GCSE Religious Studies Study Group 2024-25

do u have any tips for the beliefs and practices for christianity and islam

Just make sure you know the content really well and add lots of subject knowledge to your answers including denominational views and personal/societal impacts where possible. Make sure to add sources of wisdom and authority otherwise the marks you can get on your answers will be capped (at least for ocr)

thanks one last thing, how much do you have to write to get grade7-9 on the 15 markers, and how do you structure your answers as i rlly struggle for time and my handwriting just gets worse and worse as i have less time 😪

Ugh same my handwriting is bad enough it just gets illegible if I speed up 😭
This is the structure I use for 15 markers:
Intro - define any key terms and state whether you agree or disagree
1st paragraph - agree or disagree
2nd paragraph - counter argument
3rd paragraph - counter counter argument (your original viewpoint)
Conclusion - whether you agree or disagree and summary as to why
For each main paragraph use PEARL
Point
Evidence
Analysis
Range (denominational views/ effect on individual or community/in depth extra knowledge)
Link

Ugh same my handwriting is bad enough it just gets illegible if I speed up 😭
This is the structure I use for 15 markers:
Intro - define any key terms and state whether you agree or disagree
1st paragraph - agree or disagree
2nd paragraph - counter argument
3rd paragraph - counter counter argument (your original viewpoint)
Conclusion - whether you agree or disagree and summary as to why
For each main paragraph use PEARL
Point
Evidence
Analysis
Range (denominational views/ effect on individual or community/in depth extra knowledge)
Link