Ethics, Philosophy and Religion AQA GCSE Religious Studies B

HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Unit 3Religion and Morality (40553) 1 ½ hours

GCSE

Ethics, PHILOSOphy and RELIGION

Unit 3 Religion and MOrality

CONtent list and self review

2015-17

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Religion and Morality / Topic 1 Content
Religious attitudes to matters of life / Key Questions / Notes
Confidence Level 1-10
Religion and morality / Understand the meanings of religion and morality.
Investigate the link between religion and morality / What is the link between religion and morality?
Why is life special? / Appreciate religious attitudes about why life is special and begin to apply these ideas to matters of life / What are sanctity of life, quality of life and value of life?
How do each of these concepts relate to matters of life?
Introduction to fertility treatment / Gain knowledge and understanding of fertility treatment, especially in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and surrogacy.
Reflect on the need for fertility treatment and surrogacy / Should everybody have the right to have a child?
Is surrogacy an alternative to natural and artificial methods of reproduction?
Artificial insemination / Gain knowledge and understanding of different types of human artificial insemination.
Evaluate the moral issues associated with fertility treatment. / How do artificial methods of reproduction assist people’s right to have a child?
Are artificial methods of reproduction contrary to religious teachings?
Fertility treatment – case study / Gain deeper understanding of fertility treatment by looking at a real-life case study.
Evaluate issues related to the case study. / What are the possible implications related to artificial methods of reproduction?
Transplant surgery and blood transfusion / Understand basic information about transplant surgery and blood transfusion.
Consider the moral and religious teaching about transplant surgery and blood transfusion. / Is it morally and religiously right to transplant organs from one human to another?
Human genetic embryology 1 / Investigate the meaning of human genetic engineering and embryology and evaluate the effectiveness and morality.
Apply religious teachings to human genetic engineering and embryology / What are both human genetic engineering and the associated scientific and medical practices?
Human genetic embryology 2 / Further investigate human genetic engineering and embryology and evaluate the moral issues arising from the creation of saviour siblings. Consider religious teachings. / Why might people oppose the idea of “saviour siblings”?
Cloning – a brave new world? / Gain knowledge and understanding of the concept of cloning, realise that there are different types of cloning.
Understand the different types of arguments for and against cloning. / Cloning yes or no?
Should we experiment on humans or hybrids? / Gain knowledge and understanding of experimenting on humans.
Evaluate the possible use of human experimentation. / What benefits and dangers do these new technologies offer human life?
What does religion say about matters of life? / Consider the dilemma of when life begins.
Learn and apply religious teaching to matter of life. / Should everybody have the right to have a child?
Are artificial methods contrary to religious teachings
Religion and Morality / Topic 2 Content
Religious attitudes to the elderly and death / Key Questions
What is death? / Understand what death is; revisit important concepts about life after death / What do religious teachings tell us about life after death?
Is death the end or a new beginning? / Investigate beliefs about what happens after death.
Relate these beliefs to moral issues to do with death. / How can beliefs about life after death comfort the dying and those who mourn?
Attitudes to the elderly / Understand some of the issues relating to the elderly.
Reflect on some of the problems faced by the elderly, including ageism. / What difficulties can fact the elderly?
What can the elderly offer to younger people?
Who should care for the elderly? / Investigate alternative ways of caring for the elderly.
Apply religious teachings to caring for the elderly. / Who is responsible for caring for the elderly?
What alternatives do the elderly have in where they live?
What religion teaches about the elderly / Investigate general religious teaching about caring.
Analyse specific religious teaching about the elderly. / How may a religious belief affect decisions in caring for the elderly?
Should we be able to take life? / Reflect on whether anyone has the right to take life. / Who is responsible for when we die?
The euthanasia debate / Investigate the meaning of euthanasia and evaluate whether euthanasia should be used. / What are the religious teachings about euthanasia?
Euthanasia – a case study / Know and understand why a person may choose euthanasia. Reflect upon and evaluate the case of a man who chose to die by euthanasia. / Why a person might chose to live or die?
How long should we keep people alive? / Understand that people who are brain dead can be kept alive. Analyse who should make the choice to keep someone alive. Evaluate the use of life-support machines and religious responses to them. / When is a person officially dead?
In what ways can medical technology prolong life?
Is it moral to prolong life?
Help for the dying and bereaved / Evaluate how religion may help the dying and bereaved.
Understand the contribution made by hospices. / What do religious teachings tell us about life after death?
Religion and Morality / Topic 3 Content
Religious attitudes to drug abuse
Introduction / Issues associated with drugs.
Identify religious teachings related to drug taking. / What is a drug?
Rights, responsibilities, legal status / Investigate rights and responsibilities associated with drugs.
Appreciate the legal status of different types of drug / What are the rights and responsibilities associated with taking drugs?
Classification of illegal drugs / Identify the three categories of illegal drugs and understand why these categories exist. / What are the three main categories of illegal drugs?
The reclassification of cannabis / Look more closely at the legal position of cannabis and debate the reclassification of cannabis. / Should cannabis be reclassified?
Social drugs / Understand why people use social drugs, consider the consequences of taking social drugs.
Reflect on how money raised from taxation of social drugs is spent. / What are the consequences of using drugs?
Why do people use drugs? / Understand the reasons given for using drugs; reflect and evaluate these reasons. / Evaluate the reasons for using drugs?
Reasons for not using alcohol and tobacco / Investigate religious attitudes to drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco.
Establish reasons why people might decide not to drink alcohol or smoke tobacco. / Why do people drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes?
Reasons for not using illegal drugs / Investigate how taking illegal drugs affects other people and analyse problems associated with obtaining drugs.
Investigate religious attitudes to the use of illegal drugs. / How does taking illegal drugs affect other people?
Darren’s story – a case study / Understand and reflect upon the issue of drug addiction / Research Task
What can be done about addiction? / Know and understand ways of dealing with addiction
Evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitation / How effective is rehabilitation?
Religion and Morality / Topic 4 Content
Religious attitudes to crime and punishment / Key Questions
Crime and religious beliefs on law and order / Examine the extent of crime in England and Wales
Identify religious responses to the issue of law and order / What is the extent of crime in England and Wales?
Causes of crime / Investigate why people break the law and commit offences / Why do people commit crimes?
Types of crime / Identify the different types of crime and understand what is meant by a religious offence / How is crime categorised?
The aims of punishment / Identify and understand the main aims of punishment / Should people be punished?
Religious responses to the aims of punishment / Understand religious responses to the aims of punishment / How do different religions respond to punishment?
Young offenders and punishment / Understand what the term “young offender” means and consider how society should deal with young offenders / How should society deal with “young offenders”?
Prison / Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the prison system and understand religious attitudes to imprisonment / What are religious attitudes to imprisonment?
Capital punishment / Understand the arguments for and against the death penalty (capital punishment)
Understand religious attitudes to the death penalty / Should the death penalty be allowed?
Forms of punishment / Investigate different forms of punishment as alternatives to prison / What is meant by community service, electronic tagging, fines and probation?
Life imprisonment, parole and prison reform / Understand what is meant by parole, life imprisonment and early release.
Consider issues concerning prison reform / Does everyone deserve a second chance if they have committed a crime?