TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Aquinas, Paley, Tenant, Hawking, Hume, Ockham, Ayer, Flew SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible

OMNISCIENCE AND TIME. ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. OCR A2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING LESSON. VARIETY OF TASKS, MULTI-MEDIA AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGING AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • This lesson is aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCE OF AUTHORITY): Explain how attributing omniscience to God puts limits on human free will Explain and evaluate Schleiermacher’s solution to the problem of free will With reference to key scholars and Biblical sources of wisdom: Explain two senses in which God’s relationship with time can be understood and give strengths and weakness of these views. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

DALY EVALUATION. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. OCR A2 DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Customisable recap ‘do now’ task • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A02 • Synoptic links • Scholar quotes • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Information provided (not dependent on a textbook) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Break down Mary Daly’s argument into claims and evaluate these with reference to key scholars, synoptic links, and sources of wisdom I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

DALY’S NEW SPIRITUALITY. GENDER AND THEOLOGY. OCR A2 DCT. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Customisable recap ‘do now’ task • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 • Synoptic links • Scholar quotes • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Information sheet provided (not dependent on a textbook) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain Mary Daly’s claim that women need a new spirituality with reference to sources of wisdom I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE MODEL ANSWER: Corporate religious experiences are more reliable than individual religious experiences. Discuss. Complete essay (Thesis, main body & conclusion). Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top level answer. Includes reference to scholars: James, Schleiermacher, Swinburne, Ayer, Flew, Socrates, Religious experiences: St Bernadette, Saul, Pentecost, Toronto Blessing Religious Sources of wisdom: Old and New Testament

SEXUAL ETHICS: SITUATION ETHICS. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. INFORMATION SHEET INCLUDED (NO TEXT BOOK NEEDED) • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02 • Synoptic links • Scholar quotes • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: • Explain the principles of Situation Ethics • Apply Situation Ethics to sexual Ethics • Evaluate whether Situation Ethics is a useful theory to apply to sexual relationships. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION OCR A LEVEL. MODEL ANSWER: IT IS PROBLEMATIC TO ATTRIBUTE THE TRADITIONAL THEISTIC ATTRIBUTES TO GOD. EVALUATE Exemplar Essay: Thesis, body and conclusion Demonstrates OCR success criteria for a top-level answer. INCLUDES REFERENCE TO SCHOLARS: Aquinas, Descartes, Swinburne, Mackie and Augustine, Boethius, Plato, Aristotle SOURCES OF WISDOM: Bible Nicene Creed Torah

SEXUAL ETHICS: SECULAR VIEWS. OCR A2 SEXUAL ETHICS. 100 MINUTE LESSON. FUN AND ENGAGING WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS, MEDIA, AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic • Emphasis on Exam Skills: A01 and A02 • Synoptic links • Scholarly views: Mill, Sartre, Hobbes, Aquinas, Postmodernism, Nihilism • Sources of Authority • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • No printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain and evaluate secular views on Sexual Relationships with reference to sources of authority I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

TEN OBLIGATARY ACTS SHIA ISLAM. GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES. 100 MINUTES. FUN AND ENGAGING MULTI-MEDIA LESSON WITH A VARIETY OF TASKS AND GAMES TO STIMULATE LEARNING. CHALLENGE AND MASTERY FOCUSED. AIMED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING WITHOUT COGNITIVE OVERLOAD. • Aimed to offer clarity on a complex topic and reduce cognitive overload • Builds on Prior knowledge of Five Pillars • Checking Whole Class understanding throughout • Customisable recap ‘do now’ task • Emphasis on Exam Skills • Sources of Wisdom • Assessment and extra challenges throughout. • Minimal printing, concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically • Information provided (not dependent on a textbook) • Memory tricks for memorising difficult vocabulary STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Explain each of the Ten Obligations with reference to Sources of Authority I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

HINDUISM AFTERLIFE. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. TWO SINGLE LESSONS Pedagogy Focus: • Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout • Reduce cognitive overload • Build on Prior knowledge • A01 Exam skills: Recall ,list and explain No printing. Concise and easy to follow. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: Lesson 1: To recall Hindu beliefs and how this influences daily life Lesson 2: With reference to a source of authority explain Hindu beliefs: ahimsa,recarnation, moksha, karma I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.

The scheme of learning is for the The Christian Beliefs bundle of 9 lessons. For each lesson it contains: Lesson title Objectives Activities Differentiation Assessment Homework It also contains a handout for the last piece of homework (for end of topic revision)

DESIGN ARGUMENT & CRITICISMS. AQA RS Theme C. Concise, comprehensive. ‘MASTERY’ and exam-focused. Date on slide updates automatically. **Resource light **. Easy to follow (with notes) SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: AQA RS Theme C: The design Argument and criticisms Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Evaluate the claim that an omnibenevolent and omnipotent God designed this world. Activities include: Recap starter, reading and question task, debate, ‘depth and mastery’ (partnered discussion) ‘Skills mastery’, model answer analysis, exam question with peer assessment & student friendly success criteria. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

READY TO TEACH: Resource free (no printing required) Easy to follow (non-specialist friendly) Date on slide updates automatically. Concise, comprehensive and challenging lesson. SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: EDEXCEL/AQA/KS3 RELIGIOUS STUDIES: THE PROBLEM OF EVIL Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): ALL: list examples of moral evil and natural evil MOST: Explain the problem of evil using key terms omnipotence and omnibenevolence SOME: Describe one solution to the problem of evil Activities include: Recap starter, mastery through structured partnered discussion, videos to enrich learning, mini-plenaries to assess learning, debate and writing tasks with writing frames. I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is most welcome.

Concise, comprehensive and** challenging exam-focused lesson** Date on slide updates automatically. *Resource light & easy to follow * SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: THEME B. RELIGION AND LIFE: LIFE AFTER DEATH (ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY/HUMANISM) Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority): • Explain how belief in the afterlife influences believers • Evaluate whether it is reasonable to believe in life after death Activities include: Paired Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Video task to enrich learning and give writing hands a rest! / structured discussion / self/peer assessment with success criteria.

Sin and Salvation (Christian Beliefs) is a** resource-light,** useful and easy to follow lesson for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Christian Beliefs / Different Christian beliefs about the afterlife Students will be able to: • Explain the meaning of Grace, Sola Fide (faith alone), Good deeds and Gods laws • Explain different Christian beliefs about the means of salvation with reference to scripture • Evaluate which (if any) is a sufficient means of salvation Activities include: Starter stimulus: the story behind Amazing grace (video) / carousel posters (A3) / 5 mark question on contrasting Christian beliefs salvation. silent writing activity with timer Differentiation: **Differentiation by task **

Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson. Date on slide updates automatically. Resource light & easy to follow SUITABLE FOR DELIVERING: THEME B. RELIGION AND LIFE: ORIGINS OF UNIVERSE AND LIFE (ISLAM/CHRISTIANITY/HUMANISM) ** Students will be able to (with reference to source of authority):** With reference to sources of authority: • Explain two similar religious views about the origins of life and the universe. 5 marks • The Bible tells Christians all they need to know about creation. Evaluate. 12 marks Activities include: Paired Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Video task to enrich learning and give writing hands a rest! / structured discussion / self/peer assessment with success criteria.

ABORTION PRO LIFE AND PRO CHOICE. AQA THEME B. Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson. Resource FREE & easy to follow. Suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B: RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON ABORTION/PRO-LIFE/PRO-CHOICE Students will be able to: Evaluate whether abortion is a women’s choice with reference to scripture Activities include: Matching statements, exam questions with model answers/case studies /discussion

CRIME: CAUSES, PREVENTION AND RELIGION. FUN AND ENGAGING. VARIETY OF TASKS TO STIMULATE LEARNING. #CHECK UNDERSTANDING. ADDRESS MISCONCEPTIONS. I DO, WE DO, YOU DO. PEDAGOGY FOCUS: Check understanding and address misconceptions throughout Reduce cognitive overload I do, we do, you do Extra challenges throughout Minimal printing. Concise and easy to follow. Suitable for specialists and non-specialists. Task time indicators. Date on slide updates automatically. Customisable Do Now task. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: (WITH REFERENCE TO SOURCES OF AUTHORITY) Explain causes of Crime Explain Religious beliefs about the causes of crime Think about how crime can be prevented by looking at the causes Explain how religions work to prevent crime TEACH AS A STAND-ALONE LESSON OR PART OF THEME E CRIME AND PUNISHMENT AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES I hope you enjoy teaching this lesson. Your feedback is welcome.

Value and Abuse of the Environment AQA THEME B is a resource-light* and easy to follow lesson is suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B / Humans and the Environment Students will be able to: • Outline current environmental issues and possible solutions • Understand the terms: stewardship and dominion • Explain contrasting religious teachings about environmental issues with reference to scripture 5 mk question • Evaluate whether religious believers have more of a duty to protect the planet than non-believers Activities include: Information sheet and reading tasks / links to clips on deforestation and conservation / 5 mark question and evaluation question with model paragraph and peer assessment activity

Using Animals for food and cosmetic/medical testing (Religion and Use of Animals) Concise, comprehensive and challenging exam-focused lesson Suitable for a double lesson. Resource light- easy to follow. Suitable for delivering: AQA Religious Studies: Theme B: Animals Students will be able to: • Explain the various ways we use animals • Explain Christian and Islam teachings about the different uses of animals. • Evaluate whether humans should test on animals. Activities include: Reading log activity, exam questions with model answers. Videos / discussion Peer assessment.