RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Forward Planning Document

PRIMARY
2018
ED3619/5619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2

Unit Title: Empowered by the Spirit Student Number: 20150226

Date of Submission: 21st May 2018 Student Name: Jorjena Harman

 PLANNING OVERVIEW – TERM
Year Level Unit Title Salvation Topic Aspect of Human Development
6 Empowered by the Spirit Confirmation Human Spirit
Overview – explanation of the content of the unit and how it explores the Salvation Topic and development of the Human Person
Inner strength empowers people to do heroic things. Jesus understands that some aspects of the gospel are hard to live out. It can require people to go against common human
weaknesses, social and peer pressures. People often know the difference between right and wrong, however they do not necessarily always do what is right. This is because
they lack inner strength. Jesus shares the Holy Spirit with his people and inner strength is a gift delivered by the Holy Spirit. People receive this gift through the Sacrament of
Confirmation. People discover their inner strength through personal experiences and experiences with others. People also recognise that they can help other people by being
heroic and doing the right thing, they are empowered by the Holy Spirit to do this. Jesus demonstrated great inner spiritual strength, he promised to share the spirit with all
those in his Church. Catholics continue to wonder about their inner spiritual strength. They remind themselves that, when they are confirmed, the Holy Spirit will deepen the
strength God has given them already when creating their souls.

Key Understandings and Learning Points

A Wondering at the Creator of the Human Spirit
A1 Wondering at experiences of the human
spirit
A1.1 States that the soul gives life to the body and,
with God’s help, gives inner strength for goodness.

A1.2 Describes situations in which the soul,
with God’s help, strengthens people to be heroic
for God. 
 Holy Spirit to his Church
A1.3 Identifies ways the soul moves people to
behave like God. 
 his followers and how this was fulfilled at
A2 Wondering at the Creator of the soul
A2.1 States qualities of the soul.
A3 Attribute: God empowers human beings for
good
A3.1 Celebrates that God empowers human beings
to do what is good.
B The Promise of Christian Salvation
B1 Jesus revealed heroic spiritual strength to
obey his Father
B1.1 Describes ways in which Jesus showed heroic
spiritual strength.
B2 Jesus promised the special strength of the
B2.1 States that Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to
Pentecost. 
 C2.1 Describes the words and actions of the Rite of
B2.2 Evaluates ways society would be different if
everyone used the heroic strength of the Holy Spirit
to do good. 
 C3 Jesus calls his followers to open themselves
C Christian Response
C1 Catholics celebrate the special strength of
the Holy Spirit
C1.1 Presents major stories of followers of Jesus
being strengthened by the Holy Spirit. 

C1.2 Identifies ways in which other Christian
heroes have been strengthened 
by the Spirit. 

C2 Catholics celebrate the Sacrament of
Confirmation
Confirmation.
to the Spirit through the Beatitudes
C3.1 Explains how the gifts of the Spirit received
through Confirmation can be developed further
through the Beatitudes.
C4 Continuing to wonder at spiritual strength
given by the Holy Spirit
C4.1 Reviews and expresses the main ideas of the
unit.
Links to General Capabilities
Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Ethical behaviour Personal Intercultural
Students will show ICT is heavily Creative Thinking Competency Understanding
their literacy the involved in this It is crucial for Students are
whole way unit of work. students to be required to be
throughout this Students will refer critical and personally
unit by developing to a blend space creative thinkers competent when
their saint project. set up by the for this unit of work they chose a saint
teacher to guide as they are for themselves.
them through their required to
work. analyse how
humans can use
their inner strength
to do good.
Religious Capabilities
Prudence Justice Fortitude Temperance Faith Hope Charity
Students require Students Students
prudence when demonstrate their demonstrate hope
they analyse the faith by choosing by identifying ways
ways their saint their saint and to live out God’s
demonstrated their participating in the word using their
inner strength as retreats, liturgies inner strength.
well as when they and class
brainstorm ideas activities.
about the ways
students can
demonstrate their
inner strength
after receiving
Confirmation.
LEARNING AND TEACHING PROGRAM
Evaluation and
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5
Assessment
Learning Point: A1.1 Learning Point: A1.1 Learning Point: A1.2 Learning Point:A1.2/1.3 Learning Point: A1.3 Checklist
1 Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Teacher Anecdotal notes
Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Background:
Feeling alive, human soul Feeling alive, human soul Feeling alive, human soul Feeling alive, human Feeling alive, human soul,
GC: English soul, saints saints
 GC: ICT

Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction:

- Read book “Imagine” - The teacher will - To begin the lesson - The teacher will read - This session will be the
by Alison Lester facilitate a mediation the teacher will recap ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by first researching time for
- Ask students to session for students. the previous lesson by Marcus Pfister. students to use for their
consider the question: https://www.youtube.com/ asking students the Body: saint. They will need
What makes you feel watch?v=b57QvR1Ysyw following questions: - The teacher will use class laptops or iPads
alive? When do you feel Body: What is the human soul? St Francis of Assisi as and books.
most alive? - Students will consider How does our soul help an example of a saint Body:
Body: the following us to do good? that students may - The teacher will have the
- Students will questions silently and Body: choose for their link to Padlet in the
brainstorm in small then in conversations - The teacher will give confirmation. students blend space link
groups using A3 paper in small groups and students an A3 piece - The teacher will for easier access.
the different then as a whole class: of paper and ask them explain that students - Students will work
experiences that have Have I ever laid down to draw or write what are to research and independently on their
made them feel alive. and listened to my they think their soul choose a saint who research however they
Conclusion: breath? might look like. resonates with them may discuss their
- Each group will share Have I felt my heart beat? - Students must include personally and who choices with their peers.
their experiences with Have I felt my lungs things they think our they will relate to Conclusion:
the class. working? soul helps us with. throughout their life. - Students will be required
Have I woken up in the Learner diversity: Conclusion: to have chosen their
morning and thought students who may - To conclude the saint by the end of this
it’s great to be alive? struggle with this task lesson the teacher will lesson.
- Students will form due to writing may use an explain that students - At the end of the lesson,
small groups and iPad to voice record will be required to students will come to sit
create and present a themselves describing complete a project on in the mat area in a circle
role-play of a time what they think their soul their chosen saint in formation and each
they have felt most looks like. the form of a poster or student will state their
alive. Conclusion: an online saint’s name to the class.
Conclusion: - Students will participate presentation.
- The teacher will direct in a gallery walk around
the discussion the classroom to view
towards the human other students work.
soul and how God
created it. Students
will discuss the
following questions.
How does the soul give life
to humans? 

Why do we have a soul? 

How does the soul help us
to do good? 

If the soul was a colour,
what colour would 
it be?
 


Learning Point: A2.1 Learning Point: A2.1 Learning Point: A3.1 Learning Point: A3.1 Learning Point: B1 Checklist
2 Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Teacher Anecdotal notes
Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Background:
Wonder, soul Wonder, soul Inner spiritual strength Inner spiritual strength Jesus’s spiritual strength
GC: ICT GC: ICT & critical and GC: ICT
creative thinking
Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction:
- Using the blend - Students will learn - The class will - Students will define - Using blend space or a
space tool, students ‘Come Holy Spirit’ by brainstorm different what it means to ‘do bible, students read the
will identify and Jim Cosgrove. ways that we as good’. following scripture: John
define the qualities - The teacher will humans can live out Body: 6:59–66.
of the soul. review the previous the qualities of the - On a large piece of Body:
Body: lesson ensuring that soul. paper the students - During this lesson students
- Students will create students can recall - The brainstorm will be write the phrase: will deconstruct the
a visual the qualities of a made using Popplet ‘God empowers scripture passage and
representation of the soul. on the interactive human beings to do apply it to real life
soul using Thinglink Body: whiteboard. This is what is good’ or a situations.
and include - Students will teacher directed. similar phrase. The - In small groups, students
explanations of each continue their Body: students paste will use A3 paper to write
quality. research of their - Students receive a newspaper pictures and illustrate times when
Conclusion: saint and find role-play card with a of people doing good they have had people turn
- Students will share evidence of the scenario on it and around the phrase. away from them even
their Thinglink qualities of a soul in suggest ways of doing - In small groups each though they were doing the
profiles with a their saint and the right thing by student explains how right thing.
partner and compare record these in their presenting a role play the people in the Conclusion:
and discuss their Padlet. to the class pictures are using - The teacher will ask 1
ideas on the Conclusion: Conclusion: inner spiritual student from each group to
qualities of the soul. - Students will share - Students discuss role- strength to do good. report the key ideas
one example of a plays with the teacher Conclusion: discussed in their group
soul quality of their as a whole class. - Students participate back to the whole class.
saint with their in a gallery walk.
partner.
Learning Point: B2.1 Learning Point: B2.1 Learning Point: B2 Learning Point: B2.1 Learning Point: B2.2 Checklist
3 Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Teacher Anecdotal notes
Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Background:
Human spiritual strength Jesus’s spiritual strength Jesus’s spiritual strength Strength from the Holy Heroic strength from the Holy
GC: English GC: Personal Spirit Spirit
Competency GC: critical and creative
thinking
 Introduction: Introduction:
- The teacher will read - The teacher will read
Wilfred Gordon Luke 4: 1-13 to
McDonald Partridge students.
by Mem Fox to - The story tells of a
students. time that Jesus was
Learner Diversity: use tested by the devil, but
audiobook for students his inner strength from
who may need to hear God helped him to
the story again. withstand the taunts of Body:
Body: the devil. - The teacher will assist
- In small groups Body:
students discuss how - Students will use this
are inspired by the story as inspiration to
characters in the book create a role-play in
and identify the ways small groups where
they have students act out a time
demonstrated God’s they were tempted to
greatness in their own do wrong but their - To conclude the
lives. inner strength helped
Conclusion: them to do the right
- Students will share thing.
their ideas in a whole Conclusion:
class discussion. - Students will present
their role-plays and
the class will discuss
the situation
presented in each.
Learning Point: C1.1 Learning Point: C1.1
4 Key words from Key words from
Teacher Background: Teacher Background:
Influence of the spirit Influence of the spirit
GC: ICT
Introduction: Introduction:
- Students will research - The teacher will
media websites to review the previous
identify events and lesson and remind
incidents in society students of heroic acts
that are not what God that people do when
intended. they are empowered
Body: by the Holy Spirit.
- Using tissue boxes to Body:
act as bricks, the - Students identify how
students will write or their saint was
draw the event onto a affected by the Holy
Introduction: Introduction: Introduction:
- Students learn the - The teacher will read - The teacher will display
song ‘Deep in the students the story of pictures of heroic acts in
Spirit’ by Frank Pentecost (Acts 2: 1- society around the
Anderson. 13). classroom (e.g. pictures of
- Students will use this Body: people standing for the
lesson as another - Students will create a elderly, fire fighters and
opportunity to work on storyboard of the story paramedics saving people, a
their saint project. of Pentecost to display student stepping in when
in their project to another student is getting
explain the coming of bullied).
students as they the Holy Spirit in - Students will participate in a
create their projects Confirmation. gallery walk to view these
and ensure that Conclusion: pictures.
students are on task - Students participate Body:
while using the class in a gallery walk - Students will then classify
laptops/iPads. around the which situations relate to the
Conclusion: classroom to view strength of the Holy Spirit
other students’ work. and discuss why in small
lesson, the teacher groups.
will ask students to Conclusion:
share 2 facts about - Students participate in a
their saint with a whole class discussion of
partner. the pictures and how can
relate to Confirmation.
Learning Point: C1.2 Learning Point: C2.1 Learning Point: C3.1 Checklist
Key words from Key words from Key words from Teacher Anecdotal notes
Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Background:
Influence of the spirit Confirmation Rite Strengthened by the Holy
Spirit through the Beatitudes
Introduction: Introduction: Introduction:
- Students should now - To begin the lesson, - The teacher will define
have comprehensive the teacher will go and introduce the 9
research notes on through a brief run beatitudes to students.
their chosen saint down of the Body:
and should be Confirmation mass - Students will be split into
starting to reword and its components. 9 groups and each group
and synthesise the Body: will receive 1 beatitude
information they - Using laminated each and a piece of A3
have collected into cards students’ paper.
their project. complete mix and - Students are to define
Body: match activity in their beatitude and
 box and begin building Spirit and record into - Students investigate pairs where they put record some examples of
a wall out of them. their project. other saints through cards in the order of how Jesus demonstrated
- The teacher will Conclusion: a speed dating the Confirmation the beatitude and how
facilitate a whole class - The teacher will ask activity where mass. can we demonstrate the
discussion about how students to share 2 students form an Conclusion: beatitude as humans in
these incidents build ways their saint was inner and outer - To conclude the our current world.
barriers between God empowered by the circle. The teacher lesson the teacher Conclusion:
and people. Holy Spirit with a will ask the following will show students - To conclude the lesson,
Conclusion: partner. questions to the answers and students will present their
- As students suggest students and get explain each section A3 paper to the class.
ways of breaking them to discuss for a to students so they
down the barriers they specific amount of are aware of all parts
have identified, they time. of the mass.
will take down the Conclusion:
wall, brick by brick. - To conclude the
lesson, students will
write down 1 new fact
they learnt about a
new saint onto a sticky
note and stick it onto
the whiteboard.
Learning Point: C3.1 Learning Point: C3.1 Learning Point: C4.1 Learning Point: C4.1 Learning Point: C4.1 Checklist
5 Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Key words from Teacher Anecdotal notes
Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Teacher Background: Background: Marking scale (for
Strengthened by the Holy Continuing to wonder and Continuing to wonder and Continuing to wonder and Continuing to wonder and presentation)
Spirit through the review review review review
Beatitudes GC: ICT GC: Personal GC: personal competency
competency
Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction: Introduction:
- The teacher will - The teacher will - The teacher will - The teacher will - Students will log into their
review the beatitudes introduce the 7 gifts of remind students of remind students of blend space to complete
with students and they the Holy Spirit to effective audience effective audience the final activity.
will form new groups students. skills as the saint skills as the saint Body:
of 5. Body: presentations will presentations will - Students will complete the
Body: - In small groups, continue in this continue in this online quiz to provide the
- Each group will students will lesson. lesson. teacher will summative
receive a beatitude brainstorms ways they Body: Body: assessment.
and will create a role can use the gifts they - Students will present - Students will present Conclusion:
play of 1 way that are going to receive their saint project to their saint project to - Students will display their
humans can live out from the Holy Spirit the class. the class. saint posters in the
that beatitude. using SpiderScribe. Conclusion: Conclusion: classroom.
Conclusion: Conclusion: - The teacher will allow - The teacher will allow
- Students will perform - The teacher will audience members to audience members to
their role-plays. display all of the ask questions and ask questions and
groups brainstorms on discuss each discuss each
the interactive presentation. presentation.
whiteboard and
discuss their ideas.
PLANNED RITUAL – Primary (Year 3,4 and 6) Sacramental Celebration

Liturgy of the Word:

Focal Point: A dove statue (symbol of peace)

A crucifix
A candle
A box of feathers (symbol of spiritual evolution)

Introduction:
Reader 1: Today we gather to celebrate the strength and courage given by the Holy Spirit to Saints and heroic Christian men and women
throughout the world. We will listen to the story of the Temptation of Jesus and how the Holy Spirit empowered him to overcome the
temptations of the devil.

Reader 2: As followers of Jesus, people are strengthened by the Holy Spirit, which they receive in the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Jesus calls his followers to open themselves to the Spirit within, by living out the Beatitudes. The word ‘beatitude’ means a special kind
of happiness - the happiness of being with God. This is the happiness of heaven. We start to experience this happiness now by living out
the Beatitudes.

Song: O Come Holy Spirit – Richard Cootes

Greeting and sign of the cross

Pentetential Rite
I confess to almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters

that I have sinned through my own fault
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done,

and in what I have failed to do;

and I ask blessed Mary, ever virgin,

all the angels and saints,
and you,
my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, 
and bring us to everlasting life.

All: Amen

Opening Prayer: God of love, you sent us your Son Jesus, who showed us his great inner spiritual strength. Bless us and help us develop
our own spiritual strength by trying to live as Jesus taught.
We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All: Amen

First Reading: Acts 2: 1-13

Reader 1:
2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the
rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a
tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave
them ability.

Reader 2:
5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was
bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all
these who are speaking Galileans?

Reader 3:
8 And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea
and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome,
both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.” 12 All were
amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.”
Responsorial Psalm
Song: City of God – by Dan Schutte

All: Alleluia, Alleluia,

Speak Lord, your servant is listening.
Speak your words of wisdom,
For the words you speak are
Everlasting life.
Alleluia Alleluia.

Gospel: Luke 4: 1-13

4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was
tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. 3 The devil said to him, “If you
are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” 4 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread
alone.’”

5 Then the devil[a] led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And the devil[b] said to him, “To you I will
give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it
will all be yours.” 8 Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.’”
9 Then the devil[c] took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw
yourself down from here, 10 for it is written,
‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ 11 and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your
foot against a stone.’”
12 Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 13 When the devil had finished every test, he departed
from him until an opportune time.

Prayers of intercession
Response: Guide us Lord, to live out a life powered by the Holy Spirit.
Reader 1: Lord God, send us your blessing as we continue our journey through your Church by receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. R
Reader 2: Lord God, we ask that you pray for us in the times where we may be tempted to do wrong to remind us of the strength we
employ from the Holy Spirit to do good. R
Reader 3: Lord God, we pray for our family, friends and school community who are supporting us on our journey to Confirmation. R
Reader 4: Lord God, we pray that as we journey on to high school, you remain with us as we experiences new beginnings. R

Reflection: the leader will provide participants with the opportunity to reflect on the prayers. Students are invited to take a feather out
of the box from the focus point and hold onto it to remind them of their spiritual evolution and inner strength that will be gifted to
them upon Confirmation.

Leader: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful.

Response: And kindle in them the fire of your love.
Leader: Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.
Response: And you will renew the face of the earth.


Song: Hearts on Fire – Michael Mangan

APPENDIX – List of references (APA6 referencing style)

Andersen, F. (1979). ‘Deep in the Spirit’, ‘Trinity Song’, Eagle’s Wings: Scripture in Song, Chevalier

Press, Sydney.

Fox, M. (1984). Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge. Kane Miller Book Publishers. California: United States.

Religious Education Archdiocese of Perth. (2010). Empowered by the spirit, year 6. Retrieved from http://www.ceo.wa.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx

Ryan, M. (2014). Religious Education in Catholic Schools: An introduction for Australian Students. Melbourne: David Lovell Publishing. (On reserve at St

Teresa’s)