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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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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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
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Students apply Aquinas’s doctrine of double effect to real world scenarios and evaluate its strengths & weaknesses. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 3 of a 5 part 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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Students discover the fundamentals of Aquinas’s theory and apply it to real world cases. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Purpose-built for the Edexcel spec.
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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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Pupils discover the basic concepts of natural law, with an emphasis on its “biblical & classical foundations” as required by the spec. Lesson 1 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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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.
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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Covers quantitative vs qualitative hedonism (Bentham’s hedonic calculus & Mill’s distinction between higher & lower pleasures). Lesson 3 of a 5 lesson 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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Covers the act/ rule distinction, with reference to Bentham & Mill. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
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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.
Covers basic concepts, key figures, and social, political, & historical background. Lesson 1 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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A student-friendly glossary of key terms in meta-ethics.
Colour coded
Includes blank and print friendly versions
Can be used as a key word list in class or given to students for revision
Can also be used as a class test with answers
Contains all they need to know to answer 1, 2, 4, 5, and 12 mark questions on animal ethics.
Can be used to teach for the first time or for revision
Print-friendly colour handout
Contains essay planner for 2, 4, 5, and 12 mark questions
If pupils revise the handout for homework, they will do well in the accompanying test
Prepares students to answer 12 or 30 mark question on Sharia law.
Contrasts liberal vs. orthodox interpretations of the Sharia
Spotlight on Sharia law in the UK, with A02 questions for students
Spotlight on key scholar Mona Siddiqui
Instructions to students for notetaking
Includes 12 mark question on real exam paper and indicative content (mark scheme & ideas board)
Lesson time: 1h20 - 2 hours
Timed 12 mark essay can be done in class or set for homework
Helps prepare students for a 10, 20, or 30 mark essay on Ahmed or gender
Breaks down Ahmed’s text into four key ideas
Contains key quotes & key passages for the exam
Contains strengths and weaknesses for A02 component
Flipped lesson idea for high ability: Students read Ahmed text for homework and produce 500-1000 word summary. The worksheet is then used to clear up misunderstandings and focus discussion. Alternatively, serves as a standalone lesson for a lower ability group.
Lesson time: 60 minutes
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
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
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
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.