Complete teaching resources for KS3 Religious Studies topic 'What does it mean to be moral?'
Originally designed for mixed ability year 9 classes.
The aim of this module is to:
-Introduce utilitarianism and deontology to students
-Foster debates about the nature of morality as well as specific moral issues.
-Introduce the concept of animal rights.
-Explain religious attitudes to animal rights.
Specific lesson topics are:
-The nature of morality
-Debating Moral Issues
-Utilitarianism
-Deontology
-Animal Rights / Animal Testing
-Religious Attitudes to Animal Rights
-Assessment Lesson
Lesson Powerpoints are contained in a single file.
This resource contains all relevant materials for the ‘Meta-Ethics’ section of Moral Philosophy for the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. All theories, criticisms and defences are included alongside exam materials and questions to probe students for deeper thinking. For further activities, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
Resource includes:
Moral Realism
Naturalism
Innatism
Moral Anti-Realism
Emotivism
Prescriptivism
Cognitivism and non-Cognitivism
Strengths and issues of these
Please note: any additional materials or images/videos use herewithin are not mine and I claim no ownership of them. Please use the URL to direct you to the original designer/creator.
This resource contains all lessons for ‘Moral Philosophy’ under AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Relevant for either the AS or A-Level, these resources summarise each respective argument/theory, alongside their critiques and any relevant defences. Exam questions are also included routinely.
Unit contains:
An introduction to Moral Philosophy
Utilitarianism (including: Act Utilitarianism, Rule Utilitarianism, Two-Tier Utilitarianism, Psychological Hedonism, strengths/issues of Utilitarianism and application of Utilitarianism to the eight specified scenarios)
Deontological Kantian Ethics (including: The Categorical Imperative, The Universal Law Formulation, The Humanity Formulation, strengths/issues of Deontological Kantian Ethics and application of Kantian Ethics to the eight specified scenarios
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics (including: the function of the soul, Aristotelian virtue/vice, the Doctrine of the Mean, the role of practical wisdom/reasoning, Eudaimonia, strengths/issues of Aristotelian Virtue Ethics and application of Virtue Ethics to the eight specified scenarios
Meta-Ethics (including: Moral Realism, Naturalism, Innatism, Moral Anti-Realism, Emotivism, Prescriptivism and Cognitivism/Non-Cognitivism)
Whilst this contains all relevant theoretical materials, and poses questions to probe understanding, please use the approved AQA textbook for relevant activities.
Note: any extra materials/resources or videos used herewithin are not owned by me, and I take no credit for these. Please refer to their URL links for the original designer/creator.
This resources contains all materials needed for Aristotelian Virtue Ethics, as part of the ‘Moral Philosophy’ section of the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. All theories, criticisms and defences are included, alongside relevant exam practice and questions to probe student understanding. For additional activities, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
Resources includes:
Function of the soul
Moral responsibility
Virtue and vice
Doctrine of the Mean
The role of practical wisdom/reasoning
Eudaimonia
Strengths and issues
Application to the eight suggested scenarios
Please note: any additional materials or images/videos contained herewithin are not owned by me and I claim no ownership of them. Please follow the URL for direction to the original designer/creator.
Complete course workbook for new specification AQA A Level Philosophy.
26 page workbook of fill-in activities, designed to consolidate and revise key content.
Includes exam technique hints, practice questions and evaluation opportunities.
Great printed off into A3 booklets.
Can be used either in class as a teaching tool, provided as an independent revision resource or set as homework tasks.
Covers whole A Level course including:
Epistemology
Moral Philosophy
Metaphysics of God
Metaphysics of Mind
A complete collection of resources needed for studying Deontological Kantian Ethics for the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. This contains all relevant theories, criticisms and and defences. Whilst questions and activities are provided, please use the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook for additional activities.
Resource includes:
The Categorical Imperative
The Universal Law Formulation
The Humanity Formulation
Strengths and issues
Application to the eight suggested scenarios
Please note: any additional resources or images/videos contained herewithin are not mine and I claim no ownership of these. Please refer to the URL for direction to the original designer/creator.
This resource helps students to consider the concept of moral dilemmas. There are tasks in which students are asked to consider how they would approach various dilemmas, Phillipa Foot’s ‘Trolley Dilemma’ is discussed in relation to absolutist vs situationist approaches and ideas around judging morality based on consequences or intentions are discussed. There is also a basic consideration of how religious groups may approach these ideas.
Overall, the (fully editable) PowerPoint is 32 slides in length and likely to take 2-3 lessons to complete. It was originally created to cover two 1-hour lessons, but always seems to take longer if you let the debates run!
A NOTE ABOUT MY POWERPOINTS:
All slides have information for delivery provided in the ‘Notes’ section.
Gold boxes contain information that can be read to the class; it’s also a good opportunity to select a student to read for literacy.
Blue ‘TASK’ boxes are always tasks to be completed (these may link to an extra resource that has been provided, such as a worksheet). There will also be a ‘sound level icon’ suggested for these (there is also a slide at the end full of sound levels icons that you can use to edit). Some tasks also have key careers/employability skills indicated.
Orange ‘CONSIDER’ boxes are questions that can be discussed as a class or in groups.
Green ‘EXTENSION’ boxes are extra work/challenge for those who complete the main blue box tasks or are otherwise ready for something more difficult.
Red boxes generally have some information hidden behind them and will reveal as you click through the PowerPoint.
These excellent resources have bundled together to give you outstanding value. The over a range of social, moral, spiritual and cultural issues that relate to a number of subjects.
If you would like to know more then please click on each resource. They are aimed at the fully range of ability. You can cut them out and put them into an envelop for students to sort or you can get them to cut, sort and stick them into their books. Failing that they can create a key or use highlighters and stick the information into their books.
Whenever possible, I have linked in videos that are suitable for classroom use that cover both sides of the debate and can be previewed alongside our resources.
Everything is supplied in word and can be easily customized to suit your students .
This lesson serves as an introduction to the ‘Moral Philosophy’ unit of AQA’s A-Level Philosophy course. Included are all relevant theories and activities, with a particular emphasis on discussion and higher-order questioning. Please use this in conjunction with the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
A complete unit of work for Utilitarianism, as part of Moral Philosophy in the AQA A-Level Philosophy course. This resources contains summaries of all major theories, alongside criticisms and any defences. Questions and activities to probe for deeper learning are included, but please use this resources alongside the official AQA A-Level Philosophy textbook.
Resource contains:
Act Utilitarianism
Rule Utilitarianism
Two-Tier Utilitarianism
Psychological Hedonism
Strengths/issues of Utilitarianism
Application of Utilitarianism to the eight suggested scenarios
Note: any additional materials/images or videos used herewithin are not mine and I claim no ownership of them. Please refer to the URL for direction to the original designer/creator.
This printable textbook provides a systematic explanation for every point mentioned in the specification.
In the next section It then provides arguments for and against each point and, where appropriate, summarises arguments using premises and conclusions.
The file is a .doc Word file, 140 pages in length, 72000 words.
It is designed to be a comprehensive reader for AQA Philosophy students.
This should be viewed as a printable information book: it does not include learning activities or images. It aims to provide the necessary information as effectively and comprehensively as possible.
Note: it does not cover the Applied Ethics section which, if this resource succeeds, will be covered in a later volume.
This is a revision bundle on Moral Philosophy from the AQA A Level Philosophy Specification. It includes 17 lessons, covering:
a) Utilitarianism: Act and Rule Utilitarianism; Preference Utilitarianism; Applied Utilitarianism; and Issues with Utilitarianism.
b) Kantian ethics: Kant and Duty; Hypothetical and Categorical Imperatives; Applied Kantian Ethics; and Weaknesses of Kantian Ethics.
c) Metaethics: Moral Realism; Issues with Moral Realism; Moral Anti-Realism; and Issues with Moral Anti-Realism.
d) Virtue ethics: Aristotle’s Account of the Good; Aristotle on Moral Responsibility; Aristotle on Virtues and Vices; Applied Virtue Ethics, and Issues with Virtue Ethics.
The sessions be used as either standard lessons or extra-curricular revision sessions. The lessons cover the content that students need to know for the exams and then has activities designed to consolidate learning.
Exercises include Tweet the Definition (where students examine key terms); Newsround (a mind map activity); The Weakest Link (a quiz); Thought for the Day (a blogpost writing activity); and the Big Questions (a debating exercise). There is also a homework assignment which you can use to assess learners’ progress.
These resources should make learning interactive, productive, and enjoyable, giving your students the chance to get the grades they deserve.
Fully resourced 6 Lesson unit of work on Free Will and Moral Responsibility for the AQA Religious Studies A Level including a knowledge audit.
Lessons will require textbook “AQA A-level Religious Studies Year 2
by John Frye”
-This can be worked around as slides contain model answers.
Included are a complete set of moral philosophy notes for the ‘normative ethics’ part of the current AQA A-Level Specification. These notes are indepth explaining each individual ethical theory, followed by its objections and the counters to the objections. I achieved an A* in philosophy and these are my notes, published to help the next generation of A-Level Philosophy students. If there are any omissions in the notes please do let me know and I will send an updated copy free of charge.
4 A4 pages of AQA A Level Philosophy exam-style Questions, including extensive list of 3 markers, 5 markers, 12 markers and 25 markers, as well as advice on AO1 exam strategy.
12 hours of fully resourced Philosophy lessons and an assessment offering an introduction to Philosophy for KS3/4. All lessons include a 1 or 2 hour PowerPoint, clips, worksheets and are differentiated fully to three or four levels.
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Contents:
• ACT UTILITARIANISM
• THE FELICIFIC CALCULUS
• PROBLEMS FOR ACT UTILITARIANISM:
o Difficult to calculate
o Tyranny of the majority
o Moral status of particular relationships
o Higher and lower pleasures
o Other values/preferences beyond happiness
• RULE UTILITARIANISM
• PREFERENCE UTILITARIANISM
Tasks included, and space for these to be completed.
Highly detailed, A*-quality notes on Moral Realism, with responses (part of the “Meta-Ethical Theories" unit in AQA’s Philosophy course - Moral Philosophy).
A CORE RE scheme of work for Year 10/11 all about moral philosophy.
5 lesson scheme of work. Lessons only, no home learning. Fully resourced.
There is an introductory lesson to get students thinking about absolutism and relativism. Then there is a lesson on Utilitarianism, Kantian Ethics, Natural Law and Situation Ethics. There is also a final lesson where students evaluate the normative ethical theories they have studied.