The following are Free sample lessons for you to browse:
- Ray
Musician Ray Charles meets a crowd of protesters urging him not to perform to racially segregated crowds. We ask whether individuals can have any impact on large-scale injustices in the world and in their society.
- Million Dollar Baby
A paralysed boxer asks her manager to help to end her life. We explore the ethical and moral questions surrounding the issue of euthanasia.
- Doctor Who: Dalek
Different worldviews and their effect on decision making are shown from an episode of the science-fiction serial.
- Batman Begins
The conflict between justice and revenge are examined, as a pre-Batman Bruce Wayne plots to kill the man who killed his parents. We also consider the difference between retributive and restorative theories of justice.
- World Cup: Stop the Traffik
40 years of hurt: 40,000 sex-slaves. Students explore the issue of the trafficking of women for sex with fans travelling to Germany for the football World Cup and consider society’s responsibility to these women.
- Crash / Stop the Traffik
A teenage car thief unknowingly gains possession of a van full of trafficked people – what should he do? Students explore the issue of people trafficking and consider how good stewardship could help bring an end to this unjust practice.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (4)
The long-delayed arrival of Christmas in Narnia prompts this investigation into the meaning and celebration of Christmas in church.
- Superman Returns
‘The world doesn’t need a saviour and neither do I,’ declares Lois Lane in Superman Returns. In this lesson, students will explore a Christian response to this statement.
- Click
A clip about a man who discovers a remote control for his own life leads students to consider what Christians believe about God’s control over the world.
- Stranger Than Fiction
The climax to Will Ferrell’s quirky comedy prompts parallels between Christian understanding of Old Testament sacrificial atonement and its relevance to the death of Jesus.
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