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Pagea

Getors

Psiityrlsnoieb

Ylmafi

rimaarge

Answers

• Pagea - agape

• Getors - storge

• Psiityrlsnoieb - responsibility

• Ylmafi - family

• Rimaarge - marriage

Which two key words did we not

focus on last lesson?

Marriage and family

Learning intentions:

• To explore different viewpoints on the value of marriage in contemporary society.

• To form your own opinion on the value of marriage.

Success criteria:

• By coming up with arguments for and against marriage.

Key words

What does ‘courtship’ mean?

Courtship is the period when a couple

develops a romantic relationship.

What does ‘cohabitation’

mean?

Cohabitation is when a couple decide to live together, but are not

married.

In pairs name yourself A or B

A) Note down all of the things that you can think of to support the idea that marriage is NOT out of date.e.g. It is still popular today people WANT to get married.

B) Note down all of the things that you can think of to support the idea that marriage IS out of date.e.g. people break their marriage vows by getting a divorce.

Extending our knowledge

Using two colours, highlight the statements:

• Arguments supporting marriage

• Arguments supporting cohabitation

Extension: Which argument is the most convincing for the support of marriage, and

which for the support of cohabitation? Why do you think this?

Some people cohabit before

marriage, giving them an

opportunity to get to know each

other.

It is a sign of a commitment to

one another

There is a decline in religious

belief so this has become

popular.

It is an option for same-sex

couples

It is regarded as the basis for

family lifeIt is tradition

Catholics believe it is a

sacrament

Divorce is on the increase so it

makes sense to not rush into

marriage first.

Class vote

After listening to the two arguments, do you think that marriage is outdated?

Task

Read p20-21 and complete the tasks:

1. What does the graph tell you?

2. List three ways that families have changed.

3. Copy the spider-diagram. Add onto it 2 examples for each point.

Extension: ‘Family life is out of date.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

Plenary – Bingo!

Cohabitation Courtship marriage

outdated eros agape

philia storge family

commitment responsibility

parents siblings IVF

step-family