Eight page booklet : define coastal keywords; complete a fact file about a seaside resort; SPAG exercise about Holderness erosion; annotate a map to show human uses of the Humber region; family dilemma about using fossil fuels; write a poem based on a beautiful coastal scene; explain how transport changes have affected holiday habits over time
Eight page booklet : define rivers keywords, comparison of the Rivers Severn and Nile; a SPAG exercise about the Humber Estuary; a page to annotate a map of the Colorado to show the importance of the river basin; a moral dilemma based on the water conflict between the USA and Mexico; a look at the holiness of the Ganges; and finally research to find the etymology of British river names
Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Six pages
DCT – CHALLENGES
THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARISM
Secularism
Secularisation
DAVID FORD
JOSE CASANOVA
God is an illusion
SIGMUND FREUD
Humans personify ‘purpose’
Link to Plato’s forms
Coping mechanism
RICHARD DAWKINS:
Religion narrows perception, science widens it
JOHN POLKINGHORNE
Matthew 5
Objections to secularism
JO MARCHANT
Physiological benefits
“Feeling part of something bigger"
"Knowledge of our own mortality”
CHARLES TAYLOR
'Subtraction stories’
Post-Enlightenment attitude
TERRY EAGLETON
Marx
“Secularism is largely doomed”
Secular capitalism
Events of 9/11
Positivist dream of world without religion
Christianity should play no part in public life
Secular humanism
AMSTERDAM DECLARATION
Seven aims of modern humanism
Programmatic secularism
Procedural secularism
“Diversity gone mad”
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST FAITH SCHOOLS
Radicalisation
House of Lords
Dominionism
Reconstructionism
SECULARISATION PROS AND CONS
Social cohesion
Corrupt theocracy
Disenchantment
Religious motives replaced by rational motives
MAX WEBER
Key issues
LIBERATION THEOLOGY AND MARX
Marx’s teaching on alienation + exploitation
Alienation
Dehumanisation
"Fundamental evil of capitalist society”
Exploitation
Means to an end
Historical materialism =
Praxis
Proletariat must revolt against bourgeoisie
False consciousness
‘Joined-up’ thinking
Working towards common good
Revision for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Three pages
OMNIPOTENCE
Divine power
• DESCARTES
• AQUINAS + SWINBURNE
• ANTHONY KENNY
Self-imposed limitation
• PETER VARDY
• JOHN MACQUARRIE
• ALVIN PLANTINGA
• WILLIAM OF OCKHAM
OMNIBENEVOLENCE
Divine benevolence
JOHN
HOSEA
EXODUS
AMOS
PSALMS
ETERNITY
Divine eternity
Boethius
Anselm
o HARTSHORNE; KENNY
• RICHARD SWINBURNE
• FRIEDRICH SCHLEIRMACHER
FREE WILL (+ omniscience)
Romans
Hebrews
Key Issues
A decision making exercise which could last a few lessons or be set as a homework project
A property developer is looking to build a five star hotel in San Francisco
Pupils have to decide on the most sustainable county in the Bay Area
Introductory Powerpoint, a project workbook and LOTS of resources are included
The completed project/proposal covers:
Background to tourism in California
The physical hazards threatening San Francisco
Explanation for choosing one of the Bay Area counties
Sustainability (PPP) of the various sites
Reasons for rejecting the others
Consideration of how to make the structure safe from earthquakes
Space for the pupils to be imaginative and design the resort
A Level revision notes
Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates
Regency of Somerset, 1547-49
Rule of Northumberland, 1549-53
Reign of Mary Tudor, 1553-58
Geography Case Study
NEOM is a planned urban development in north-west Saudi Arabia
When completed it will cover 26,500 km² which is larger than the whole of Wales
Why does Saudi Arabia want to build Neom?
Why is the Huwaitat tribe extremely worried?
Abdul Rahim al-Hwaiti: terrorist or martyr?
This resource includes a variety of lesson activities to pick and choose:
Photographic Analysis: The Line (includes worksheet)
Which Geography keyword is the odd one out?
Which country is the odd one out?
Several slides to project and set the scene (locational knowledge, artists’ impressions of the planned districts)
Links to videos of the Neom development: ‘Saudi Arabia’s mega project’; ‘“The Line” under construction in Saudi Arabia’; ‘Neom: The dark side’
Question Grid: Neom (Who? What? Where? etc, vs is… did… can… etc)
The death of Abdul Rahim al-Hwaiti, a Huwaitat tribesman from the area where the Saudi government wants to build Neom. Abdul posted a video on YouTube saying he did not want money to leave his home. A day later and he was shot dead by the Saudi Army
Concept Map: Neom (35 facts, to be colour coded - Locations; Causes; Effects; Management; Supporting Data
Illustrated glossary: Neom (Peak Oil; Economic diversification; Population density; Desalination plant) - definitions given, students to draw their understanding
Thought Chains: Neom - using knowledge learned so far, students complete boxes (because… and so… Therefore… For example…) to show understanding using scaffolding for higher level answers (eg ‘Saudi Arabia needs to DIVERSIFY its industries…’; ‘The region currently has a POPULATION DENSITY of just 6 people per km²’; ‘Neom is / is not ENVIRONMENTALLY sustainable
(‘Planet’)…’)
Geo-Trinity: Neom - students show similarities and differences between the Saudi government, Huwaitat tribespeople and foreign tourists
‘Six Hats’: Neom: - de Bono’s critical thinking technique
Design a sustainable hotel for Neom - choose five (from twenty-four) features of a sustainable resort, then explain the decision (eg eShuttle buses between the hotel and public transportation hubs; Install ‘smart’ showers that limit their usage to a pre-set time; Stock locally-made Fair Trade hotel souvenirs rather than branded/designer items)
Stakeholders conclusion: Neom - students compare different opinions of the development with their own
Teachers’ background information: links to websites, including the original BBC News story and the official Neom site
Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Two pages
RELIGION + ETHICS – CONSCIENCE
AQUINAS’ THEOLOGICAL APPROACH
‘Reason making right decisions’
Ratio
Aristotle’s SENSITIVE SOUL
Synderesis
Conscientia
Vincible ignorance
Invincible ignorance
FREUD’S PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
Human psyche
Unconscious mind
Preconscious mind
Conscious mind
Tripartite personality:
Id
Ego
Superego
Other religious responses:
JOSEPH BUTLER
Innate God-given morality
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN:
Voice of God
AUGUSTINE
Intuitive, less rationalist
Secular responses:
JEAN PIAGET
Mature + immature conscience
Two stages of moral development
Heteronomous morality
Autonomous morality
LAWRENCE KOHLBERG
Authority figures
Social interaction
ERICH FROMM
External authorities
Guilty conscience
Authoritarian conscience
Humanistic conscience
Modern responses:
RICHARD DAWKINS
Evolution
Is conscience real?
Romans 2
‘Lust to be nice’
Product of nurture
Eight page booklet : define weather and climate keywords; map the areas of the World to show general effects of Climate Change; SPAG exercise about rising sea levels; questionnaire to survey attitudes towards Climate Change; Moral dilemma about family holidays abroad; personal responses to some religious quotes about the environment; description of how Climate Change may affect our heritage sites
Eight page booklet : define geological keywords; compile a fact file about a geological time period; a SPAG exercise about British geology; a page to research how humans use clay, limestone, marble and sandstone; a moral dilemma: spend money on repairing a historic cathedral or to look after the poor and homeless; complete a database about some of the World's holy rocks and stones; and finally a page to research questions about the UK's geology
Each page is set up so there is room to add revision notes. The idea is that each page contains one case study so that exam revision can be condensed and is hopefully generic enough for any school’s chosen case studies. Topics are straight from the AQA syllabus…
TECTONIC HAZARDS IN A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
TECTONIC HAZARDS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
TROPICAL STORMS
EXTREME WEATHER IN THE UK
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE QUATERNARY PERIOD
SMALL SCALE UK ECOSYSTEMS
TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
HOT DESERTS
COLD ENVIRONMENTS
COASTAL LANDFORMS IN THE UK
COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UK
RIVER LANDFORMS IN THE UK
FLOOD MANAGEMENT SCHEMES IN THE UK
GLACIAL LANDFORMS IN THE UK
TOURISM IN A GLACIATED UPLAND AREA OF THE UK
A MAJOR CITY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE URBAN POOR
A MAJOR CITY IN THE UK
AN URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT
GROWTH OF TOURISM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
RAPID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Parts One & Two)
SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY IN THE UK
A LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND WATER IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
A LARGE-SCALE WATER TRANSFER SCHEME
EXTRACTION OF FOSSIL FUELS
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS: PHYSICAL FIELDWORK
GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS: HUMAN FIELDWORK
GLOSSARY OF KEY GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS IN THE AQA SYLLABUS
Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Four pages
DCT – AUGUSTINE’S TEACHING ON HUMAN NATURE
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
THOMAS HOBBES
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO
‘CONFESSIONS’
HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS PRE- AND POST-FALL
Pre-Lapsarian
Post-Lapsarian
ORIGINAL SIN AND ITS EFFECTS ON WILL AND SOCIETY
Original Sin is passed on through sex
GOD’S GRACE
Summum bonum
Contrasts Plato and Kant
CRITICISMS OF AUGUSTINE
Irenaean theodicy
DAWKINS
Humanitarian principle (PINKER)
FREUD
**JEAN PAUL SARTRE **
NIEBUHR
Prideful sin
Realisation of God
Key issues
Revision for A-level Religious Studies (OCR)
Five pages
DCT – LIVING
CHRISTIAN MORAL PRINCIPLES
BIBLE = ONLY AUTHORITY FOR CHRISTIAN MORALS
Theonomous Christian ethics
Sola scriptura
Issues with theonomous ethics
BIBLE, CHURCH + REASON = SOURCES OF CHRISTIAN MORALS
Heteronomous Christian ethics
Roman Catholic attitudes to Church teachings
Protestant attitudes to Church teachings
AGAPE = ONLY CHRISTIAN ETHICAL PRINCIPLE
Autonomous Christian ethics
CHURCH AUTHORITY OVER THE INDIVIDUAL
CHRISTIAN ETHICS: PERSONAL OR COMMUNAL?
CHRISTIAN MORAL ACTION
BONHOEFFER
DUTY TO GOD OR THE STATE?
Bonhoeffer’s teaching on obedience, leadership + doing God’s will
CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE OF GOD’S WILL
Civil disobedience
CHURCH AS COMMUNITY + SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE
Bonhoeffer’s role in Confessing Church
Bonhoeffer’s role at Finkenwalde
COST OF DISCIPLESHIP
God’s grace, suffering + solidarity
BONHOEFFER’S EMPHASIS ON SUFFERING
BONHOEFFER’S RELEVANCE TODAY