Assisted Dying: video worksheets, differentiated x3

Please ensure you can access the video before you get this resource. From the BBC Matters of Life and Death series. The series comprises: abortion, animal experimentation, assisted dying, capital punishment, just war, sibling saviours.

After a very serious accident 23 years ago, Paul was left almost completely paralysed. Receiving round-the-clock care, he believes that everyone should have the right to assisted suicide. Charlotte works as a hospice doctor and looks after patients suffering from a terminal illness. She thinks we should care for people until the end of their lives, and that others should never be put in a position of helping end someone else’s life. This short film outlines two contrasting viewpoints, prior to exploring a range of religious beliefs, thus allowing students to develop an understanding of both religious and secular views and to explore their own beliefs in relation to the issue.

PLEASE be sure to watch the film before using it in lessons. Find the film by searching YouTube’s BBC Teach channel for “Should assisted suicide be legalised? | Religious Studies - Matters of Life and Death". The page includes extensive details, notes, and advice.

16 questions for the 10-min film. This resource is much cheaper in the bundle. Differentiated THREE ways! All versions look similar, but “B” version has subtle clues, and “C” version requires pupils to cross out wrong answers, not write in correct ones, allowing pupils with literacy difficulties to access the work. Excellent subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated chaos. Questions right up to the end, no slack time. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files. Link to the film on all sheets.