Lesson 3: How did the Bible become a bestseller?

Learning objective

To evaluate the impact of people and events on the modern-day Christian Bible.

Success criteria

I can explain the impact of key people

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Religious Education Council Curriculum Framework for RE in England (non-statutory guidance):

A1: Recall and

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Pupils should be

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1: Lesson plan

An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Should focus on the information sheet about Martin Luther, the printing press or Mary Jones, which include QR codes for a video summarising the information; could record their answers using a voice recorder or as electronic notes.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should justify why they think one event or person may have had more impact than another; could complete the Activity: Bible history investigation for more than one information sheet.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: explaining the impact of

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Vocabulary definitions

impact

The effect or influence that an event, situation or person has on someone or something.
significance

How important or meaningful something is.

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In this unit

Assessment: Why is the Bible the best-selling book of all time?

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Lesson 1: How did the Christian Bible come to be?

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Lesson 2: What is in the Bible?

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Lesson 3: How did the Bible become a bestseller?

Lesson 4: How can the Bible mean different things to different people?

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Lesson 5: Where might we find the Bible?

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Lesson 6: How is the Bible relevant for some people today?

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