TITLE: ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION L/I: TO TRY TO SUPPORT A WOMAN WHO HAS AN UNWANTED PREGNANCY. Brain teasers:

STARTER… TARGET SHEETS WRITE IN YOUR TARGET GRADE

RESEARCH TASK: ADD TO A FACT PAGE ANSWER: 1. RESEARCH AND WRITE DEFINITIONS FOR ‘ADOPTION’ AND ‘FOSTERING’ 2. RESEARCH HOW CHRISTIANS BELIEVE WE SHOULD HELP YOUNG WOMEN WHO BECOME PREGNANT. TO GET A HIGHER GRADE: CARDINAL THOMAS WINNING BELIEVES THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOULD HELP A YOUNG WOMAN FACED WITH AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY. HOW DOES HE BELIEVE WE CAN DO THIS 3. RESEARCH CHRISTIAN AND BUDDHIST VIEWS ON ADOPTION. ADD TO YOUR FACT FILE. 4. TO GET A HIGHER GRADE: USE BIBLE REFERENCES TO SUPPORT A CHRISTIAN BELIEF. 5. FIND BUDDHISTS BELIEFS TO EXPLAIN WHY BUDDHISTS BELIEVE WE SHOULD HELP THOSE WHO ARE PREGNANT 6. ANSWER THE QUESTION ‘ABORTION CAN NEVER BE JUSTIFIED’. DO YOU AGREE? GIVE REASONS AND REFER TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS IN YOUR ANSWER

LEARNING OBJECTIVES TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION 2. TO UNDERSTAND RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON THESE ALTERNATIVES

TITLE: WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION? DISCUSS…

ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION - ADOPTION- LEGAL DOCUMENT, PARENTS CIRCUMSTANCES MEAN CAN’T LOVE AND CARE CHILD. ADOPTION USUALLY WITHIN FAMILY. FOSTERING- TEMPORARY, UNTIL THE MOTHER’S CONDITION IS BETTER. TAKING OF A CHILD FROM A DIFFERENT FAMILY INTO A FAMILY HOME AND BRINGING THEM UP WITH THE REST OF THE NEW FAMILY. TASK: WRITE DOWN THE DEFINITIONS ABOVE TO GET A HIGHER GRADE: EXPLAIN WHICH ONE YOU BELIEVE TO BE THE BETTER ALTERNATIVE IF A WOMAN IS PREGNANT.? GIVE REASONS.

POST IT TASK ANSWER: 1. READ THE CASE STUDY ON PAGES 92 TOGETHER 2. ON ONE POST IT: EXPLAIN HOW CARDINAL THOMAS WINNING BELIEVES THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOULD HELP A YOUNG WOMAN FACED WITH AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY 3. ON YOUR SECOND POST IT: WHAT ARE RELIGIOUS VIEWS ON ADOPTION? TO GET A HIGHER GRADE – GIVE 2!

‘ABORTION CAN NEVER BE JUSTIFIED (RIGHT)’ ! DO YOU AGREE? I AGREE BECAUSE... MURDER OF A POTENTIAL PERSON FOSTERING/ADOPTION IS AVAILABLE THE FOETUS (UNBORN CHILD) HAS EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL FEELINGS I DISAGREE BECAUSE : THE MOTHER MIGHT DIE CAN BE PAINFUL FOR BABY IF SEVERELY DISABLED/HANDICAPPED ADOPTION CAN CAUSE AN EMOTIONAL STRAIN ON THE MOTHER Christians would believe we should help women if they are pregnant as there are other alternatives such as…… The Cardinal believes we should help women by……

“ABORTION CAN NEVER BE JUSTIFIED” 1 MARK – OPINION STATED VERY BRIEFLY. (E) 2 MARKS – OPINION STATED WITH A REASON (D) 3 MARKS– OPINION STATED WITH A REASON AND AN ALTERNATIVE REASON GIVEN. (C) 4 MARKS – OPINION STATED, WITH A REASON, ALTERNATIVE REASON GIVEN AND A RELIGIOUS VIEW GIVEN.(B) 5/6 MARKS– OPINION STATED, WITH A REASON, ALTERNATIVE REASON GIVEN AND VARIOUS RELIGIOUS VIEWS GIVEN. (A) 6 MARKS - OPINION STATED, WITH A REASON, ALTERNATIVE REASON GIVEN AND VARIOUS RELIGIOUS VIEWS GIVEN. A CONCLUSION MADE. (A*) Poster paper in pairs

HOMEWORK... USING THE INTERNET OR A LIBRARY, FIND OUT MORE ABOUT A RELIGIOUS ADOPTION AGENCY IN THE UK OR AN AGENCY THAT HAS A RELIGIOUS ORIGIN LIKE BARNADOS OR ADOPTION MATTERS (CHURCH OF ENGLAND). GRADE A*/A: EXPLAIN HOW IT IS CONNECTED TO RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND BELIEFS. GRADE B: EXPLAIN THE WORK THAT THEY DO – WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW? GRADE C: MAKE NOTES ON THE WORK THE AGENCY DOES

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One person is given a key word that relates to the work we have done. They have to describe what that word is without using the word they have. You have to guess what that word is!