Sample Assessment Task

Year level 6
Learning area Religious Education
Unit of work Church 6.1
Title of task Task 1 – The Church Helps People to Live the Teachings of Jesus
Task details
Description of task Outline how people are guided by the Apostles’ Creed to live as Jesus
taught
Purpose of assessment To assess understandings of Christian beliefs and how those beliefs
help guide people to live as Jesus taught
Evidence to be collected An explanation of Christian beliefs as presented in the Apostles’
Creed
Suggested time One or two lessons
Content description
 Jesus teaches people how to live the Gospel
 Jesus teaches people how to share in God’s love and compassion
 The Church helps Christians live the teachings of Jesus
Task preparation
Prior learning For example:
 The parable of the Good Samaritan is an example of Jesus
teaching how people should share in God’s work
 The Two Great Commandments
Assessment Consider possible differentiated learning in terms of process, product
differentiation and/or content eg
 Students may provide their outline of the Apostles’ Creed as an
oral presentation (product)
Resources
Instructions for teachers

1. Recall and make connections with relevant prior learning in Church 6.1.
For example:
 the parable of the Good Samaritan as an example of Jesus teaching how people should share
in God’s work
 the Two Great Commandments
 the parable of the Talents as an example of God’s compassion

2. Explicitly teach about the Profession of Faith (Creed) and explain how the Apostles’ Creed is a
statement of Christian beliefs that helps people to live the teachings of Jesus.
For example:
 The Profession of Faith is about the beliefs of the Catholic Church community
 The word creed comes from the Latin word credo, which means I believe
 The Apostles’ Creed is an old statement of what Christians believed. Apostle’s Creed has
three parts, called articles:
a. The First Article states a belief in God the Father
b. The Second Article states a belief in God the Son
c. The Third Article states a belief in God the Holy Spirit

3. Introduce and complete the assessment task.

 Allow time for research about the Apostles’ Creed
 Refer to LA9 Resource Sheet
 Recall the features of a news bulletin

Task

Outline how people are guided by the Apostles’ Creed to live as Jesus taught.

Include the following within the bulletin:

 Recall the Apostles’ Creed

 Explain how the Apostles’ Creed helps guide people to live as Jesus taught

Present the outline as a news bulletin prepared by your local bishop for the parishes within his
diocese. The information on the bulletin may be used in a Power Point for a parish information night
where parents with children celebrating Confirmation will gather.
Sample Marking Key
Description Score
Recall
Accurately recalls the Apostles’ Creed 3
Recalls most of the Apostles’ Creed 2
Recalls some of the Apostles’ Creed 1
Subtotal 3
Explanation
Explains the meaning of the essential beliefs of Christian faith presented in the 3
Apostles’ Creed
Identifies the meaning of two of the three stated beliefs in the Apostles’ Creed 2
Identifies the meaning of at least one stated belief in the Apostles’ Creed 1
Subtotal 3
Presentation
Communicates information in a format that shows purpose and clarity of ideas. 2
eg For a news bulletin - relevant headline, written in the third person, use of simple
language and short paragraphs (who, what, where and when), photograph, quotes,
attributes
Communicates ideas with limited consideration for purpose or audience 1
Subtotal 2
Total /8