Eight topics, one unit. The divergent Christian views, and the scientific and humanist voices this paper expects most of all, set side by side, the key ideas connected, and every source of wisdom and authority in one place.
Where does life come from, what makes it sacred, and who, if anyone, has the authority to end it: why do Christians, scientists and humanists answer so differently?
Every (d) in this unit turns on the divergent views · Catholic beside Anglican beside liberal Christian, and beside the scientific and humanist voices this paper expects more than any other. Pick a topic, then tap a position to see what it claims. The top-marks move and a 7-minute discussion question travel with each topic.
Tap a circle, or use Tab and Enter, to explore each position.
Top marks are not more content: they are three habits applied to every topic. Spot them and every (d) in this unit opens the same way.
Never one view at a time. Set Catholic beside Anglican beside the humanist and the scientist, where they agree, and the exact point they part: that comparison IS the analysis the (d) is marked on.
Chain each point (claim → because → this means → therefore), steelman the other side, weigh BOTH arguments, a strength AND a limit, then justify the conclusion.
A correctly named source beats a vague paraphrase: Genesis 2:15, not 'the Bible says care for the earth'; the Abortion Act 1967 and its 24-week limit, not 'it's legal'. One learned line, placed precisely, is what turns a (c) from 3 marks into 5.
Each panel is a topic's key idea: the connective explanation that links the key words into one argument, with the source of wisdom and authority the (c) question expects. Learn the chain, not the list.
Everything for the unit, in one place: each topic's lesson deck and workbook pages, plus the unit-wide documents. The file each button points to is named underneath it.
LINKS list near the bottom, and paste each SharePoint or OneDrive share link once. Buttons with no link show as "Link not set".
Use the resources in this order: the same loop as the lessons, so revision feels like coming home.
Five recall questions from memory, which position is Catholic, which Anglican, which humanist, plus the 24-week limit and who proposed the Big Bang, self-scored /5 before opening any notes. Then the same five at +1 week and +1 month.
One deck per topic, MLD_L01 to MLD_L08. Cover the definitions, say them aloud, then reveal. The deck is the shortest route back into the topic.
The workbook comes in three tiers, Supported, standard and Grade 9, with the same task numbers as the board. Redo Task 3 (the key source) and Task 5 (the euthanasia debate) from memory, in whichever tier stretches you.
Chain · steelman · weigh both (a strength AND a limit) · justify. Check yourself against the Model Answer Bank before you look at any mark scheme.
A full review of Matters of Life and Death: all eight topics as one argument. Best watched before you revise, then again to check recall.
Teacher: paste the YouTube link in the VIDEO_URL line near the bottom of this file. The player then appears here automatically.
Flip a card to check yourself. Switch between key terms (term → meaning) and divergent views (view → what it claims), and filter by topic.