Scheme of Work

1.School Placement Year: 2nd year

2.Subject: Religion

6.SP Dates: 11th January 2016 12th February

2016
7. Topic(s): The New Testament, The Evangelists,
Oral and Written tradition, The synoptic Gospels,
Bible referencing.

3.Year/Class Group: 1st years

4.No. of Weeks: 5 weeks

8.No. of Students: 20
9.No. of Lessons: 4

5.Length of Lessons: 40 minutes

10. Students Prior knowledge and Ability:

In the first year classes there will be a wide diversity of mixed abilities. I am aware that each
student brings a different understanding of the evidence about Jesus. Students will have acquired
prior knowledge from Section A of the syllabus and should be able to apply this knowledge
which they have learnt during semester one about the Communities of Christianity and apply it
to the evidence about Jesus. The students will have adequate prior knowledge of the terminology
used from attending mass on a regular basis as this section of the syllabus incorporates the
Gospels and the Evangelists. Additionally some students may be more active with their
Christianity community and have more advanced schemas. Students could also have some prior
knowledge from primary school as they would have participated in religion, however not
learning in as much depth.

11. Description of Lessons

Give a brief outline/description of each lesson in the scheme of work, outlining the Key Concept(s), the
learning outcomes, teaching methodologies and assessment methods for every lesson in the scheme of
work
Lessons
Lesson 1:

Key Concept(s)

Source of
evidence about
Jesus

Nature and
Origin of the
Gospel

Purpose of
writing the
Gospels

The New
Testament

Lessons
Lesson 2

The
Evangelists

Key Concept(s)

Evangelists
different views of
Jesus

Symbols of the
evangelists

Learning Outcome(s)

Identify the Gospel

as source of
evidence about
Jesus of Nazareth

Explain the basic

plotline and authors
of the Gospel and
identify when they
were written.

Analyse the purpose

of the four
evangelists in
writing the Gospels.

Learning Outcome(s)

Describe different
perspectives of
Jesus in all four
Gospels

Name the symbol of

each evangelist and
examine why this
symbol represents
them.

Amendments

Amendments

Lessons
Lesson 3

Key Concept(s)

Audience of
which the
Gospels were
intended for

Outline what type of

audience each of
the evangelist were
writing for

The oral and

written tradition

Explore the
development of the
Gospels from the
oral tradition to the
written word

The
Synoptic
Gospels

Lessons
Lesson 4

Bible
Referencin
g

Learning Outcome(s)

Key Concept(s)

Learning Outcome(s)

Characteristics
of the synoptic
Gospels

Identify the
characteristics of
the synoptic gospels

Bible referencing

locate various
versus in the Bible
to show
understanding of
how to use a Bible

Amendments

Amendments

12. Resources:
Resources:

Textbook Duffy C (1994). Religion for Living. 2nd ed. Dublin: Alpha press
Whiteboard
Whiteboard Markers
Computer
Internet
Interactive Whiteboard
USB
Worksheets
Junior Certificate Religious Syllabus
Junior Certificate Religious Teachers Guidelines
Overhead Projector
St. Patricks College School Placement Handbook