In this second A Level class on Challenges to the Existence of God we look in depth at the logical problem of evil: Inconsistent Triad; Evidential; and Statistical problem of evil. There are check-ins throughout the lesson to ensure that the students are confident on the new information before they move on. This lesson you require the WJEC/Eduqas revision book, if not I will be making future resources on the three types of arguments in the future which you can use for the question/answer!

This is the introduction lesson to Aquinas’ Natural Law. Filled with fast paced activities to keep the students engaged and retaining as much information as possible with pit stop checks throughout. Containing: Brief introduction to Aquinas’ inspiration from Aristotle. Aquinas’ 4 categories of law. Discussion questions about what they believe to be natural. Primary precepts. Secondary precepts.

Structure of the lesson- Identify strengths and weaknesses of the theory. Introducing domino lay out for students to be able to organise their arguments which match their counter arguments. Using the ABCDE structure to build their essay. AB- Argument and Build. This is the first argument in the top section of the domino. They need to include Point, Evidence, and Explain within this section. In order to get the best marks you ideally want a couple of bits of evidence throughout this section (e.g. quotes/analogies/contemporary examples). CD- Challenge and Develop. This is the argument they wrote down in the bottom half of their domino. They need to include Point, Evidence, and Explain within this section. In order to get the best marks you ideally want a couple of bits of evidence throughout this section (e.g. quotes/analogies/contemporary examples). Make sure it relates back to the argument spoken about in the top half of the domino. E- Evalute. Out of those two arguments you explained, which one seems the most convincing to you? An exam practice question. This lesson also includes revision summary sheets for the Utilitarianism topic. If you find this lesson useful, please write a review!

In this fast paced, engaging lesson we deepen our understanding of Natural Law which Aquinas’ concept of real + apparent goods and the virtues. Lesson containing: Discussion questions. Activities on the virtues. Checking for understanding throughout. Find real and apparent goods activity free download in my shop.

Structure of lesson- Begin with a recap of the Hedonic Calculus Analyse the critiques of Bentham’s Act Utilitarianism. Introduce John Stuart Mill. Harm Principle Quality of Pleasures Rule Utilitarianism Universality and Harm Principle Finish with a quiz to check knowledge. This resource also comes with a worksheet on all the areas covered in the power point. I had done this lesson with my A Level classes for the last two years and have finished with a high success rate of understanding the content. Please leave a review if you find this useful!

Hi all, In this lesson we look at- Qualities of God’s commands Examples of God’s commands Initial evaluation of the Divine Command Theory The Euthyphro Dilemma Adam’s modified Divine Command Theory. If you find this lesson helpful, please write a review! Best wishes, Liz

Fast paced lesson, filled with discussions and activities to get the students to form their answers to the following ethical questions- When does life begin? Whose rights are more important- mother or foetus? How much of a say should the father get? Quality of life argument. When does one become a person? The students will also be introduced to the violinist analogy posed by Judith Jarvis Thompson and Mary Anne Warren on personhood and evaluate these arguments. This lesson also introduces Aquinas’ doctrine of double effect before going into more detail when we look at Natural Law.

In this lesson students are introduced to Jeremy Bentham and the Principle of Utility. There are interactive activities for the students to complete during this lesson to keep them engaged and a mind map structure provided to ensure that the students organise their notes well. There are videos to aid the learning during this lesson and the topics covered are featured on the cover image of this resource. Please review this resource if you find it useful for yourself and your students!

Hi all, In this lesson we look at: Recap quiz Critiques against the Divine Command Theory. Diagram to structure arguments Mix and match to recall arguments. This resource also includes a lesson on breaking down an essay question and planning your own response. If you find this lesson useful, please write a review. Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this resource, you are completing the Situation Ethics topic. It is time to apply the knowledge of the theory to the social issues of polyamory and homosexuality. This resource includes a help slide and a diagram to help organise your notes and gives the students assistance. The second part of the lesson is looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. This helps the students then come to their own conclusion as to whether this theory is a good way to understand morality. The third section is planning an essay to a Situation Ethics exam question. This section of the lesson breaks down what are the important elements of the question you must include in your response. The plenary guides students through revision based ideas to help consolidate their learning from this topic. If you find this resource useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

This lesson is part of the ‘Existence for God’ arguments and analyses how some people that God exists through experiences. Within this lesson: The students are introduced to the key words of the topic. Applying these key terms to real life examples. The students begin to evaluate their own views on whether religious experiences are legitimate or not. This lesson follows the Bloom’s Taxonomy structure and clearly demonstrates to the students what level of thinking they are achieving on each activity.

Hi all, In this resource, we look at definitions, legislations and have great discussions surrounding the morality of homosexuality and polyamory. I created an activity called Ethics- Speed Dating Style! Which has been so successful over the last year, getting students to talk to others in the classroom and encourages meaningful evaluative discussions. This resource also includes two work sheets, one on key biblical passages on homosexuality (which is great to include for essays) and the other giving further detail on homosexuality, looking at the Alan Turing case study. For copyright purposes, I have not included extracts from the textbook in this resource. If you find this useful, please leave a review! Best wishes, Liz

Hi all, In this lesson, we look at: Key terms within the Situation Ethics topic The emergence of the theory Who Joseph Fletcher was The importance of the conscience within his theory The fundamental and working principles and this lessons comes with a very handy worksheet! As always, there are engaging activities embedded throughout to make the content fun to remember and this lesson has been successfully tried and tested on my own students over the past two years. If you find this useful, please leave it a review! Best wishes, Liz

This resource is designed for AS/A Level students taking the Eduqas/WJEC curriculum. In this resource we go through: Key concepts Scholars, dates, books Design qua purpose Design qua regularity Aquinas teleological argument Paley’s watch maker analogy This is all done through structured and interactive activities, designed to prepare them for exam writing as well as getting the new content from their working memory into their long term!

In this KS4 lesson, we introduce challenges to the existence of God in the form of the Problem of Evil. In this lesson- Key terms Students evaluate why they think evil is in the world Moral and Natural evil Catholic VS Fundamental Christian views on original sin Worksheet for the lesson is provided! This lesson was due during remote teaching because of COVID-19 therefore works as a great online lesson as well as live.

In this lesson we integrate retrieval practice; and exam practice to get Anselm’s ontologocial argument from the working memory into the long term. From here we do interactive activities to get the students to understand Gaunilo’s criticisms and Anselm’s addition to the argument. There is a clear structure to this lesson with helpful images to assist the students learning and understanding of Alvin Plantinga’s support of Anselm and Aquinas’ critiques.

In this lesson we have: A quick recap on Aquinas and Paley’s teleological argument Guide through how to structure a 20 marker essay Analyse an exam style paragraph on the teleological argument Arguments against the teleological argument Arguments for the teleological argument Guidance on independent resources to understand argument with others explaining it This lesson has been tried and tested in front of A Level students and was a success! This lesson was carried out remotely as it was done during lock down for COVID-19 therefore works both as an online and live lesson.

In this lesson we look at- Syndresis Rule Who is Thomas Aquinas? 4 Laws Aristotle and Purpose Doctrine of Double Effect Primary and secondary precepts This is a tried and tested lesson and works well live (if you wish to delete the voice over on the top) or as a revision lesson if the students are on their own and wish to be guided through the activities with the voice over!

In this lesson we- Go through three confidence checklists for the cosmological, teleological, ontological arguments. Each checklist containing- main content for topic; key quotes; key scholars (dates and books); key words; possible 20 markers and 30 markers asked. Review learning of the three existence of God arguments in bite sized activities. Independent revision task guidance. This lesson has been successfully tried and tested and led my students to feel confident in their revision of this big unit of work. This lesson was carried out during COVID-19 remote learning therefore is successful as an online or live lesson!

In this lesson the students look at the strengths and weaknesses of Natural Law and apply the theory to abortion and euthanasia. Also included: Introduction to how to plan a 30 mark essay. What is a thesis? How do you write an introduction? Revision sheets on essay writing. Revision activity on applying the theory. This lesson takes essay writing step by step to avoid overwhelming the students with the necessary requirements of the exam board. As this is the end of the topic, this lesson also comes with a check list of the Natural Law content, the exam specification and stimulus for writing a 20 mark response.