GCSE RS at STM

Homework is due by Wednesday 8 October.

Answer the following exam questions:

a) What does benevolent mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline the Argument from Causation. (6 marks)
c) Explain how the search for meaning and purpose in life may lead to or support belief in God. (8 marks)
d) “The theory of evolution proves that God does not exist.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

You will be given a worksheet to complete. However, you can also submit your answers here, by clicking on the comments link.

Answer the following exam questions:

a) What is causation? (2 marks)
b) Outline the Argument from Design. (6 marks)
c) Explain why some people do not believe in God. (8 marks)
d) “Miracles do not happen today.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

You will be given a worksheet to complete. However, you can also submit your answers here, by clicking on the comments link.

Answer the following exam questions:

a) What is agnosticism? (2 marks)
b) Describe ONE religious experience. (6 marks)
c) Explain how a Catholic upbringing may lead to or support belief in God. (8 marks)
d) “All children need to be taught about Christianity.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

You will be given a worksheet to complete. However, you can also submit your answers here, by clicking on the comments link.

Answer the following exam questions:

a) What does numinous mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline the main features of a Catholic upbringing. (6 marks)
c) Explain how having a religious experience could lead to or support a belief in God. (8 marks)
d) “A Catholic upbringing is simply brainwashing.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

You will be given a worksheet to complete. However, you can also submit your answers here, by clicking on the comments link.

Homework due on Monday 16 June.

a) Outline Catholic teaching on poverty. (4 marks)

b) Explain what the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats teaches Christians about wealth and poverty. (8 marks)

c) “If all Christians followed the teaching of the Church, there would be no poverty in the world.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. Refer to Catholicism in your answer.

Complete the questions either on the homework sheet given in class, or leave your answers as a comment on this blog.

To download the homework sheet, click on the link to the right: Wealth and Poverty Exam Questions

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Homework due on Monday 22 October (M3) or Tuesday 23 October (T3).

This week you have a Homework Amnesty. Since you will have sat your assessment for the topic of Believing in God this week, over the holidays you can simply make sure that you have completed all your homeworks from this term, so you can start afresh with the new topic (Matters of Life and Death) when you come back to school. You can find links to the homeworks below:

Week 1 – General Exam Questions
Week 2 – Arguments for existence of God (Design and Causation)
Week 3 – Exam Question (Explain … existence of religion …)
Week 4 – Exam Question (Do you agree? … Problem of evil and suffering …)
Week 5 – Revision – Learn key words for assessment

End of Unit Assessments will take place during the week beginning Monday 15 October.

Your homework is therefore to revise the topic, Believing in God.

You should make sure you know all the key words: Agnosticism, Atheism, Benevolent, Causation, Conversion, Design, Miracle, Moral Evil, Natural Evil, Numinous, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Prayer.

You should also be able to give examples of these words. (You can download a pdf of the Edexcel Glossary here – you are sitting Unit C this year.)

We have studied the following topics:

Catholic Upbringing and Belief in God
Religious Experience and Belief in God
The Appearance of the World and Belief in God
Other Reasons for Believing in God
Why Some People Do Not Believe in God
Evil and Suffering
The Nature and Importance of Prayer

One method of revising is using a mindmap. Alternatively, you could make notes on index cards and highlight them, asking your parents to help test you.

Finally, remember my Top Tips for Exam Success:

1. Watch your timing (spend about 1 minute per mark)
2. Learn and use your Key Words
3. Write at least six sentences for an Outline question.
4. Give examples in an Explain question – refer to the Bible.
5. In a “Do you agree?” question, always give two reasons for each side of the argument, as well as making your opinion clear.

Homework is due on Monday 8 October.

“If God really loved us, there would be no evil and suffering in the world.”

Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

Try to include the following key words: benevolent, omnipotent, omniscient, theist, atheist, agnostic, free will, natural evil, moral evil, prayer, service, heaven.

11T3 – Homework is due on Tuesday 2 October
11M3 – Homework is due on Monday 1 October

Exam Question

Explain why the existence of religion in the world leads some people to believe in God. (8 marks)

Remember to PEE 4 times.

One of the reasons why the existence of religion leads some people to believe in God is that …
For example, …
This demonstrates that …

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