MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION

LUSAKA PROVINCE
COMMON SCHEMES OF WORK
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADE 9 TERM 1
WK TOPIC/SUB GENERAL OUT COMES SPECIFIC OUTCOMES METHODS REFERENCE
BEG. TOPIC CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS VALUES
1-2 FREEDOM Develop an State different Meaning of Critical Ability to  Brain 
AND Understanding of teachings on freedom freedom thinking on make right storming
COMMUNITY Spiritual and Moral Freedoms in decision decisions  Discussion
Values conflict making  Group
Factors that make work
freedom possible  Teacher
exposition
 Drama
 Pyramid
3 Freedom and Explain the Freedom in the Application of Awareness of  Brain
Laws relationship between Bible: Biblical freedom in storming
and laws laws are given to teaching on three religious  Discussio
respect each freedom n
other’s freedom  Group
Freedom in Islam: work
the law is to show  Teacher
man correct way, expositio
Zambian tradition: n
to be free with
other people
 Community State the differences Differences Awareness of
between ideal and real between differences
communities real and ideal between
community 1 communities
Corinthians 12:14
– 20 ,
21, 24- 26

Brain
storming
Discussion
Group work
Teacher
exposition

AUTHORITY State different teachings Meaning of Appreciation  Brain

4-5 AND on Authority Authority of Authority storming
LEADERSHIP Power  Discussio
Factors that hinder n
Authority proper use of  Group
Authority work
 Teacher
expositio
n
 Drama
Leadership Identify different Leadership in the Identification of Appreciation  Brain
teachings on four leadership of good storming
religions: (Old
leadership qualities leadership  Discussio
Testament, Deut. 17:
15-20, Psalms 72: 12-
n
14, Ezekiel 34: 2-4;  Group
New Testament, work
Mark  Teacher
10: 42-45, Luke 22: expositio
24-27, John 14: 3-15, n
Matthew. 12: 17-20)  Drama
Hinduism, Islam,  Pyramid
Zambian Tradition
Types of
Leadership
 Purpose of
Leadership  Brain
Characteristics of a storming
good Leader  Discussio
n
 Group
work
Mid-term test Mid-term test Mid-term test Mid-term test Mid-term test  Teacher
6 expositio
n
 Drama

Laws and Rules Explain the importance Importance of laws Application of Awareness of
7-8 of laws and rules in the and Rules laws and rules laws and rules
community Differences in
between laws and the community
rules
Sources of laws  Brain
and rules storming
(Constitution, the  Discussio
Bible, the Highway n
code)  Group
work
 Teacher
expositio
n
 Drama
AMBITIONS Explain ambition The meaning of Appreciation
AND HOPE ambition of ambition
Factors that
Ambition determine
Ambition

Hope State teachings on hope Meaning of hope Tolerance of

Factors influencing teachings of
hope other religions
Religious teachings
on
hope: Christianity
(Luke
12: 16-21, 12: 22-
34, Ps
62), Hinduism,
Islam,
Zambian tradition

Vocation Explain vocation Meaning of Application of Awareness of  Brain

vocation work or divine different storming
Types of vocation calling vocations  Discussio
n
 Group
work
 Teacher
expositio
n
 Drama
 FRIENDSHIP State different Meaning of Interpersonal Appreciation
9-11 LOVE AND teachings on friendship relationships of friendship
MARRIA GE friendship Conditions of true
friendship
Friendship Religious teachings
on friendship:
Christianity
(Old Testament, 1
Samuel 18, 19 and
20, Ruth 1: 1-17;
New Testament ,
Matthew 16: 21-23,
Mark 14: 18,
John 14: 13-15)
Hinduism (Rig
Veda)
Islam (The Qur’an)
Love State different Different meanings Application of Awareness of
teachings on love of love true love genuine or
Differences unconditional
between love and love
infatuation
Factors promoting
love Factors
hindering love
Religious teaching
on love:
Christianity (Mt
22:37-39, Luke 10:
27-39, Mark 8: 34-
35, 1 Corinthians
13: 4-8);
Islam (Hadith),
Hinduism
(Mahabharata),
Zambian tradition
 Marriage Analyze different Meaning of Analysis of Appreciation
teachings on marriage marriage teachings on of marriages
Types of marriages marriage
Qualities of a good
husband and wife
Religious teaching
on marriage:
Christianity
(1 cor. 7: 3-4),
Hinduism, Islam,
Zambian tradition
Causes of marital
differences
Effects of
unfaithfulness
in marriage

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 MINISTRY OF GENERAL EDUCATION
LUSAKA PROVINCE
COMMON SCHEMES OF WORK
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GRADE 9 TERM 2
WK TOPIC/SUB GENERAL OUT COMES SPECIFIC OUTCOMES METHODS REFERENCE
BEG. TOPIC CONTENT
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS VALUES
1/3 SUFFERING Describe teachings on Meaning of Expression of  Brain
AND DEATH suffering and Suffering and death empathy, storming
death Reactions to courage,  Discussio
Suffering and suffering sympathy n
Death Effects of death  Group
Ways of work
comforting people  Teacher
expositio
n
 Drama
 Pyramid

Religious State religious teachings Religious teaching Management of Tolerance of  Brain

4-5 teaching on on suffering, death and on suffering, death Emotions other people’s storming
suffering, death life after death and life after death: beliefs  Discussio
and life after Christianity Respect for the n
death (Deut 8: 15-24, dead  Group
Heb 12: 5-11, 1 Pet Appreciation work
1:6-7), of courage and  Teacher
Hinduism, Islam Perseverance expositio
and Zambian n
tradition  Drama
Jesus’ reaction to  Pyramid
suffering (Mark
3:20-
22, 14:22, 15:37)
Preparing for death
Respect for the
dead
Life after death:
 Christianity (Is Brain
14:9-11, storming
Ps 16:9-10, Daniel Discussion
12:2, Group work
Acts 23:6), Teacher’s
Hinduism, exposition
Islam and Zambian
Tradition

6 Mid term test Mid term test Mid term test Mid term test Mid term test

Martyrs Identify people who died Examples of Identification of Appreciation  Brain

7 for what they believed people who died people who of courage and storming
in. for what they died for what perseverance  Discussio
believed in e.g. they believed n
Mache Masimora, in.  Group
Charles Lwanga, work
Martin Luther  Teacher
Junior. expositio
n
 Drama

State different teachings Meaning of Prayer Communication Tolerance to  Brain

8-11 PRAYER on prayer Different teachings with God and other beliefs storming
on Prayer People Promoting  Discussio
Teachings on Religious teaching Application of team work n
Prayer on Prayer: Prayer  Group
Christianity, work
Hinduism, Islam  Teacher
and expositio
Zambian Tradition n
Types of Prayers  Drama
Jesus teachings on
Prayer (Matthew.
6:6,7:21, 6:9-14
1Corinthians. 11:
22-26,
10:16-17, Acts
2:42-47)
Term 3 will be revision work