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RE at key stage 3    (Year 7)

Unit 7B: What does justice mean to Christians?

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Outcomes

Section 1: What did Jesus teach on justice?
Children:
  • define justice and reflect on and discuss their own experiences of justice
  • identify main points in an account of a story and how these demonstrate the idea of justice
  • produce a continuous account that develops and demonstrates the concept of justice and its effects on people

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Section 2: What do Christians today learn about justice from St Paul?
Children:
  • explain in writing some of St Paul's teachings about justice
  • describe different interpretations of justice
  • make connections between the teachings of Paul and Jesus and the way Christians today think about justice
  • identify aspects of justice
  • describe the impact on a person of the justice shown by Jesus

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Section 3: How do Christian leaders show justice today?
Children:
  • identify some of the ways in which the lives of leaders studied show their belief in justice
  • identify and explain some of the important qualities and values these leaders exemplified
  • apply their understanding of Christian justice to contemporary situations

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Section 4: Why do some people give their lives for others?
Children:
  • explain what motivated the leaders they have studied
  • identify the qualities of inspirational people
  • express in a piece of creative work their own sense of justice and fairness
  • evaluate the achievements of an inspirational person, from the perspectives of a range of people

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Section 5: What does justice mean to Christians in practice?
Children:
  • explain some of the ideas about the concepts of justice and love in a variety of ways, including speaking and writing
  • reflect on the concept of justice and analyse injustices that challenge the human community today
  • evaluate ways in which religion seeks to alleviate injustice in the world

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Sections in this unit

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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?