Bible
Church
Conscience
The Decalogue
Democratic
processes
Electoral
processes
The Golden
Rule
Human rights
Political party
Pressure group
Situation
Ethics
Social change
KEYWORDS
The holy book of Christians
The community of Christians( with a small c it means a
Christian place of worship)
An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
The Ten Commandments
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government
(Usually through elections)
The ways in which voting is organised
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you
would like them to treat you
The rights and freedoms to which everyone is entitled
A group which tries to be elected into power on the basis of
its policies( e.g. Labour, Conservative)
A group formed to influence government policy on a
particular issue
The idea that Christians should base moral decisions on what
is the most loving thing to do
The way in which society has changed and is changing(and
also the possibilities for future change)
2. TARGET YOUR WEAKNESSES
- Choose the topic area that you are currently the
least confident in, use it as your focus for a
concentrated section of revision. Later on you will be
completing a practise question about this area
without your notes.
Strategies you can use to help you revise
- Create a detailed key-point tool
- Complete the practise questions from the textbook
- Make key bullet-points for each of the key sections
from the topic guide.
- Work with a partner to create a revision test.
- Map out how many links and connections you can
make from the areas of this topic to things you know
already/other areas of the GCSE RE course.
- Find 3 quotes from the Bible you can use to include
and deepen your explanations.
Resources to help you revise
- Your workbook
- The textbook
- Revision resources supplied by your teacher
- Checking things through with your teacher
- Checking with a partner.
Rights and Responsibilities Revision
1. ASSESS YOUR CURRENT LEVEL
TOPIC AREA 1 – ‘SOURCES OF MORAL
AUTHORITY’
TOPIC AREA 2 – MORAL LIVING
I know what the phrase ‘sources of moral
authority’ means.
TOPIC AREA 3 – GENETIC ENGINEERING
I can use a range of different Christian
teachings to explain Christian moral duties
and responsibilities:
- The Golden Rule
- The Parable of the Sheep and the
Goats
- Am I my brother’s keeper?
I can explain why some Christians use the
Bible as a basis for making moral
decisions.
I can explain why some Christians use the
guidance of the Church as a basis for
making moral decisions.
I can explain the role of conscience as a
guide to moral decision marking.
I can explain and give examples of what
human rights are.
I can explain what Situation Ethics is and
why some Christians use it as a guide for
moral decision making.
I can explain why human rights are
important for Christians.
I can evaluate the different sources of
moral authority, giving reasons for and
against using each and a justified personal
opinion.
I can explain what democratic and
electoral processes are and why it is
important to take part in them.
I know what genetic engineering is and
can give examples of different types.
I can explain why genetic engineering is a
moral issue.
I can explain the different attitudes
Christians could take to genetic
engineering and give detailed reasons for
them.
I can justify my personal attitude towards
genetic engineering – if I believe it is a
positive or negative thing with detailed
reasons.
3. ASSESS YOUR PROGRESS
TOPIC AREA 1
TOPIC AREA 2
TOPIC AREA 3
A
What is The Decalogue?
What is a pressure group?
What are Human Rights?
B
Do you think the Church is still relevant to
Christians today??
Do you think all Christians should vote?
Do you think scientific progress in genetic
engineering is a good thing?
C
Explain why some Christians use only the
Bible as a basis for making moral decisions.
Explain how the Bible helps Christians carry
out their moral duties.
Explain the different attitudes Christians can
have towards genetic engineering.
D
“Conscience is the voice of God”
“Religion and politics should be kept
separate.”
“Genetic engineering is not a part of God’s
plan for humans”.
4. MARK YOUR WORK (in a different colour pen)
A QUESTION
B QUESTION
C QUESTION
D QUESTION
2 Marks – Fully
accurate
definition.
4 Marks –Opinion backed
up with two detailed
reasons.
3 Marks – Opinion backed
up with one detailed
reason and one brief
reason.
2 Marks – Opinion backed
up with one detailed
reason or two brief
reasons.
1 Mark – Opinion backed
up with one brief reason.
8 Marks – Full understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (4 brief or 2 developed).
6 Marks – Good understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (3 brief or 1 developed and 1
brief)
4 Marks – Fair understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (1 developed or 2 brief).
2 Marks – Partial understanding
demonstrated with one brief, accurate
reason.
Each section is marked
out of 3.
3 – 3 brief reasons, 2
detailed or 1
comprehensive.
2 – 2 brief reasons or 1
detailed.
1 – 1 brief reason.
To achieve more than
3 across the two
sections you must
have referred to a
religious point of view.
1 Mark –
Partially
accurate
definition.
0 Mark –
Completely
inaccurate
5. REVIEW AND NEXT
STEPS
Mark
Grade
On target?
What next
steps do you
need to take
to
consolidate
your
knowledge/t
arget any
gaps?