Exam Board: AQA Paper: Paper 2A Non-Textual Studies Themes:** A, B, D and E** This is a short revision lesson for GCSE Religious Studies designed to briefly cover content for the Themes Paper. There is a short starter with questions about each theme. There is then one activity for each theme. Theme A: 4 Mark Question Theme B: Research task Theme D: 5 Mark Question Theme E: 12 Mark Planning There is also a quick plenary to finish. This is designed to fit within a single lesson (although some activities may need to be cut out or shortened depending on the class) as last minute revision. Planning sheet for 12 marker is included

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: Situation Ethics - Application (Polyamory & Homosexuality) Unit: Unit 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the application of Situation Ethics to polyamory and homosexuality. 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. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 6 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Trinity Unit: Unit 1A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Trinity. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A A Study of Religion: Christianity. 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. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. For one starter you will need a Kahoot on a previous topic studied. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 3 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Two Views of Jesus Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30) Exam Board: Eduqas This is a past paper question from 2019 on two views of Jesus. This is a combination of the 20 mark (knowledge) question and 30 mark (analysis & evaluation) question. The essay is on two views of Jesus and forms part of the Christianity unit of A-Level Religious Studies. 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.

This revision homework booklet is designed for students to complete each week. Exam Board: Eduqas Year: Second Year Topics: Christianity, Ethics, Philosophy Number of Activities: 40 This booklet is designed to provide structured revision activities for religious studies students in their second year of study. Students should complete one page per week. These can be done in order or teachers can select specific activities if they want students to revise certain topics. The revision booklet has the following activities: Jesus Birth: Blooket Two Views of Jesus: Essay Question Bible as a Source of Authority: Glossary Baptism: Choice of Essay Plans Cosmological Argument: Knowledge Organiser Faith and Works: Fill the gaps Natural Law (Application): 10 Points Trinity: Fill the gap & mark Situation Ethics (Application): Arguments into essay plan Science: Mark an answer Key Moral Principles: Answer the questions Natural Law: Bible verse map Irenaean Type Theodicy: Read notes John Finnis: Recording Bernard Hoose: Re-write notes Carl Jung: Flashcards Miracles: Flashcards app Nature of God: Quiz Proportionalism (Application): Quiz Intuitionism: Past paper question Community of believers: Write your own question John Stuart Mill: Create a resource Challenges to Religious Experience: Cornell Note Page Ontological Argument: Summary sheet Influences of Religious Experience: Triple-sided flashcards Ethical Egoism: Textbook notes Hume: Article Early Church: PowerPoint Presentation Bible in Daily Life: Essay plan Augustinian Type Theodicy: Visual essay plan Developments of Ontological Argument: Essay plan Divine Command Theory: Diagram Festivals: Picture Determinism: Poster Religion, Equality & Discrimination: Sticky notes Free will: Essay question Pluralism & Diversity: Key thinkers & key words list Situation Ethics: Key quotes & Bible verses list Mystical Experience: Mind-map Religious Experience: Spider diagram Although this is designed for Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies it can be modified to suit other exam boards.

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.

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.

Topic: Challenges to Inductive Arguments Unit: Unit 2: Philosophy of Religion Marks: 30 Marks Exam Board: Eduqas The essay is on Challenges to Inductive Arguments 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.

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.

Topic: Early Church Unit: A Study of Religion: Christianity Marks: 50 Marks (20 + 30) Exam Board: Eduqas This is a past paper question from 2020 on the Early Church. This is a combination of the 20 mark (knowledge) question and 30 mark (analysis & evaluation) question. The essay is on the early church and forms part of the Christianity unit of A-Level Religious Studies. 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.

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.

Topic: Bernard Hoose Unit: Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on Bernard Hoose and his summary of proportionalism. This is designed for the A-Level Law Religious Studies exam, ethics unit. The lesson is designed to be taught over multiple different lessons/sessions. A student version is included. This is printer friendly and does not have the answers. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but will suit other exam boards as well. Includes a practice question with plan to support and plenty of activities to test knowledge. There are homework activities which can be modified to suit your own students. Lesson Activities Starters: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 3 Challenge Points: 3 Knowledge Checks: 2 Practice Essays: 1 Plenaries: 3

Topic: Festivals Unit: Unit 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of festivals. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1A: A Study of Religion: Christianity. 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. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Jesus - Birth Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion - Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This knowledge organiser is a greater brief summary of Jesus’ birth. It can be given to students to help with revision or as part of their lesson on Jesus’ birth. It covers Matthew & Luke as well as redaction criticism & the incarnation with a key quote. It should be made clear to students that this is only a brief summary and they will need more information than this to do well in their exam! This is designed for the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies syllabus. It is designed for Paper 1 - A Study of Religion: Christianity.

Unit: Christianity Paper: Paper 1: A Study of Religion (Christianity) Exam Board: Eduqas These are basic mind-map templates for each topic within the Christianity unit of the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies paper. Each page has the name of the topic and then key headings which students can fill extra information about in. Where there are key philosophers there are pictures included to help with memory. Each sheet has a different visual theme to help with memory. This is designed specifically for students who are getting confused between different topics by giving them a clear way to keep ideas separate in their minds.

Unit: Ethics Paper: Paper 3: Religion and Ethics Exam Board: Eduqas These are basic mind-map templates for each topic within the Ethics unit of the Eduqas A-Level Religious Studies paper. Each page has the name of the topic and then key headings which students can fill extra information about in. Where there are key philosophers there are pictures included to help with memory. Each sheet has a different visual theme to help with memory. This is designed specifically for students who are getting confused between different topics by giving them a clear way to keep ideas separate in their minds.

Topic: Attitude Towards Wealth Unit: Unit 1 A Study of Religion: Christianity Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of the Attitudes Towards Wealth. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1 A Study of Religion: Christianity. 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. Includes homework activities. A student version is also included which has answers removed. All necessary worksheets are included along with any links needed. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 5 Small Activities: 6 Knowledge Checks: 3 Challenge Points: 4 Practice Essays: 1

Topic: Migration and Christianity Unit: Unit 1: A Study of Religion (Christianity) Exam Board: Eduqas This is a full lesson on the topic of Migration and Christianity. This is designed for the Eduqas exam board but should suit other exam boards. This is for Paper 1 A Study of Religion. 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. Activities Starters: 3 Plenaries: 3 Main Activities: 8 Small Activities: 1 Knowledge Checks: 2 Challenge Points: 2 Practice Essays: 1

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