SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES FOR SECTION C
C1.1 Presents major stories of followers of Jesus being strengthened by the Holy Spirit.
LO: Explore one of the followers of Jesus in relation to the Holy Spirit, and present findings to the class. Invite the students to choose, from the list below, a follower of Jesus:
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C1.2 Identifies ways in which other Christian heroes have been strengthened by the Spirit.
LO: Explore Christian heroes using provided resources and present information in a creative way. Using ‘Christian Heroes’, (Resource 2A) tell the stories of Paul Miki, Damien of Molokai, the Korean Martyrs, Mary MacKillop and Maximilian Kolbe. The students, in pairs, then write an introduction for each of the heroes that could be used at a school assembly. OR Using ‘Christian Heroes’, briefly tell the stories of Paul Miki, Damien of Molokai, the Korean Martyrs, Mary MacKillop and Maximilian Kolbe. The students complete ‘Modern Christian Heroes’. OR The students research other Christian martyrs or heroes and retell their story to others, with particular focus on how they showed that they were strengthened by the Spirit. C2.1 Describes the words and actions of the Rite of Confirmation. LO: Explore the confirmation ceremony. Discuss the action and words of Confirmation (Resource 2B) The students then design a poster or chart showing the action and words used in the Confirmation ceremony. OR The teacher and students enact the words and actions of Confirmation The Parish Priest could be invited to assist in this activity. The students then complete ‘Confirmation - the Action and Words’ (Resource 2C) |
C3.1 Explains how the gifts of the Spirit received through Confirmation can be developed further through the Beatitudes.
LO: Further explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit by researching the Beatitudes.
Discuss with the students how every human gift needs to be developed, and that the special strength of the Spirit received through Confirmation can be developed further through the Beatitudes. Divide the nine Beatitudes among teams in the class (Resource 2D). Each team finds examples of people living or not living the Beatitude by selecting newspaper/ magazine articles from the media. Teams present their examples to the rest of the class.
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In pairs, the students choose a Beatitude and develop a t-chart. For example: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit The students present their t-chart to the rest of the class, using newspaper/magazine articles that illustrate people living or not living that particular Beatitude.
LO: Further explore the gifts of the Holy Spirit by researching the Beatitudes.
Discuss with the students how every human gift needs to be developed, and that the special strength of the Spirit received through Confirmation can be developed further through the Beatitudes. Divide the nine Beatitudes among teams in the class (Resource 2D). Each team finds examples of people living or not living the Beatitude by selecting newspaper/ magazine articles from the media. Teams present their examples to the rest of the class.
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In pairs, the students choose a Beatitude and develop a t-chart. For example: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit The students present their t-chart to the rest of the class, using newspaper/magazine articles that illustrate people living or not living that particular Beatitude.
(Archdiocese of Perth Western Australia, 2001)