Teacher contact:
Joanne Lewis - jlewis@stvincent.ac.uk
Expectations
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Attend all of your lessons
Enter the room on time, with the correct equipment and ready to learn
Leave mobile phones in bags under the desk unless otherwise directed
Show respect towards each other, the teacher and the classroom at all times
Complete all tasks set including weekly study skills tasks
Aim to produce your best work at all times
Extend your learning and exceed expectations by beating your target
 If you fall below 95% attendance contact with home will be made
 If you fail to submit study skills work on time contact home will be made
 If you fail to meet classroom expectations contact home will be made
 If you consistently fail to meet expectations you will be passed up the
college's student disciplinary procedure
Weekly topic plan
Week
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Date
2.9.13
9.9.13
16.9.13
23.9.13
30.9.13
7.10.13
14.10.13
8
21.10.13
9
10
11
12
4.11.13
11.11.13
18.11.13
25.11.13
13
14
15
2.12.13
9.12.13
16.12.13
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17
18
19
20
21
6.1.14
13.1.14
20.1.14
27.1.14
3.2.14
10.2.14
Topic
Course Intro, expectations
The Cosmological argument for God – knowledge and understanding
The Cosmological argument for God - Evaluation
The Cosmological argument for God – Essay structure and assessment
The Teleological argument for God – knowledge and understanding
The Teleological argument for God - Evaluation
The Teleological argument for God – Essay structure and assessment
16th October – visit to London Dungeons and clink prison museum
The Problem of Evil – The main types of Evil and the nature of God. Why
evil is a problem for religious believers
October Half Term
The Problem of Evil – the three theodicies
The Problem of Evil – Essay structure and assessment
Religious Experience – Mysticism – knowledge and understanding
Religious Experience – Mysticism – evaluation and Essay structure and
assessment
Mock
Block Week - Trip to Winchester
Mock feedback and necessary revision
Christmas Holiday
Introduction to Religious Ethics and Sexual Ethics
Sexual Ethics/Natural Law
Natural Law
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Natural Law – Essay structure and assessment
Situation Ethics
Situation Ethics and Essay
February Half Term
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24
25
26
27
24.2.14
3.3.14
10.3.14
17.3.14
24.3.14
31.3.14
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism and Essay Structure and Assessment
Christian views on Sexual Ethics and Essay
Block Week - Winchester University?
Mock
Easter Holiday
28
29
30
31
32
21.4.14
28.4.14
5.5.14
12.5.14
19.5.14
Revision
May Half Term
33
34
35
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2.6.14
9.6.14
16.6.14
Revision
13th
May am Rs exam
Day closures: Friday 31st January; Monday 21st April; Monday 5th May
Unit 1 – 4 essays and a mock. Unit 2 – 4 essays and a mock
Useful Resources
The LRC has a number of books and journals at your disposal. As well as this you are
expected to use the resources placed on the VLE by your teacher.
Philosophy of religion
An introduction to Philosophy of
Religion and an Introduction to
Religion and Ethics
Ethics
An introduction to Philosophy of
Religion and an Introduction to
Religion and Ethics
Revision and Essay skills
Every essay must have a proper structure
An essay must be broken into paragraphs to make it readable. It’s horrible
reading a full page of solid text. Breaking down an essay into different sections is
what allows it to flow in a logical manner.
Introduction: Tell ‘em what you’re gonna tell ‘em. Introduce the topic and briefly
outline the points you’re going to make in your essay in the order you’re going to
write about them. If the essay is meant to argue a point, you should make it clear
in the introduction what the argument/point of view is.
Body Paragraphs: Tell ‘em. Each paragraph contains its own main point that
contributes to the overall theme or argument of the essay. (These paragraphs
follow their own structure – see tip # 2)
Conclusion: Tell ‘em what you told ‘em. Sum up what the essay was about.
Each body paragraph must have a proper structure
Not only does the essay as a whole need structure, each paragraph needs to
meet certain requirements.
S = Statement: This is the main point of the paragraph. What part of the film is
being discussed and what did it mean to the film? What was important about an
historical event and how did it affect later events? Basically, what’s the point
you’re about to discuss in this paragraph.
E = Explanation: Explain what you said in your statement. Tell the reader why
your statement is true. What problems may your statement face? This part should
make up the bulk of the paragraph.
X = eXample Give an example! A quote, an example, a fact. Something concrete
that gives evidence to your statement.
I = Importance Why is the point you’ve made in this paragraph important? Tell
the reader why it matters. This one might not always be applicable, but if you can
then go for it.
Thinking Hats
These are designed to guide you from lower level to higher level thinking
skills.
Feelings
How do I feel about this? What do I like about this? What don’t I like
about this? What are my likes, dislikes, worries, concerns etc?
Information
What information do I have? What are the facts? What information do I
need? What do I want to know?
Strengths
What are the good points? Why can this be done? Why is this a good thing?
What are the strengths/ benefits?
Judgement
What is wrong with this? Will this work? Is it safe? Can it be done?
Creativity & new ideas
What new ideas are possible? What is my suggestion? Can I create
something new?
Thinking
What thinking is needed? Where are we now? What is the next step? How
far have we come?
Key Terms
Philosophy of Religion
Key Term
Philosophy
Potentiality
Actuality
Efficient Cause
Intermediate Cause
Ultimate Cause
Contingent
Necessary Being
Partial Reason
Sufficient Reason
Apologist
Temporal
Actual Infinite
Definition
Potential Infinite
Syllogism
God of Classical Theism
Fallacy of Composition
A Posteriori
A Priori
Telos
Natural World
Qua
Anthropic
Aesthetic
Omnipotent
Omnibenevolent
Evil
Genocide
Theodicy
Free Will
Privation
Redemption
Epistemic Distance
Soul Making
Via Negitiva
Estrovertive
Introvertive
Monism
Theistic
Theurgy
Ineffable
Noesis
Authenticity
Logical Positivism
Vienna Circle
Anthropology
Naturalistic
Sociology
Ethics
Key Term
Ethics
Rationality
Absolutist
Legalistic
Deontological
Primary Precepts
Definition
Secondary Precepts
Virtue
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude
Temperance
Faith
Hope
Charity
Interior Act
Exterior Act
Real Good
Apparent Good
Adequate
Incompatible
Injustice
Relativistic
Consequentalist
Teleological
Antinomianism
Legalism
Agape
Four Working Principles
Six Fundamental Principles
Biblical
Compatible
Act Utilitarianism
Principle of Utility
Higher Pleasure
Lower Pleasure
Rule Utilitarianism
Strong Rule Utilitarianism
Weak Rule Utilitarianism
Denomination
Sexual Orientation
Sin
Tradition
Chastity
Gay Sex
Lesbian Sex
Adultery
Complementarity
'Nuclear' Family
Marriage
Purpose
Civil Partnership
Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Same Sex Marriage)
Secular
Unfair
Targets and Tracking
Here you will be able to record your progress and self reflect on what you
need to do to achieve the grades you want.
Minimum Target Grade:
Grade I want to be working at by Christmas:
Grade I want to achieve:
First reflections - What do I think I have to do in order to get there;
December reflections - What have I achieved, what do I still need to
work on, Am I on Track?
Easter reflections - What have I achieved, what do I still need to work
on, Am I on Track?
SMART Targets (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic,
Time)
Date
Piece of work, reflection
SMART Target
Achieved? Next Step