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RE at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 7B: What does justice mean to Christians?

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Expectations

At the end of this unit

most pupils will: express clearly their responses to questions, eg religious experience, leading and following, working for justice; describe some Christian perspectives on issues of leadership and justice; identify the influence of religious belief upon a person's life, express some of their own ideas about justice, and consider how these relate to significant Christian leaders; reflect on their own responses to the lives of Christian leaders

some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: recount some stories about Christian leaders; identify and consider some basic questions and ideas about who is a leader and what it means to be a follower; reflect on ways in which some people give their lives to work for justice

some pupils will have progressed further and will: explain how principal Christian beliefs and teachings are shown through the lives of key figures; describe some examples of Christians working for justice; explain the impact of Christian leaders on society in the past and today; explain how contemporary Christian leaders relate to values and visions found in biblical writing; describe their own understanding of some perspectives on issues of justice, in the light of their learning from Christianity


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What did Jesus teach on justice?
2. What do Christians today learn about justice from St Paul?
3. How do Christian leaders show justice today?
4. Why do some people give their lives for others?
5. What does justice mean to Christians in practice?