Subject: Religion

1st year

Lesson Plan Number:

Topic: Evangelists

Year Group:

No. of Students: 15 Date:

1/ 2/ 16
Time: 10:30
Length of Lesson:
40 minutes
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1.
KEY CONCEPT(S):
What Key Concept(s) (ideas) will I teach in this lesson?
Evangelists different views of Jesus
Symbols of the evangelists
(The number of appropriate Key Concepts will vary depending on the lesson you intend on teaching)

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2.
LESSON AIM(S):
What am I going to teach?
Describe different perspectives of Jesus in all four gospels
List the symbols of each evangelist
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3.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this lesson, students should be able to.
Describe the different pictures of Jesus personality in the gospels
List the symbol that represents each evangelist
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4.
ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING:
How will I know that the learning outcomes are being achieved?
Group work will allow me to gather the students prior knowledge on pictures of Jesus in the gospel. I will use
dialogue and oral questioning as a means of assessment to examine if they students can describe the different
perspectives of Jesus in each of the gospels. Looking up the gospel will demonstrate they are able to reference the
bible. Getting the student to do some role play will show me if they understand the evangelist and their story of Jesus.
Other means of assessment will be homework. This will demonstrate if the students are able to list the symbols of the
evangelists
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5.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
What prior knowledge do students have about this topic?
Students will have prior knowledge of this subject from attending mass on a regular basis as this topic involves
learning about the gospel. They will also have prior knowledge from the previous lesson on the source of evidence
about Jesus and the nature of the gospels.

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TEACHER ACTIVITIES:
What activities will I use to facilitate the teaching of EACH Key Concept? How much time for each activity?

7.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
What activities will the students be engaged in to understand EACH Key Concept? How much time for each
activity?

8.

QUESTIONS:
Please list lower and higher order questions that are linked to each Key Concepts. (A minimum of six
questions specifically related to the key concepts, identifying higher/lower order with HO/LO)
1. Key
6. Teacher Activity
7. Student Activity
8. Questions
Concept(s)
5 mins
Collect homework
Key
Use PowerPoint presentation
concept one to introduce the lesson

30 mins

Watch and Listen to the teacher

introduce the lesson on PowerPoint

Think, Pair , Share: discuss

pictures painted of Jesus and
identify story which
reinforces this picture

In pairs they will discuss the

pictures painted of Jesus and
identify a story which reinforces
this picture

Introduce the picture that

each evangelist depicted
Jesus to be.

Listen to the teacher explaining the

different pictures of Jesus depicted
in each of the gospels

Get students to find an extract Look up the bible to find an extract

from the bible that reinforces that reinforces each picture of Jesus
each.
in each of the four gospels.

Key

Pick four students and get

them to play the figure of
each of the evangelists
teaching the other students
about their life and gospel

Play the figure of an evangelist.

Narrating about my life and my
gospel to the other students about /
Listen to the pupils narrating about
their lives and their gospel.

6. Teacher activity

7. Student activity

State the faith of each

evangelist?

What were the main

focus of each of the
gospels?

State when each of the

gospels were written?

concept
3
7 mins

8. Questions
Give students a question to
focus student on YouTube
video introducing the
symbols of the evangelists

Assign homework

Listen and watch YouTube clip on

symbols of the evangelist and
answer teachers question

Take down homework

What are the four

symbols of the
evangelist?

What symbol represents

each?

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9.
DIFFERENTIATION:
How will I differentiate the content knowledge of this lesson so as to include all learners in a mixed
ability class?
Throughout the lesson I will ask a series of both Higher and lower order questions. This will allow for a clearer
understanding of the topic and also to cater for abilities in the classroom. I have incorporated various teaching
methodologies which will cater for all learning styles in the classroom e.g. visual, reading, and writing. Therefore
from each of these activities I hope to develop each students understanding of the topic.
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10.
RESOURCES:
What materials/resources will I need/use?

Worksheets
PowerPoint Presentation
https://youtu.be/PFfoP5xqFtc
Computer
Textbook Duffy C (1994). Religion for Living. 2nd ed. Dublin: Alpha press
Syllabus for Junior Certificate religious Studies.

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11.
LITERACY & NUMERACY:
What are the essential aspects of literacy/numeracy in this lesson?
Questioning allows thinking
Reading allows interpreting and thinking
Brainstorming allows listening to others ideas and thinking about their own ideas
Interpreting new vocabulary and ideas
Word bank
Gospel
Evangelist
Resurrection
Suffering
Christianity
Gentile

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12.
SELF EVALUATION:
Were the Learning Outcomes achieved? Why /why not? How do I know they were/were not achieved?

What have I learned about my own practice from this lesson?

What will I do differently in my next class?