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
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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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5

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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
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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