Were Pilgrimages Holy or Holidays?

This lesson contains:
A starter to make students consider atonement and how we try to make up for things. This leads nicely on to today’s discussion of pilgrimages.
A series of on-board slides that go through the reasons that people went on pilgrimages.  Students use the 4 characters on the worksheet to summarise, in their own words, the reasons people gave for going on them. A video then follows from YouTube to help visualise what the pilgrims may have seen when they finally got their destination.
An activity to consider whether religion was always in people’s minds. Students study a series of sources and give examples where religion was at the heart of it, and perhaps when other things were on pilgrim’s minds, like adventure or meeting a companion.
An overview of the importance of Jerusalem and why people might go that far on a pilgrimage. The on-board info has images and maps to help visualise. Students then complete an independent guided reading with questions on the worksheet about a typical journey to Jerusalem. Students observe what some of the positives and dangers of such a trip might have been.
A plenary to consider whether pilgrimages were holy or holidays, answering the enquiry question.
 
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