Intro to War and Peace- GCSE RE- Short Course AQA

1. Task
• Stick in your tracking sheet on the inside of the back
cover of your book.
• Fill in the boxes based on the feedback I have given you.
• Come and find out your target grade from me, and add
onto your tracking sheet.
• Set yourself a target for next unit.
• Stick in your assessment into the front of your book.

2. DNA activity
Stick in your Big
Picture.
Using the dictionaries,
define the key terms
War and Peace
•Why do people go to war?
•Consequences of war
•What is peace and justice?
•Pacifism
•‘Just war’ and ‘holy war’
•Victims of war
•Religious believers who have worked for peace
•United Nations
•Terrorism and nuclear weapons
Key words:
Quakers
Salaam
war
Crescent
Pacifism
Holy war
Dalai Lama
Terrorism
Peace
Justice
Sanctity of life
Forgiveness Just
Red Cross
Red
Irena Sendler UN
Weapons of mass
destruction

3. Quakers
Forgiveness
Salaam
‘Just war’
Peace
‘Holy war’
Justice
‘Red Cross’
‘Sanctity of life’
Pacifism
Forgiveness
‘Weapons of mass
destruction’
‘Red Crescent’
‘Dalai Lama’
UN
Terrorism
‘Weapons of mass
destruction’

5. Introduction to War and Peace
Learning objectives:
• To explore the concepts of peace,
justice and sanctity of life in
relation to war and peace

6. Watch the clip
• Make a list of questions you want to answer during
this topic

7. Literacy task
Read through the text.
You need to:
• Divide the text into paragraphs/sections.
• Give a main title.
• Give sub-headings for each section.
• Highlight the key words and their meanings.
Extension:
• Someone once said,
“There is no way to peace; peace is the way.”
Explain what you think they may have meant.

9. DEBATE…
•‘Religious people should be
pacifist.’ What do you think?
Explain your opinion. (3
marks)

10. “Religious people should be
pacifists.”
Arguments for
Arguments against

11. Peer Assessment…
Using the mark scheme, peer assess each others answers:
• What would you give them out of 3?
• What have they done well?
• What could they do to improve?

12. Homework…
• Complete the Peace and Justice page of
your booklet.
• www.request.com

13. Plenary
Copy the triangle of learning into your book and fill it
in!
1 thing you want to learn
more about
2 key words you
have learnt about,
and their meaning
3 things you have
learnt this lesson