SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

RE LESSON PLAN
Lower Secondary

LESSON ORGANISATION

Year Level: 8 Term: 2 Date: 23.05.18 Students’ Prior Knowledge: (include faith
situations/previous lessons/Units)
Time: 11:20-12:20
● Majority of students are ‘searchers’, that is, they
are open to learning more about their religion but
Term Overview: The Universal Need For God are not fully committed at this stage.
● There are also a significant group of ‘doubters’,
these students are not necessarily closed to faith
Chapter: 6 in their life experiences, however, they are highly
sceptical of certain aspects of either Christian
Key Understanding: The New Covenant of Jesus dogma or historical accuracy
● Additionally there are a minority of committed
Learning Point(s): practicing Catholics who attend Mass for its own
● Jesus initiated a New Covenant at the Last sake, are involved in Youth Group activities
Supper including faith development opportunities and
● Jesus founded the Christian Religion believe in the Christian message of salvation in a
● The Christian Promise can become a reality if personal way
people draw on the Power of God’s saving love ● Finally there is a small group of non-believers;
some are committed to other faith backgrounds
e.g. Judaism, Islam etc. One or two other
students have come from no faith background
and do not feel there is value in their time in the
RE classroom.
● Students have engaged with the material in
Chapter 5 and understand that God entered into
a covenant with the people of Israel.
● Additionally, students are aware that the new
religion God commanded to institute had the
basic characteristics of all religions
● Finally, through the prophets, God had promised
a new Covenant and a Messiah.

Spiritual and Religious Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
eg Right choices eg Right eg Inner strength eg Moderation eg Prayer eg Reconciliation eg Service
relationships

General Capabilities (that may potentially be covered in the lesson)

Literacy Numeracy ICT competence Critical and Ethical Personal and Intercultural
creative behaviour Social understanding
thinking competence
Cross-curriculum priorities (may be addressed in the lesson)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Asia and Australia’s engagement with Sustainability
histories and cultures Asia
Lesson Objectives (i.e. anticipated outcomes of this lesson, in point form beginning with an action verb)

As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:

● Recall the events of the Last Supper
● Recognise the connection between the Passover and the Eucharistic celebration, specifically, analysing the
similarities and differences
● Recognise situations in their lives where they may turn to God for guidance, and discuss how people may
pray to God for help
Teacher’s Prior Preparation/Organisation:
(include Teacher Witness)
● Daily quiz sheet (questions made up from
previous lesson content)
● Sticky notes (1 for each student)
● Student resource (weebly) to be made and
upload relevant content
● T Chart Resource Sheet (8 copies)
● Comic strip paper (for students who choose to do
hard copy)
● A4 white paper for students who want to do
writing and drawing separately
● Get ahold of elements of the Last Supper
Teacher Witness
I will discuss with students if they have any traditions with
their families that include them gathering and sharing in a
meal. I will then go on to explain how every year my
family comes together on Christmas day to celebrate and
share in a meal, similar to the Last Supper where Jesus
gathered with his apostles for Passover. We have had
this ‘tradition’ ever since I was born, this is similar to the
Last Supper and how it is still celebrated today in the
Church through the sacrament of the Eucharist.
Provision for students at educational risk:
Recognising that there is a student who is visually
impaired in the class, the teacher has organised a
seating arrangement, where these students will be
positioned in the front few rows. This allows the
student to be able to see the whiteboard and
projector clearly. Additionally, the teacher provides
both visual and verbal instructions of the task.
Worksheets will also have larger fonts so that they
can be easily read.
Recognising that there is a student with ADHD in the
class, the teacher has prepared a worksheet – a
character profile (Learning Activity Sheet 2) in the
event that they are disruptive upon hearing of the
tasks for today’s lesson. Additionally, allowing the
student to have responsibility by handing out sheets
for the lesson etc.
LESSON DELIVERY attach worksheets, examples, marking keys, etc. as relevant
Resources/References
Time Motivation and Introduction:
Align these with the
● Start the lesson with the prayer (students are allocated on a
segment where they will
prayer roster)
be introduced.
11:20- ● Take the role and welcome the class for the weeks first lesson
11:25 ● Very briefly recap the prior lesson and give ‘daily’ quiz based on
students questions from previous lesson. E.g. “In the last lesson Daily Quiz Sheet
we learnt about the characteristics of the Religion of Israel.
● Lesson outline: “Today we are going to explore the New
Covenant given to us by Jesus at the Last Supper
Introductory Activity
● To engage students prior learning on the topic give each student
a sticky note that will be used for a class brainstorm
● On the sticky note, explain to students that they are to list Sticky notes
common elements that may be part of the Passover meal or the
Eucharistic meal Elements of the
11:25-
● Allow students only 1 minute to complete the task Eucharist Pictures
11:30
● After 1 minute, allow students to pair up and share their thoughts
with a partner.

Lesson Steps (Lesson content, structure, strategies & Key Questions):

Explain to students that Jesus entered into a new Covenant relationship

with his people during the Last Supper

11:30- Jesus was a Jew, and like many Jew’s, sharing meals was an important
11:32 part of daily rituals as they were an opportunity to build and rebuild
relationships in the family.

Lead into teacher witness

Inform students that Jesus and his disciples ate a Passover meal
together before Jesus’ passion and death. Jesus’ Final Passover meal
with his friends is known as the Last Supper

Activity 1: Retell of the Last supper

● Working individually, students will use the attached website to
retell the story of the Last Supper
11:32-
● Students are required to write a summary of the events that
11:52
occurred
http://www.togetheraton
● Students are required to complete a drawing to illustrate the
events ealtar.catholic.edu.au/ex
plore/dsp-
Note: This can be done as both a written piece of work and drawing content.cfm?loadref=15
separately, or as a comic strip.

Additionally, students are able to do it hardcopy or use Toondoo, which http://www.toondoo.com

allows students to create cartoons /
Activity 2: Connection of the Passover and the Eucharist T Chart

Explain to students that the Passover meal has been celebrated for over
4000 years and elements are still celebrated today through the
Sacrament of the Eucharist

● Allocate students into groups of 3-4. Use number cards (1-8) so

students will be working with others who they may not usually
11:52- work with.
12:02 ● Students are to design a chart showing the similarities and T-Chart Resource
differences between the first Passover and the celebration of the
Eucharist. Good News Bible
 ● Students are to use words, symbols, illustrations and quotations Exodus 12
from the Old and New Testament Matthew 26: 17-30

Explain to students that Jesus gave members of his Community the Mark 14: 12-26
Eucharist to nourish them spiritually so that they can grow in love and
Luke 22: 7-39
goodness and draw closer to God.
John 13: 1-17: 26
Explain to students that Jesus came to invite all to draw on the Power of
God’s love. As people do so, they receive God’s guidance and help in Come Follow Me Text
their lives. The power of God that Jesus proclaimed helps people to
overcome any difficulty in living as God wants

Activity 3: Group Work on the Need for God’s Guidance

● Students will be allocated groups using a random name
generator (into a group of 4)
● Students are to list aspects of life where students may need
12:02- God’s help and guidance and write them down on an A3 sheet
12:15 ● Come back to a full class discussion of ways people pray to God
for help and guidance and characteristics that may be required to
overcome difficulties

Lesson Closure:(Review lesson objectives with students)

● “In completing these activities today, you would have affirmed
your knowledge of the events of the Last Supper and are now A3 Paper
able to make connections of the original Passover and the
12:15- Colour pens
Eucharist. Additionally, you have identified areas in your life
12:20 where you may need God’s love and guidance to help overcome
difficult situations and what characteristics one would have to
display to overcome these.”
● Ask class for standard summary questions (one from each
group) for next lessons opening quiz
● “To solidify your understanding of the New Covenant, you will be
required to complete a Kahoot quiz prior to the next lesson. In
addition, if you have not completed your retell of the Last
Supper, that will also need to be completed prior to the next
lesson.

Transition: (What needs to happen prior to the next lesson?)

● Prior to next lesson, students will complete any task that was not
finished in class
● Additionally, students will have a kahoot set to be completed on
the New Covenant of Jesus

Assessment: (Were the lesson objectives met? How will they be

assessed?)
● Students will be assessed informally through the completion of
each activity
● Students will be required to submit their retell of the Last Supper
● Additionally, the teacher will collect the T charts produced by
each group
● Finally the teacher will be able to assess the students through
their verbal contribution to the class discussion on the need for
God’s guidance and the acquiring of particular characteristics
needed to overcome difficulties