Resources for RS, Philosophy, Ethics, Islam
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Evaluation of Natural Moral Law (Edexcel new spec)
Students evaluate the strengths & weaknesses of natural moral law in groups, and write an essay collaboratively. (They should write the essay using Google docs or OneDrive so that the essay can be peer-assessed in the plenary.)
Lesson 5 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Sexual Ethics (Full Unit) OCR RS A-level
Fully resourced ten-hour SoW for OCR Sexual Ethics, complete with PowerPoints and worksheets. Includes spaced retrieval questions at the beginning of each lesson, homeworks, and past exam questions.
Introduction to Sexual Ethics
Sex in the Bible
Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
Situationism on Sexual Ethics
Kant on Sexual Ethics
Bentham on Sexual Ethics
Mill’s Harm Principle
Pre-marital Sex and the Church
Extra-marital Sex and the Church
Gay Rights and the Church
Deontology: Basic Concepts (Edexcel A Level *new spec*)
Contrasts deontology and consequentialism, and applies deontological reasoning to everyday actions. Also covers “social, political, and cultural influences” as required by the spec.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Ideal, negative, & preference utilitarianism (Edexcel new spec)
Covers all three “developments” of utilitarianism required by the spec: ideal (Moore), negative (Popper), & preference utilitarianism (Singer). Lesson 4 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning, worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Ibn Rushd/ Averroes (OCR RS A Level)
Fully resourced lesson with worksheet, PowerPoint, and extension reading. Prepares students for the demands of the spec, including the answers to the following retrieval questions:
In which work did Ibn Rushd provide a twenty-point rebuttal of Al-Ghazali’s Incoherence of the Philosophers?
In which work did Ibn Rushd argue for the compatibility of Aristotelian philosophy and Islam?
Quote a verse from the Quran used by Ibn Rushd to defend philosophy.
Why does Ibn Rushd believe that philosophy is obligatory for Muslims?
Explain Ibn Rushd’s a priori argument that philosophy can never contradict the teaching of the Quran.
Explain Ibn Rushd’s distinction between apparent meaning and allegorical meaning.
What are the three levels of knowledge identified by Ibn Rushd?
Explain Ibn Rushd’s doctor analogy.
Why does Ibn Rushd believe that philosophical study should be reserved for the elite?
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Islam & Science Unit 4.5 (a)
A pair of lessons on (i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa and (ii) Al-Ghazali. Covers unit 4.5(a) of Edexcel paper 4D (Islam)
(i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa
Powerpoint presentation
(ii) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa
Powerpoint presentation
Worksheet with key information and tasks
Practice 12 mark exam question on exam board paper so students can see the length required. Can be done as timed assignment in class or for homework. Mark scheme/ ideas board included in the worksheet.
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1) Tariq Ramadan
Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Tariq Ramadan’s ideas on pluralism.
Breaks down Ramadan’s thought into 4 bitesize ideas
Space for student note-taking and responses to tasks
Includes criticism of Ramadan (for A02), and extension activity (synoptic links).
Lesson time: 40-60 mins
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Gender & Islam (Unit 6.2) Seyyed Hossein Nasr
This worksheet introduces students to the key scholar of Unit 6.2: S.H. Nasr.
Nasr’s thought is broken down into 5 key ideas
Strengths and weaknesses are included to help students with A02 questions (12, 20, & 30 marks)
Includes suggested synoptic links with Paper 2 topics (worth 5 marks in the 30 mark exam questions)
Lesson time: 40-60 minutes
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1, sections c, d & e)
Comprehensive colour worksheet relevant for sections c, d, & e of Unit 6.1
Chronological overview of historical Islamic responses to pluralism from Muhammad to present day.
Prepares students to answer a 30 mark question on Muslim responses to pluralism: “Evaluate the ways in which Islam has responded to the challenge of pluralism (30 marks)”
Prepares students to answer an 8 mark question on Wahhabism
Includes multimedia research task set for homework on Christian-Muslim dialogue
Lesson time: 1-1.5 hours
Homework time: 1-2 hours
Kant's Categorical Imperative (Edexcel A Level Ethics *new spec*)
Covers hypothetical vs. categorical imperatives, Kant’s three formulations, application in everyday cases, and strengths & weaknesses, including criticism from W.D. Ross.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Part of a 7 part series on deontology (Unit 5.1)
Utilitarianism: Strengths & Weaknesses (Edexcel new spec)
Covers strengths & weaknesses of all versions of utiliarianism required by the spec: act, rule, hedonistic, negative, ideal, preference, including quantitative vs. qualitative hedonism.
Gives the students everything they need to answer a 30 mark “Evaluate” quesiton.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Hedonism & utilitarianism: Bentham & Mill (Edexcel new spec)
Covers quantitative vs qualitative hedonism (Bentham’s hedonic calculus & Mill’s distinction between higher & lower pleasures). Lesson 3 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Extract 1: William Barclay on Situation Ethics (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate Bernard Hoose’s proportionalism. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 3 of a 3 part series on situationism
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
Click, print, teach!
Bundle
Edexcel Ethics Unit 2 Bundle (New Spec)
Contains everything you need for Unit 2: Utilitarianism, Natural Law, & Situationism (including Barclay text).
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Includes a large question bank & topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Utilitarianism
Social, Political, & Historical Background
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism
Hedonism & Utilitarianism
Ideal, preference, & negative utilitarianism
Strengths & Weaknesses
Topic test.
Natural Moral Law
7. Natural moral law: biblical & classical foundations
8. Aquinas on natural moral law
9. Doctrine of double effect
10. Proportionalism
11. Evaluation of NML
12. NML topic test
Situation Ethics
13. Biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences
14. Fletcher’s situation ethics
15. Extract 1: William Barclay
16. Topic test
Review
17. Moral Theories & Religion
18. Changes in the law & social attitudes
Al-Ghazali (OCR RS A-level)
Fully resourced worksheet which guides pupils through Al-Ghazali’s “two crises”, his philosophy of causation, and his influence on Islamic science, using quotations from his intellectual autobiography, “The Deliverance from Error” . The lesson ends with an exam question and suggested arguments on both sides.
Abdul Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter) OCR RS Islam A-level
Detailed worksheet with key ideas, tasks, extension, and possible exam questions. Can be used as a class time resource or set for homework.
Ali Shariati (OCR RS A-level)
Detailed 5-page work sheet with key information, evaluation, possible exam questions, and tasks to complete. Can be set as homework or used in class.
Islam & the State (OCR A-level RS) FULL UNIT
Six multi-page structured worksheets covering the whole topic, complete with two key word lists. Includes key scholars and AO1/ AO2 tasks. Can be done in class or set for homework as a flipped learning assignment.
Key word list (Pre-modern Islam)
Sunnism: The Contractual Nature of the State
Shi’ism: The Imam as Supreme Authority
Sunnism: The Complimentary roles of Caliph and ulama
Shi’ism: The Role of the Ulama in the Absence of the Imam
Key word list (modern Islam)
Embrace of Secularism in the Modern Islamic World
Opposition to Secularism in the Modern Islamic world (including Sharia states)
Edexcel RS A Level Paper 2 (Religion & Ethics) Revision Checklist
Revision checklist for students and teachers. Also handy for making sure you’ve covered everything before the exam!
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1) Nurcholish Madjid
Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Nurcholish Madjid’s key ideas on pluralism.
Biographical info, including the Indonesian background
Students discover and apply key concepts including pluralism, secularism, and contextualised itjihad
Engaging tasks, including extension activity.