YEAR THREE ‘TREASURES OF RECONCILIATION’ RUBRIC

UNIT TITLE: Christian Conscience SALVATION TOPIC: Penance YEAR: Three

Lesson Objective:
Students will be able to create their own ‘Treasure Of Reconciliation’ craft identifying the gifts of
Penance.

Key Understandings:
A1 Wondering at conscience
A1.4 Classifies actions ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ according to whether the actions obey or 
disobey Jesus’
Commandments.
B2 Jesus helps his followers through Reconciliation to hear conscience
B2.1 Explores and represents Gospel stories that show Jesus wants to forgive everyone their sins and
gave this power to the leaders of his Church.
B2.2 Expresses what the world would be like if everyone responded to God’s personal call to love and
to do good. 


Religious and Spiritual Capabilities:

• Fortitude (Inner strength) – In this activity, students reflect on questions such as ‘what would
you do?’ in response to a range of challenging scenarios as they consider how their ‘Treasures
of Reconciliation’ will help them to make good choices.
• Justice (Right relationships) – Students consider human conscience as they reflect on the gifts
they will receive in their First Penance. Students use the steps for an examination of
conscience to create their ‘treasures’.
• Faith – In this activity, the theological virtue of ‘Faith’ is developed as students praise God,
worship God & become reverent.
• Hope – Throughout this activity, students explain and reflect on why we say ‘sorry’ to restore
relationships.
• Charity – Students are required to reflect on the importance of caring for people in need,
saying sorry, thinking of others and considering the thoughts and feelings of those around
them. In doing so, Charity is evident in their learning and human development.

Activity:
Using a mix of crafts e.g. candy wrappers which can be shiny, old jewelry, gems, foil paper, golden
doilies etc students are to create their own ‘Treasure of Reconciliation’ craft. Students cut out jewel
shapes from coloured paper. Each one has a “Treasure Of Reconciliation” written on it with a sharpie
e.g
-Takes away my sin
-Increases my treasures in heaven
-Helps me say no to sins
-Makes my soul more beautiful
-Restores grace to my soul
-Helps me to be good
-Reconciles us with Jesus
These treasure may be different for each student and is an expression of what their First Penance
means to them.
YEAR THREE ‘TREASURES OF RECONCILIATION’ RUBRIC

Students considers Student shows no Student writes 1-2 Student writes 3+

what the world would evidence of treasures that treasures that
be like if everyone considering a world represent a world that represent a world that
responded to God’s that has been called to has been called to love has been called to love
personal call to love love and to do good. and to do good e.g. and to do good e.g.
and to do good when ‘Helps me say no to ‘Helps me say no to
identifying their sins’ sins’ and ‘Guides me to
‘Treasures of make good choices’
Reconciliation’

Students Students does not Students writes 1-2 Student writes 3 +

understands Jesus show evidence that examples of how Jesus examples of how Jesus
wants to forgive Jesus wants to forgive forgives our sins forgives our sins
everyone their sins everyone for their sins. through Reconciliation through Reconciliation
and selects treasures e.g. ‘Restores grace to e.g. ‘Restores grace to
to represent this. my soul’ my soul’ and/or ‘ Takes
away my sin’

Student classifies Students does not write Students writes 1-2 Students writes 3 +
actions ‘right’ or any treasure that treasures that explain treasures that explain
‘wrong’ and explain the the reason/purpose of the reason/purpose of
demonstrates an reason/purpose of Reconciliation e.g. Reconciliation e.g.
understanding of the Reconciliation. ‘Makes me closer to ‘Makes me closer to
purpose and intention God’ God’ and/or ‘Removes
of Reconciliation. my sins, so I can
continue to live in the
image and likeness of
God’.

Overall presentation Use of colour but Good use of colour. Excellent use of colour.
presentation and Layout and neatness Layout and
neatness needs work. are evident. presentation have been
completed with care.
Overall neatness is
exceptional.