Lesson Title: What is philosophy? Intended Unit: Philosophy Age: Key Stage 3 This lesson gives a brief introduction to philosophy and philosophical questions. It is designed to start off a unit looking at philosophy and different philosophical questions. It is designed for Key Stage 3 Religious Education Activities Starter: 60 Second Thoughts Main Activities: Copy definition of philosophy List philosophical questions ‘A Dog’s Life’ Comprehension (link provided) Challenge Tasks: Other Greek words with same roots Write an answer to questions If we can never know the truth of the question, what is the point in philosophy? Plenary: Outline what is meant by a philosophical question

Lesson Topic: Paganism and Philosophy L.O: To analyse the relationship between Pagan beliefs and Ancient Greek philosophy Activities List Who is this? Do you think religion and morality are connected? Five questions Create a card game Plenary light bulb

Topic: Positivist Views on Religious Language Unit: Unit 2 Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Positivist approaches to Religious Language. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2 Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 10 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 0

Unit: Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson on philosophy of religion. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but may suit other exam boards. This lesson is designed to be taught just before the exam but can be adapted to suit. A printer friendly version is included. Teaching Note: You will also want to have some copies of past papers available to give to students. Starter The starter are 10 simple questions taken from across philosophy. Students can either answer them in their books or you could go around the room and ask students the questions. Answers are in the notes section of the PowerPoint Overview of the Paper Students are given a brief overview of the paper and reminded of the recommended timings for each question. There are then some top tips for success to help students succeed. Short Summary of Philosophy Each topic has been summarised on a single PowerPoint slide. You can either teach this, go through topics that students are stuck on or just print the slides out for students to look over. A printer friendly version is also included. Generic Evaluation Points These are generic points that can be used when students are stuck and cannot think of anything to write. My students have found these really helpful so I hope yours do to! Blurt Sheets Students pick a sheet for the topic they want to revise. They then: Write down everything they can remember about the topic in one colour Swap sheets with the person next to them & then update the sheet with extra information in a second colour Use their notes to finish the sheet off in a third colour with lots of detail I also normally give students past papers at this point to look through as well and let them lead what we will do, going round and helping, answering questions and teaching anything that I feel like we need to go over again. Plenary Put the three key words into a sentence (mythological views on religious language)

Topic: Augustinian Type Theodicy Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Augustinian Type Theodicy. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. I personally choose to teach this the same week as the Iranaean Type Theodicy as it is quite a short topic A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 4 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Ontological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This knowledge organiser is a greater brief summary of the Ontological Argument. It can be given to students to help with revision or as part of their lesson on the Ontological Argument. It covers Anselm, Descartes and Malcolm with a key quote. It should be made clear to students that this is only a brief summary and they will need more information than this to do well in their exam! This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies syllabus. It is designed for Paper 2 - Philosophy of Religion.

Topic: Augustinian Type Theodicy Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Augustinian Type Theodicy and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Ontological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on the ontological argument and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 30 mark evaluation style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Carl Jung Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Carl Jung. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Cosmological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on the cosmological argument and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Sigmund Freud Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Sigmund Freud. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 11 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 5 Challenge Points: 7 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Teleological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the teleological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Cosmological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the cosmological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included (these presuppose that students have studied ethics & then philosophy & can be amended as needed to suit your scheme of work) As this would likely be the first topic taught as part of philosophy there is also a section on how to answer 20 mark questions, this can easily be skipped if necessary! Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Small Activities: 11 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 5 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Inductive Arguments Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the challenges to inductive arguments. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 11 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 0 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Ontological Arguments (inc. developments) Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the ontological argument. This includes Anselm’s argument as well as the developments of Descartes and Malcolm. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 15 Small Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: The Problem of Evil Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the problem of evil. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 4 Challenge Points: 6 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Irenaean-type Theodicy Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Irenaean-type theodicies. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three lessons. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. No homework tasks are included in this lesson as I teach Augustinian-type theodicies in the same week Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to the Ontological Argument Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of challenges to the ontological argument. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 2: Philosophy of Religion. This lesson is designed to be taught across two or three separate lessons. It has starters and plenaries that allow it to easily be broken down into three lessons. I personally choose to teach this the same week as the ontological argument as it is quite a short topic A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 3 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Challenges to Inductive Arguments Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Challenges to Inductive Arguments and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a 30 mark evaluation style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.

Topic: Ontological Argument (Developments) Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 20 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on the Ontological Argument and forms part of the Philosophy unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This focuses on developments of the ontological argument by Descartes and Malcolm. This is a 20 mark knowledge style essay question. Included is a model answer and a model plan to help support with DIRT and marking. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but could be adapted to suit other exam boards.