Which definition do you think matches
your key word?
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Read the definitions on the tables and decide which one matches your key
word – place key word on the paper
Key words are
really important
and EASY MARKS!
Religious Studies GCSE
Unit 1 – Religion and Life
Unit 8 – Religion and Society
2
papers – unit 1 and unit 8
 Identical
exams – just different content
 Lots
of links between papers in terms of
religious teachings which can be applied
across topics
 Christianity
and Islam
Unit 1 – religion and life
Unit 8 – religion and society
1.1 – Believing in God
8.1 – Rights and responsibilities
1.2 – Matters of life and death
8.2 – Environmental and medical issues
1.3 – Marriage and the family
8.3 – Peace and conflict
1.4 – Religion and community cohesion
8.4 – Crime and punishment
MONDAY 16TH MAY
WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY
Unit 1 – includes MEDIA – watching
programmes, movies or documentaries which
have links to any of these topics and
discussing how they portray religious ideas is
helpful
donor
embryo
‘playing God’
‘Be fruitful and multiply’
stewardship
carbon
emissions
organ
AIH
surrogacy
sanctity
of life
natural
resources
When you think you’ve guessed it
write it on your white board and
show me.
The
problem
of evil
Survival of
the fittest
numinous
William
Paley
The Big
Bang
Baptism
Omniscient
causation
When you think you’ve guessed it
write it on your white board and
show me.
 Learn
key words – definition questions AND
recognising what is being asked about in the
longer questions
 Learn religious quotes/parables to provide
specific evidence – flash cards or posters
 Revision guides and workbooks
 Watching news and other relevant programmes
or movies – AND TALKING ABOUT THESE AS A
FAMILY
 Practise, practise, practise!
Question A
[2 marks]
Question B
[4 marks]
Question C
[8 marks]
Question D
[6 marks]
Religious Views
Opinion-based
Opinion and
religious views
Definition
Question A
2 marks
 Definition question.
E.g. What are natural resources?
Naturally occurring materials, such as
oil and fertile land, which can be used
by humans.
Question B
4 marks
 Opinion.
E.g. Do you think transplant surgery should be allowed? Give
TWO reasons for your point of view.
Yes I do because it cures life-threatening diseases. For
example, someone with kidney failure could be cured by
an organ transplant. It can also improve people’s lives. For
example, by giving sight to the blind.
Also, transplant surgery gives people a chance to help
others after their death, by using organs which would
otherwise be buried or burned.
Question C
(4 developed points)
 Religious Views
E.g. Choose one religion other than Christianity and explain why its
followers have a duty to look after the earth.
Muslims should look after the Earth because their responsibility to be
God’s khalifah means that Muslims should try to reduce pollution and
preserve resources.
Also, the Shari’ah and ummah tell Muslims that stewardship includes
sharing the Earth’s resources, so Muslims should work to share the
Earth’s resources more fairly and improve the standard of living in
LEDCs.
The belief that they will be judged on their behaviour as khalifahs
means Muslims have a duty to help the work of groups which try to
reduce pollution and conserve resources for example Islamic Relief.
Finally, there is a unity and balance in Allah’s creation, showing the
basic Muslim belief of tawhid. Therefore Muslims have a duty to
preserve the environment.
8 marks
Question D
6 marks
 Opinion and religious views.
E.g. ‘All Christians have the right to have
children.’
(i)Do you agree? Give reasons for your
opinion (3 marks).
(ii)Give reasons why some people may
disagree with you (3 marks).
Your answer should make reference to
religion.
Question D
 In pairs, read through both answers and
grade them by using the mark scheme.
(i) Do you agree?
1 mark- 1 reason ( F )
2 marks- 2 reasons or 1 developed reason ( C )
3 marks- 3 reasons, or 2 with 1 developed, or 1 very well
developed ( A* )
(ii) Why would some people disagree?
1 mark- 1 reason ( F )
2 marks- 2 reasons or 1 developed reason ( C )
3 marks- 3 reasons, or 2 with 1 developed, or 1 very well
developed ( A* )
NB – if there is no reference to religion the marks
overall are capped at 3/6
6 marks
Key words = 16/168
 Explaining YOUR opinion well = 80/168
 Good SPAG in 1.1 and 8.1 = 8 bonus marks
 104/168 = approx. D grade
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Learning QUOTES and USING key words in PART C
helps to develop the points by providing evidence
 Remembering to give religious perspectives in PART
D ensures you can access the full range of marks
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