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I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.

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I'm Head of Department and AQA examiner for Religious Studies. I teach the AQA spec and provide tried and tested resources. I'm uploading resources all of the time; my newest collection is the #FUN LESSONS range which are engaging, exam focused, challenging and getting great results. Lessons are fully resourced and easy to follow with minimal printing. I hope you enjoy teaching them.
JIHAD
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JIHAD

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ISLAM PRACTICES: JIHAD #FUN LESSONS. A fun, thought provoking and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Contains recent (2020) examples of Jihad representations in the media with debates on whether this is a fair and accurate representation • Challenges Islamophobia • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain the meaning and significance of Greater and Lesser Jihad: including • Origins • Influence • Conditions for the declaration of lesser jihad. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ID-UL-FITR & ASHURA  FESTIVALS
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ID-UL-FITR & ASHURA FESTIVALS

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ISLAM PRACTICES: FESTIVALS: ID-UL-FITR AND ASHURA #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Includes model answer and peer assessment • Includes memory aids to help recall in exams • No hands up planned questioning • Key term bingo to help recall Islam beliefs and Islam practices • No printing required, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain the meaning and significance of Id-ul-Fitr and Ashura including • Origins • Differences within Islam on the meaning and celebration of these festivals I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SHIA ISLAM TEN OBLIGATIONS
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SHIA ISLAM TEN OBLIGATIONS

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ISLAM PRACTICES: SHIA ISLAM TEN OBLIGATIONS #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Includes recap on 5 pillars and Jihad • Includes peer assessment (with answers) • Includes pronunciation audio recordings for Arabic terms • No hands up planned questioning • Plenary quiz to help retain knowledge • Little printing required, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Emphasis on exam skills for 5 mark questions • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain the Ten Obligations of Shia Islam and how these influence the lives of Shia Muslims I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ID-UL-ADHA FESTIVAL ISLAM
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ID-UL-ADHA FESTIVAL ISLAM

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ISLAM PRACTICES, FESTIVALS: ID-UL-ADHA #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Includes model answer and peer assessment • Includes memory aids to help recall in exams • No hands up planned questioning • Key term bingo to help recall Islam beliefs and Islam practices • No printing required, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain the meaning and significance of Id-ul-Adha: including • Origins • How it is celebrated I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES REVISION
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ISLAM PRACTICES REVISION

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ISLAM PRACTICES REVISION # FUN LESSONS. A Fun lesson to recap and master content. Students should be learning without realising it! • Date on slide updates automatically / Resource light • Easy to follow & Suitable for non-specialists Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Engage in lots of fun game to revise for test. • Prepare and present multiple views on a variety of statements with a strong religious reference **(sources of authority) ** INCLUDES AN EXAM-FOCUSED HOME-LEARNING TASK WITH RESOURCE ** ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (FULLY RESOURCED) • Articulate game • Quotes master game (sorting) • Presentation game: students are required to give reasons for and against variety of statements and include a strong religious reference • Pub quiz (without the beer!) • Peer assessment I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES - TEST LESSON #FUN LESSONS
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ISLAM PRACTICES - TEST LESSON #FUN LESSONS

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ISLAM PRACTICES - TEST LESSON #FUN LESSONS INCLUDES: • Independent revision session (using notes and/or HW set in the revision lesson of the Islam Practices #Fun lessons series) • Warm up test – with peer assessment • Test: 5 exam style questions (1,2,3,4,5) • Test support slide: success criteria and writing frames • Mark scheme with indicative content and success criteria
ISLAM PRACTICES SCHEME OF LEARNING AQA
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ISLAM PRACTICES SCHEME OF LEARNING AQA

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ISLAM PRACTICES SCHEME OF LEARNING #FUN LESSONS THIS SOL COMPLEMENTS THE BUNDLE: ISLAM PRACTICES #FUN LESSONS THIS IN-DEPTH SCHEME OF LEARNING **PROVIDES DETAILS OF: ** • Learning objectives • Task details • Differentiation & Support • Assessment (proof of learning) • Homework (research/recap rotation) with weblinks THE LESSONS INCLUDED ARE: Introduction and Shahadah Salah: Ritual prayer Salam: Ramadan Alms Giving: Zakah, sadaqah and Khums Hajj Jihad Id-ul-Adha Id-ul-Fitr & Ashura Ten obligatory Acts (Shia Islam) Revision Test
DESIGN ARGUMENT + EVALUATION + COUNTER ARGUMENTS #FUN LESSONS
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DESIGN ARGUMENT + EVALUATION + COUNTER ARGUMENTS #FUN LESSONS

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DESIGN ARGUMENT + EVALUATION + COUNTER ARGUMENTS #FUN LESSONS - GCSE: ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD • A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. • ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Peer assessment (with answers) • No hands up planned questioning • Differentiation: writing frames, word banks, quote banks • No printing required • Date on slide updates automatically • Emphasis on exam skills: writing strong conclusions • Concise and easy to follow: Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): • Identify key features of the Design Argument drawing on the philosophy of William Paley and examples from the natural world • Link the design argument to scriptural reference • Explain strengths and weaknesses (science/problem of evil) • Explain counter arguments to weaknesses e.g. theodicies/holy books • Write a strong conclusion on the effectiveness of the argument I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
ISLAM PRACTICES QUOTES
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ISLAM PRACTICES QUOTES

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ISLAM PRACTICES QUOTES FOR WHOLE TOPIC Quotes for each subtopic that can be glued in book. Students can annotate these as you go through the topic.
DESIGN ARGUMENT & EVALUATION
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DESIGN ARGUMENT & EVALUATION

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AQA THEME C ( EXISTENCE OF GOD): DESIGN ARGUMENT & EVALUATION #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Identify key features of the Design Argument drawing on the philosophy of Paley and examples from the natural world Link the design argument to scripture: Bible and Quran Evaluate and give counter arguments with reference to science and theodicies. Write a strong conclusion on the effectiveness of the argument. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT & EVALUATION  THEME C
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FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT & EVALUATION THEME C

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THEME C (THE EXISTENCE OF GOD): FIRST CAUSE ARGUMENT & EVALUATION #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain Aquinas’s First Cause argument for the existence of God. Evaluate whether the First Cause argument successfully proves the existence of God. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
MIRACLES & EVALUATION. THEME C.
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MIRACLES & EVALUATION. THEME C.

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THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: ARGUMENT FROM MIRACLES & EVALUATION # FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain literal, metaphorical, and natural interpretations of miracles which application to Biblical miracles. Explain what miracles might show about the nature of God. Evaluate: 3 criticisms: favouritism, Hume, Natural explanations + Give counter arguments I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SPECIAL REVELATION & EVALUATION  THEME C AQA
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SPECIAL REVELATION & EVALUATION THEME C AQA

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THEME C: EXISTENCE OF GOD: SPECIAL REVELATION & EVALUATION. #FUN LESSONS. A fun and engaging lesson with a variety of tasks, multi-media and games to stimulate learning. It is ‘MASTERY’ ‘and EXAM SKILLS focused. • Resource light, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Emphasis on exam skills: Assessment and extra challenges throughout. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain 2 examples of Special Revelation and: • How each might prove the existence of God/Holy figures • What each might reveal about the Nature of God/Holy figures • Why these might be a reliable source of knowledge of the divine • Why these might not be a reliable source of knowledge of the divine Answer 12 mk question: Special Revelations are the best source of knowledge about God. Evaluate I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE REVISION - FUN AND GAMES
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RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE REVISION - FUN AND GAMES

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OCR. A LEVEL. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE & 20TH CENTURY RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE. #FUN-LESSONS. A concise and easy to follow FUN lesson to recap and master content. Students should be learning without realising it! GAMES INCLUDE: Knowledge Audit (to reveal gaps in knowledge and show progress) Articulate (for key term mastery) Guess who – match the quote to the source and explain what it means Prepare and present multiple views on a variety of 40 mk statement Pub quiz (without the beer!) and peer assessment I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.
SUBSTANCE DUALISM
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SUBSTANCE DUALISM

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INTRO LESSON FOR SOUL MIND & BODY OCR A LEVEL RS. #FUN LESSON An accessible, discursive & engaging introduction to this fascinating topic. Students will learn without realising it. They will be able to: Explain the difference between numerical and qualitative identity Reflect on what makes you ‘you’ Explain the difference between a substance dualist and a materialist
SOUL MIND & BODY INTRO LESSON
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INTRO LESSON FOR SOUL MIND & BODY OCR A LEVEL RS. #FUN LESSON An accessible, discursive & engaging introduction to this fascinating topic. Students will learn without realising it. They will be able to: Explain the difference between numerical and qualitative identity Reflect on what makes you ‘you’ Explain the difference between a substance dualist and a materialist
RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND THEOLOGY
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RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND THEOLOGY

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A GRADE MODEL ANSWER: Religious Pluralism undermines Christian Doctrine Evaluate. Complete essay includng thesis and conclusion. Demonstrates OCR success critiera for a top level answer. Includes reference to scholars: Kramer, Barth, Craig, Hick, Rahner. **Sources of wisdom: ** Bible and Quran
DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM
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DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM

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SUBSTANCE DUALISM. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: CRITICALLY DISCUSS DESCARTES SUBSTANCE DUALISM Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Descartes, Plato, Geach, Dawkins, emergent property dualism, Ryle, Identity theory, Leibniz SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible Quran