Topic: Virtue Theory Exam Board: Eduqas Unit: Unit 3 Ethics This is a full lesson covering Virtue Theory for A-Level Religious Studies. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but can easily be adapted to suit other exam boards. The lesson covers an overview of Virtue Theory as well as Aristotle’s version of Virtue Theory and also Jesus’s virtues. It also contains evaluation of Virtue Theory. Lesson activities include: Starters: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Other Activities: 9 Knowledge Checks: 3 Plenaries: 3 Essay Practice: 1 A copy of the Sermon on the Mount is also included. There is a normal version and a student version included. The student version has all the answers removed and is also more printer friendly.

Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson designed for students taking A-Level Religious Studies on the Eduqas exam board. This is for Paper 1: A Study of Religion and the Christianity option. This lesson is designed to be taught as one of the last revision lessons prior to the exam. Starter Key words wordsearch Students are given a list of definitions and from these they have to find the key words These will need printing out Activity 1 The first activity is an overview of the paper and top tips to do well This starts with recommended timings and an overview of the type of questions There are then some top tips for success Activity 2 There is then one PowerPoint slide for each topic. Each slide provides a brief summary of the topic including key words, Bible verses, scholars and quotes. These slides can be printed (a printer friendly version with white backgrounds is included) and given to students to help aid revision. You can also go through each one or targeted ones with the class as a last minute summary of particular topics Activity 3 This is a list of generic evaluation points that can be used if students are struggling to come up with points for 30 mark questions. This is designed to help support weaker students or to deal with brain freezes in the exam. Activity 4 Blurt sheets Students can choose a sheet based on which topic they would like to revise. They then write down everything they can remember about that topic in one colour pen They then swap sheets with the person next to them and write down additionally information in a second colour They can then use their notes to complete the sheets in a third colour Plenary The plenary is a cryptogram of a key quote by Augustine on sacraments Included is the PowerPoint, a printer friendly version and all relevant worksheets including blurt sheets. I also recommend giving students some past papers to look at.

Unit: Paper 3: Religion & Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a last minute revision lesson on religion and ethics. 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 Ethics 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 Write down four things they remembered, four things they were reminded of and four things they learned

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)

Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 1: The Study of Religions Religions: Christianity and Islam This is a last minute revision lesson for students taking GCSE Religious Studies Paper 1. This is designed for those studying Christianity and Islam. Starter Activity: Key Word Definitions The lesson has an overview of the papers including recommended timings and last minute exam tips. There is then a brief overview of each of the topics on the paper including a quote for each one. This can be taught to students or just given to them as a last minute summary. Main Activity The main activity is a revision challenge. There are 32 activities split evenly between Christianity & Islam and Practices & Beliefs. Each activity is worth a different amount of points. Students have to go around the room and earn as many points as they can. They can complete whichever activities they choose. You will need to print out one copy of each activity (I recommend laminating them for future use). There are also further worksheets and templates that you will need to print. You will also need to print some copies of Past Papers for a few of the activities! Please go through each activity and check you have the required resources in advance of the lesson! The person with the most points gets a prize. Plenary: Unscramble the quote