GCSE RE: Philosophy Thursday 20 th November 11.30am

What will the paper look like? You will receive two booklets. Booklet A contains section A questions with space for you to write your answer on Booklet B contains section B questions For section B you must write your answers in the space at the back of booklet A

Section A This will be a series of questions about topics from the Philosophy paper You must answer ALL of the questions in section A E.g. The Existence of God, Religion & Science

Section B In section B there are two parts; you select one part (EITHER B5 OR B6) and answer all of the questions to this part in the booklet provided.

So what do you know???? Turn to your overview sheet of the Philosophy paper Using highlighters code the areas that you feel confident in and the areas that you feel weaker in The weaker areas are the ones you need to focus on!

THE KEY TO SUCCESS P = Point (make a simple point) E = Example (back your point up with either a quote, key word, person or moral reasoning) E= Explain (explain what your example means in relation to the question) L= Link (make clear links back to the question itself)

But what can my examples be??? Thinking of examples to use in Philosophy may be harder as there are less quotes However, this works in your favour as there are in fact lots of examples you can use Examples could be – a key word, a person, a theory/idea, a quote… the list is endless!

So, how many can you think of? What examples could you use for the following questions????

“Human beings cannot prove that God exists” Do You Agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

“It is only religious views that give humans a special place in creation” Do You Agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

Explain why some people think that near death experiences are evidence for life after death

Explain why some people do not believe that God has many forms

Explain different ideas about the origins of evil

“Enlightenment and revelation are just illusions” Do You Agree? Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

Types of questions During the exam you will be asked a mixture of 2,3,4 and 6 AO1 mark questions In an AO1 question you need to PEEL!!!! Each PEEL is roughly worth 2 marks, but in Philosophy, the more reasons you give (with explanations!!) the more marks you will get

For example…….. Outline the teleological (design) argument for the existence of God (4) Explain the role of God in one religious creation story (3) Explain briefly what is meant by heaven or paradise (2)

Types of Questions You will also be asked 6 mark AO2 questions. These are the questions that have a statement and the question ‘do you agree?’ You must give both sides, reach a conclusion and PEEL!!!

Planning Breathe and take a minute to plan your AO2 answer by drawing a little table List the people who would agree on one side with reasons why they would agree List the people who would disagree on the other side with reasons why they would disagree This will take 2 minutes BUT it will save you time as you then just need to structure your answer

For example…….. “God cannot be described” Do You Agree Give reasons for your answer showing that you have thought about more than one point of view.

Final Tips Attempt EVERY question PEEL – use key words, quotes and religious ideas as your examples Always state WHO you are talking about e.g. Scientists agree because…… Read the questions carefully and make links back to them TIMING!