GCSE RS at STM

Homework is due in by Thursday 4 December.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does celibacy mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline different Christian attitudes towards the ordination of women. (6 marks)
c) Explain why the Bible is important to Christians. (8 marks)
d) “Catholics pay too much attention to the Virgin Mary.” 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 You will need to include your email address, but that will not be published.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 is due in by Thursday 27 November.

Answer the following questions:

a) What is the Papacy? (2 marks)
b) Outline the role of a deacon. (6 marks)
c) Explain why the laity are important. (8 marks)
d) “Priests should be allowed to be married.” 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 You will need to include your email address, but that will not be published.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 is due in by Thursday 20 November.

Answer the following questions:

a) What is the Magisterium? (2 marks)
b) Outline the role of a bishop. (6 marks)
c) Explain why the role of the priest is important. (8 marks)
d) “Women should be allowed to be priests.” 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 You will need to include your email address, but that will not be published.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 is due in by Thursday 13 November.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does catholic mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Christian beliefs about the Community of Saints. (6 marks)
c) Explain why Catholics believe that the Church is the means to salvation. (8 marks)
d) “The Church cannot be One when there are so many different denominations.” 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 is due in by Thursday 6 November.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does apostolic mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Christian beliefs about the Church. (6 marks)
c) Explain how the Church is the Body of Christ. (8 marks)
d) “Church is a waste of time.” 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.

This week you will have your first end of unit assessment. So your homework will be to revise what we have studied so far, in particular the key words. So, to help you, I will list the key words below! (These definitions are taken from the older version of our textbook. Other definitions will also be accepted! All key words can be downloaded here, from the Edexcel website.)

Christ - the Messiah / the Anointed One
Crucifixion - the Roman death penalty suffered by Jesus when he was nailed to the cross
Dove - when used of the Holy Spirit, it implies an overshadowing by God, and sometimes peace
Faith - our attitude in the presence of someone, or some event, whose goodness and greatness and wonder is greater than we can fully grasp, describe or explain
Fire - when used of the Holy Spirit, it implies purifying power
Forgiveness - the willingness in the face of even great wrong deliberately done to us to seek no revenge and to take the first step in healing the relationship
Incarnation - the conviction that Jesus is God and fully a member of the human race
Monotheism - belief in one God
Reconciliation - bringing together those who were bitterly divided
Repentance - a willingness to be changed profoundly in feelings, heart and mind
Resurrection - the body being brought back to life after death / Jesus being raised from the dead
Trinity - the belief that God is three in one
Unity - God’s way of being one
Virgin birth - belief that the virginal conception of Jesus is a divine work that surpasses human understanding
Wind - when used of the Holy Spirit, it implies power and unpredictability

We have the dates for your exams!

The Year 11 (Unit J) paper is on 12 May. The Year 10 (Unit C) paper is on the 18 May. As you can see, the first paper is on the very first day of the exams, and you will not have a lot of time to revise in between the two papers if you are having to resit the paper from last year! So do the very best you can now, to make it easier later on!

Homework is due in by Thursday 14 October.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does faith mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Christian beliefs about salvation. (6 marks)
c) Explain what the story of Zacchaeus teaches about reconciliation. (8 marks)
d) “The Holy Spirit is no longer important to Christians.” 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 is due in by Thursday 2 October.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does unity mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Christian beliefs about the sin. (6 marks)
c) Explain what Christians believe about salvation. (8 marks)
d) “People who sin should not be welcome in the Church.” 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 is due in by Thursday 2 October.

Answer the following questions:

a) What does repentance mean? (2 marks)
b) Outline Christian beliefs about the nature of God. (6 marks)
c) Explain what the symbols of wind, fire and dove show about the nature of the Holy Spirit. (8 marks)
d) “The theory of evolution proves that God did not create the universe.” 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.

Top Tips
a) Use a dictionary if you are not sure!
b) For 6 marks, you need to write about 6 sentences, and make about three good points. For a question about the nature of God, you can think of the trinity and write a sentence each about the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
c) You will be given over a page on the exam paper for this - I recommend that you try and PEE (Point, Evidence, Explanation) at least three times. In order to do well in the exam, you will need to include Biblical references, and / or refer to Church teachings.
d) So many people lose marks because they only give their own opinion, without giving reasons why other people hold a different point of view. You could try these sentence starters to help you: Some people disagree because … However, I agree because …