Self - Giving

‘What must I do, in this topic, to enable the pupil to achieve level x?’

What is the purpose of Assessment?

The main purpose of assessment is to improve standards not to measure them

Q: What will planning look like?

- Teachers will plan together. Plan whole topic - Assessment opportunities included at planning stage. The Q ‘What must I do, in this topic, to enable the pupil to achieve level x?’ will help structure tasks The Level Descriptors and “Driver Words” will help structure tasks ‘Here I Am’ objectives, outcomes, topic expectations will help structure tasks.

“DRIVER WORDS” Level One AT1 AT2 Recognise Talk about Level Two Describe Ask Level Three Give Reasons Make Links Level Four Level Five Show Understanding Engage and Respond Identify and explain Explain distinctions

Self – Giving and Level Descriptors

This is a best-fit judgement.

Use the progression built into the level descriptors to make a judgement that a piece of work is more one level than another

Spring 2008 AT 1 – Learning about Religion: Strand (iii) – social and moral practices and way of life Topic: Self – Giving Level 1: Recognise that people because of

their religion act in a particular way Pupils will recognise that Lent/ Holy Week is a special time for giving / going to Church

Level 1: Recognise that people

because of their religion

act in a

particular way

Lent – What do Catholics do? Why? (because) In Lent I, Catholics …..

Give up things, give to others – share, love, send money to CAFOD, Good Shepherd I have given up sweets because it is Lent.

I have given up chocolate to help others / to be more like Jesus Good Friday – What do Catholics do?

Go to Church because Jesus died (for us) - to listen to how Jesus died - to remember that Jesus died (for us) Easter Sunday – What do Christians do?

I celebrate because God gave Jesus new life Christians (I, we) celebrate because Jesus is alive.

Strand (i) – beliefs, teachings and sources Level 1: Recognise some religious stories

Death of Jesus (Jn. 19: 25-27) Jesus thinks of others even when he’s in great pain Healing of the Blind Man (Bartimaeus Mk. 10: 46-52. Jesus

chose

to heal the blind man. We are given the special gift of choosing (this can lead on to choosing right/wrong (forgiveness) Parable of the Talents (Mt. 25: 14-30). What are our gifts and talents (chart them) Use them

Strand (iii) social and moral practices and way of life

Level 2: Describe some ways in which

religion is lived out by believers

Pupils will be able to describe the season of Lent and some ways in which Catholics practise giving during Lent

Describe some ways in which religion is lived out by believers

Lent is a time when we prepare for Easter.

- Lent begins on Ash Wednesday - On Ash Wednesday we go to Mass - We receive a special sign on our forehead, the sign of the cross, in ash.

- The ash is the remains of burned palms from last year’s Palm Sunday - Lent lasts for 40 days - Christians try to be better people

Describe some ways in which religion is lived out by believers

Describe the customs and rituals of Lent/Holy Week/Easter prayer, fasting and almsgiving (Good Shepherd, CAFOD) Ashes Palms Hot Cross Buns / EGGS

Strand (i) beliefs, teachings and sources Level 2: Retell some special stories about religious events and people

Jesus’ Self-Giving Life : e.g. how he acted, his teachings, how he died etc

: Stories from Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Last Supper (Washing of Feet), Death and Resurrection Story of Zacchaeus Parables on Forgiveness: Lost Sheep, Unforgiving Servant, Forgiving Father

Strand (iii) social and moral practices and way of life

Level 3: Give reasons for certain actions by believers

Pupils will be able to give reasons why Christians/ Catholics do certain things during Lent/Holy Week/Easter

Give reasons for certain actions by believers

Holy Week and Easter Customs and Rituals Give reasons things why Christians / Catholics do certain Ashes on forehead Palms on Palm Sunday (processions): make into cross Venerate the Cross Give such importance to the Eucharist Make a special effort to go to Mass at Easter Give EGGS, send Easter cards

Strand (i): beliefs, teachings and sources Level 3: Make links between religious stories and beliefs

God is a loving, forgiving Father (Parables, stories) Jesus gives new life (forgiveness), cure of paralysed man, raising to new life (Lazarus, Widow of Nain’s son Jesus died for our sins (lamb of God: Is. 53, death of Jesus) Prayer, fasting and almsgiving, (stories of Jesus praying (Lord’s Prayer); Temptations; Widow’s Mite Jesus gives himself (is present) in the Eucharist: Last Supper-words of Jesus/Feeding of the 5000

Strand (iii): social and moral practices and way of life

Level 4: Show understanding of how

religious belief shapes life Pupils will be able to show understanding of the connection between the observance of Lent / Easter and Christian living

Show understanding of how religious belief shapes life

Why

is being a Christian about self-giving?

because

Jesus taught us that ‘loving one another’ (Jn 13: 34) is done through our self – giving (putting others first) = the foot washing Jn 13: 4-9, 12-15. The best e.g. of this = This is

why

we:

Jesus’ death on the cross forgive

– Jesus forgave the thief Lk 23: 39-43 and forgives us Lk 22: 19-20; Mt 26: 28 This is why we:

help those in need

– Jesus did this, ‘feedings’, ‘healings’ and in connection to Mt 25: 31-40 Jesus dies

hungry

,

thirsty

,

a stranger

, without

clothes

, a

prisoner

.

So by giving to others we give to Jesus.

BEATITUDES: identification of these in life of Jesus and Christian

Show understanding of how religious belief shapes life.

Research a person whose life gave new life to others : - Maximilian Kolbe - Oscar Romero - Mother Teresa How did they live out their religious beliefs?

- Jesus???

How did he live out his religious beliefs?

(Choose specific events, stories e.g. his Temptations, his struggle in Gethsemane, his reciting of Psalm 22 at the moment of his death) Why was he killed?

Strand (i): beliefs, teachings and sources Level 4: Describe and show understanding of religious sources, beliefs, ideas, feelings and experiences; making links between them

Compare and contrast the Suffering Servant Song in Isaiah 52: 13 – 53: 6 with the Death of Jesus Select Stations of the Cross: condemnation, a fall of Jesus, Simon, Veronica, Jesus meets his mother, death of Jesus - choose a character reflect on possible thoughts of them:- their motivation, reasons, loss, gain, feelings etc Produce art work on Stations

Level 5: Identify similarities and differences between peoples’ responses to social and moral issues because of their beliefs Pupils will be able to identify similarities and differences in peoples’ response to poverty in the world Different reasons why poverty exists Differing attitudes to the poor (Parable of Rich Man and Lazarus) Response to poverty: (Parable of Sheep and Goats

Identify similarities and differences between peoples’ responses to social and moral issues because of their beliefs The response of Pilate / Judas / Peter to Jesus during the last week of his life: What was their view of Jesus – before Holy Week.

What was their view of Jesus – during Holy Week – on what was this based?

What changed? – on what was this based?

Why?