Topic: Chanukah Level: Key Stage Three Unit: Judaism This is a great end of term lesson for the Autumn term. It focuses on the topic of Chanukah and is designed to fit into a Judaism scheme of work. Students are expected to have some prior knowledge of Judaism although this can only be a few lessons. The lesson goes through the history of Chanukah as well as some of the traditions. It then allows students to spend time making Chanukah cards. Lesson Activities **Starter: **Guess Who? Activity One: Watch video and write summary of the story of Chanukah Activity Two: Pick two things Jews do during Chanukah and explain why they do them Main Activity: Make Chanukah cards Plenary: Blooket (link provided)

Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 2A Non-Textual Studies Themes:** A, B, D and E** This is a short revision lesson for GCSE Religious Studies designed to briefly cover content for the Themes Paper. There is a short starter with questions about each theme. There is then one activity for each theme. Theme A: 4 Mark Question Theme B: Research task Theme D: 5 Mark Question Theme E: 12 Mark Planning There is also a quick plenary to finish. This is designed to fit within a single lesson (although some activities may need to be cut out or shortened depending on the class) as last minute revision. Planning sheet for 12 marker is included

Topic: Islam Beliefs Unit: Study of Religion: Islam Exam Board: AQA This is a revision lesson for Islam beliefs. This can be used for revision in either Year 10 or Year 11 of the GCSE course. The lesson focuses on Islam Beliefs only. This is designed for the AQA GCSE but is general enough that it could suit other exam boards as well. Activities Starter: Making connections Activity 1: Key word definitions Activity 2: Learn the quote Activity 3: Arguments for and against table (12 mark question) Plenary: Scavenger hunt Making connections and scavenger hunt activities are included.

Topic: Atheism Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of atheism. 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: 10 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 5 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: 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: 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: 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: Poverty and Injustice Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Christian responses to poverty and injustice. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity. 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. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 5 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 8 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 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: 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: 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: Intuitionism Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Intuitionism. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics. 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. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

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: Application of Utilitarianism Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of application of utilitarianism to animal testing and nuclear weapons. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics 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. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Exam Board: Eduqas Units: Christianity, Ethics & Philosophy This is a summer work booklet designed for students moving from Year 12 into Year 13. It has been designed for a dual teacher scheme of work covering all of Christianity with some ethics and philosophy (see below). There are six tasks with the aim that students complete one task per week over the Summer holidays. Topics Covered Christianity: All Ethics Divine Command Theory Virtue Theory Ethical Egoism Natural Law Natural Law - Application Situation Ethics Situation Ethics - Application Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill Utilitarianism - Application Philosophy Religious Experience Mystical Experience Challenges to Religious Experience Influences of Religious Experience Task One - Key Quotes Students write down one key quote for each topic they have studied. This helps students to focus their knowledge & not feel overwhelmed. Task Two - Goals for Next Year Students write down five SMART goals for Y13 Task Three - Glossary Key words glossary to be completed. Task Four - Finding Connections Students sort sets of 16 items into four groups. Task Five - 20 Mark Practice Practice 20 mark question for students to write & be marked at the start of Y13 Task Six - 30 Mark Practice Practice 30 mark question for students to write & be marked at the start of Y13

Topic: Classical Utilitarianism Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Classical Utilitarianism. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics 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. Homework tasks are included. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 7 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: John Stuart Mill Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of John Stuart Mill. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 3: Religion and Ethics 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. I choose to teach this in the same week as Classical Utilitarianism so there is no homework included Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 2 Knowledge Checks: 1 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1