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3 Confirmation

Week Content Focus Questions Skills Suggested Learning Activities

1 God created people
with a body and soul
What is a soul? LA1 Discuss the students’ understanding of a soul. Explore the
Catholic definition of a soul. For example, complete a KWL chart as a
How do people class to engage students in a discussion about souls.
experience their
souls? LA2 Teach the students that the soul makes it possible for people to
reflect God through their thoughts, words and actions. Explain that
What is holiness? people experience the influence of their souls whenever they behave
in ways that reflect God. For example, students complete LA2
How can people be Resource Sheet and identify how their soul helps them to reflect God
considered holy? in their own thoughts, words and actions.

LA3 Create a class mind map on the term holiness and explore ways
that people can be called to holiness. Discuss the ways that all people
are called to be saints. For example, read the news article below,
watch the YouTube clip on Pope Francis discussing holiness, and
complete the following journal questions:

• What does it mean to live a holy life?

• Pope Francis said the call to holiness is an invitation to live
and share God’s joy in every moment of our lives. What does
he mean by that?
• If you had to use another word instead of ‘holiness’ what
would you use? Explain.
• Complete the statement: To live a life of love more fully, I
would change…

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 National Catholic Reporter news article
https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/francis-chronicles/little-acts-love-
kindness-and-faith-add-holiness-pope-says

YouTube Video – Think holiness isn’t for you? Think again.

https://bit.ly/2ETyRt5

LA4 Define Saint. Discuss the ways that saints are examples of people
who reflect God through holiness in their efforts to do what is good.
For example, show the students the quote by Father Goyo and discuss
the meaning as a class. Students consider and list the things that they
are doing each day to fulfil their vocation to be a saint. Make
connections to how this quote applies to the lives of other saints that
the students know of.

“When I was little, every morning mom asked me, ‘what are you going
to do today to be a saint?’ And then I wrote a list of good and very
concrete things to do that day.” (Father Goyo)

LA5 Review student knowledge of Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop.

Explore how Saint Mary of the Cross grew in holiness in her efforts to
do what was good. For example, students complete basic internet
research using the approved websites on LA5 Resource Sheet to
identify the pivotal moments in Saint Mary of the Cross’s life when
she grew in holiness by doing what was good.

Sample Assessment Task 1

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resources. The NJB version is translated directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic and used in the Lectionary used for Masses in Australia.
 2 Jesus promised the
Holy Spirit
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How did Jesus send LA6 Locate and read the Scripture passage [John 15:26-27] and
the Holy Spirit to his discuss its meaning. Discuss why Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his
followers? followers. For example, students locate, read and summarise the
scripture passage to answer the following questions in their journals:
Why did Jesus send
the Holy Spirit to his 1. Why did Jesus promise to send the Holy Spirit to his
followers? followers?
2. What is the Paraclete?
How does the Holy
Spirit invite us to be LA7 Recall the events of Pentecost. Locate and read the Scripture
committed to God? passage [Acts 2:1-8] and summarise the events. After reading,
students can watch the Stream video on the Scripture story. For
example, students create a Toontastic or iMotion video that retells
the events of Pentecost, demonstrating that the promise of Jesus was
fulfilled.
Stream Video Link:
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/c5647f61-31ab-4c6b-aa46-
29ed96531f56
LA8 Explore the ways that the Holy Spirit strengthened people as
individuals and as Christian communities to continue their purpose
and mission, and to spread the Word of God. For example, create a
concept map describing how Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to
his followers. Students then journal responses to the following
questions:
1. How does this promise bring strength to the followers of
Jesus?
2. How does Jesus fulfilling the promise help people to spread
the Gospel throughout the world?
 3 The gift of the Holy
Spirit
Why do people LA9 Recall knowledge of Baptism, including the words, symbols and
receive the gift of the details of their own experiences. Read the Baptismal promises as a
Holy Spirit at class. For example, view the Busted Halo Sacrament of Baptism video
Confirmation? and create an explosion chart detailing known facts about the
Sacrament of Baptism.

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resources. The NJB version is translated directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic and used in the Lectionary used for Masses in Australia.
 How is the Sacrament
of Baptism and the Busted Halo – Why we baptise
Sacrament of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05YB2jdHLsY&t=2s
Confirmation linked?

How does the Holy

Spirit help those who LA10 Explain what occurs during the Sacrament of Confirmation.
receive Confirmation? Identify how the Sacrament of Confirmation and the Sacrament of
Baptism are linked. For example, review the explosion chart from the
What are the seven prior lesson and use a highlighter to identify the parts of the
gifts of the Holy Spirit? Sacrament of Baptism that are linked to the Sacrament of
Confirmation. Discuss these connections.
How do the seven gifts
of the Holy Spirit guide LA11 Explore the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the ways that they
people? guide and support people. For example, watch the video ‘Seven Gifts
of the Holy Spirit’ and students take notes on the information given.
After watching the video, students complete LA11 Resource Sheet,
Gifts of the Holy Spirit Naming Activity.

7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit Video

https://www.thereligionteacher.com/videos/7-gifts-of-the-holy-spirit-video/

LA12 Recall the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, and revisit what was
discussed after watching the video. Continue to explore each gift in
depth, and the way that each gift guides and supports people in their
daily lives. For example, divide the students into seven groups and
allocate a video to each group. Provide groups with LA12 Resource
Sheet. Each group watches the relevant video of Pope Francis’
General Audience video and prepares a short presentation to report
back to the class.

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resources. The NJB version is translated directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic and used in the Lectionary used for Masses in Australia.
 4 Celebrating the
Sacrament of What does the LA13 Teach the students the details of the essential Rite of
Confirmation essential Rite of Confirmation. For example, provide each student with a copy of LA13
Confirmation Resource Sheet and explicitly teach the Rite. Students break up into
comprise of? small groups and role play the Essential Rite of Confirmation.

What symbolism is LA14 Recall the events that take place during the essential Rite of
evident throughout Confirmation, and the symbolism throughout the Rite. For example,
the Rite? after discussion, watch ‘Confirmation – Flame of Faith’ by the
Archdiocese of Brisbane and create a flowchart or timeline to recall in
order the parts of the essential Rite of Confirmation.

Confirmation – Flame of Faith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFo-9H-lZlk

Optional Video: Chrism Mass 2015 Procession of the Oils

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/91c843d7-f623-4755-86e2-
931de4cac17d?channelId=18b29c10-b4a9-4de9-8e9e-ae7938498e69

Sample Assessment Task 2

5 The fruits of the Holy

Spirit strengthen What are the fruits of LA15 Explain that the fruits of the Holy Spirit help people to think,
people to live like the Holy Spirit? speak and behave more like Jesus in their daily lives. Recall the fruits
Jesus of the Holy Spirit and identify how they relate to daily living. For
How do Confirmed example, provide students with LA15 Resource Sheet and after
people change as the discussing each of the fruits, students plan and write a persuasive text
gifts of the Holy Spirit or speech, focussing on three of the fruits to argue the following
mature in them? statement:

The fruits of the Holy Spirit strengthen people to think, speak and
behave more like Jesus.

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resources. The NJB version is translated directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic and used in the Lectionary used for Masses in Australia.
 How do the fruits of
the Holy Spirit help LA16 Identify how the fruits of the Holy Spirit enable people to be
those Confirmed? more like Jesus. For example, complete a collaborative brainstorm
using De Bono’s Thinking Hats. Attach each page of LA16 Resource
Sheet to a piece of card and spread the cards around the classroom.
Students work in small groups to move around to each Thinking Hat
and brainstorm their responses to the question on the card.

5 Every Sunday is a new

Pentecost How is the Holy Spirit LA17 Explain how every Sunday is a new Pentecost. Brainstorm how
at work today in the people’s thoughts, words and actions reflect God when nourished by
world? the Eucharist. For example, students create a collaborative visual
display that outlines the possible ways that Christians are nourished
How does being by the Eucharist and reflect God in their thoughts, words and actions.
nourished by the Relate back to LA2 and the initial activity where they were asked how
Eucharist help people they reflect God in their thoughts, words and actions.
reflect God in their
thoughts, words and
actions?

In what way is every

Sunday a new
Pentecost?

Please Note: The New Jerusalem Bible (NJB) translation of scripture is used in the Western Australian Religious Education Units of Work and supporting
resources. The NJB version is translated directly from the Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic and used in the Lectionary used for Masses in Australia.