need to create a landscape orientated A4 piece of work which shows information about one of Allah’s names. You will all be given a different name to find out about.
Your poster needs to include:
Websites to use (beware – some count “Allah” as the first name, but we are not using this name. On these sites you’ll need to add 1 to the number I give to get the right name):
Good luck!
