The Nature & Purpose of Marriage

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the Church’s teaching on the nature and purpose of marriage.
2. Make links to Genesis and Jesus’ teaching in Mark 10:1–12.
3. Reflect on the meaning of lifelong commitment in marriage.

Resources Include: 
- Lesson PowerPoint
- Debate Arguments - Challenges and benefits of making lifelong promises.
- Worksheet - The nature and purpose of marriage, with a variety of activities to complete.
- Differentiation - Sentence starters to help write an answer

Religious Education Directory Links:
U9.1.5 - Describe what the Church teaches is the nature and purpose of marriage, explaining why it is one of the seven sacraments, making links with Genesis 1 and 2 and Jesus’ teaching on marriage in Mk 10:1-12 or parallels
D9.1.2 - Consider the claim that no-one can make a promise that binds them for life. Present arguments for and against the claim, including a Catholic response, weighing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments. Arrive at a judgement supported by an effective evaluation of the arguments

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

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