The law, justice and punishment / To be able to:
  • Define crime, justice, law, responsibility and sin
  • Explain the need for law and justice
  • Give your own opinions on the need for law and justice
/ What is the difference between sin and crime?
Who decides what is right and wrong? (Begging? Protests? Drug taking?)
Why do we have laws?
Why is justice important? (And for whom?)
Punishment: Deterrence, Retribution, Reform, Protection
Scenarios – which punishment for which offence and why.
Draw a table of the different theories of punishment and the arguments for and against them. Add your own views about each theory.
Islam and Christianity on justice / To be able to:
  • Explain why justice is important to Christians and Muslims
  • Outline the work of Christian Aid and Islamic Relief
  • Show how these agencies support the need for justice
/ Why? – God is just, people are all created by God so must be treated equally. The Golden Rule, the sheep and goats etc.
It is up to God to judge, not man.
Islam – Allah is just, everyone is equal under Islamic law. Justice is the basis of zakah, Muhammad acted justly.
Discussion: If we always forgive, people will take advantage.
Charging interest on loans is unjust.
For Muslims, is the Day of Judgement something to look forward to or something to fear?
Christian Aid, Islamic Aid – revisit what and why.
Capital Punishment / To be able to:
  • Define capital punishment
  • Give non-religious reasons for and against capital punishment
  • Express a personal view, giving your reasons
/ Initial tally for and against – what are your thoughts before the lesson?
Fors and againsts – how many can the class come up with?
Should the death penalty be limited to certain people or certain crimes? Does it seem worse to execute a woman than a man? What about child executions? Should it be reserved for murder, or is rape, paedophilia etc serious enough?
James Bulger case lesson.
Go back to the original question – is the death penalty right?
“Some crimes can never be forgiven”
Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion (3)
Give reasons why some people disagree (3)
Peer mark.
Islam and Christianity on capital punishment / To be able to:
  • Explain why there are different Christian attitudes to capital punishment
  • Explain why there are different Muslim attitudes to capital punishment
  • Evaluate these reasons and come to a conclusion
/ Christianity for and against – sanctity of life, turn the other cheek, Jesus taught love versus an eye for an eye, Christians must obey the laws of the land, the RC Church have supported the death penalty for very serious crimes.
Islam for and against – Shari’ah law, ‘take not life, which God has made sacred, except for just cause, adultery, apostasy versus the small but growing group who are more modern based on how Shari’ah law is interpreted, accepting the laws of the land, teachings on forgiveness.
Therefore, some do and some don’t support capital punishment from both religions. Why do you think this is the case? What conclusions can you come to?
Drugs and alcohol / To be able to:
  • Outline the basic laws
  • Express an opinion about these laws
  • Explain some of the social and health problems associated with drugs and alcohol
/ What is the definition of a drug? What makes something a drug? (Any chemical that you take into your body which changes the way you feel.)
Legal and illegal drugs – stimulants, depressants, hallucinogenics, analgesics – what are they, what do they do, why are they bad?
Alcohol- the laws
Discussion: Do you think smoking should be made illegal?
Why do the laws on drugs and alcohol exist? Do you think they are right?
Islam and Christianity on drugs and alcohol / To be able to:
  • Outline different Christian attitudes to alcohol and drugs
  • Outline different Muslim attitudes to alcohol and drugs
  • Evaluate these attitudes and compare them to your own opinion
/ What does the Bible say about alcohol? Jesus turned water into wine, St Paul told Timothy to drink wine to help digestion, wine is used in Holy Communion but other Christians do not drink as it impairs judgement, some see alcohol as evil.
Drugs are illegal so all go against it.
Muslims are stricter – the majority do not drink alcohol as they need their bodies when they die so do everything they can to look after them, the Qur’an says intoxicants are haram,
Assessment / To be able to:
  • Demonstrate that you have learned the knowledge from this section
  • Apply your skills to the types of questions asked
  • Consolidate your thoughts and opinions
/ Revision – skills and content
A GCSE question
Peer mark with mark scheme in felt tip
Go round and record marks and check.
Introduce the next section – what do we already know?
What do we want to know?

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