Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Non-Cognitive & Analogical Views of Religious Language Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about non-cognitive and analogical views of religious language. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

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)

Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Atheism Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about atheism. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Topic: Natural Law - Application Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Application of Natural Law (abortion & euthanasia). 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. You will need to give students a past paper for the homework activity, these can be accessed easily online Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 7 Small Activities: 4 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1 Teacher Note: The topics in this lesson are very emotive, please ensure you’ve looked through the whole lesson & watched the videos in advance, especially if you are personally impacted by these issues. There is a content warning at the start & I always recommend talking to students about how to address these issues sensitively and appropriately before teaching

Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Challenges to Religious Experience Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about challenges to religious experience. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Influences of Religious Experience Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about influences of religious experience. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity Topic: Key Moral Principles Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 1 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about key moral principles of Christianity. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Topic: Free Will Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 3 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about the free will. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

This lesson is designed to help students practice their evaluation skills in preparation for Paper 3: Perspectives on Substantive Law. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board and the Contract Law option. This requires students to have studied all of the content but could be adapted to suit a group that hasn’t yet finished it. Starter Ten questions for students to answer covering a variety of areas of law. Answers are on the following slide. Evaluation Tips Slide of top evaluation tips Slide of generic evaluation points - these are points that students can make if they cannot think of anything or have a brain freeze in the exam Activity 1 - Essay Plan Match-Up In pairs students will be given an essay title and then arguments for and against. They should use these arguments to create an essay plan answering the question. Students should use this structure: Point Counter-Point Point This will need printing and cutting up. I recommend laminating and tying together with bands so they can be reused Activity 2 - Ideas for Reform Create a mind-map of reform proposals for each of the areas of law listed. There are three areas of law listed for tort, criminal and contract Activity 3 - Essay Practice Create an essay plan for each of the essay questions listed. Students can work individually, in groups or pairs. There are three essay questions listed for tort, criminal and contract. Plenary The plenary is an evaluation Kahoot. An evaluation point is displayed and students should select the legal authority that supports the point. The link to the Kahoot is provided in the notes section of the PowerPoint.

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.

Topic: Natural Law Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Natural Law (Aquinas). 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. You will need to give students a past paper for the homework activity, these can be accessed easily online Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 9 Small Activities: 3 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 1 Practice Essays: 1

This is a fun starter or plenary for a revision lesson on Christianity or could be set as a homework activity in preparation for exams/mocks. Students have 20 key word definitions on the back of the sheet. All they have to do is find the key word that matches each definition. I recommend laminating them and giving students a whiteboard pen to complete. This will allow you to reuse the resource multiple times. Here is a list of the key words included to help if you also get stuck! Exclusivism Accommodation Liberalism Lawful Religion Quakers Theocentric Critical Realism Historicity Bishop Absolution Plygain Passion Sunday Evangelise Orthodoxy Virtualism Ordination Bourgeoisie Redemption Gospel Covenant This covers a variety of topics from Christianity so students will have needed to have completed the unit in order to complete the word search This is designed for the Eduqas specification but should suit other exam boards as well.

Topic: Influences of Religious Experience Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on influences of religious experience 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.

Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Ontological Argument Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about the ontological argument. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion: Christianity Topic: Unification Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 1 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about the unification of the Christian Church. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Topic: Christian Responses to Poverty (Liberation Theology) Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30) Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Liberation Theology and forms part of the Ethics unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a past paper question from 2019 and consists of both a 20 mark and 30 mark question with a total of 50 marks. Students should be given approximately 50 minutes to answer this under timed conditions. 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.

Unit: Unit 3: Religion & Ethics Topic: Natural Law (Application) Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 3 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about the Natural Law (application). This covers application of Natural Law to abortion and euthanasia. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.

Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 2: Non-Textual (Thematic) Studies Themes: A, B, D, E This is a last minute revision lesson for students taking GCSE Religious Studies Paper 2. This is designed for those studying themes A, B, D and E Starter Activity: Write down a quote for given topics 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 You will need to print out at least one past paper for each student. Students then RAG rate the questions in the paper. There are then different activities for them to complete depending on whether they rated the questions as red, amber or green Plenary: Least/Most Confident partner find

Topic: Divine Command Theory Unit: Religion and Ethics Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30) Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Divine Command Theory and forms part of the Ethics unit of A-Level Religious Studies. This is a past paper question from 2019 and consists of both a 20 mark and 30 mark question with a total of 50 marks. Students should be given approximately 50 minutes to answer this under timed conditions. 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.

Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Topic: Cosmological Argument Exam Board: Eduqas Paper: Paper 2 This worksheet is a great little revision activity for A-Level Religious Studies. Students are asked to write down the ten most important things they can remember about the cosmological argument. This helps them to consolidate their notes and knowledge. This can be used as part of a revision lesson or as a starter or plenary activity. It is also a good homework activity.