Lesson objective

Lesson objective • The aim of this lesson is to use the topic of Islam and euthanasia to help you understand the three golden rules of answering exam answers.

Lesson outcomes • ALL will be able to apply common sense to a situation where they don’t know the answer • ALL will be able to remember what Muslims believe about euthanasia • ALL will be able to show good exam technique by using the stuff they have remembered or used common sense to work out These are vital skills no matter what grade you are aiming for!

Good exam answers What were the three underlined words in the last slide? • Common sense – what you do when you can’t remember something • Remember – the point of revision which is to remember things • Technique – how to write down the things you have revised and remembered

Using your common sense • Many answers in the exam can be worked out by using your common sense. • You are going to see a series of statements about ISLAM and euthanasia. • Use your mini whiteboards to comment on or complete each statement, as appropriate. • You haven’t been taught this so use your common sense!

Islam and Euthanasia • Muslims are/have…. • UNDECIDED about euthanasia • MIXED VIEWS about euthanasia • FOR euthanasia • AGAINST euthanasia

Islam and Euthanasia • The Qur’an says….. • Euthanasia is murder which is banned

Islam and Euthanasia • In Islam suicide is a sin and therefore Euthanasia is….. • a sin as well because it is assisted suicide

Islam and Euthanasia • Muslims believe that if you decide when a life starts or ends then you are…. • Making yourself equal with God, which is a sin

Islam and Euthanasia • Muslims believe life is a test and so…. • By using euthanasia people are cheating the test by trying to speed it up

Islam and Euthanasia • However switching off a life support machine is not euthanasia to some Muslims…. • Because they are already dead and God has taken their life.

Being able to remember • You have now used common sense to work out six facts about Islam and euthanasia. • In your exercise books, you have five minutes to write down the six facts you have learned. • You must not talk to anyone else whilst you do this but you can use the words on the next slide to help you.

Clues • 1. Muslim view was… • 2. The Qur’an says… • 3. Suicide is a sin • 4. Who decides when life ends? • 5. Life is a rollercoaster test • 6. Life support machines

Being able to remember • Did you get all six? • If you did – great stuff! • If you didn’t – what can you do to make remembering easier? • A song? Poem? Picture? Diagram? Silly sentence?

Coffee mug • Human being • Helicopter A sizable matter Below are some random objects. Study them for 1 minute. Now list the objects in height order starting with the smallest... Skyscraper • Bus • Laptop computer

Technique • It is no good remembering things if you don’t know how to write them down properly. • So here is a question…. • “Choose one religion other than Christianityand explain why some of its followers accept euthanasia and others do not.”

Technique • Some more questions for you to answer on your whiteboards… • What type of question is it? • C TYPE • How many marks would it be worth? • EIGHT • What religion should you write about? • ISLAM and NOT NOTNOT Roman Catholic

The (c) questions DON’T FORGET to include KEY WORDS! How to answer... P E P E P E P E Christians/Muslims believe... They also believe... They believe this because... They believe this because... They also believe... Finally they believe... They believe this because... They believe this because...

The (c) questions Now its YOUR turn... You now have 10 minutes to answer the following... “Choose one religion other than Christianity and explain why some of its followers accept euthanasia and others do not.” http://timer.onlineclock.net/timers/10minutes/

The (c) questions PEER MARKING Swap books with the person next to you. Mark their (c) answer giving them a mark out of 8. Do this carefully by following the peer marking guidelines you have stuck on your folders. REMEMBER TO MARK IN GREEN PEN AND TO GIVE A DETAILED TARGET AT THE END.

Lesson objective