'Considering Ethical Issues Through Film' Unit of Work Key Stage 3 RE

This RE unit of work considers the following ethical topics through popular films.

1. Racism - ‘Hidden Figures’ - with link to the Parable of the Good Samaritan (resource included)
2. Sexism - ‘Brave’ - with link to women in the Bible (information resource and table provided)
3. Afterlife - ‘The Lion KIng’ - with link to different religious beliefs on the afterlife (information resource provided covering Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism)
4. Utilitarianism - ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ - with link to Afghanistan war (you could easily alter this to look at other conflicts studied in a History syllabus)
5. Personhood - ‘Wall-E’ - with link to animal rights and class discussion questions provided.

Each lesson includes descriptions of which clips from the relevant films to use, which can all be found on YouTube and are linked, questions for class/paired discussions, instructions for written tasks with prompts, and applications to real-world ethical topics with resources provided where needed.

Powerpoints are visually appealing and have pictures to help with dual coding. I use this as an end of year enquiry unit with year 9, but could easily be used with year 7 or 8. Great resources for encouraging inquisitive learning and developing students’ understanding of the relevance of RE.