Year 9 Homework

Term 1: Buddhism
Each week choose a task and note in your planner which course you are
trying and which task you will complete. There are 8 weeks this term, so 2 x
mains, 2x starters and 2 x desserts would do it!

Starter – 1 week Main Course – 2 weeks Dessert – 1 week

1. Find between 5 and 10 facts about
following Buddhism.
2. Illustrate the Five Precepts.
3. Find an article relating to Buddhists –
highlight significant issues raised
4. Create a fact sheet or poster
summarising The Buddha’s Path to
Enlightenment
A. Create a fact sheet on The Wheel of Life
– including key words and images
B. Write an article discussing Samsara and
Nirvana
C. Design a poster for a campaign to raise
money for a campaign to support the
Buddhists in Tibet
D. Choose two of the worksheets in the
yr9 homework tray
i. Create a list of 10 key words you
have used this term, and what they
mean.
ii. The Dalai Lama has given many
inspirational speeches – find one
and discuss his teaching with your
family – feedback to your teacher.
iii. Give your opinion on:
Buddhists’ ideas about life after
death