SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT: Year 8 RE

DATE: 26/06/2014

NO. OF STUDENTS:

LESSON DURATION: 50 mins

TOPIC/FOCUS: Historical context of Jesus

AusVELS STATEMENTS: year 8 unit 1a The Jewish Context of the Life and Words of Jesus
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS):
Students will be able to watch a clip and answer questions concerning Jewish society at the time of Jesus.
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

Opening (links to previous lesson/s or new topic,

purpose of lesson):
5 mins

Summarise last lesson:

Groups at the time of Jesus
Roman control
The area

EXPECTED
STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

TEACHER
RESPONSE
S TO
STUDENTS
(including
consideration
of the need
to adapt,
reteach or
extend)

GOALS & METHODS

OF EVALUATION
(including specific
informal and/or formal
assessment links to
AusVELS)

Lesson Development:
5 mins

Write questions students should consider while

watching the clip on the board.

Students will copy

down the questions.

Students will watch the clip Geography of Jesus

and write down notes as they go.

They will watch the

clip and take notes as
they go.

15 mins

After they have watched the clip they will answer

the questions in full sentences.
We will regroup and go through the answers.

Answering questions
in full sentences.
Contribute to class
discussion.

10 mins

For the second clip, students will have to define

each of the four major groups in Jewish society,
Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots and Essenes.

10 mins

10 mins

https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
v=_6mCuCyJTmw

https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=Un1ZHVmENmE

They will watch the clip Four Major First Century

Jewish Groups.
We will create the definitions as a class.
Students will write down the answer in their
books.
BACK UP PLAN:
They will complete the research activity at the end
of chapter 1 TKWL year 8.

They will watch the

clip and form the
definition.

Write up and
explain the
questions to
be answered.

Work with the

class to
come up with
the
definitions.

Questions:
What is a province?
Which region sits
between Judaea and
Galilee?
What is the name of
the river that connects
the Dead Sea and the
Sea of Galilee?
In which region would
you find Bethlehem
and Jerusalem?
What is the
significance of
Jerusalem? (see 4.28)

Closure (Options include summarising or

reflecting on the learning achievements/analysing
errors; preparation for future lessons etc):
Summarise the Jewish context of Jesus life.
5 mins

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

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