THEME C (THE EXISTENCE OF GOD): FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT & EVALUATION #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain Aquinas’s First Cause argument for the existence of God. Evaluate whether the First Cause argument successfully proves the existence of God. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

THEME C: EXISTENCE OF GOD: SPECIAL REVELATION & EVALUATION. #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain 2 examples of Special Revelation and: • How each might prove the existence of God/Holy figures • What each might reveal about the Nature of God/Holy figures • Why these might be a reliable source of knowledge of the divine • Why these might not be a reliable source of knowledge of the divine Answer 12 mk question: Special Revelations are the best source of knowledge about God. Evaluate I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

OCR. A LEVEL. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE & 20TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE. #FUN-LESSONS. A concise and easy to follow FUN lesson to recap and master content. Students should be learning without realising it! GAMES INCLUDE: Knowledge Audit (to reveal gaps in knowledge and show progress) Articulate (for key term mastery) Guess who – match the quote to the source and explain what it means Prepare and present multiple views on a variety of 40 mk statement Pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

**Critically compare the via negativa with symbolic language as ways of expressing religious beliefs in words. ** Grade A model answer. A complete answer to the above 40 mark question.

A GRADE MODEL ANSWER: Religious Pluralism undermines Christian Doctrine Evaluate. Complete essay includng thesis and conclusion. Demonstrates OCR success critiera for a top level answer. Includes reference to scholars: Kramer, Barth, Craig, Hick, Rahner. **Sources of wisdom: ** Bible and Quran

USE & ABUSE OF ANIMALS. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. FUN & ENGAGING VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING A LEVEL STRETCH. MASTERY & EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. SUITABLE FOR SPECIALISTS AND NON-SPECIALISTS. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment & extra challenges throughout. Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain ways humans use animals for their own benefit including food, experiments and testing Explain religious and secular views on the value, use and abuse of animals Using animals for human benefit is wrong. environment. Evaluate I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

ABORTION & THE LAW. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. FUN & ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA, DEBATES & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING & ‘MASTERY’ FOCUSED. Resource light and easy to follow so suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Extra challenges throughout. SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: AQA RS: Religion and Life STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (with references to source of authority): Explain the UK law on abortion including the 5 conditions for abortion Explain why in some country’s abortion is still illegal Explain secular arguments for making abortion legal Evaluate the claim that ‘Abortion should be legal worldwide to prevent back street abortions?’ I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome

ABORTION & RELIGION. AQA RELIGION & LIFE. CHRISTIANITY / ISLAM FUN & ENGAGING . VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA & GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING A LEVEL STRETCH. MASTERY & EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. Easy to follow suitable for specialists & non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment & extra challenges throughout. Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: AQA RS: Religion and Life: Christianity/Islam STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (with reference to sources of authority) Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about abortion. 5 marks Abortion should be allowed only when the mother’s life is at risk.’ 12 marks I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

RELIGION & LIFE: SCHEME OF LEARNING. This product is free with my Religion & Life #FUN LESSONS bundle (visit my shop). SCHEME OF LEARNING PROVIDES MINUTE DETAILS OF Learning objective Task details Differentiation Assessment (proof of learning) Homework (research/recap rotation) VIEWPOINTS: Main religion Christianity + Islam / Non-religious views: humanism, classical and preference utilitarianism LESSONS LISTED: Origins of world and life Value of world and life Value and abuse of animals Value, Sanctity and Quality of life Abortion and the Law Abortion: religious and non-religious views Euthanasia and the Law Euthanasia: religious and non-religious views Life after death I hope you enjoy teaching this pack. Your feedback is most welcome.

ATTRIBUTES OF GOD OMNIPOTENCE: THE IDEA OF DIVINE POWER. OCR A2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. • Emphasis on exam skills: Modelling, Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Evaluate whether it is too problematic to attribute omnipotence to God I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

DIVINE OMNISCIENCE AND GOD’S RELATIONSHIP WITH TIME. OCR A2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION; ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING, MASTERY AND EXAM SKILLS FOCUSED. This lesson is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic Information sheet provided (no need for text books) Assessment and extra challenges throughout. Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO KEY SCHOLARS AND SOURCES OF AUTHORITY): Evaluate: Divine eternity does not limit human free will. 40 mks I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

DALY’S NEW SPIRITUALITY. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. OCR A2 DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Customisable recap ‘do now’ task • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 • Synoptic links • Scholar quotes • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Information sheet provided (not dependent on a textbook) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Mary Daly’s claim that women need a new spirituality with reference to sources of wisdom I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

Sunni and Shia Islam key beliefs. Six articles of faith and five roots. This lesson enables learners to: recall and explain both the six articles and five roots. #engage, check understanding, correct misconceptions, differentiate, reduce cognitive overload. TWO SINGLE LESSONS. CHUNKED WITH FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS ASSESSMENT. AS THIS IS A CONTENT HEAVY SUBTOPIC WITH ARABIC TERMS AS WELL AS BELIEFS OF BOTH DENOMINATIONS TO REMEMBER I HAVE CHUNKED CONTENT AND INCLUDED FREQUENT WHOLE CLASS FEEDBACK. ACRONYMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO AID RECALL. LESSON INCLUDES INFORMATION SHEETS. Lesson one focuses on the similarities eg tawhid and prophethood with some differences eg imamate in shia islam and sunni beliefs in angels and holy books. This will prepare them well for lesson to which begins with recall of these key beliefs and then proceeds to deliver the remaining key beliefs of shia and sunni. This has proven very effective with my students in terms of recalling the six articles and five roots and explaining these with reference to scripture. TEACH AS PART OF GCSE. AQA ISLAM BELIEFS OR AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON PRIOR LEARNING: Students should have some knowledge of Tawhid, imamate and knowledge of the Shia/Sunni divide following death of Prophet Muhammed. **PEDAGOGY FEATURES: ** • Exam skills – development • Recap (activate prior knowledge) • Planned questioning • Check whole class understanding. • Address misconceptions • Peer learning • Reduce cognitive overload • End task assessment • Differentiation EASY TO DELIVER • Concise and logically sequenced • Minimal printing • Accessible for specialists and non-specialist teachers. • Date on slide updates automatically. • Task time indicators. **I HOPE YOU ENJOY TEACHING THIS LESSON. YOUR FEEDBACK IS WELCOME. ** **FOR MORE LESSONS AND RESOURCES VISIT MY SHOP: ** https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

RELIGION AND LIFE REVISION. AQA. EFFECTIVE REVISION LESSON. IDEAL FOR RUN UP TO EXAMS. AIM: Recall ALL key terms and points for ALL 5mk & 12 mk Questions. To improve skills of development and writing conclusions. HOW: students identify gaps through a knowledge audit. Students fill gaps in knowledge and create revision resource EG flash cards to aid recall. DIFFERENTIATION: By time: depending on number of gaps students work independently over 1 or more lessons on each of the 4 topics. By Task: depending on predicted grade EG. U-4 no quotes needed 7+ 4 quotes in 12mk questions. TIMING: Ideally need 2 single lessons (can be done in one if you miss out some steps) RESOURCES INCLUDED: • Comprehensive key term knowledge audit • Complete set of 5mk and 12 mk questions • Complete set of Quotes from sacred writing • Models: flash cards, development & conclusion • Student progress check list YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE: • Either flash cards OR if on low budget A4 paper cut in half • Envelopes/wallets for them to keep cards organised • INFORMATION to answer questions EG revision guides/their books/your support. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Reviews welcome! For more quality RS resources visit Examined_Life shop https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Examined_Life

Using Animals for food and cosmetic/medical testing (Religion and Use of Animals) Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson Suitable for a double lesson. Resource light- easy to follow. Suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B: Animals Students will be able to: • Explain the various ways we use animals • Explain Christian and Islam teachings about the different uses of animals. • Evaluate whether humans should test on animals. Activities include: Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Videos / discussion Peer assessment.

Value and Abuse of the Environment AQA THEME B is a resource-light* and easy to follow lesson is suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B / Humans and the Environment Students will be able to: • Outline current environmental issues and possible solutions • Understand the terms: stewardship and dominion • Explain contrasting religious teachings about environmental issues with reference to scripture 5 mk question • Evaluate whether religious believers have more of a duty to protect the planet than non-believers Activities include: Information sheet and reading tasks / links to clips on deforestation and conservation / 5 mark question and evaluation question with model paragraph and peer assessment activity

RESPONSES TO PERSECUTION & JIHAD. GCSE REVISION: Islam/Christian Practices. Concise, comprehensive and** challenging exam-focused** revision lesson. Resource light- easy to follow. Double lesson. FOR DELIVERING: AQA Religious Studies: Islam/Christian Beliefs and Practices Students will be able to: Explain how Christians respond to persecution Explain two conditions of Lesser Jihad Evaluate which is more important lesser or greater Jihad Evaluate whether persecution is always a negative thing. Refer to Christian beliefs Activities include: Reading log activity, information sheet, Video activities, 5 and 12-mark exam questions with model answers. Peer assessment. Your review is most welcome.

DESIGN + FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENTS & EVALUATION. AQA THEME C. EXPLORE ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD, CRITICISMS AND CHRISTIAN RESPONSES (THEODICIES). Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused. Resource light & easy to follow Suitable for a revision but prior knowledge is not necessary. Double lesson FOR DELIVERING: AQA Religious Studies: Theme C: ARGUMENTS FOR GODS EXISTENCE Students will be able to: Explain the design argument Explain two scientific accounts of creation Explain the problem of evil and its theodicies Evaluate: ‘If God were loving, there would be no suffering in the world.’ Evaluate: ‘The First Cause argument successfully proves the existence of God’ Activities include: Reading log activity, information sheet, video tasks plus a variety of 5 and 12-mark exam questions complete with model answers and self-assessment success criteria.