SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

TOPIC/FOCUS: Suffering in the DATE: 21-07-2014

Bible
YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 10 LESSON DURATION: 100 minutes
Bible
NO. OF STUDENTS: 20
AusVELS: (Strand/Domain/ Dimension)
GOALS:
Allow students to reflect on their own experience and make
connections with meanings present in the Bible and in Jesus
Allow students to explore suffering in the Bible and the reasons why
Jesus had to suffer as well as secular understandings of suffering
LESSON OUTCOMES AND INDICATORS
Students will produce a reflection on suffering and make connections
with their own experience
TEACHING MATERIALS AND PREPARATION - VISUALS
PowerPoint
TEACHING MATERIALS AND PREPARATION - EQUIPMENT
Marker
Readings
Worksheet
PowerPoint with quotes

LESSON PROCEDURE
Introduction/focusing activity (The lesson begins with this activity.)
Teacher

Remind students that their holiday homework is due and that a

hard copy is needed with their name on it. Those who have not
completed this task will be asked to stay behind at lunch

TIME
Students

Students are to remain silent

during this time and wait for
further instruction

5
minut
es

Lesson development
Teacher
The word suffering will be written on the board for a mind map and
teacher will ask students for words and meanings of suffering before
contributing them to the map

Student
Students are to respectfully listen to
each other and raise their hands
before answering

Teacher is to give instructions that students are to get into small

groups and read a section of text on other religions beliefs on
suffering before discussing the material and coming back as a class
and discussing their findings

Students are to listen and complete

task as directed before coming back
as a class and discussing their
findings

20
minut
es

Ask students to get out their readings from the previous class and Students are to read out sections
get students to read out certain sections until Redemption and provided to them and respect those
who are reading
suffering

20
minut
es

Display PowerPoint presentation of various quotes by people and go Students are to read through these
through them as a class and ask students to reflect on each one in quotes and individually reflect on their
significance
how it could possibly relate with their experience

10
minut
es

Handout the next activity task sheet and go through it with them
Students are to listen to instructions
highlighting that they need to complete this task this lesson
before beginning task. When they
have completed the task, students are
to print off their work and hand it in

45
minut
es

5
minut
es

Formative Assessment (Questions or actions used throughout the lesson to check on student understanding
and application of information)
This section will be carried out through their assessment task which includes the following questions:
What does the reading tell us about suffering and what should we do about it?
In what ways did Jesus suffer and what significance does it have to Christians?
What does it say about suffering and what advice could it give to someone?

Does the quote you have used leave anything out, could it be used in some cases and not in others? Why/why not?

Closure (Options include: summarising or reflecting on the learning achievements/analysing errors; the
presentation of selected students work/preparation for future lesson/s etc.)
Teacher
Student
Remind students that they are to print off their
Students are to print off what they have done 5
minutes
work before packing up and wait for the bell
and pack up their thing

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Was the stated Standard Formulated as a Student Learning
Outcome with Indicator/s achieved by all students or only some students?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example,

review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or your explaining skills in
information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example,
giving instructions, encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future

lessons. (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about effective learning
and teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next
Direct Lesson Plan.

ASSOCIATE TEACHER FEEDBACK

Pre-service Teacher preparation for lesson, use of resources, teaching
strategies, class room management. Lesson introduction and closure.
Acknowledgement of individual learning styles.