To be able to:
Changing attitudes to…
Sex, marriage, divorce,
women, homosexuality
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Define homosexuality,
cohabitation, marriage
and divorce
Outline the changes in
attitudes to marriage,
divorce, family life and
homosexuality in the
UK
Explain why there have
been changes in
attitudes
Give your opinion, with
reasons, on why things
have changed and
whether you think this
is positive or negative
change
To be able to:
Christianity and marriage
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Define adultery,
faithfulness, premarital sex,
promiscuity and
procreation
Outline biblical
teaching and Christian
attitudes on sex outside
marriage
Explain the purposes of
marriage and say how
these are shown in the
wedding ceremony
Is change always a good thing?
List all the things that have changed in the last 50 years.
Vicar of Dibley clip, Jim Trott.
Why have things changed? How has this been reflected in
society?
Youtube
Quotations:
Exodus 20:14, 1 Cor 6:19, 1 Thess 4:3, 1 Cor 7:4, Matt 5:28
and the Catechism of the Catholic Church “The sexual act
must take place exclusively within marriage. Outside
marriage it always constitutes a grave sin.”
Do you agree with these verses? Why/why not?
Soap opera story lines – if you took away all reference to sex
before and outside marriage, what would you be left with?
What does this say about moral attitudes today? Do you
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think different parts of our society might think differently?
Vicar of Dibley wedding.
Marriage – what are the purposes and how are these seen in
the service? Act out a wedding.
“Marriage is out of date”
You must refer to Christianity
Do you agree? Give reasons why people will agree with you.
(3)
Give reasons why some people might not agree with you. (3)
To be able to:
Christianity and divorce
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Outline the Biblical
teaching on divorce
Explain why there are
different Christian
attitudes to divorce
Express your opinion
with reasons
What do they say and why do they say it?
Roman Catholics, Church of England.
Mark 10:11, Matt 19:9
What are the main differences?
What do you think and why?
Discussion: Is it too easy to get a divorce now?
Do you think marriage should be for life?
To be able to:
Christianity and
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Define civil partnership
Outline different
What do they say and why do they say it?
Evangelicals, Roman Catholics, Church of England,
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homosexuality
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Christian attitudes to
homosexuality
Explain why there are
different Christian
attitudes to
homosexuality
Express your own
opinion with reasons
Quakers.
Look at the presentation of gay relationships in the media –
does this help reduce prejudice and promote equality in the
wider world? Is the Church leading the way or lagging
behind?
Do you think homosexuals should be allowed to marry?
Why/why not?
To be able to:
Contraception – what, how
and Christian attitudes
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Define contraception
Outline different
methods of
contraception
Explain why there are
different Christian
attitudes towards
contraception
Give your opinion with
reasons
What methods are there and what do they do?
Natural versus artificial.
The choice of method can be based on whether the
contraception allows the egg to be fertilised. This raises
questions about whether life begins at conception or does
contraception kill a potential life?
Who believe what and why?
Roman Catholics, Church of England.
“It is better to use contraception than to have an unwanted
baby”
You must refer to Christianity.
Do you agree? Give reasons (3)
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Give reasons why some people may disagree with you (3)
How the media deals with
issues from this section
To be able to:
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Identify an issue from
this section and say
how it was covered in a
film
Explain, with examples,
whether this was fair or
unfair to religious
people or beliefs
To be able to:
Assessment
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Demonstrate that you
have learned the
knowledge from this
section
Apply your skills to the
types of questions
asked
Consolidate your
thoughts and opinions
Mona Lisa Smile – attitudes to the role of women and how
they have changed in the last 50 years.
Go through the characters and look at the changes through
each one’s eyes.
Explain how an issue from this section (marriage and the
family) has been shown in one form of the media. (8)
Revision – skills and content
A GCSE question
Peer mark with mark scheme in felt tip
Go round and record marks and check.
Introduce the next section – what do we already know?
What do we want to know?
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