Name: Embe, Germano Freitas Barbosa Date February 13, 2019

GSEM 608 Advanced Methods of Teaching Bible

Subject: Prophesy made simple Level: Undergraduate

Topic: Prophet Date: February 13, 2019
Strategy: Concept Attainment (CA)

Materials:
A. Labels (Yes / No)
B. Dataset (elements) of current lesson

Instructional Objectives:
By the end of the class, students will be able to
1. Define what discipleship is.
2. Identify characteristics of a disciple
3. Differentiate what is disciple and what is not.

Introduction:

I have an idea in my mind. You are going to help find it. To help you find it, I am going
to show you clues (some names). Please don’t talk to each other right now so that
everyone gets time to think. You will get a chance to share a while later.

Presentation:

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

The teacher says, “I have an idea in my Silently observe and hear the teacher
mind. You are going to help find it. To
help you find it, I am going to show you
some clues. Please don’t talk to each other
right now so that everyone gets time to
think. You will get a chance to share a
1.
while later.” Now “I am placing two
labels Yes and No. With this one “yes” the
name is close with I am thinking about
and with “no” is not.”
The teacher places the two labels YES and
NO.
Phase I – Presentation Silently observe and hear the teacher.
The teacher shows the first five (5) clues.
While he shows, he encourages the
2. students to think. Saying “on this column
of Yes, these names are more connected
with what I am thinking), and No are not
linked with what I am thinking.
3. Phase II – Testing The students listen and respond to the
The teacher asks the students to respond question by showing the thumbs,
only using the body gestures. At this according to their perception.

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 moment he says “Now I will ask you,
please on this question shows me your
thumbs up, if your answer is “YES”, and
if it is “NO” turn your thumbs down or if
you are not sure, please make a “side-way
thumb”. While the students respond, he
observes answers.
4. The teacher reacts to the student’s answer, Silently observe and hear the teacher
if it is wrong, he corrects and gives the
correct answer.
The teacher reinforces the The students listen and respond to the
recommendation. Please, he says “respond question by showing the hand and elbow,
again, only using the body gestures.” according to their understanding.
Now he says, “On this clue which I will
5.
show you, the answer for “yes” is raising
your right hand, and the left hand to say
“no” or “shake your right elbow” to say
you are not sure.
The teacher asks for attributes of the yes The students identify these attributes.
exemplars “what is common about all
these items?”
While the students are identifying the
6.
attributes he writes them on the board
(ignore items which are not relevant and
modify the responses to fit the
characteristics of the concept).
The teacher defines the concept by using The students listen, and interact.
all the essential attributes written, and
7.
name the concept “ all these names had
the attributes of a disciple ”
The teacher says, “now I will show you, The students respond non – verbally, as
more 2 elements, please answer, shaking the teacher’s orientation. .
your heads up, if “yes”? Now he says
8. “Now I will ask you, please answer,
shaking your heads from left to right vice
- versa, if “no” or put your hands on your
head to say I am “not sure”.
Phase III – Analysis of Thinking The students respond freely.
The teacher asks: “What were you
thinking of when you saw the first
exemplars? Which one confuses you?
9.
Which one helped you to think of the
right idea?” While teacher are asking,
make the students free to think and share
their thoughts.
10. Request the students turn to their Each return the partner and say.
Name: Embe, Germano Freitas Barbosa Date February 13, 2019
GSEM 608 Advanced Methods of Teaching Bible
neighbors and tell: “I, after learning “I, after learning about Prophets, Is
about Prophets, Is my willing to be my willing to be Jesus’ disciple.
Jesus’ disciple
The teacher asks: “How many of you Answer voting!
11.
enjoyed the lesson?”

Assignments:
1. Search, this time the more example of prophets in the bible.
2. Identify their characteristics.

Reflections:
I like the way students were engage in the lesson, they had no clue of the concept at the
beginning, they seems to be confused and curious and I like that. If we dedicate to do it
right we can do it.
Dataset (names) of current lesson

YES NOT
MOSE HEROD
DANIEL CHARLES DARWIN
HABBACUC HITLER
ELLEN G. WHITE ANANIAS
ELIJAH SAPPHIRA
JOHN THE BAPTIST CAIAPHAS
AMOS JEZEBEL
JESUS GOLIATH

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