KEYWORDS
Aggression
Attacking without being provoked
Bullying
Intimidating/frightening people weaker than yourself
Conflict resolution
Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion
Exploitation
Taking advantage of a weaker group
Forgiveness
Just war
Pacifism
Reconciliation
Respect
The United Nations
Weapons of mass
destruction
World Peace
Stopping blaming someone and/or pardoning them for
what they have done wrong
A war which is fought for the right reasons and in a
right way.
The belief that all disputes should be settled by
peaceful means
Bringing together people who were opposed to each
other.
Treating a person or their feelings with consideration
An international body set up to promote world peace
and cooperation
Weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of
people
The ending of war throughout the whole world( the
basic aim of the United Nations
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.
8.3 – Peace and Conflict
1. ASSESS YOUR CURRENT LEVEL
TOPIC AREA 1 – PROMOTING PEACE
TOPIC AREA 2 – ATTITUDES TO WAR
TOPIC AREA 3 –
BULLYING/CONFLICT WITHIN FAMILIES
I can explain the teachings on
forgiveness and reconciliation of
Christianity and Islam
I can explain why wars occur and
give specific examples from the
conflict in Darfur.
I can describe different types of
bullying and their causes
I can explain with examples how
religious organisations (both Christian
and Muslim) try to promote world
peace.
I can explain the Just War theory
and why it is an important idea.
I can explain with quotes, reasons and
ideas the attitude of Christians and
Muslims to bullying.
I can explain the work of the United
Nations for world peace giving
specific examples of their work to end
conflict in Darfur.
I can explain with specific examples,
quotes and reasons the different
attitudes Christians and Muslims can
take to war (for both including why
some would be pacifist but others
would support war in some
situations).
I can describe with examples religious
conflicts within families.
3. ASSESS YOUR PROGRESS
TOPIC AREA 1
TOPIC AREA 2
TOPIC AREA 3
A
What is aggression?
What is pacifism?
What is respect?
B
Do you think world peace is ever possible?
Do you think war in Darfur was inevitable?
Do you think families should all have the
same religion?
C
Explain why a religion other than Christianity
believes in forgiveness and reconciliation.
Explain just war theory.
Explain the teachings of Christianity about
bullying.
D
“Religious organisations can work for peace
more effectively than the United Nations.”
“Religious people should always be pacifist”
“Religions have a responsibility to fight
against bullying.”
You must:
• Include 2 reasons in your B question
• Make reference explicit reference to a religious perspective as part of your D question (i.e. A Christian would think ………. because ………………..)
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?