Year 11 AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification B Unit 2: Religion and Life Paper 1 Revision Guidance

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1 Year 11 AQA GCSE Religious Studies Specification B Unit 2: Religion and Life Paper 1 Revision Guidance It will be a 1½ hour paper in which you will answer all the questions on the 4 topics you have studied. It will take place in May. You will do practice GCSE questions after each topic and will do a full mock examination paper. There is a list for you to make sure that you revise well for your examination. You will be provided with other revision materials nearer the examination. You will have a 2 hour session during the Easter Academy which will cover examination technique and help you to revise. Some booster classes may also take place at the end of the Easter term. These may happen after school or in some PSHE lessons. You will be notified about these. Further revision materials: You are strongly advised to purchase this revision book: AQA (B) GCSE Religious Studies Revision Guide Unit 2 Religion and Life Issues by Sheila Butler ISBN ( 6.99). You can also use Y10 AQA RELIGIOUS STUDIES SPECIFICATION B RELIGION AND LIFE ISSUES - REVISION TOPICS Religion and Animal Rights Difference between animals and humans Creation Sanctity of life Humans relationships with animals Similarities and differences Status of each Religious attitudes to animals in two religions Place in creation in different religions How humans use animals to help them Companionship Stewardship Exploitation Animal Rights Factory Farming (Intensive farming) How humans exploit animals Religious attitudes to use of animals in sport, hunting, bullfighting and racing Fur trade and ivory trade Religious attitudes to animal rights in two religions Religious attitudes to farming and intensive farming Religious attitudes to slaughter of animals and to meat eating Food rules for two religions Religious attitudes to zoos and circuses Food Extinction of species Conservation Zoos Moral issues The rights and wrongs of the way humans use animals Make sure that you are familiar with the key religious beliefs about animals in your two religions and that you know 3-4 key quotations for each religion. Page 1 of 2 v1 Mar 14

2 Religion and Planet Earth Key words Creation Awe and wonder The environment Religious explanations of how the world and life began How the planet can be a source of awe and wonder, making us think of God Religious attitudes to the natural world The problems with trying to help humans, but still protecting the environment e.g. rainforests How and why people help the environment, both as individuals and as groups Environmental problems/issues: Climate change Pollution Use and abuse of natural resources Destruction of natural habitats Conservation Stewardship Sustainable development How modern living contributes to the destruction of the planet Religious attitudes to environmental issues Religious attitudes to the natural world Religious attitudes to climate change Religious attitudes to pollution Religious attitudes to the use and abuse of natural resources ( support for renewable energies) Religious attitudes to the destruction of natural habitats Religious attitudes to conservation The world s response to environmental problems e.g. earth summits such as Kyoto Responsibility for God s creation Why religious believers support sustainable development. How modern living needs to be part of the solution for the environment. Make sure that you are familiar with the key religious beliefs about the planet earth in your two religions and that you know 3-4 key quotations for each religion. Religion and prejudice and discrimination Prejudice Stereotypes Scapegoating Discrimination Fighting prejudice and discrimination Equality Harmony Tolerance Justice Positive discrimination Different types: ageism, sexism, racism, religious, homophobia, disability etc. Examples of each type Why people are prejudiced How people show their prejudice Effects of discrimination Religious attitudes to all specific types of prejudice and discrimination in two religions What the Government has done (laws) How tolerance, justice, harmony and the value of each person are relevant to this issue How religious people can help victims of prejudice and discrimination What specific individuals have done to fight racism and other prejudices e.g. Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jnr, Nelson Mandela, and Desmond Tutu. (Know one in detail) Religious discrimination - how some religions practise sexism Is positive discrimination a fair system? How Jesus taught against discrimination and practised what he preached. (Good Samaritan, healing miracles, talking to the women at the well etc.) Make sure that you are familiar with the key religious beliefs about prejudice and discrimination in your two religions and that you know 3-4 key quotations for each religion. Page 2 of 2 v1 Mar 14

3 Religion and Early Life s of: Sanctity of life Quality of life Miracle of life Viability Abortion Rights Alternatives When life begins Why religious people regard children as a blessing/gift from God Arguments around the quality of life including religious arguments What the law says in UK Why women have abortions Pro-life position Pro-choice position Religious attitudes to abortion in two religions Examples of when religious believers would accept an abortion is necessary What rights all those involved have/should have: mother, father, grandparents, foetus, society Adoption Fostering Pressure groups The work of pressure groups on each side of the issue (Pro-choice and Pro-Life) Make sure that you are familiar with the key religious beliefs about early life and abortion in your two religions and that you know 3-4 key quotations for each religion. UNIT 3 RELIGION AND MORALITY PAPER 2 - REVISION GUIDANCE You second paper will be in the second half of May. It will be a 1½ hour paper in which you will answer all the questions on the 4 topics you have studied. You will do practice GCSE questions after each topic and will do a full mock examination paper. There is a list for you to make sure that you revise well for your examination. You will be provided with other revision materials nearer the examination and during booster classes. You will have a 2 hour session during the Easter Academy which will cover examination technique and help you to revise. Some booster classes will also take place in the Easter term. These will happen after school or in some PSHE lessons. You will be notified about these. Further revision materials: You are strongly advised to purchase this revision book: AQA (B) GCSE Religious Studies Revision Guide Unit 3 Religion and Morality by Sheila Butler ISBN: ( 6.99). You can also use Page 3 of 2 v1 Mar 14

4 YEAR 11 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES SPECIFICATION B RELIGION AND MORALITY - REVISION TOPICS Main topic Key terms Need to know Religious attitudes to matters of Sanctity of life What 2 religions believe about life life Medical Ethics Medical research Benefits Problems Testing drugs on humans Human genetic engineering Embryology Cloning Stem cell therapy Transplant surgery Xenotransplantation Blood transfusion Fertility treatment Children as a gift/blessing Why religious people want to have children Fertility treatment Why people need to use fertility treatment IVF AID and AIH/partner Surrogacy Whether these methods overstep the mark /are playing God. Main topic Key terms Need to know Attitudes to the elderly and death Sanctity of life Quality of life Death Problems facing elderly people Ageism Retirement How families can support How society can help Charities Why we should look after the elderly Religious attitudes to the elderly Provision for the elderly Care packages, sheltered housing, care homes, nursing homes and hospices Palliative care Attitudes to death Life support machines Is switching on or off playing God? Euthanasia Active euthanasia Passive euthanasia Should we have the right to choose when/where we die? Who should be involved in decisions about death? Why some people want euthanasia to be legal How religion/ religious people can support the dying Life after death Beliefs about life after death in two religions Page 4 of 2 v1 Mar 14

5 Main Topic Key terms Religious attitudes to drugs and drug abuse Religious attitudes Drug Legal drugs Illegal drugs Prescribed drugs Recreational drugs Religious attitudes to mind and body Taxation Addiction Why people use drugs Effects of drugs on mind and body Law on drugs/classification Rights and responsibilities of drug use Whether the laws on drugs are appropriate Key teachings/beliefs of two religions on illegal and legal drugs Why religious people use/do not use drugs Whether taxed should be used to fund medical research and treatment including tobacco and alcohol related illnesses Problems associated with addiction Why/how religious people and society can help addicts and their families Rehabilitation The effectiveness of rehabilitation programmes Main topic Key terms Religious attitudes to crime and punishment Punishment Types of punishment Crime Law Order Conscience Duty Aims of punishment: Protection Retribution Deterrence Vindication Reformation Reparation Imprisonment Parole Tagging Probation Fines Community service Capital punishment Types of crime: against person, property, state and religion Causes of crime Concept of right and wrong How conscience affects behaviour Responsibilities religious people have to follow the laws in society Why we punish people Religious attitudes to the aims of punishment for two religions How punishment is matched to crime How prisoners should be treated Issues associated with life imprisonment Issues associated with parole and early release Alternatives to prison and how effective they are Why religious believers agree/disagree with the death penalty Young offenders How young offenders are/ should be treated Page 5 of 2 v1 Mar 14