Bartolome de las Casas

Learning Objectives:
1. Investigate the Valladolid Debate and de las Casas’ arguments
2. Assess whether his views reflected Church teaching on dignity
3. Reflect on how Church teaching can shape social justice.

Resources Include: 
- Lesson PowerPoint
- Information Sheet - Information about Bartolome de las Casas and the Valladolid Debate.
- Knowledge Organiser - A worksheet for pupils to record information
- Building Blocks - Brick templates on which pupils write how Catholic teaching supports social justice in society.

Religious Education Directory Links:
D9.1.3 - Investigate the arguments of Bartolome de las Casas in the Valladolid Debate and assess the extent to which they were faithful reflections of the Church’s teaching about the universal and inalienable dignity of human beings.
R9.1.1 - Reflect on the extent to which they recognise their own and other’s dignity, irrespective of appearances, actions and feeling

Scheme of Work: Year 9 Creation & Covenant - Lesson 12 _______________________________________________________________________________

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