Moses in Art

Learning Objectives:
1. Offer an interpretation of Michelangelo and Reni's artworks
2. Consider how effectively the artists convey Catholic beliefs and teachings
3. How does your response to these artworks inspire you to act differently?

Resources Include: 
- Fully editable PowerPoint lesson
- Venn Diagram - A worksheet showing the two artworks (Michelangelo's Moses, and Gaudi Reni's Moses with the Tablets of the Law) and a Venn diagram for pupils to compare how they each show Catholic teachings and beliefs.

Religious Education Directory Links:
D8.1.5 - Offer an interpretation of a relevant work of art, making links with Catholic sources, beliefs and practices related to conscience. Compare and contrast it with another relevant artwork. Discuss what the makers could have intended to communicate and how effectively each conveys Catholic beliefs about conscience.
R8.1.4 - Consider how their response to the artwork might inspire them to think or act differently in relation to issues of conscience.

Scheme of Work: Year 8 Creation & Covenant - Lesson 9 _______________________________________________________________________________

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