Religious Studies for Common Entrance: Pupil's Book Book

The second edition of the best-selling Religious Studies for Common Entrance is the authoritative textbook to prepare pupils for the compulsory sections of the Independent Schools Examination Board's (ISEB) Common Entrance Religious Studies examination. Updated and revised to reflect the new syllabus this book covers all the nominated Old Testament and New Testament texts through an investigative approach providing active learning for the classroom as well as tasks for independent study and revision. For both the Old and New Testament texts Religious Studies for Common Entrance provides three components: - Encounter: dynamic encounter with the Bible text itself using a range of techniques including dramatic readings story strips and re-tellings. - Understand: clear explanation of the background to the text and the key ideas and concepts underlying it leading to engaging tasks to deepen understanding. - Apply: connecting these ideas to contemporary moral and social issues. These range from the personal such as how to deal with anger or resentment to the global such as the imperative to care for the environment.This Pupil's Book is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher's Resource Book which helps pupils to develop revision examination and transferable study skills and includes additional tasks specific to Scholarship candidates.