Why Charity? Lesson 1. Success Criteria I can... Identify at least 1 factor that affects a person’s behaviour. Evaluate altruistic and non-altruistic.

Why Charity?Lesson 1

Success Criteria

I can...•Identify at least 1 factor that affects a person’s behaviour.•Evaluate altruistic and non-altruistic behaviours. •Reflect upon my own responses to altruism.

Helping others

The clip below shows some very surprising behaviour.

What would you do?

With your shoulder partner…

• There are many times when people fail to help others.

• List as many situations as you can in 3 minutes where people might not help someone in apparent need.

• Can failing to help ever be justified? Discuss this in class – and if you like, take a ‘Devil’s advocate'

The Good SamaritanYou are a Christian and know well the parable of the Good Samaritan. (The Good Samaritan tells the story of a man who was robbed and left for dead by the roadside. A priest and a religious leader passed by him. Neither stopped. But when a Samaritan saw the injured man, he nursed his wounds, took him to an inn on his donkey and took care of him. The two men were enemies)It is likely that you’ve heard this story before, but now you are in the senior phase of your learning let’s put a twist in this tale….

Good Samaritan Instead of Samaritans, priests and religious leaders, consider who are the worst enemies in society today, or who are considered society’s ‘bad guys’.•Now consider that the injured person is one of these ‘bad guys’ and that by helping him/her, you might lead to them recovering and being able to carry on being a ‘bad guy’ in future•Alternatively, imagine you are a doctor faced with two patients in an emergency room – both will die without your assistance, but patient A has more severe injuries than patient B and is likely to die first if you don’t help. However, patient A is one of those ‘bad guys’….

What would you do?Can you think of times when you have had the chance to help someone?

What did you do?

Why did you choose that course

of action?

Discuss with your shoulder partner.

Further analysis 1

What do you think of the following quotes?“No one has ever become poor by giving” Anne Frank

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of others” Charles Dickens

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” John Bunyan

“Be compassionate whenever possible. It is always possible” The Dalai Lama

Further analysis 2

In Argentinian law "a person who endangers the life or health of another, either by putting a person in jeopardy or abandoning to their fate a person unable to cope alone who must be cared for ... will be imprisoned for between 2 and 6 years". What do you think about this?What is the law on helping others in Scotland?

Extension discussion

Religion and Charity

Lesson 2

Success CriteriaI can…

• Describe what one religion does to help others.

• Explain and evaluate the underlying beliefs of one religion in relation to helping others.

What motivates people to help others?

Glasgow City Mission – Set up in 1826

“ We have been showing Christian care to vulnerable adults and children by fighting against poverty and disadvantage in Glasgow.”

Find out about Glasgow City Mission1. What does Glasgow City Mission do?2. What motivates the actions of those involved in the

Glasgow City Mission?

Beliefs and Values

People’s beliefs and values motivate them.

Beliefs and Values

Beliefs and Values

Take a copy of Activity sheet 2 – Beliefs and Values.

Write down a definition and example of each of the values/beliefs on the table.

Belief/Value Definition Example

Love Love can be feeling or action. Love can be seen as a virtue of kindness or compassion

Glasgow City Mission show the “Love of Christ” to those they help.

Further analysis 1

“Helping others is actually selfish – because you always want to get something out of helping others”How far do you agree?

Further analysis

“Charity begins at home… and so religious people should help those of their own faith first”How far do you agree?