Watford Grammar School for Boys Philosophy, Religion and Ethics Scheme of Work
Title: Ethics and values
Year group: 8
Term: summer
Weeks: 14
Resources: Themes to inspire 2
Learning
Lesson content
Possible activities
objectives
What are our The
UN
 Research
the
rites?
declaration
of
two declarations
human rights.
 What rights do
EU declaration of
we have? In
human rights
School? Out of
school?
 Define the term
‘rite’
Why
are The
aims
of
people
punishment
–
punished?
retribution,
deterrence,
protection, reform
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Define the 4
aims
of
punishment
Give examples
for each type of
punishment
Which aims of
Homework
ICT
SMRC
Literacy
Resources
Produce
a Research
human
rights
declaration for
school.
Moral
development
Cultural
development
Do you think
punishment
should be to
deter, retribute,
protect,
or
reform? Why?
Moral
development
Read
the Pg 58 – 65
two
declarations
Key words:
declaration,
EU,
UN,
human
rights,
religion
Define key Pg 67
terms
Key words:
aims
of
punishment
,
retribution,
Religious
What do different
views
of religions
think
punishments about
punishment?
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Our rites in Our rite to an
school
education
The
school
behaviour code
The
school
homework code
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Religious
rights
Case studies on pg
62 – 4
What
should
religious people
be allowed to do?
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
punishment do
you agree with
most/least?
Why?
Analyse quotes
on page 68/9
Which views do
you agree with
most/least and
why?
Write
a
document on our
school rites.
Go through the
policies in their
planners.
Brainstorm
–
what are our
rites in school?
Read the case
studies on pg 62
– 64. Do you
agree with what
happened?
Write a rule
book
about
religious rites
Produce a news
report on one of
the stories
deterrence,
protection,
reform
Find
one
religious
view
on prison as a
form
of
punishment
Spiritual
Moral
Analysis
Pg 68/9
Key terms:
religion,
punishment
Survey
10
students around
the school. Do
they agree with
the behaviour
policy?
What
would
they
keep/change?
Moral
Reading
Students
documents
homework
Key words: diaries
rites,
school,
behaviour
Research
Homework
another
story research
like the ones in
lessons. What
happened?
Moral
Social
Reading
Pg 62 – 5
stories
News report
Key words:
hijab, rites,
crucifix,
kara,
shalwar
kameez
Capital
punishment
What is capital
punishment?
What do the 6
major world faiths
teach about it?
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Prepare the class
for the end of year
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Exam week
NO LESSON
Capital
Arguments for and
punishment – against
capital
debate
punishment
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Revision
How can we Look at the Arab
defend
our Springs, Aung San
rites?
Suu
Kyi
and
Gandhi
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Research what
capital
punishment is
Discuss why the
USA allows it but
we don’t.
Different groups
take one of the 6
major
world
faiths
and
prepare a mini
presentation on
its
view
of
capital
punishment
Quizzes
Revision posters
Find out about Research
the law and
capital
punishment in
USA, Sri Lanka
or Saudi Arabia.
Moral
Cultural
Debate
Silent debate
Presentations on
your view of
capital
punishment
Research one of
the examples of
defending their
rites.
If you were in a
Exam analysis
Moral
Research who Research
Oscar Romero
was
Moral
Revision
Key words:
Pg 70 - 73
Capital
punishment,
death
penalty
Key words:
revision,
preparation
Key words:
Pg 70 - 73
Capital
punishment,
death
penalty,
rites
Key words:
Pg 74 - 77
Defend,
rites, Arab
Springs,
Aung
San
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Martin Luther Who was he?
King
How did he use
Christianity
to
defend people?
I have a dream
Do we have The 3 types of
rights
over poverty (extreme,
the poor?
moderate,
relative)
Jesus’ view of the
poor
The Buddha’s view
of the poor
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Do
animals What
do
the
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difficult situation
how would you
defend
your
rites?
Brainstorm
examples
of
people in history
who’ve
defended their
religious
rites
e.g. 9th Guru,
Warsaw uprising
Watch BBC video
on him
Re write I have a
dream
Produce a piece
of drama on the
life of MLK
Quotes on pg
87/8 – what do
they mean?
Compare
and
contrast
Buddhist
and
Christian views
of the poor
Define the 3
types of poverty
Quotes on page
Suu Kyi and
Gandhi
Write
a BBC video
newspaper
article
about
MLK
Spiritual
Moral
‘We
should
always help the
poor’. What do
you think?
Moral
Social
Research Hindu
Moral
Key words:
Martin
Luther King,
dream,
Christianity
Drama
Key words:
Poverty,
Buddha,
Jesus,
extreme,
moderate,
relative
Pg 75
BBC
broadbands
clip
Pg 86 - 88
Key words: Pg 78 – 81
have rights?
Abrahamic faiths
teach
about
animal rites?
Do we have a What is ARC?
right over the What do we mean
planet?
by dominion and
stewardship?
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78/9 – what they views of animal
mean?
rites
Silent debate –
do animals have
rites?
Research
Research
the
work of ARC
Define dominion
and stewardship
Discussion – do
we have rites
over the planet?
animal,
rites,
Abrahamic
faiths
Spirital
Social
Moral
Key words – Pg 82 85
ARC, planet,
dominion,
stewardship