PERSON OF JESUS. OCR A LEVEL REVISION. ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. This lesson summarises the whole topic in 100 minutes. RESOURCES INCLUDED: info sheet - 3 titles of Jesus Model answer “Jesus was merely a political liberator” Discuss Slides that cover the whole topic in 100 minutes • Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Evaluate whether Jesus was merely a political liberator I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

OCR. DCT. GENDER AND SOCIETY. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. The whole topic is condensed into this 100 minute lesson. For an even deeper understanding set a HW research task in advance e.g. on Mulieris Dignitatem and follow up with a recap HW assessment. **No prior knowledge required. ** • Scholar quotes • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically **STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: ** Explain influence of traditional Christianity and Classical Scholars on the role of women in society and feminists responses Evaluate with reference to Mulieris Dignitatem whether motherhood gives women a liberating dignity. Evaluate whether Christianity should resist current secular views I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

Six articles of faith and five roots lesson enables learners to: recall and explain and compare the key beliefs of Sunni and Shia Islam. #engage, check understanding, correct misconceptions, differentiate, reduce cognitive overload. TWO SINGLE LESSONS. CHUNKED WITH FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT. AS THIS IS A CONTENT HEAVY SUBTOPIC WITH ARABIC TERMS AS WELL AS BELIEFS OF BOTH DENOMINATIONS TO REMEMBER I HAVE CHUNKED CONTENT AND INCLUDED FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK. ACRONYMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO AID RECALL. LESSON INCLUDES INFORMATION SHEETS. Lesson one focuses on similarities eg tawhid and prophethood with some differences eg imamate in shia islam and sunni beliefs in angels and holy books. This will prepare them well for lesson 2 which begins with recall of these key beliefs and then proceeds to deliver the remaining key beliefs of shia and sunni. This has proven very effective with my students in terms of recalling the six articles and five roots and explaining these with reference to scripture. TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM BELIEFS OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON PRIOR LEARNING: Students should have some knowledge of Tawhid, imamate and knowledge of the Shia/Sunni divide following death of Prophet Muhammed. **PEDAGOGY FEATURES: ** • Exam skills – development • Recap (activate prior knowledge) • Planned questioning • Check whole class understanding. • Address misconceptions • Peer learning • Reduce cognitive overload • End task assessment • Differentiation EASY TO DELIVER • Concise and logically sequenced • Minimal printing • Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers. • Date on slide updates automatically. • Task time indicators. **I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. ** **FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

‘Christian Beliefs – Revision lesson’ is a concise and easy to follow. It is a fun lesson to recap on the content. Students should be learning without realising it! Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: Christian Beliefs Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Engage in lots of fun game to revise for test. To prepare and present multiple views on a variety of statements with a strong religious reference. ** Activities include: FULLY RESOURCED** • Articulate game • quotes master game (sorting) • presentation game: students are required to give reasons for and against variety of statements and include a strong religious reference • pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S EXISTENCE. REVISION. (DEVELOPMENTS IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT). OCR A LEVEL. ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. This lesson summarises the whole topic in 100 minutes and is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic. • Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically RESOURCES INCLUDED: Info sheet - Types of revelation Model answer: To what extent can God be known through the natural world? Slides that cover the whole topic in 100 minutes STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): EVALUATE THE EXTENT GOD CAN BE KNOWN THROUGH NATURAL REVELATION. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

This intervention session focuses on recap and mastery of skills such as strong religious reference and writing a strong conclusion. There is minimal preparation (see below) The topics covered are: Christian Beliefs and Practices Islam Beliefs and Practices Relationships Existence of God (Theme C) Religion and Life Human Rights RESOURCES CAN BE ADAPTED TO SUIT THE TOPICS THAT YOU TEACH Tasks involve: Games for recap of key beliefs and quotes (matching, sorting etc.) Mastery instruction with model answers, exam board and student friendly success criteria and paired discussion. Applying mastered skills to answering a choice of 12 mark questions Preparation involves cutting up one set of cards that are distributed to the class printing the worksheet - one per student print Questions - 1 copy print answers - 1 copy

AIMS OF PUNISHMENT. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. **PEDAGOGY FOCUS: ** Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout Reduce cognitive overload I do, we do, you do Extra Challenges throughout Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. **STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: List aims of punishment and link to method of punishment Evaluate aims of punishment** Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.

AIMS OF PUNISHMENT. ISLAM. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. DIFFERENTIATED. PEDAGOGY FOCUS: Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout Reduce cognitive overload I do, we do, you do Extra Challenges throughout Differentiated tasks Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCES OF AUTHORITY) Explain contrasting Islam attitudes towards aims of punishment with reference to holy books Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.

Gender Equality: Status & roles of men and women. AQA Relationships / Human Rights. Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused revision lesson or standard lesson (no prior knowledge required) Double lesson / easily separated into two single lessons (Part 1 and Part 2) **Resource light- easy to follow. ** Suitable for delivering: AQA Relationships/Human Rights: Status and roles of men and women/Gender Equality (Christianity, Islam & Humanism) Students will be able to: (With reference to scripture/sacred writings) Explain two contrasting religious beliefs in contemporary British society about the roles of men and women Explain two religious’ beliefs about the status of women in British contemporary society. Men and Women have Equal rights. Evaluate Activities include: Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Structured discussion/ Optional video tasks to enrich learning and give their writing hands a rest, Peer/self assessment with success criteria. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson, your feedback is most welcome.

TYPES OF CRIME, UK LAW & JUSTICE. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. PEDAGOGY FOCUS: Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout Reduce cognitive overload I do, we do, you do Extra challenges throughout Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Give examples of the three types of crime in UK law Explore case studies of murder, theft and hate crime in the UK and assess whether justice was served to the victim Teach as a stand-alone lesson or part of THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.

EUCHARIST LESSON ENABLES LEARNERS TO: Explain why and how the eucharist is practiced in different denominations. Explain importance of this sacrament. #ENGAGE, CHECK UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT MISCONCEPTIONS, DIFFERENTIATE, REDUCE COGNITIVE OVERLOAD. SINGLE LESSON TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA CHRISTIAN PRACTICES OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON PRIOR LEARNING: religious teachings about Jesus sacrificial death and Christian teachings about sin will be revisited in this lesson. INCLUDES RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS/PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS: Catholic Church of England **TASKS INCLUDE: ** Do Now task (recap to activate relevant knowledge applied to this lesson) Planned questioning Video with thinking prompts Chunked activities to prevent cognitive overload Whole class assessment to check understanding End task Writing task with sentence starters and success criteria **PEDAGOGY FEATURES: ** • Exam skills: development, religious reference • Recap (activate prior knowledge) • Planned questioning • Check whole class understanding. • Address misconceptions • Reduce cognitive overload • End task assessment • Differentiation EASY TO DELIVER • Concise and logically sequenced • Minimal printing • Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers. • Date on slide updates automatically. • Task time indicators. **I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. ** **FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

Sin and Salvation (Christian Beliefs) is a** resource-light,** useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife Students will be able to: • Explain the meaning of Grace, Sola Fide (faith alone), Good deeds and Gods laws • Explain different Christian beliefs about the means of salvation with reference to scripture • Evaluate which (if any) is a sufficient means of salvation Activities include: Starter stimulus: the story behind Amazing grace (video) / carousel posters (A3) / 5 mark question on contrasting Christian beliefs salvation. silent writing activity with timer Differentiation: **Differentiation by task **

‘Prayer -Christian Practices’ #FUN LESSONS. Engages students with the use of a range of popular culture media. It is a ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson that is concise and easy to follow making it suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike. There is an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in exam questions and mini plenary’s and extra challenges throughout. Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: Prayer – Christian Practices Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • To explain the meaning and significance of the Lord’s Prayer • To explain the difference between liturgical (set prayers) and informal prayers and public/private prayers and evaluate which is most meaningful Activities include: variety of multimedia in popular culture including: Stormzy and David Bowie Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about: Liturgical prayer and Lord’s prayer Informal prayers, and arrow prayers Private and Public prayer - Strengths and weaknesses liturgical and informal prayer - strengths and weaknesses The five purposes of prayer 5 mark exam question with scaffolding I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome. Tes paid licence How can I reuse this?

Person of Jesus: Incarnation - God in the flesh. CHRISTIAN BELIEFS/AQA/#FUN LESSONS. Concise & easy to follow, ‘MASTERY’ and EXAM SKILLS focused lesson. Students will learn the GCSE content plus be challenged by dipping into some relevant A Level material. There will be an emphasis (and modelling) of key skills needed in evaluation questions. Frequent mini plenary’s for assessment. Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light / Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: Person of Jesus: The Incarnation Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Explain Christian beliefs about the incarnation and reasons why God would choose to incarnate • Evaluate was Jesus: mad, bad or God? Activities include: Customisable recap do-now starter, a variety of tasks to learn about Four Gospels and their historicity (annotation), Analyse symbolism of Christmas cards, Analyse Annunciation artwork throughout history, To develop the point The Gospel writers show that Jesus was no ordinary person…. (using key terms and quotes), Video activity on why God became flesh. Exam skills practise of five mark question. Video activity followed by discussion: Was Jesus: Mad, Bad or God? I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.