Lesson is on Christian marriage.
Looks at why Christians get married (including religious teaching specified in new WJEC course), the wedding ceremony, meaning of vows, views on marriage outside the religious tradition and teachings of the Church of England Synod.
Lesson looks at forgiveness with a focus on Gee Walker, Sally Dowler and Julie Nicholson. Students complete fact files for each mother and suggest reasons why their opinions differ. Religious teachings included. Long answer question at the end.
Lesson looks at arranged and forced marriages and the differences between them. Looks at characteristics of both types of marriages, defines key terms, debate and a documentary about forced marriages. Differentiation included.
This lesson looks at Desmond Tutu and what motivated him to fight for racial equality.
Lesson looks at what racism and apartheid is and uses sources to investigate motivations for Tutu’s actions. Includes extended writing opportunity.
This lesson looks at the role of women in Islam and Christianity. There are 2 slightly different lessons based on the focus of each. One (Women in Religion PPT) is about the status of women in the religions and if religions are discriminatory.
The other (Women in Religion 10 PPT) is about women in roles of authority and worship in Islam and Christianity.
The Twitter feed mentioned is not my resource and can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/women-in-christianity-11040384
This lesson looks at:
What euthanasia is (and other related terms using examples)
What doctors might say about euthanasia based on Hippocratic Oath
Comprehension on Singer and Dignity in Dying (differentiated)
Debate with stimuli from a non-religious view (differentiated)
Please check notes on slides as some have additional information.
Lesson was planned for the new WJEC spec.
Information about viewpoints is in the PPT.
Lesson looks at:
What capital punishment is
Where practices it and asks them to consider why
Key facts about capital punishment
Capital punishment in the UK
Liberal/Conservative/Quaker Christian views, majority/abolition Muslim views, Humanists, non-religious views
Exam question
This is a lesson on Christian views on creation which focuses on the 2 Genesis stories and comparing and contrasting them.
Includes:
WALTS and WILFS
DARTS
Exam questions
Home learning
Differentiation
Formative assessment
This is a lesson that introduces humanism and its core principles. It also explains the difference between atheism and humanism.
Includes:
WALTS and WILFS
Formative assessment
Home learning
Differentiation
L4L activities
We teach the course in an interleaved manner, so this SOL touches on components of the Christianity paper, Issues of Life and Death and Issues of Good and Evil.
Topics covered:
Evil
Suffering (inc. problem of suffering)
free will
predestination
Sanctity of life
Quality of life (inc. Singer)
Euthanasia
SOL includes the following elements:
WALTs and WILFs
Retrieval practice
Formative assessment
Opportunities for extended writing/exam practice
Home learning
DARTs activities
Oracy strategies (such as think, pair, share)
This covers a range of topics including:
prophethood
sanctity of life
abortion
funerals
forgiveness
angels
jihad
worship
prayer
Includes revision tasks and exam practice questions.
This is a lesson that looks at what Christians believe. It is aimed at given a basic introduction the religion for students with additional needs for which a GCSE in RE would not be suitable.
Please note: the home learning and storyboard have not been included in the resources as I did not create them. The home learning sheet was a simple cloze activity about basics of Islamic belief and the storyboard is easily found on Google Images.
Included:
WALTs and WILFs
Formative assessment
Vocab activity
DARTs activity
Retrieval practice
This is a resource that could be set as home learning or could be sent home in the event of future lockdowns.
It is a way for students to complete notes on the main topics in the Issues of Families and Relationships unit.
Students will need a copy of the RE textbook, which can be found digitally online if they do not have a physical copy.
Includes:
schedule of learning
clear, organised instructions with reference to page numbers
bonus section at the end with practice questions and WILFs
This lesson follows lessons examining the treatment of women in Christianity and Islam. Follows the teaching and learning cycle. All joint and independent writing should be peer assessed or self-assessed (which is what I do with my students).
Lesson looks at the law regarding abortion, dispelling some myths about women who have abortions and Christian and Muslim views. Allows students to discuss their opinions and those of others. Includes exam practice.
Requires book information about Christian and Muslim views on abortion.
This lesson looks at funerals and their meanings in Christianity, Islam and Humanism.
Range of activities with differentiation.
Textbook used is the new WJEC 9-1 book.
Lesson for the new WJEC spec that looks at how and why prison conditions have changed and the role of prison chaplains.
Activities and notes:
Discussion about current conditions in UK prisons
Key terms
John Howard and Elizabeth Fry (video and info from new WJEC book - see notes section on slide)
Facilities in modern prisons
Role of prison chaplains