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This is a revision powerpoint, going in relevant and key essay summaries and A* details in order to allow students to be accessible to higher grade marks. I tailored this to ideally be a prediction of the 2019 philosophy paper, however many topics I specifically wrote these revision details for, did not appear. Therefore, this may be useful in preparing for potential 2020 exam questions. Topics Included in this powerpoint are: Mind, Body and Soul Problem of Evil Attributes of God: Omnipotence 20th century perspectives: Verification and meaning Falsification symposium Language Games How I have structured these set of notes: Each powerpoint slide of notes will contain a detailed comprehensive analysis of what many scholars argue. Ideally the main (textbook) scholars of the topic. Providing criticisms of their arguments, further supported or challenged by other critics. Some slides will contain additional scholars, who propose different views. This may be useful for introducing a more specific argument to a specifically focused essay question. * Problem of Evil and Mind, Body and Soul specifically have a comprehensive set of pure evaluative points, in order to access level 6 band of analysis and depth when evaluating scholarship.

This is for OCR Religious Studies A-Level New Specification H573: You cannot simply “blag” an A* ({sadly, this is true :(((}) These documents provide very useful information on how to structure and write essays, but most importantly, establishing a critical tone/judgment (which is essential for consistent attainment of level 6 band for AO2) These documents focus on how to use the structure PEREL (to ensure that paragraphs are not merely asserting AO1 knowledge, but doing so in an argument-driven manner with sustained evaluation.) Whilst this also encourages specific AO2 phrases, this document provides some synoptic links that can be used to develop arguments (due to exam pressures/conditions), avoiding students from drifting off into other topics that have unsuccessfully left not linked towards the question, with tips on time management in the exam. (This structure is not objective, however if used to a critical standard, but played a massive role in achieving an A*)

This essay plan on religious experiences is very broad and focuses on 3 important aspects of the topic which is essential to attaining A* in religious experiences essay. Whether the experience is real Is there a cause for the experience Can the experience be verified and/or falsified (year 2 additional aspect) Experiencing God individually and with other individuals

These documents are summarised essay plans for general/specific questions for religious language. The resources are very useful in achieving high marks, unfortunately, as I did not predict falsification to appear in my exams, I did not produce an essay plan for this, hence reflecting the overall price.

These essay plans focus on OCR Religious Studies: Philosophy of Religion -> Arguments from observation: Cosmological Argument Teleological Argument With a specific applied Q on a priori argument vs a posteriori argument as the most persuasive in proving the existence of God. (All these plans are critical and comprehensive, and essential in helping me achieve an A* in religious studies)

This is a comprehensive, critical essay plan, using a general structure to answer questions on Religious pluralism, along with evaluative pointers and critics to add weight to your argument. The detail in this plan provides a variety of approaches that can be taken when writing an essay regarding topics in pluralism. These essay plans are applicable to general questions as well as being able to be tailored to an essay focusing specifically on exclusivism, inclusivism or pluralism. The content in this document, if correct links are made, can be used to answer many essay Qs, accessing level 5/6 bands for AO1 and AO2 when writing essays.

This is a comprehensive, critical essay plan, covering many aspects of Kant and Utilitarian applications to business ethics, along with evaluative pointers and critics to add weight to your argument. The detail in this plan provides a variety of approaches that can be taken when writing an essay regarding business ethics. These essay plans are applicable to general questions as well as being able to be tailored to an essay focusing specifically on an ethical theory. The content in this document, if correct links are made, can be used to answer many essay Qs, accessing level 5/6 bands for AO1 and AO2 when writing essays.

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. This provides quick, summary details of all of Kant’s moral philosophy, with some criticisms of each of his ethics, from his categorical imperative to his argument for duty and goodwill. The document also provides a scholarly list of objections and evaluations for and against Kantian ethics, with an essay plan for Kant (summary), focusing on duty.

This is an exemplar sample essay plan of a religious pluralism and society essay focusing on inter-faith dialogue, with 3 aspects of theology of religions, exclusivism, inclusivism (scriptural reasoning) and pluralism. I memorised this essay plan for my 2019 DCT Exam and scored 40/40 making specific links to the question, allowing me to achieve A* in DCT overall. This essay plan if used correctly, can be used to answer a broad range of questions within the society chapter of Christian Thought (OCR)

This is a comprehensive, critical essay plan, using a general structure to answer questions on Gender and Theology, along with evaluative pointers and critics to add weight to your argument. The detail in this plan provides a variety of approaches that can be taken when writing an essay regarding topics in Gender. These essay plans are applicable to general questions as well as being able to be tailored to an essay focusing specifically on Theology and presenting God in male/female terms. The content in this document, if correct links are made, can be used to answer many essay Qs, accessing level 5/6 bands for AO1 and AO2 when writing essays.

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These notes cover naturalism, emotivism and intuitionism, with strengths, weaknesses and critics.

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These notes are condensed, very specific, with each attribute of God containing scholars and evaluation to access level 6 bands for AO1 and AO2, when writing an essay. Content is concise and very simple, with additional scholars at the end so you can apply their arguments and be synoptic and take a holistic approach.

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision notes are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These notes contain detailed information of all aspects of verification (Ayer and Vienna Circle with opposing critics and alterative views), falsification (all contributors to Symposium) and Wittgenstein with a non-cognitive analysis (Don Cupitt) and Cognitive analysis (D.Z Phillips).

This is a comprehensive, critical essay plan, covering many aspects of Freud and Aquinas on conscience, along with evaluative pointers and critics to add weight to your argument. The detail in this plan provides a variety of approaches that can be taken when writing an essay regarding conscience. This essay is applicable to a general question on conscience as well as being able to be tailored to an essay focusing specifically on Freud/Aquinas/Conscience as an umbrella term/theological. The content in this document, if correct links are made, can be used to answer many essay Qs in the following topics, accessing level 5/6 bands for AO1 and AO2 when writing essays. As conscience can be approached in multiple ways when writing an essay, there are 3 plans. A very broad plan, analysing Aquinas, Freud and Alternative religious/biological/sociological approaches to the conscience. Whilst, one essay plan, contrasts and compares the view critically of the conscience existing or either as an umbrella term. The last plan, focuses specifically around whether Freud’s psychological approach is the most helpful (2019 OCR exam Q).

These are general paper 3 essay plans: I achieved a grade A in this paper. These plans are not an exhaustive list, as 25 mark essays can cover both macro and microeconomic topics. This is useful for Edexcel Specification 2015 AS/A-level

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These are revision notes of Religious experiences. This contains comprehensive notes on Conversion, mystical and numinous experiences along with psychological explanations from James, Freud and Feuerbach, to ensure high mark essays with breadth in scholars and academic approaches. It also contains a very high range (20+) of additional scholars, with application arguments from religious language and wider reading.

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These business ethics notes are split into 4 sections (convenient for any essay question). Focusing on Globalisation Corporate social responsibility Good ethics is good business Whisteblowing All topics covered above, also contain analysis from both a Kantian and Utilitarianism perspective, all contextualised with relevant and valuable examples, to encourage higher AO1 marks.

I predict that Plato and Aristotle, either a comparison, or on their individual merits will appear in the 2020 Paper. Rather than using a comparison, I have prepared detailed essay plans, specifically covering points on the OCR H173 specification in relation to: Plato’s understanding of reality: Theory of Forms The Allegory of the Cave Aristotle’s understanding of reality: Theory of Causation Prime Mover

These are very condensed and concise revision notes, useful to easily remember and quick to learn, with the information to write an A* essay on any question on the given topic. These notes were invaluable to my revision and attaining an A/A* in Religious Studies. The knowledge in these revision plans are sufficiently detailed and have are able to fill the scope/demand of any essay question within the topic. These are revision notes of Plato. This contains comprehensive notes on Plato on the Forms along with a summary (Powerpoint), and a scholar notes section, to ensure high marks and essays with breadth in scholars and academic approaches to access level 6 band for AO1 and AO2.