Edexcel GCSE Linear Religious Studies Unit
10 Section 1: Beliefs and Values
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Edexcel GCSE RelIgious Studies
Unit 10 Section 1 Beliefs and Values
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Students will be assessed on their Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPaG) in this Section. For more information please see the SPaG Guide.
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Topic 1:
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To identify the meaning of God as Unity.
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The meaning and importance
for Christians, of believing in
God as Unity and Trinity.
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To identify the meaning of God as Trinity.
Students discuss their understanding of the
Unity and Trinity.
The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.1 could be used.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe that God
is Unity.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe that God
is Trinity.
Half of the class, in sub-groups, produce a
presentation on why it is important that God
is Unity; the other half, on why it is
important that God is Trinity.
Topic 2:
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To identify the meaning of God as Father.
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The meaning and importance
for Christians, of believing in
God as the Father.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe that God
is the Father.
Students decide what a father is and what
the word Father means when referring to
God.
The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.2 could be used.
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Students read the prayer 'Our Father' and
discuss the image of God it portrays.
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Students give four reasons why it is
important that Christians believe that God is
the Father.
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Students look at the Genesis account of
creation. They make a list of what it means
when it says that God is Creator, and what
the Genesis account shows them that God is
supposed to be like.
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Use a Bible copy of the Genesis account or a
DVD/video of the Genesis story.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.3 could be used.
Topic 3:
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The meaning and importance
for Christians, of believing in
God as the Creator.
To identify the meaning of God as the
Creator.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe that God
is the Creator.
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Edexcel GCSE in Religious Studies — Unit 10 Section 1: Beliefs and Values
Students identify reasons why it is important
for Christians to recognise God as the
Creator.
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Topic 4:
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Sections 1.4 and 1.5 could be used.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe that Jesus
is the Son of God.
Students draw a mind map with the words
‘Son of God’ in the centre, and write as many
connected ideas onto the mind map as
possible.
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The meaning, and importance
for Christians, of believing that
Jesus is the Son of God.
To identify the meaning of Jesus as the Son
of God.
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Students discuss the idea of Jesus being the
Son of God rather than having an earthly
father.
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In groups, students write down reasons why
Christians think it is important that Jesus is
the Son of God and then hold a vote to work
out which are the four most important
reasons.
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Students watch a video of a Pentecostal
worship celebration. Teacher explains that
these Christians ask explicitly for the Holy
Spirit to work through them.
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Videos of Pentecostal worship are available online at
YouTube.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.6 could be used.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.7 could be used.
Topic 5:
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To identify the meaning of the Holy Spirit.
The meaning, and importance
for Christians, of believing in
the Holy Spirit.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians to believe in the
Holy Spirit.
Topic 6:
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The meaning and importance
of Christian beliefs about
salvation from sin.
To identify the meaning of Christian beliefs
about salvation from sin.
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To understand the reasons why it is
important for Christians have salvation from
sin.
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Students work out from the video and from
their knowledge of the Holy Spirit in the Bible
what the Holy Sprit means for Christians,
and write a five-line description.
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They write a list of four reasons why the Holy
Spirit is important for Christians and then a
list of four reasons why the Holy Spirit might
not be important for some Christians.
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Students revise the meaning of sin and the
problems associated with sin (entry into
heaven). Teacher explains what ‘salvation
from sin’ means.
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Students produce a poster explaining what
salvation is, and explaining the word
‘atonement’.
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In pairs, students produce a list of reasons
why salvation from sin is important to
Christians.
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Topic 7:
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To identify the meaning of loving God.
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The meaning and importance
of loving God and how love of
God affects Christians’ lives.
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To understand the reasons why loving God is
important for Christians.
Students discuss what loving God means and
how we can love a God we cannot see.
The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.8 could be used.
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To understand how love of God can affect
Christians’ lives.
Students make a list of reasons why loving
God is important.
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Teacher gives students a sheet with the
hours of the day written down the side. They
write onto the sheet how at each hour loving
God might affect someone's life, e.g. prayer,
helping others, going to church, wearing a
cross.
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Students divide students into groups. One
group designs a poster based on The Most
Important Commandment, one on the Good
Samaritan and one on the Parable of the
Sheep and Goats. The posters should include
the whole of the reference and an
explanation of the teachings.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.9 could be used.
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Students give a presentation to the rest of
the class using the poster to help explain
what the teachings are and why they are
important.
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Topic 8:
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The meaning and importance
of Christian teachings on the
love of others (Mark 12:29–31,
Luke 10:25–37, Matthew
25:31–46).
To identify the meaning of Christian
teachings on the love of others as shown in
The Most Important Commandment, The
Good Samaritan and The Parable of the
Sheep and the Goats.
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To understand the reasons why these
Christian teachings are important.
Topic 9:
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To identify how love of God is shown in the
life of a religious community.
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Students research a religious community,
using computers if possible. They then
produce a booklet advertising for people to
join this religious community so that they
can show love of God.
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Booklets are available from religious communities.
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To identify how love of others is shown in the
life of a religious community.
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Students discuss how the religious
community chosen shows love of others as
well as love of God.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student
Book, Section 1.11 could be used.
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Students draw a table to record four reasons
why it is important for religious communities
to show love of God and others, and four
reasons others might give that it is not
important that religious communities show
love of God and love of others.
How love of God is expressed
in the life of a religious
community.
Topic 10:
How love of others is
expressed in the life of a
religious community.
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Topic 11:
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To identify how a Christian church shows
love of God in the local area.
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To identify how a Christian church shows
love of others in the local area.
Students visit a local church and interview
the priest, and possibly a couple of
parishioners. They collect a newsletter/
bulletin. Their aim is to find out what
happens within the parish that shows love of
God and love of others.
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How a Christian church shows
love of God and love of others
in the local area.
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Students draw the outline of a church and
write inside ways in which love is shown
towards God and others. In pairs or groups
they share ideas and add more to their own
drawing.
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The Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies 10C Student Book,
Section 1.12 could be used.
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