Resources for Philosophy, Ethics, Islam
Former LSE lecturer, now teaching Philosophy & Religion at Stowe School. Teaches GCSE (AQA) and A Level (Edexcel). Tweets @drpdennis
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Former LSE lecturer, now teaching Philosophy & Religion at Stowe School. Teaches GCSE (AQA) and A Level (Edexcel). Tweets @drpdennis
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Deontology: Basic Concepts (Edexcel A Level *new spec*)
Contrasts deontology and consequentialism, and applies deontological reasoning to everyday actions. Also covers “social, political, and cultural influences” as required by the spec.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Doctrine of Double Effect (Edexcel new spec)
Students apply Aquinas’s doctrine of double effect to real world scenarios and evaluate its strengths & weaknesses. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 3 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Proportionalism (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate Bernard Hoose’s proportionalism. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 4 of a 5 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Kant's Categorical Imperative (Edexcel A Level Ethics *new spec*)
Covers hypothetical vs. categorical imperatives, Kant’s three formulations, application in everyday cases, and strengths & weaknesses, including criticism from W.D. Ross.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet. Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles: recap of prior learning, worked examples, L/Os revisited throughout the lesson, & question bank for class tests.
Part of a 7 part series on deontology (Unit 5.1)
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Natural Moral Law Bundle (Edexcel New Spec)
Covers natural moral law from biblical foundations through to contemporary adaptations.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
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**Scheme of Work: **
natural moral law: biblical & classical foundations
Aquinas on natural moral law
Doctrine of double effect
Proportionalism
Evaluation of NML
NML topic tests
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1) Tariq Ramadan
Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Tariq Ramadan’s ideas on pluralism.
Breaks down Ramadan’s thought into 4 bitesize ideas
Space for student note-taking and responses to tasks
Includes criticism of Ramadan (for A02), and extension activity (synoptic links).
Lesson time: 40-60 mins
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism (Exexcel new spec)
Covers the act/ rule distinction, with reference to Bentham & Mill. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson
PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Situation Ethics Bundle (Edexcel New Spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate situation ethics from biblical foundations to the modern day. Includes student workbook, teacher notes, & lesson PowerPoint on the Barclay anthology text (Extract 1).
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Includes a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences
Fletcher’s situation ethics
Extract 1: William Barclay
Topic test
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Extract 1: William Barclay on Situation Ethics (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate Bernard Hoose’s proportionalism. Applications include some of the later topics e.g. in medical ethics, sexual ethics & war & peace.
Lesson 3 of a 3 part series on situationism
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Works of Scholars (Unit 5, Extract 3) Majid Khadduri
Colour-coded student workbook and teacher notes on Extract 3. Can be used for flipped learning or differentiated group work.
For flipped learning
Students read the text and complete the workbook for homework. Teacher marks the workbooks and then goes through the teacher notes in class. (Two marks per key idea gives a mark out of 40.) Teacher notes can be distributed to students for revision. Time: 1h20 minutes
For differentiated group work
Teacher assigns colour-coded sections to pairs or groups. Different colours can be assigned to different students according to difficulty. (N.B. Colours themselves have no significance, and do not reflect difficulty level.) Time: 2 hours +
Download contains “Ramadan or Khadduri?” quiz to encourage comparison between these authors.
Ideal, negative, & preference utilitarianism (Edexcel new spec)
Covers all three “developments” of utilitarianism required by the spec: ideal (Moore), negative (Popper), & preference utilitarianism (Singer). Lesson 4 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning, worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Edexcel Ethics Unit 2 Bundle (New Spec)
Contains everything you need for Unit 2: Utilitarianism, Natural Law, & Situationism (including Barclay text).
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Includes a large question bank & topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Utilitarianism
Social, Political, & Historical Background
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism
Hedonism & Utilitarianism
Ideal, preference, & negative utilitarianism
Strengths & Weaknesses
Topic test.
Natural Moral Law
7. Natural moral law: biblical & classical foundations
8. Aquinas on natural moral law
9. Doctrine of double effect
10. Proportionalism
11. Evaluation of NML
12. NML topic test
Situation Ethics
13. Biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences
14. Fletcher’s situation ethics
15. Extract 1: William Barclay
16. Topic test
Review
17. Moral Theories & Religion
18. Changes in the law & social attitudes
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Islam & Science Unit 4.5 (a)
A pair of lessons on (i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa and (ii) Al-Ghazali. Covers unit 4.5(a) of Edexcel paper 4D (Islam)
(i) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa
Powerpoint presentation
(ii) Ibn Sina & the Falsafa
Powerpoint presentation
Worksheet with key information and tasks
Practice 12 mark exam question on exam board paper so students can see the length required. Can be done as timed assignment in class or for homework. Mark scheme/ ideas board included in the worksheet.
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1) Nurcholish Madjid
Comprehensive colour worksheet which introduces students to Nurcholish Madjid’s key ideas on pluralism.
Biographical info, including the Indonesian background
Students discover and apply key concepts including pluralism, secularism, and contextualised itjihad
Engaging tasks, including extension activity.
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Islam & Science Unit 4.5 Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Structured worksheet introducing students to the key scholar for unit 4.5, S.H. Nasr.
Discussion points are based on extracts from Nasr’s (2010) “Traditional Islamic Science and Western Science”
Contains synoptic links to Religion & Ethics (Paper 2).
Lesson time: 30 mins - 1hr (depending on discussion)
Edexcel RS A Level *new spec* Islam 4D: Pluralism & Multi-faith (Unit 6.1, sections c, d & e)
Comprehensive colour worksheet relevant for sections c, d, & e of Unit 6.1
Chronological overview of historical Islamic responses to pluralism from Muhammad to present day.
Prepares students to answer a 30 mark question on Muslim responses to pluralism: “Evaluate the ways in which Islam has responded to the challenge of pluralism (30 marks)”
Prepares students to answer an 8 mark question on Wahhabism
Includes multimedia research task set for homework on Christian-Muslim dialogue
Lesson time: 1-1.5 hours
Homework time: 1-2 hours
Utilitarianism: Social, political, & historical background (Edexcel new spec)
Covers basic concepts, key figures, and social, political, & historical background. Lesson 1 of a 5 lesson series.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
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Aquinas on Natural Moral Law (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover the fundamentals of Aquinas’s theory and apply it to real world cases. Lesson 2 of a 5 lesson series.
Purpose-built for the Edexcel spec.
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning, worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
Click, print, teach!
Situation Ethics: biblical examples & social, political, & cultural influences (Edexcel new spec)
Students compare Fletcher’s scenarios with biblical examples of situationist reasoning, and discuss the social, political, & cultural influences on the theory.
Lesson 1 of a 3 part series
Fully resourced lesson with PowerPoint & worksheet.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Review of prior learning
Worked examples
L/Os revisited throughout the lesson
Question bank for class tests.
Click, print, teach!
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Utilitarianism bundle (Edexcel new spec)
Students discover, apply, and evaluate classical utiltarianism & later developments.
Purpose-built for the new spec.
Fully resourced lessons with PowerPoints & worksheets.
Pedagogical approach based on Rosenshine’s principles
Recap of prior learning & worked examples
Supported by a large question bank & 3 topic tests with answers for peer marking.
Scheme of work
Social, Political, & Historical Background
Act vs Rule Utilitarianism
Hedonism & Utilitarianism
Ideal, preference, & negative utilitarianism
Strengths & Weaknesses
Topic test.
Click, print, teach!