Authentic Planning & Assessment Format

Topic: Lent

Year level: 5

Duration:

Curriculum Links (New RE Curriculum)

Beliefs
Human Existence
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
Faith is shared and strengthened in the community of believers. The central and primary sharing of faith within the community
of believers is the celebration of Eucharist.
Skills
Identify ways in which people share faith within a community of believers (e.g. family, parish, school).

PLAN

Year 5 Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 5, students identify many ways in which faith is shared and strengthened in communities of believers, past
and present. They analyse information from a variety of texts, including Scriptural references to the Holy Spirit and the words,
symbols and actions of the Catholic Rite of Confirmation, to explain the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. They
use features of Gospel texts to show how the Gospel writers shaped their Gospels for particular communities. They describe
the significance of personal and communal prayer and worship (including the Eucharist, the Psalms, Sabbath rituals and
prayers) and the wisdom of the saints, including St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, for communities of believers. They describe
ways in which believers live according to Jesus new commandment of charity (love); and make and act upon informed moral
choices. They locate and record information about the contribution of pioneering Catholics in Australia (c.1850 CE c.1900 CE)
to the preservation of faith and the shaping of particular communities, including Indigenous communities. They examine
Marys role as mother of Jesus and mother of the Church. They analyse the elements and features of some Marian prayers
(including the Hail Mary, the Rosary and the Litany of the Mary of Nazareth) to describe the role of Marian prayer in the lives
of believers past and present. They participate respectfully in a variety of personal and communal prayer experiences,
including Marian prayers and meditative prayer.

DECLARE

Students will be assisted to:

Describe the way people share their faith during the season of Lent
Investigate how Lent impacts the lives of believers

Fertile Question:
How can communities of believers be strengthened
during the season of Lent?

Summative Assessment:
Students will create a prayer ritual for the
class to celebrate during the Lenten
season and analyse the symbolism they
use within their ritual. Students will
present this ritual to the class in groups
of four.
Prayer ritual planner
Symbolism analysis
Prayer space

Learning Episode 1
Introduce topic of the season of Lent
Ask students what they know about the season of
Lent
Explain criteria for summative assessment

Formative Assessment
Assessment for learning
o Students discussing their
prior knowledge of Lent
using a class brain storm

SUPPORT &
SCAFFOLD
SUPPORT & SCAFFOLD
SUPPORT & SCAFFOLD

Learning Episode 2
Introduce the class prayer space
Discuss the elements of a prayer space
o Objects
o Symbols
o Colours
o Layout
Form groups of 4 for the final assessment piece
and begin planning a prayer space

Formative Assessment -

Learning Episode 3
Introduce prayer ritual planner.
Discuss structure of a prayer ritual.
Explore appropriate hymns and prayers.
Get into groups of 4 and begin planning the
prayer ritual using the planner provided

Formative Assessment Assessment as learning

o Understanding of
appropriate choices in a
prayer ritual

Learning Episode 4
Analyse the symbols used in Lent using a brain
storm chart
o Why are they used
o When are they used
o Where are they used
Discuss the layout of the symbol analysis

Formative Assessment
Assessment for learning
o Understanding of symbols
used in Lent and their
meanings

Assessment for learning

o Understanding of the
importance of symbols in
prayer rituals

REFLECT

After undertaking the assessment experience students

will reflect on their learning using the iMovie app on the
iPad using the following questions:
What surprised you about your ritual?
Describe what part of the ritual interested you
the most
What did you learn from this experience and
how would you use it in the future?
How does Lent make you a stronger believer?