Unit Plan
Religion 15
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Established Goals:
Students will examine the impact that faith in Christ, and the God who Jesus
reveals, should have upon culture
Students will understand and experience humility and open-mindedness
through active participation in the prayer life of the Eucharistic community.
Understandings:
Essential Questions:
Students will understand
- What is a covenant?
- the different parts of the mass
- What are the different parts of the
- how culture can create different
mass?
religions from the same concept
- How does prayer affect our daily lives?
- how the mass was derived
- How do different religions use similar
- why the different aspects of the
symbols and rituals within their prayer?
mass hold sacred value within
our culture
Students will know
-
Students will be able to
how symbols, scripture, music
and movement are important
components in planning
thematic liturgies
that we form our relationship
with God within culture
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Describe how Gods self-revelation to
Moses shaped the Hebrew culture and
Jewish rituals of today
Understand that through the
Incarnation, God became human in the
person of Jesus and reveals God to us
Examine the challenges of remaining
faithful to our religious convictions
within a contemporary and primarily
secular culture.
Explore how Christ is made present and
active in Canadian culture, through the
Christian actions of persons
Identify prayer as one way that
followers of Christ witness to the love of
God
Understand that all of life is an
opportunity for prayer
Plan a thematic prayer celebration
incorporating appropriate prayer forms
and ritual action.
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Resources Needed:
Handouts (Covenant Flowchart, Gods family plan, Origin of Mass in Scripture,
Overview of Salvation History) Smartboard, Exit slips, Bibles for the class
Resources Consulted:
Christ and Culture (textbook and teachers aide), Take Ten prayer book, Program of
Studies
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Learning
Outcomes
Title
Type
(Formative/Summati
ve)
Weighting
Describe how Gods selfrevelation to Moses
shaped the Hebrew
culture and Jewish rituals
of today
Understand that through
the Incarnation, God
became human in the
person of Jesus and
reveals God to us
Examine the challenges
of remaining faithful to
our religious convictions
within a contemporary
and primarily secular
culture
Explore how Christ is
made present and active
in Canadian culture,
through the Christian
actions of persons
Identify prayer as one
way that followers of
Christ witness to the love
of God
Understand that all of life
is an opportunity for
prayer
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Journals
Mass in
Slow
Motion
Exit
Slips
Formativ
e/
Summati
ve
Summativ
e
Formati
ve
15%
30%
0%
Gods
Family
Plan
Covenant
Table
Unit Test
Active
Involvem
ent
Summati
ve
Formativ
e/
Summati
ve
15%
30%
10%
Summati
ve
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Plan a thematic prayer
celebration incorporating
appropriate prayer forms
and ritual action.
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Assessment Tool Overview
Assessment
Tool Title
Journals
Exit Slips
Gods Family
Plan Covenant
Jigsaw
Mass in Slow
Motion
Unit Test
Outcom
es
Brief Description
Students will create a journal to describe their
feelings and questions that arise as the
course progresses. Students will be instructed
to have a minimum of 3 entries per week on
1, 2, 3,
topics relating to their understanding and
4, 5, 6, 7
concerns about how religion fits into their life.
The teacher will respond with feedback.
Students will be awarded a contract grade for
completion of their journals weekly.
Exit slips will be used on selected lessons so
that I can understand what the student has
learned from that days lesson.
1, 2, 3,
The exit slip will be used as an assessment
4, 5, 6
FOR learning because it will be used to check
where the particular student needs help and
the direction of the next lesson.
Students will separate into groups based on
different passages that describe different
covenants in the bible. When each student
becomes an expert on that passage, they
1, 2, 3
will combine into a group with students from
the other passages. Each student will
describe their passage and the covenants
described in order to complete the Gods
Family Plan Covenant table
Students will create a flow-collage in groups
to outline the parts of the Mass. Students will
1, 2, 5, also choose five words from a Gospel passage
6, 7
that stand out. Pictures will then be taken of
ALL group members to represent each word
the group has chosen.
The students will complete a unit test at the
1, 2, 3,
end to create a final understanding through
4, 5, 6, 7
assessment OF their learning.
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
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r
1
5
1
5
3
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3
0
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Unit Plan
Religion 15
Active
Involvement
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Students will engage in positive behavior as a
child of God including:
Demonstrating respect for others
Attending class regularly
1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6 ,7
Submitting assignments in a timely
manner
Completing work to a high level of
quality
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
1
0
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Monday
Tuesday
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
Wednesday
(Sept 30)
Thursday (Oct.
1)
Friday (Oct.
2)
Church Unit Starts
St. Peter and Paul
Tour/Devine Liturgy
Prayer
Prayer
Covenants Flowchart (Jigsaw
Activity)
St. Peter and Paul
Tour Introduction
Church Unit
Definitions
Handout
Introduce Covenants
Monday (Oct.
5)
Tuesday (Oct. Wednesday
6)
(Oct. 7)
Thursday (Oct.
8)
Friday (Oct.
9)
Mass in Slow
Motion project
Mass in Slow
Motion project
Mass in Slow Motion
retreat
Mass in Slow
Motion project
wrap-up
Mass in Slow Motion
project
St. Basils
Monday (Oct.
12)
Tuesday (Oct. Wednesday
13)
(Oct. 14)
Thursday (Oct.
15)
Friday (Oct.
16)
Thanksgiving
PD Day
Prayer
Image Retreat
Prayer
School Closed
No Classes
Important dates in
church history
St. Andrews
Religions formed
after reformation
study (in groups)
Medieval Church
(partners)
Eastern Catholic
church video
Reformation handout
(individual)
Monday (Oct.
19)
Church Unit Exam
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Church exam
study sheet
Unit Plan
Religion 15
Subject Area
Grade Level
Topic
Length of Unit
(days)
Summer Session II (2015): Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)
Religion
10
Church Unit
12
