Religion and Ethics Core Subject (Year 10

RELIGION AND ETHICS CORE SUBJECT (YEAR 10)

Students in Year 10 complete the QCAA Religion and Ethics Units 1 and Unit 2. When students select their subjects for Year 11 and 12, they have the option to continue the Religion and Ethics Units 3 and 4 with the addition of Praxis (service learning) in Year 12, or select the Study of Religion course for Year 11 and 12. The Year 10 Religion and Ethics course focuses on the personal, relational and spiritual perspectives of human experience. Students investigate and critically reflect on the role and function of religion and ethics in society. Students investigate topics such as the meaning of life, spirituality, purpose and destiny, life choices, moral and ethical issues and social justice and explore how these are dealt with in various religious, spiritual and ethical traditions.

COURSE DESCRIPTION The Religion and Ethics course is designed around core and elective topics. Each perspective of the core must be covered within every elective topic and integrated throughout the course.

Core Topics

Who am I? the personal perspective Who are we? the relational perspective Is there more than this? the spiritual perspective

Year 10 Modules (Unit 1 and 2)

The Australian Scene Religions of the World Ethics and Morality Peace and Conflict

Year 11 Modules (Unit 3 and 4)

Meaning and Purpose Heroes and Role Models Religion in Contemporary Culture Social justice

ASSESSMENT For Religion and Ethics, assessment from Units 3 and 4 is used to determine the student’s exit result and techniques. A technique that assesses the interpretation, analysis/examination and/or evaluation of ideas and information in provided stimulus materials. consists of four instruments from at least three different assessment

A response to a single task, situation and/or scenario.

At least two different components from the following:

written: 500–900 words spoken: 2½–3½ minutes multimodal: 3–6 A response that includes locating and using information beyond students’ own knowledge and the data they have been given.

Presented in one of the following modes:

written: 600–1000 words spoken: 3–4 minutes multimodal: 4–7 minutes. minutes

Presented in one of the following modes:

written: 600–1000 words spoken: 3–4 minutes multimodal: 4–7 minutes. A response that answers a number of provided questions, scenarios and/or problems.

60–90 minutes 50–250 words per item on the test