Year 9 Lesson – Justice and Mercy: What Do Religions Say?

Aims:

Explore how different punishments work, including prison, corporal punishment, and community service

Understand religious views on punishment, justice, and mercy

Debate whether faith should influence how we punish offenders

This lesson includes a retrieval quiz, guided reading, case studies with decision-making tasks, a gap-fill definitions exercise, an infographic design comparing punishments, and a structured discussion of arguments for and against faith-based justice.

All resources are fully planned and ready to teach. School logos have been removed from the PPT.

Ideal for RE, PSHE, or Citizenship lessons.