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Curriculum Bites RE > Key Stage 4 > The Moral Minefield
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The Moral Minefield
Time code
1.48.00 - 2.00.00
Length 12 m
Summary Is it right to enjoy a one night stand with a stranger? What if the person isn't quite such a stranger? What makes sexual behaviour right or wrong? A talk show format examines some sex ethics questions.
Themes Sex ethics, marriage and divorce, right and wrong.
What have we got here?
This strand combines drama and the format of a confrontational talk show, examining a question about sex ethics: what makes sexual loving good? What could make it bad? Voices from the floor raise lots of points on one side or another as the ethics of what hurts and what's risky unfold.

A woman speaks in favour of casual sex: the presenter tightens the moral screw on her by revealing step by step the fallacy of her initial contention that 'no one gets hurt'.

       
      The moral minefield would interest a lot of people at my school. The controversy in the situation between Gail, Gary and Sabrina gets some points across in a simple, but thoughtful way.  
       
      David, 14

A hedonistic and utlitiarian ethic comes under pressure, not from any kind of religious absolutism, but through its own consequences.

What pupils will be able to do at the end of this module

· Analyse and account for some statements about sex ethics.

· Explain clearly how motives, actions and consequences can be used to describe an action as 'good'

· Think critically about some key ethical questions connected with sexual behaviour.

· Evaluate the story in the programme making reasoned use of evidence and example.

Relevant GCSE and Standard Grade topics

Relevant GCSE and Standard Grade topics: sex ethics, good and evil.

Target age range

14-16 year olds

Activity 1 - Continuum
Activity 2 - Sequels
Activity 3 - Extended writing
Activity 4 - Your moral minefield
 


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