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You must complete ALL of TASK FOUR in the homework booklet – your teacher will give you a completion date. Complete page 60 of your SPAG BOOKLET – this must come with you to EVERY LESSON THOUGH (don’t leave it at home). Starter …. STARTER…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
You must complete ALL of TASK FOUR in the homework booklet – your teacher will give you a completion date.
Complete page 60 of your SPAG BOOKLET – this must come with you to EVERY LESSON THOUGH (don’t leave it at
home).
STARTER…Hot air balloon disaster – it needs to become lighter or it will crash and everyone will die.
2 people must vacate the basket – plunging to their death.
1. A reformed criminal2. A WW2 veteran celebrating his 90th
birthday3. A teenager with a terminal illness4. A couple who have just had a civil
partnership 5. A recently divorced heart surgeon.6. A unwed teenage mother and her 6
month old child.7. A vicar with a drinking problem8. A prostitute with 5 children at home.9. A university student who recently
converted to Islam.10. YOU!
In your opinion who should vacate the basket and why?Now imagine you are a Christian – might your choices change? Why
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Objective…To use a game of WIPEOUT, group
work, and a practice exam
question to understand
Christian attitudes to the authority of the Church and the use of a variety
of moral authorities.
Grade C You will list reasons why some
Christians only use the Church as a basis for making moral
decisions.
Grade BMost will be able to evaluate
Christian sources of moral authority and explain why some
Christians use a variety of sources when making moral
decisions.
Grade A/A*Some will be able to express an
opinion on the need to use a variety of authorities when making a moral decision.
Your GOALS for the end of
this lesson are…
Outcomes…
The Church is used as a source of moral
authority by some Christians as they
believe it is able to give advice when making
moral decisions.
Many Christians will use other
things as well as the Church when
making their decisions,
however, some Christians ONLY use the Church
as a basis for making moral
decisions.
ThinkWhy the Church
has authority for some Christians…
Read the statements on your sheet – decide which you think are
correct (tick) and which are WIPEOUTS (incorrect - cross)
The Church is based
on Jesus’ teaching to ‘love one another’.
Church leadershave been
appointed by God
The Church shows how Jesus and the apostles
dealt with moral issues.
God only Speaks/
communicatesto his followers through church
leaders
God is able tospeak through church leaders
The Church only preaches God’s word
and therefore teaches Christians
exactly what God wants.
The tradition of the Church
should be respected.
The Church is the Body of
Christ on earth and so is able to teach as Jesus would.
Christ is called the Head of
the Church in the New
Testament – so Church teachings come from Jesus
The Holy Spirit is
present in the Church
today.
Jesus taught that the Church was the most
importantsource of moral
authority.
Church leaders are able to give
the correct guidance on
all moral issues.
Grade C You will list reasons why
some Christians only use the Church as a basis for making moral
decisions.
Did you achieveYOUR goals?…
Outcomes…
In groups of FOUR get an A3 sheet and 4 different
coloured pens (1 each).
You are competing
against other members in your group – pride is at
stake.
Start with one edge of the sheet each… so either bible, church, conscience or situation ethics.
You have 2 minutes to come up with one advantage
and one disadvantage for your section.
After 2 minutes you with then turn the paper
around and add to another
section – until you have done
all four.
THE WINNER = Someone who got something in EVERY section – if this is more than one person it will then go on the
quality of your responses.
Now as a group – look carefully at the
disadvantages – It is because of these that
many Christians believe a variety of moral
authorities should be used rather than just
one.
In the middle of your page can you come up
with some reasons WHY Christians use a variety of authorities when making moral
decisions.
Why some Christians use a variety of authorities
when making moral decisions…
Choose any FOUR (from your group work OR below) and get them in your book
under the subheading above…• Some of the information from the
authorities may be outdated and cannot help with modern situations.
• Some sources of authority are dependent on the person having sufficient knowledge to make the decision, which they may not
have.
• Some sources of authority may have solutions that are not acceptable in today’s
society.
• They may think that a mixture of sources of authority will give a more informed choice.
• Different authorities can be used in different situations.
• Some sources of authority might not give advice on a certain issue.
EXTENSION: Can you give any EXAMPLES to go with these points?
Grade BMost will be able
to evaluate Christian sources
of moral authority and
explain why some Christians use a
variety of sources when making
moral decisions.
Did you achieveYOUR goals?…
Outcomes…
Complete PAGE 54 QUESTION 2 of your
REVISION WORKBOOK
complete WITHOUT NOTES against the 6 minute clock.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/Make a note of your time in the
margin.
Now SWAP and PEER MARK each others
work.REMEMBER mark on those
P’s and E’s and KW’s and Q’s.
Give them a mark out of 6 and a clear TARGET.
Grade A/A*Some will be
able to express an opinion on the need to
use a variety of authorities
when making a moral decision.
Did you achieveYOUR goals?…
Outcomes…
Think back to the
starter… Which
source of authority do
you think would have helped most in this moral dilemma and
WHY?
Plenary…