Answering the Question!

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Step One: Highlight and annotate the question

From a religion you have studied, select one religious belief and outline its historical development as a religious belief.

Trace the development of one religious teaching, identifying relevant people, events and ideas.

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Step Two: Use a planning framework

From a religion you have studied select one religious belief and outline its historical development as an historical belief. Select Religion Religious belief Outline of historical development

Trace the development of one religious teaching identifying relevant people, places and events.

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Step Three: Write a thesis statement A thesis statement must: address the ‘content’ and ‘conditions’ identified in the question It may: include the direction word(s) indicate a stance

Level of teacher support Student Independence Modelling I show You do Sharing We do it together Guiding You do it with help Applying You do it alone

The sticky ones Dire Complex questions

Dire Identify one important religious even in history and examine the different ways people and / or groups perceived the role of religion in society at that time.

Other Strategies Dire Write questions Use the Marking Key

From a religion you have studied select one religious belief and outline its historical development as an historical belief. Religious Belief Marking Key Historical Development Catholic belief of the Assumption of Mary Scripture Traditions 1953 official Catholic teaching Today