Religious Education Draft - PDST

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION • A LIVING FAITH • A LIVING FAITH
Unit 1: A Living Faith
LEARNING OUTCOMES
TEACHER GUIDELINES
The Students will be able to:
1. state the current reality of each
moral issue studied
Exploration of the theme to identify
the main issues involved. Use webbing
exercise to achieve this. Choose four
issues from each theme and study
them in detail. Fact file: information
gathering exercise to establish the
current reality in relation to these
issues. This can be done through
interviews, questionnaires, surveys,
newspaper articles, videos, television
programmes, films etc.
Students identify their own values in
relation to the issues and try to examine
influences on their moral growth.
2. compare and contrast the teaching
of two religious traditions on
various moral issues
3. apply a moral decision making
process in solving moral dilemmas
Examine the teaching of two religious
traditions on these issues.
Outline a process for moral
decision making.
Examine case studies/dilemmas on the
issues. Apply a process of decision
making to each moral dilemma.
4. participate in or observe a religious
service on each theme.
Hold a religious service on each theme.
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