Religious Studies GCSE Layout
EDEXCEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES OPTION B
How the GCSE works.
Focus religions - Christianity & Islam
both papers worth 50% each of final grade
Paper 1 - 1hr 45
Christian Beliefs - The Trinity, Creation of the universe and humanity, The Incarnation, The last day of jesus’ life, The nature of salvation, Christian eschatology, The problem of evil, The solutions to the problem of evil.
Marrige and Family
Living a Christian life
Life & Death
Paper 2 - 1hr 45
Islamic Beliefs
Crime & Punishment
Living a Muslim life
Peace & Conflict
Question Styles
Outline or State…. (3 marks)
Explain Two…. (5 marks)
Explain or Describe…. (4 marks)
Evaluate… (12 marks + SPaG)
Lessons 1&2 - Christian Beliefs
Our first lesson was a breif introduction to Christian Beliefs. We started with a Free Recall of our baseline knowledge on Christianity. We then learnt about the main denominations of Christianity which were Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox and covered the main beliefs of each denomination. We also covered the fringes of Christanity. Some examples were Unitarians, Mormons and Jehovas Witnesses. These Fringes are not classed as Christian as they do not believe in some of the main affectations of the religion. In lesson 2 we covered how the UK is a multifaith society and looked at data charts of religious percentages in the UK. Finally, we covered Secularism which is the belief that religion should not be involved in society, education and politics.
EDEXCEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES OPTION B
How the GCSE works.
Focus religions - Christianity & Islam
both papers worth 50% each of final grade
Paper 1 - 1hr 45
Christian Beliefs - The Trinity, Creation of the universe and humanity, The Incarnation, The last day of jesus’ life, The nature of salvation, Christian eschatology, The problem of evil, The solutions to the problem of evil.
Marrige and Family
Living a Christian life
Life & Death
Paper 2 - 1hr 45
Islamic Beliefs
Crime & Punishment
Living a Muslim life
Peace & Conflict
Question Styles
Outline or State…. (3 marks)
Explain Two…. (5 marks)
Explain or Describe…. (4 marks)
Evaluate… (12 marks + SPaG)
Lessons 1&2 - Christian Beliefs
Our first lesson was a breif introduction to Christian Beliefs. We started with a Free Recall of our baseline knowledge on Christianity. We then learnt about the main denominations of Christianity which were Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox and covered the main beliefs of each denomination. We also covered the fringes of Christanity. Some examples were Unitarians, Mormons and Jehovas Witnesses. These Fringes are not classed as Christian as they do not believe in some of the main affectations of the religion. In lesson 2 we covered how the UK is a multifaith society and looked at data charts of religious percentages in the UK. Finally, we covered Secularism which is the belief that religion should not be involved in society, education and politics.
