Resources for RS, Philosophy, Ethics, Islam
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Act vs Rule Utilitarianism (Exexcel new spec)
Covers the act/ rule distinction, with reference to Bentham & Mill. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson
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.
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
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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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Proportionalism (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 4 of a 5 part series
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Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
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L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Natural Moral Law Bundle (Edexcel New Spec)
Covers natural moral law from biblical foundations through to contemporary adaptations.
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
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
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**Scheme of Work: **
natural moral law: biblical & classical foundations
Aquinas on natural moral law
Doctrine of double effect
Proportionalism
Evaluation of NML
NML topic tests
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Situation Ethics Bundle (Edexcel New Spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate situation ethics from biblical foundations to the modern day. Includes student workbook, teacher notes, & lesson PowerPoint on the Barclay anthology text (Extract 1).
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 & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences
Fletcher’s situation ethics
Extract 1: William Barclay
Topic test
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Situation Ethics: biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences (Edexcel new spec)
Students compare Fletcher’s scenarios with biblical examples of situationist reasoning, and discuss the social, political, & cultural influences on the theory.
Lesson 1 of a 3 part series
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.
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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
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Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Moral theories & Religion (Edexcel new spec)
Students evaluate which moral theory fits best with religion, and collaborate on an exam question. Covers this aspect of the spec for utilitarianism, situation ethics, & natural law.
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Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Changes in the law & social attitudes (Edexcel Ethics Unit 2, new spec)
Students research three acts of Parliament & evaluate them in the light of utilitarianism, situationism, and natural law. They will need laptops or an ICT suite.
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Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Utilitarianism topic tests (Edexcel new spec)
3 x 25 mark short answer quizzes on utilitarianism, with answers & question bank. Fully integrated with teaching materials by drpdennis.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Includes 20 topic specific & 5 interleaved questions
Separate answer sheets included for easy peer marking
Three separate tests for use with up to three classes
Question bank can be given to pupils in advance as a revision resource
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Situation Ethics topic tests (Edexcel new spec)
3 x 25 mark short answer quizzes with answers & question bank. Fully integrated with teaching materials by drpdennis. Question bank can be given to pupils in advance as a revision resource.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Includes 20 topic specific & 5 interleaved questions
Separate answer sheets included for easy peer marking
Three separate tests for use with up to three classes
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Natural Moral Law Topic Tests (Edexcel new spec)
3 x 25 mark short answer quizzes with answers & question bank. Fully integrated with teaching materials by drpdennis. Question bank can be given to pupils in advance as a revision resource.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Includes 20 topic specific & 5 interleaved questions
Separate answer sheets included for easy peer marking
Three separate tests for use with up to three classes (no cheating!)
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Fletcher's Situation Ethics (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate Fletcher’s working principles & fundamental propositions.
Lesson 2 of a 3 part series on situation ethics.
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.
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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.
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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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Utilitarianism bundle (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate classical utiltarianism & later developments.
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
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Social, Political, & Historical Background
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism
Hedonism & Utilitarianism
Ideal, preference, & negative utilitarianism
Strengths & Weaknesses
Topic test.
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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
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?
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.
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Islam & Science Unit 4.5 Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Structured worksheet introducing students to the key scholar for unit 4.5, S.H. Nasr.
Discussion points are based on extracts from Nasr’s (2010) “Traditional Islamic Science and Western Science”
Contains synoptic links to Religion & Ethics (Paper 2).
Lesson time: 30 mins - 1hr (depending on discussion)