GCSE RS at STM

I hope this document embeds properly! It was made by a Year 10 RE student in Birmingham. I hope it helps you remember the three important key words that we have learnt in class!

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Move the diamonds around until you have what you think is the strongest reason at the top, and the weakest reason at the bottom. Can you explain why you have chosen that order?

I have uploaded a number of slideshows/presentations to the excellent slide sharing site, www.slideshare.net. Other students who are sitting your exams have left messages to say that they have found some of them helpful (and some not so!). Here they all are in one post. Remember, they are all intended just to support your other revision, and do not simply “play” them, but click through each slide at your own paste. Feel free to leave a comment to say whether or not you have found them useful!

Unit J Overview

J1: Beliefs and Values

J2: Community and Tradition

J2: C&T Revision Tasks

J4.1 10 Commandments

J4.2 10 Commandments

J4.3 Law of Moses

J4.4 Displaying Religion

J4.6 Judgement

J4.7 Golden Rule

J4.9 Helping those in need

Unit C Revision Slide

C3 Marriage and Family Life

To practice your KEY WORDS (for both Year 10s and Year 11s) – Click here.

To purchase Revision Podcasts, click here.

To download free Revision Podcasts that I have recorded – click here.

To download the Year 10 overview Revision Podcast – click here.

Unit J Revision Slideshare – Click here.

J1 Beliefs and Values Revision Slideshare – Click here.

J2 Community and Tradition Revision Slideshare – Click here.

Unit C Revision Slideshare – Click here.

C3 Marriage and Family Life Revision Slideshare – Click here.

C2 Matters of Life and Death GCSE Bitesize – Click here for beliefs in life after death and click here for the sanctity of life.

To view a variety of Year 10 and Year 11 exam questions – click here.

I am slowly uploading all the key words as flash cards on an excellent site that I have found called Quizlet. You can practice your words, then test yourself, and they seem to really work. I now know that the capital of Alaska is Juneau, which I’ll probably never forget after having a go with another set of cards. You can also sign up and create your own flashcards for any subject that you need to learn either key words for, or you could just make them questions and answers.

Click on the link for the set of key words you want to practice:

Year 10/Resits – Unit J

J1 Beliefs and Values

J2 Community and Tradition

J3 Community and Tradition

J4 Living the Christian Life

Year 11 – Unit C

C1 Believing in God – Click here for a variety of games to test these words.

C2 Matters of Life and Death

C3 Marriage and Family Life

C4 Social Harmony

Drop me a line to let me know how you get on!

Homework due on Monday 9 March 2009.

Imagine that you are a Catholic who is against the ordination of women. Write a letter to the editor of The Tablet (Catholic Newspaper) explaining your views.

Remember to comment on alternative points of view, explaining why you disagree with them.

For example, you could start:

Dear Sir,

I am concerned that the recent discussions in the Anglican Communion regarding the role of women in the priesthood might encourage Catholics to want women priests as well. I feel that it is necessary to write to let you know my views.

Homework due on Friday 13 February.

a) What is promiscuity? (2 marks)
b) Outline the attitude of the Catholic Church to homosexuality. (6 marks)
c) Explain how Churches help to keep the family together. (8 marks)
d) “No Christian can be a homosexual.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

Very basic revision notes.

Homework due on Friday 6 February.

a) What is a reconstituted family? (2 marks)
b) Outline ways in which the Church helps with the upbringing of children. (6 marks)
c) Explain how the marriage service shows the purposes of marriage for Christians. (8 marks)
d) “Without religion, family life would collapse.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)

Homework due on Friday 30 January.

Answer in booklet.

a) What is adultery? (2 marks)
b) Outline the purposes of marriage. (6 marks)
c) Explain why there are differences among Christians in their attitudes to sex before marriage. (8 marks)
d) “A Catholic wedding ceremony helps to make a marriage work.” Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion, showing that you have considered another point of view. (4 marks)