Year 9 RE
Topic outline
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AQA GCSE Religious Studies Paper 2A: Thematic Studies
Page contents:
- General
- Key Stage 3 Topic: The Holocaust (non-GCSE topic taught in Autumn Term)
- GCSE Theme F: Religion, Human Rights & Social Justice
- GCSE Theme E: Religion, Crime & Punishment
For further details of the GCSE study, Y9s may also see the Y10 and Y11 RE pages on this site. All of the information on this page is repeated on the Y10 page.
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These are the official AQA GCSE textbooks that we use which are written by the lead examiners and the revision guide that they have produced that exactly matches our course options. David Worden is the man who writes the actual exams and some of the practice questions in his book have appeared in the real GCSE exams.
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Here are seven recommended revision resources and resources for further reading. Most of them are free and some are useful for other subjects too.
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This is non-compulsory suggested reading that will deepen considerably you general knowledge of the Y10 studies.
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These are key words with definitions by official examiners.
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This is not a GCSE topic but the content does relate to GCSE studies.
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In the midst of the bleakest, most evil of human tragedies a few people shone like lights in the darkness. This is a research task for group work in lesson. You have to pick one of the people listed in the PowerPoint and research her/him according to the guidance in the Word document. You can write your findings straight onto the document/sheet.
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The true story of a man who risked his life to rescue innocent victims
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In most years we have a school trip for the whole of Year 9 to Beth Shalom ('House of Peace') which is The National Holocaust Centre. Pupils often have a talk with a real life Holocaust Survivor although, being over 75 years ago now, there are fewer and fewer people still alive from that time.
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This is the official contents list from AQA exam board for what you need to know. If you are revising, make sure you have not missed out any of this.
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Chapter 8 of AQA Religious Studies A: Buddhism by Kevin James and Nagapriya. This is also written for your course and contains much of the same information as the Christianity book on this topic. However, it is very useful for Buddhist teachings.
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Chapter 8 of AQA GCSE Religious Studies A: Christianity by Marianne Fleming, Peter Smith & David Worden
David Worden is the principal examiner for the GCSE course and writes the external exam questions. Some of the exercise questions in this book have come up in past papers. We also use the Buddhism book in this series. Buddhist & Christian ideas are both covered in the PowerPoints and information sheets found on this web page.
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For an overview of this topic read the specification (from AQA).
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To view the 'Open Doors' pdf, press 'ctrl', 'shift' and '+' together.
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The pdf contains two pages from the textbook. To rotate the view press 'ctrl', 'shift' and '+'. There are two alternative versions of the same PowerPoint.
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This is a copy of what the exam board expects you to know for the exam.
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Chapter 7 of AQA GCSE Religious Studies A: Christianity by Marianne Fleming, Peter Smith & David Worden
David Worden is the principal examiner for the GCSE course and writes the external exam questions. Some of the exercise questions in this book have come up in past papers. We also use the Buddhism book in this series. Buddhist & Christian ideas are both covered in the PowerPoints and information sheets found on this web page.
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Chapter 7 of AQA Religious Studies A: Buddhism by Kevin James and Nagapriya. This is written for your course and contains much of the same information as the Christianity book on this topic. It is very useful for Buddhist teachings.
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Follow this link to the Y10 page exam section. The second last file on the page is a list of specimen questions (practice questions) issued by the exam board. You can have a practice if you like.
The first file in that section gives a list of grade boundaries and tells you what's expected to gain marks in the different types of questions.
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