Lesson Plan Format (hypothetical)

Class: 9A

Date: 06.05.14 Time: Start: 9:00am
Finish: 10:00am
Key Learning Area: Religion

Lesson Topic: Old Testament: Selected Test
Recent Prior Experience (specific relevant concepts, skills and values the school students have experienced prior to this lesson):
Students have been studying the Literary form in the scripture/ different types of books in the Old Testament and their value in our modern world
Syllabus Outcome(s):
One or two only. Please note the syllabus
reference number AND write out in full.

A9-2

- Respect the scriptures as a source of
wisdom, and appreciate them as a
religious interpretation of Israels story

- Demonstrate knowledge of selected
parts of the Pentateuch history, prophets
and Wisdom literature

- Analyse themes and messages in
sections of the Old Testament




Indicators of Learning for this lesson:
Behaviours that contribute toward achievement of outcome(s).
Quote syllabus numbers. Must be clear, specific, observable.
Curriculum Content Strands may be used as headings.

By the end of this lesson, the students will:

V Discuss the process of sin/repentance/forgiveness in the Torah
story of Israel and in their own lives

K Explain the Jewish idea of covenant contained in the
Pentateuch

S Gather information on the different categories of the Old
Testament

V Values and attitudes
K Knowledge
S - Skills
Assessment:
Strategies which will be used to assess
learners attainment of learning outcomes.
Should be linked to each learning indicator.


- Ss to watch a video clip on the life of Moses
and do comprehension.
T Discuss how the process of
sin/repent/forgiveness is evident in the video
and in Ss life today.

- T lead a class discussion to the class about
the covenant
Ss analyse a bible passage on the covenant

- Ss complete activity on pg 51 of KWL and
reflect the own idea of Exile and return



Any safety issues to be considered:
- Ensure student seats are tucked in for clear
walkways.
- Ensure seating arrangement allow the teacher
to have access to assist individual student.
- Ensure any electrical cords such as laptop
chargers are safe and not obstructing any
walkways

Resources:
List resources you used in preparing the lesson AND those used in the lesson implementation.
- Archdiocese of Sydney, Secondary Religious Education Curriculum introduction
- To Know worship and Love year 9 textbook
- Religion teachers journal (February 2009)
- A9-2 Old Testament: selected test Syllabus outcomes

LESSON SEQUENCE
Lesson Content / Indicators of Learning
(What is Taught):
Note key skills, concepts and values
addressed in each section. Link to your
Indicators of Learning.
Timing
(mins)
Teaching Strategies / Learning Experiences:
(How it is taught)
Write detailed steps showing what the teacher (T) will do and
what students (Ss) will do.
Resources and Organisation:



INTRODUCTION

Discuss the meaning of sins and
covenant

Q/ What is the meaning of sins?
A/ An act of doing something wrong
Q/ What is the covenant
A/ Promise or contract between God and
humanity.




9:00




S Stands quietly behind their desk after walking into the
classroom
T Ask student for any special prayer intention follow by their
response
T Say a prayer along with the students
T Greet the Ss, vice versa
S Sit down and settle in their table
T Explain to the Ss what theyll be learning today
T Ask question based on their knowledge and understanding
of sins and covenant
T remind students to raise their hand to answer and to give
respect when someone is talking
T Prepare a short video for student to watch

- Laptop
- Projector
- Powerpoint






DEVELOPMENT

Watch Video and Do comprehension

Q/ How does the video demonstrate the
idea of sin/repent/forgiveness?
A/ Moses killed an Egyptian man -> admits
his sin -> repent his wrongdoing to God ->
Obey Gods order
Q/ How does sin affect oneself or others?
A/ Leads to disappointment and anger
towards others and thus puts a strain in the
relationship.
Q/ What is required for the right relationship
with God?
A/ wholeness of attitude towards oneself,
others and the environment



9:10

















T Tell the student that theyre going to watch a video based on
the life of Moses and briefly tell them what the video is about
T Have the video open
T Hand out the activity (Comprehension) to the class
T Explain the activity to the student and tell them to look out
how the ideas of sin/repent/forgive is demonstrated in the
video
T Play the video
S During the video, student answers the question based on it
T When the video is complete, T discuss the answers with the
class
T Prepare a powerpoint presentation and discuss with Ss how
the process of sins/repent/forgiveness is evident in ur lives
today.




- Youtube Video
- Activity sheet
(comprehension)















Q/ Why was the covenant made
A/ Due to the experience of escape from
slavery, wandering, and eventual home-
coming gave the people of Israel a
covenantal relationship with God.
Q/ What is the message that is
communicated in the Bible passage?
A/Gods covenant is unconditional and
timeless.

Q/ What are the categories/themes found in
the Old testament
A/ Covenant, wandering/exile and return







9:25









9:40

T Discuss about the covenant to the Class and how it came
about
T Get Ss to read a covenant story in the bible (Exodus 24 and
Exodus 34:6-10)
T Explain to the Ss to analyse what the bible passage means.
S Write their answer in their book
T Discuss the answer with the whole class



T Question Ss about the categories of the Old Testament
S Read about the Exile and return on pg 51 of KWL
T Explain to the Ss to read and complete the activities on pg
51 of KWL.
S Completes the activities
T Discuss the answers with the class
T Get students to reflect on an event in their life when they had
to leave somewhere.

- Bible
- Laptop for online bible








- To Know Worship and Love
Year 9 textbook
CLOSURE
Q/ What is the main idea about sins,
forgiveness and message convey about the
covenant?
A/ God teaches us that no matter how much
we sin, he will always forgive our actions
and that we try to keep a promise/covenant
with God to not sin again and to do the right
thing.

9:55





10:00
T Review what was learnt in class
T Praise Ss for their great effort and participation
T Write homework for students on the board
Ss Write homework in their diary
Ss Pack up, pick up rubbish on the floor and stand behind their
desk
T Dismiss Class when students are quiet ready to leave.


(add further pages as required)
Student Teachers Evaluation (write reflections on the following Critiquing another unrelated lesson
which someone else has taught):

Assessment of Learning Outcomes
To what extent did the learners achieve the intended learning outcomes?
As I conduct a general roving around the classroom and assist the students working on their activity, about 75%
of the Class was able to complete the task, while approximately 25% of the class had difficulty to complete the
task.

Describe the evidence you have for this.

In one of the religion class, the class was given an activity sheet to work on. The class was told to use a bible to
help them answer the questions or research the answers using the bible online on their laptop. While some
students were able to work smoothly on the activity, for those who struggled, the teacher had come up with
another solution.

Outline the follow-up to this lesson for the learners.
In order to help those that found it difficult to complete the task, the teacher showed a short video that was
barrowed and provided from the school library for the class to watch. The video reflected clearly on the content
of the activity hence enabled the students to gain a more insight and knowledge that could help them with the
task.

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Evaluation of Teaching
Identify the teaching strategies / learning experiences that were most effective. Explain why.
The teaching strategies and learning experiences that was the most effect was when a science teacher did a
class discussion with the use of a power point presentation. The teacher would constantly question the students
in order to ensure that the student understand the content that is taught. Meanwhile, the teachers use of simple
language and term enabled the students to be more engage with their answers. The teacher would also
constantly repeat, rephrase and emphasize the question when discussing with the class. This is evidence when
the teacher questioned, Why does the polar bear have white fur? How does it benefit them? This was an
effective strategy for the student to be engaging in learning, especially if a student answer may be wrong, the
teacher continued to praise them stating, Youre on the right track, but its not the main reason. This teaching
strategy allowed the whole class to be involved during in the discussion.

Identify the teaching strategies / learning experiences that were least effective. Explain why.
One of the teaching strategies and learning experiences that was the least effective was when the teacher had
set a non-assessment class task where the students was ask to create an oral group presentation based on a
given topic which they had learnt in class. During the presentation the teacher would question the students to
test their understanding of the topic. This was not an effective strategy due to the fact that the students had
difficulty in answering the question which lead to the teacher answering the question herself and providing
further explanation. This demonstrates that the student knowledge of the content has not been completely
understood. The teacher stated that If I made this task as an assessment, the students would have done
better. However, the task was non-assessment; hence the students did not do quite well.

How appropriate was the timing throughout the various sections of the lesson? Why?
The timing was very appropriate throughout the various sections of the lesson, as the teacher was able to
manage their time to have an introduction to the lesson and gradually ease into the development of the teaching
and learning of the topic to be studied. Towards the end of the lesson, the teacher had provided themselves a
decent amount of time to conclude the lessons by revising with the class the things that was taught in the
lessons before setting homework and dismissing the class.

Describe how the selection and use of resources supported learning in the lesson.
In various lessons, the variety of selection and use of resources such as laptop, textbook e.g (to Know worship
and Love and the Bible), and ICT powerpoint became an effective teaching strategy as it help the learners to
research task and seek into a deeper understanding of the task which helps to support their learning in the
lesson.

Identify what motivated the students. Explain why.
The things that motivated the students to learn, was the amount of resources that is available to the students
and the resources which students can access to. With the use and help of the resources such as laptop and
textbooks, students are able to focus on answering questions or working on an activity as it provides them with
the answers they need. When there is a lack of resources, students often struggles to answer the question,
hence they have difficultly to do the task and often give up or feel unmotivated to complete the task. This can
result in student to misbehave and disrupt the class.

Identify the classroom management strategies that were most effective. Explain why.
The Classroom management strategies that was most effective when gaining students attention is a non-verbal
action of eye contact. The teacher would wait and pause as she gives eye contact to students around the
classroom to indicate to the students to be quiet and pay attention. Another classroom management strategy is
to kindly ask the students to treat everyone with respect especially when someone is talking or presenting and
reminding the students to raise their hands when answering questions. When students misbehave such as
swinging on their chairs, the teacher would advise them not to and would retell an incident that resulted in an
injury when someone misbehave. This is an effective strategy so that the student could understand the
consequences and not repeat the behaviour.

What was most satisfying about the lesson?
The most satisfying about the lesson is when the teacher is able to teach the content that can be easily
understood by the students and set a task which the students are able to complete. It is also satisfying to be able
to assist students in their work when needed.

Based on these reflections, outline the steps you should now take to improve your teaching in future
lessons.
The steps that I should now take to improve my teaching in the future is to create an effective strategies that will
help assist and enhance students learning in a more diverse way, in order for the students to be motivated and
engage in their work in a positive light.
Colleague teachers comments: (Reference could be made, for example, to planning and preparation,
knowledge of curriculum, organisation, motivation of pupils, strategies used, interaction with students, classroom
management, catering for individual needs, use of resources, etc.)






























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