GCSE RS at STM

Answer the following questions:

a) What does reconciliation mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Catholic beliefs about Jesus. (6 marks)
c) Explain why Catholics believe that God is their Father. (8 marks)
d) “The crucifixion of Jesus was a waste of his life.” 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 on which to write your answers. However, you can also submit your answers via this blog, by clicking on “comments“. You will need to include your email address, but that will not be published. Include your first name only.

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.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does incarnation mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Catholic beliefs about the trinity. (6 marks)
c) Explain why Catholics believe in the unity of God. (8 marks)
d) “The belief in the trinity is the most important Christian belief.” 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 on which to write your answers. However, you can also submit your answers via this blog, by clicking on “comments“. You will need to include your email address, but that will not be published. Include your first name only.

Homework due on Monday 23 June.

Complete the worksheet given in class, on the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus.

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

It’s the 21 April. Your first exam is on the 14 May. As you can see there is not long left! Keep on revising … in class we will be going over one topic per lesson. Remember, you have 10 topics to know, five for each exam. As you know, I like using mindmaps as a revision technique, but there are many more.

Wealth and Poverty - You could use this GCSE Bitesize to help you revise.
Matters of Life and Death: Life after Death and the Sanctity of Life.

Remember to visit the Edexcel site - link on Useful Webpages page.

Keep asking questions if you are stuck! Either here, as a comment, or during class, or find me after school.

Another reminder that the Unit C (Year 11) exam is on 14 May, and the Unit J (Year 10) exam is on 19 May.

Until then, every one of you should have the Year 10 and/or Year 11 revision guides, as well as the Revision Booklets which will help you go through the Revision Guides.

I am going to try and make some podcasts for you that can be downloaded onto mp3 players so that the audio learners amongst you can learn on the move by listening rather than just reading. Watch this space!

Click on the links below to listen to some revision notes. Drop me a comment to let me know if they are useful or not!

C1 Religious Upbringing

I have just started a new podbean account for podcasts. Click on the link to download GCSE revision podcasts. So far, these include:

C1.1 Believing in God: Catholic Upbringing
J1.1 Beliefs and Values: The Nature of God: Unity and Trinity
J1.2 Christian Beliefs about the Nature of God: the Father
J1.3 Christian Beliefs about the Nature of God: the Creator
J1.4 Christian beliefs about Jesus
J1.5 Christian beliefs about the Holy Spirit
J1.6 Symbols of the Holy Spirit
J1.7 Christian beliefs about Sin
J1.8 Christian beliefs about Salvation
J1.9 Christian values: Love of God
J1.10 Christian values: Love of Others
J1: Beliefs and Values - An Overview of the Key Facts

You have all been given the Unit C and Unit J Revision Guides. Until the exams, you can now use these Revision Guides to help you revise. Remember, your Unit C exam is on 14 May, and your Unit J exam is on 19 May. Use the revision booklets with questions at home to help you use the revision guides effectively.

If you have any questions, post them as comments here!

Homework due for Monday 10 March.

Well, you had your assessment on Friday, so I didn’t set you any homework that day. However, you have been given your Revision Guide, so you can continue using it to revise during the week. I will set new homework on Friday … !

Homework due on Monday 3 March.

Answer all the exam questions that you have not completed yet in the Social Harmony booklet - in time for your assessment next week!