The lesson looks at Christian and Muslim views on homosexuality and a range of viewpoints in each religion. Includes quotes specified in the new spec and the use of sources. Extended writing opportunity included.

Lesson looks at key terms, ways in which sport socialises children including an exam question.

Lesson looks at women’s rights in the UK and elsewhere. Looks at the history of women’s rights in the UK (with a numeracy exercise) and then women’s rights across the world. Includes an exam question from the new Citizenship SPEC

Lesson looks at how schools socialise children using sanctions etc by analysing a documentary, recalls key terms, looks at the functions of school, how schools socialise us into gender and an exam question. Home Learning - photocopy information from a relevant text book you have for this info.

This lesson looks at Desmond Tutu and what motivated him to fight for racial equality. Lesson looks at what racism and apartheid is and uses sources to investigate motivations for Tutu’s actions. Includes extended writing opportunity.

Lesson looks at how laws and attitudes towards homosexuality has changed since the 1950s. Includes differentiated activities. Lesson Objectives: define key terms, describe change over time, explain why there has been change over time.

This lesson if the first of 2 lessons on how William controlled England. Students first of all look at problems faced by William and suggest how he could solve these problems. There is a demonstration of the feudal system before students illustrate this in their books and describe the system. They then judge the effectiveness of the feudal system. This lesson is differentiated: Blue (most able), Yellow (able-mid), Green, (least able).

Lesson looks at arranged and forced marriages and the differences between them. Looks at characteristics of both types of marriages, defines key terms, debate and a documentary about forced marriages. Differentiation included.

Students had a general lesson on inequality, prejudice and discrimination before this lesson (available on TES) which provided the groundwork for this lesson. In this lesson students look at Christian and Muslim responses to racism through religious teachings and the actions of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Includes exam practice. All resources included in PPT.

One hour lesson on social exclusion. Looks at: constructing own definition of social exclusion, who may be socially excluded (including structuring notes in diagram form) and an extended piece of writing opportunity.

Lesson looks at Islamic Marriage in context of new WJEC GCSE spec. Includes needed religious teachings, features of the ceremony, how Muslims select partners and key terms. H/L asks them to look at temporary marriage from Sunni and Shia perspectives.

This lesson looks at what inequality, prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination is, causes of racism and Christian responses to it.

Lesson looks at forgiveness with a focus on Gee Walker, Sally Dowler and Julie Nicholson. Students complete fact files for each mother and suggest reasons why their opinions differ. Religious teachings included. Long answer question at the end.

Lesson is on Christian marriage. Looks at why Christians get married (including religious teaching specified in new WJEC course), the wedding ceremony, meaning of vows, views on marriage outside the religious tradition and teachings of the Church of England Synod.

This lesson looks at Muslim and Christian attitudes to contraception, differing views in each religion and types of contraception. Taught over a double period with extended writing opportunity. If you wish to give students extra notes after the Islam video then photocopy information from a textbook. I have used pages 80-1 in the EDEXCEL Religious Studies Religion and Life Christianity & Islam text book.

This lesson introduces students to In Search of Respect. Context of the ethnography is completed, what is respect, migration, a piece of writing based on P1 Q3 and how El Barrio has changed over time. You will need a copy of In Search of Respect by Philippe Bourgois.

This lesson looks at the nature vs nurture debate and breaks it down into chunks for the students. Looks at key terms, scientific evidence for nature theory, historical, anthropological and feral child evidence. UPDATE 12.10.16 - Follow up essay lesson uploaded.

This resource is a revision guide for the ethnography ‘In Search of Respect’ by Philippe Bourgois. Covers: context, history of migration, kinship, gender relations, children, adolescence/rites of passage, education, illegal and legal economy. There is also a revision card checklist at the end. This revision guide does not include every single detail as I would expect my students to use their more detailed notes to revise from also.

This is a revision guide that covers the basics of WJEC Sociology’s Compulsory Core Unit - Understanding Social Processes. Lots of images, clear definitions and examples.

This lesson was created for Refugee Week 2015 and was taught as a tutor period in 1 hour. Politician can be changed to your local MP.