Religious Education
Intervention Booklet
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Contents
1. Purpose
2. How will it work?
3. Key Words
4. Buddhism
5. Christianity
6. 3 mark A02 Questions
7. 6 mark A02 Questions
8. Here’s the answer, what’s the question?
9. Applying Religious Teachings to 6 mark A02 questions
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Purpose
The purpose of this RE Intervention Booklet is to support you in achieving your target
grade. Based on your grades / effort so far, we feel that you will benefit from
additional guidance.
This booklet is designed to give you additional tasks to complete at home to help
your revision and preparation for the GCSE exams in May.
The RE Intervention Booklet aims to reward students for improvement in effort /
progress.
We look forward to seeing your enthusiastic participation in this project.
The RE Staff
How will it work?
1. One task will be set per 2 week cycle for you to complete at home (your teacher
will pick tasks suitable for you so not necessarily in the order of this booklet)
2. You are responsible for looking after this booklet and bringing it to school to be
checked
3. After each task is completed a parent / carer should sign the relevant page to
show they have seen your work
4. Bring the booklet to school to show your RE teacher and they will check they are
happy with the task you have completed
5. If your RE teacher is not happy with the task, ie. it is not completed, is rushed or
the booklet is misplaced, you may be told to attend intervention sessions at school,
which will be during lunchtimes or after school.
Task: Key Words
Date set:
Date due:
For each topic named below add 5 key words and their definitions.
Religion and Citizenship
Religion and Life Issues
Relationships
Animal Rights
Sport and Leisure
Planet Earth
Work
Prejudice
Multicultural Society
Early Life
Human Rights
War and Peace
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Task: Buddhism
Date set:
Date due:
For each topic named below add 1 key Buddhist teaching and explain how it links to
the topic. Don’t use each teaching more than once.
Religion and Citizenship
Religion and Life Issues
Relationships
Animal Rights
Sport and Leisure
Planet Earth
Work
Prejudice
Multicultural Society
Early Life
Human Rights
War and Peace
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Task: Christianity
Date set:
Date due:
For each topic named below add 1 key Christian teaching and explain how it links to
the topic. Don’t use each teaching more than once.
Religion and Citizenship
Religion and Life Issues
Relationships
Animal Rights
Sport and Leisure
Planet Earth
Work
Prejudice
Multicultural Society
Early Life
Human Rights
War and Peace
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Task: 3 mark A02 Questions
Date set:
Date due:
Complete the 3 mark A02 exam questions below. You need to give your view and
why. Try to add a religious teaching that you know to help support your answer.
Religion and Citizenship
‘Religious believers should accept homosexual relationships.’ What do you think?
Explain your opinion.
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‘Religious believers should never be involved in gambling.’ What do you think?
Explain your opinion.
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Religion and Life Issues
‘Religious believers should not support the cloning of animals.’ What do you think?
Explain your opinion.
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‘Religious believers do not need to be concerned about climate change.’ What do
you think? Explain your opinion.
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Task: 6 mark A02 Questions
Date set:
Date due:
Complete the three 6 mark A02 questions. Use the sentences starters to help you.
Religion and Citizenship
‘The State should not pay benefits to the unemployed.’ Do you agree? Give reasons
for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.
Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
Some people would agree with this statement because ____________________________
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However, others would disagree because _______________________________________
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A Buddhist would ___________________________________________________________
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A Christian would ___________________________________________________________
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I think _____________________________________________________________________
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To conclude ________________________________________________________________
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‘The devotion of fans has turned sport into a religion.’ Do you agree? Give reasons
for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.
Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
Some people would agree with this statement because ____________________________
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However, others would disagree because _______________________________________
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A Buddhist would ___________________________________________________________
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A Christian would ___________________________________________________________
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I think _____________________________________________________________________
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To conclude ________________________________________________________________
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Religion and Life Issues
‘Caring for Planet Earth is the best way to improve peoples’ lives.’ Do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one
point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
Some people would agree with this statement because ____________________________
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However, others would disagree because _______________________________________
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A Buddhist would ___________________________________________________________
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A Christian would ___________________________________________________________
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I think _____________________________________________________________________
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To conclude ________________________________________________________________
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Task: Here’s the answer, what’s the question?
Date set:
Date due:
One big mistake students make in the exams is to write an answer that is not relevant
to the question. Even if you write something amazing, if it is not answering the
question set you won’t get any marks.
See if you can work out the questions from the real answers written below by
students who sat the exams previously.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________ (3 mark A02 question)
I agree with the statement because religions preach peace and condemn violence.
If all religious believers did campaign for peace it would make the world a happier
place.
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Some religious believers might have protest rallies outside factory farms. They
might also do demonstrations live setting a factory farm on fire. Some religious
believers promote animal rights by not eating meat. They might also refrain from
wearing fur coats.
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Some Christians believe that God created humans in his image (Genesis 1). So we
are all equal and all are important to God. It is important for Christians to work
for peace because Jesus said ‘Blessed are the peacemakers.’
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_____________________________________ (5 mark A01 question)
Generally speaking, religious people are against abortion but many agree with the
law in this country which allows abortion under certain circumstances. Christians
believe that life is precious and God given and that it is wrong to kill (10
commandments). However, out of compassion they might consider an abortion if
the mother has been raped or if a scan shows that the foetus is deformed.
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Task: Applying Religious Teachings to 6 mark A02 questions
Date set:
Date due:
Many students struggle to successfully apply religious teachings to the issues. You
can’t just ‘throw’ a religious teaching in an answer and not explain/link it to the issue.
Look at the following 6 mark A02 questions below and add a Buddhist and Christian
teaching for each. Make sure you explain the teaching and say how it links to the
issue.
‘Religious believers should do more to protect people’s human rights.’ Do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one
point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
A Buddhist teaching
A Christian teaching
‘The United Kingdom should welcome all asylum seekers.’ Do you agree? Give
reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of
view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
A Buddhist teaching
A Christian teaching
‘The world’s natural resources are for people to use as they wish.’ Do you agree?
Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one
point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
A Buddhist teaching
A Christian teaching
‘The law should make it harder to have an abortion.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for
your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.
Refer to religious arguments in your answer.
A Buddhist teaching
A Christian teaching
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Answers: Here’s the answer, what’s the question?
1. ‘All religious believers should campaign for peace.’ What do you think? Explain
your opinion. (3 marks)
2. Describe what some religious believers might do to promote animal rights. (4
marks)
3. Explain how religious believers may try to develop harmony in society. (4 marks)
4. Explain why some religious people believe that abortion is always wrong. Refer to
religious beliefs and teachings in your answer. (5 marks)