Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Two pages RELIGION + ETHICS – CONSCIENCE AQUINAS’ THEOLOGICAL APPROACH ‘Reason making right decisions’ Ratio Aristotle’s SENSITIVE SOUL Synderesis Conscientia Vincible ignorance Invincible ignorance FREUD’S PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH Human psyche Unconscious mind Preconscious mind Conscious mind Tripartite personality: Id Ego Superego Other religious responses: JOSEPH BUTLER Innate God-given morality JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: Voice of God AUGUSTINE Intuitive, less rationalist Secular responses: JEAN PIAGET Mature + immature conscience Two stages of moral development Heteronomous morality Autonomous morality LAWRENCE KOHLBERG Authority figures Social interaction ERICH FROMM External authorities Guilty conscience Authoritarian conscience Humanistic conscience Modern responses: RICHARD DAWKINS Evolution Is conscience real? Romans 2 ‘Lust to be nice’ Product of nurture

Eight page booklet : define weather and climate keywords; map the areas of the World to show general effects of Climate Change; SPAG exercise about rising sea levels; questionnaire to survey attitudes towards Climate Change; Moral dilemma about family holidays abroad; personal responses to some religious quotes about the environment; description of how Climate Change may affect our heritage sites

Powerpoint slides to copy into your own presentations Covers social, moral, spiritual, cultural, literacy and numeracy components

Eight page booklet : define geological keywords; compile a fact file about a geological time period; a SPAG exercise about British geology; a page to research how humans use clay, limestone, marble and sandstone; a moral dilemma: spend money on repairing a historic cathedral or to look after the poor and homeless; complete a database about some of the World's holy rocks and stones; and finally a page to research questions about the UK's geology

A Level revision notes Context Feminism Motherhood The Female Body Religion Rebellion Women’s Roles The State Freedom Hope Writing

A Level revision notes Colour coded: green statistics; yellow definitions; blue dates Regency of Somerset, 1547-49 Rule of Northumberland, 1549-53 Reign of Mary Tudor, 1553-58

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Four pages DCT – AUGUSTINE’S TEACHING ON HUMAN NATURE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU THOMAS HOBBES AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO ‘CONFESSIONS’ HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS PRE- AND POST-FALL Pre-Lapsarian Post-Lapsarian ORIGINAL SIN AND ITS EFFECTS ON WILL AND SOCIETY Original Sin is passed on through sex GOD’S GRACE Summum bonum Contrasts Plato and Kant CRITICISMS OF AUGUSTINE Irenaean theodicy DAWKINS Humanitarian principle (PINKER) FREUD **JEAN PAUL SARTRE ** NIEBUHR Prideful sin Realisation of God Key issues

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Four pages PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION – RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE NEGATIVE, ANALOGICAL, OR SYMBOLIC APOPHATIC WAY • PSEUDO DIONYSIUS • MAIMONIDES CATAPHATIC WAY • AQUINAS • VINCENT BRÜMMER SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE • PAUL TILLICH Key Issues TWENTIETH CENTURY PERSPECTIVES LOGICAL POSITIVISM • VIENNA CIRCLE • A.J. AYER LANGUAGE GAMES • LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN • DON CUPITT • DZ PHILLIPS FALSIFICATION SYMPOSIUM • KARL POPPER • ANTONY FLEW • R.M. HARE • BASIL MITCHELL Key Issues

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Seven pages APPLIED ETHICS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Examples of CSR: Gates Foundation M&S f Merck & Co Amazon MILTON FRIEDMAN Friedman Doctrine 'Hypocritical window dressing’ Greenwashing Coca-Cola’s Giving Pledge KANTIAN ETHICS Goodwill Universalisability Formula of the End in Itself UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarianism Bentham Natural rights “nonsense on stilts” Rule Utilitarianism Preference Utilitarianism Evaluation GLOBALISATION Interconnectedness Issues Loss, abuse, damage and inequality KANTIAN ETHICS Capitalism UTILITARIANISM Objective empirical approach Voluntary diversification Evaluation **GOOD ETHICS IS GOOD BUSINESS ** Duty to be honest FRIEDMAN Mill’s harm principle Singer’s strong principle ADAM SMITH Self-interest KARL MARX Instability in capitalism Exploiting labour KANTIAN ETHICS Self-satisfaction instead UTILITARIANISM Pursuit of lower pleasures Evaluation EUTHANASIA Should ‘good death’ be universally permitted? SANCTITY OF LIFE Human life made in God’s image Genesis 1 Catholic DECLARATION ON EUTHANASIA Natural Law’s preservation of life Doctrine of double effect PIUS XII Secondary effect of medicines Dignity of the human person Technological abuse Criticism of SofL DANIEL MAGUIRE PETER SINGER Value to community also RONALD DWORKIN Affirming life QUALITY OF LIFE Secular concept Case studies: DANIEL JAMES TONY NICKLINSON Personhood GERMAIN GRISEZ Criticisms of QofL ‘Playing God’ Consent VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA GREGORY PENCE Autonomy NON-VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Persistent vegetative state PERSONAL AUTONOMY Self-determination Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms J.S MILL Individual is sovereign 'Harm principle’ Criticisms One’s life is of value to others Depression MEDICAL + NON-MEDICAL INTERVENTION Difference between ‘killing’ + ‘letting die’ Morally equivalent, equal responsibility Active or passive? JAMES RACHELS HELGA KUHSE Nazi Germany Conclusion APPLICATION OF ETHICAL THEORIES TO EUTHANASIA NATURAL LAW Doctrine of double effect c Precept of preservation of life Value of life Prevents achieving telos Secular societies What is ‘natural’? Blurred distinction SITUATION ETHICS Agape Personalism Pragmatism Positivism Relativism

Revision notes for A-level Religious Studies (OCR) Seven pages RELIGION + ETHICS Normative Ethical Theories NATURAL LAW Roman Catholic approach Intrinsic values Bentham “Nonsense on stilts” Cicero “One eternal law" ARISTOTLE ‘Eudaimonia’ Afterlife THOMAS AQUINAS ‘Beatific vision’ Human purpose Four Tiers of Law: Eternal Law Divine Law Natural Law HUMAN LAW Precepts ‘Rule of synderesis’ Five primary precepts ‘Lex’ & ‘ius’ Real good Apparent good ‘Principle of double effect’ Four conditions required in principle Strengths & weaknesses Just War theory Seven virtues Deontological secondary precepts STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES Objective Relativism Rational Conflicting rules JOHN FINNIS Seven basic goods UTILITARIANISM JEREMY BENTHAM Hedonism “Two sovereign masters” Pleasure is sole good, pain sole evil Principle of utility Hedonic calculus Fecundity Purity Act utilitarianism Strengths & weaknesses JOHN STUART MILL Higher and lower pleasures Rule utilitarianism PETER SINGER Preference utilitarianism SITUATION ETHICS WILLIAM TEMPLE Four types on love in the Bible EROS STORGE PHILIA = AGAPE Jesus at Last Supper More loving outcome Jesus’ actions JOSEPH FLETCHER Bioethics God’s rules should not always be followed 'Law of love’ ‘Himself Might his Quietus Make’ ‘Special Bombing Mission No. 13’ ‘Christian Cloak and Dagger’ Loving neighbour = loving God Ten Commandments Greatest Commandment RUDOLF BULTMANN 'Love thy neighbour’ Three ways of making moral decisions: Legalistic ethics Antinomian ethics Situation ethics Six Fundamental Principles Ruling norm of Christian decision Only the end justifies the means Four Working Principles Pragmatism Relativism Positivism Personalism Conscience as a verb RELIGIOUS vs NON-RELIGIOUS AB William Temple Pius XII condemned SE as sacrilegious Jesus’ agape inspired SE STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES Subjectivity Too individualistic Consistent with the gospel Disregards divine command theory Universal appeal Religious vs secular Altruism Truly selfless acts “Situationism is a method” Reality

Eight page booklet : define keywords, create a factfile about an African country, a SPAG exercise about the continent, a short piece of research about the UN's work in Africa, an opinion piece about whether or not the UK still owes a moral debt to Africa for colonialism, a page to decorate an outline map of Africa with traditional patterns and finally a page to show how modern music is related to African rhythms

Powerpoint and worksheets using the UK as a Case Study of drought in a developed country. Completion of a climate graph. Differentiated exam-style questions. Comparisons of human and physical maps and data. Sustainability of four drought management methods used in the UK.

Powerpoint covering headlands and bays along the destructive Holderness coast Starter: use maps to locate Flamborough Head Main activities: sketch bird's eye view diagrams showing before and after erosion has affected a discordant coastline. Followed by a differentiated question: 1-3: How do headlands and bays form? 4-6: What role have chalk and boulder clay played in the formation of Flamborough Head? 7-9: What is wave refraction and how has it affected the Flamborough landscape? Second part gets pupils to annotate a diagram to show the sequence of cave-arch-stack formation using a series of mixed-up pieces of info (so can be done as a card sort or a mystery). Class then feeds back verbally by responding to a series of images and questions Third part: pupils work together to find advantages and disadvantages of headlands and bays using clues from a large scale OS map Plenary: pupils recap learning by describing and explaining features seen in a photo of the chalk at Flamborough

Powerpoint looking at erosion and transportation along Holderness Starter: the properties of powerful waves, including fetch Main activities: map work to measure the fetch from Holderness to various coasts of the North Sea. Then radar diagrams are introduced, using a wind rose as an example followed by the pupils constructing a radar to show dominant wave patterns. Then the link between the UK's SW prevailing wind and how it causes NNE dominant waves. Differentiated question... 1-3: What makes a sea wave powerful? 4-6: Explain why North Sea waves can be powerful and damaging 7-9: Refer to data which suggests that Holderness is threatened by powerful waves Second part gets pupils to draw and label diagrams to compare the features of constructive and destructive waves. They are then asked to assess photos of Holderness to decide which type of wave is affecting that coastline. Third part looks at the properties of boulder clay and why that soft geology is a problem. Differentiated question: 1-3: Why are the caravan owners worried about the erosion of the cliffs at Hornsea? 4-6: Explain why erosion of the boulder clay is a problem for Holderness 7-9: Explain why the erosion of boulder clay is an economic problem for Holderness businesses Plenary: pupils are asked to show how they think a typical wave moves, then are shown an animation that describes the circular motion of real wave patterns

40 mark SDME assessment in the form of a Powerpoint with associated resources Background: Why does Holderness suffer from severe coastal erosion? What are the advantages and disadvantages of halting erosion? Options: Why has hard engineering used to defend Hornsea? Why is soft engineering gaining popularity? Decision: Do nothing, retreat the line, hold the line or advance the line

Practice DME using OCR B exam resources but split up into Powerpoint screens to lead the class through stage by stage. Topic is MNCs in developing countries. The decision is about FIAT cars in Brazil Also includes an exam workbook

Eight page booklet : define economic keywords, a page to research a billionaire, a SPAG exercise about entrepreneurs, a page to draw a picture reacting to the lyrics of 'Imagine', a moral dilemma based on finding a winning lottery ticket, a self-assessment of attitudes to wealth and poverty and finally a page of religious quotes regarding wealth which need pupil comments

Series of Powerpoints and worksheets... 1: "We need rivers" (map and atlas skills (locating World rivers); photo analysis of human uses of rivers) 2: "The start(s) of the Nile" (carousel activities looking at upper course features) 3: "Khartoum" (climate graphs; satellite photo analysis; map annotation assessment) 4: "Egypt, Gift of the Nile" (Egyptian mythology; use info sheets to complete a sheet linking the annual flood to Egypt's wealth, farming, transport, etc) 5: "Aswan Dam" (make a long profile of the Nile; pupils debate the advantages and disadvantages of the dam then write a conclusion) 6: "Stream table" (erosion, transportation, deposition starter; class activity recording features seen while changing slope and water flow) 7: "Waterfalls" (rock types as a starter; stream table experiment to make waterfalls; record results by annotating diagrams) If you like these resources, give me a rating/comment and then take a look at my shop (* Pompey Rich *)