SECONDARY LESSON PLAN

YEAR LEVEL & SUBJECT:

Year 10 CHSTL 5

NO. OF STUDENTS: 24

DATE: 25/06/2014
LESSON DURATION: 50 mins, Period 5

TOPIC/FOCUS: World religions - Hinduism

AusVELS STATEMENTS: Unit Designed by School
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES (INCLUDE LINK TO AusVELS):
The students will be able to:
Participate in class discussion
Have some understanding of Hinduism by the end of the lesson
SUMMARY OF RESOURCES REQUIRED:
Laptop
PowerPoint presentation
Projector
White board
White Board Markers
Class handout x 1
LESSON PROCEDURE

TIMING

RESOURCES

STEPS OF THE LESSON

(key activities and key questions)

EXPECTED STUDENT
REACTIONS OR
RESPONSES

Opening (links to previous lesson/s or

new topic, purpose of lesson):
1 min

Introduce self to students

If time permits, getting to know you activity

Students should feel

safe to ask questions

Lesson Development:
5 mins

Class brainstorm on white board. Invite

Hindu girls in the class to be resident
experts.

Participate in
discussion, put forward
ideas for exploration.

TEACHER RESPONSES
TO STUDENTS
(including consideration of
the need to adapt, reteach
or extend)

GOALS & METHODS OF

EVALUATION
(including specific informal
and/or formal assessment
links to AusVELS)

- What do you know about Hinduism?

- What do you want to know about
Hinduism?
9 mins

PowerPoint by teacher.
Show only the first five slides.
Allow time for students to ask questions.
Can you see similarities with Christianity?

Students to listen
attentively and ask
questions if they feel
they need to.

15 mins

Read about the caste system from page

10 11.
Allow students time to complete worksheet
on caste.
Do we rely on a caste system in our
society? Do you think this is a good
ideology?

Read about caste

system. Complete
worksheet and
participate in
discussion.

18 mins

Give students time to then read pages 16

19 and answer class discussion
questions
- Can you see these stages of life
present in our Western Culture?
- Should women be permitted to
study in the student phase in
traditional societies?
- Do you think the duties of men and
women are out dated? Would you
change or challenge traditional
duties?
- Would the renunciation stage be
hard to practice in a non-traditional
setting?
- Can you see similarities with the
renunciation stage and the difficulty
of living a fully Christian life? Or
any religious life?

Read and participate in

the answering of
questions.

Closure (Options include summarising or

reflecting on the learning
achievements/analysing errors;
preparation for future lessons etc):
2 mins

Brief discussion
What have you found interesting or
surprising?

Participate in
discussion.

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS POST LESSON REFLECTION

Student learning (Were the stated goals achieved by all students or only some?)

Effectiveness of the learning and teaching strategies (For example, review your questioning skills in checking for understanding or
your explaining skills in information and modelling, or your organising and communicating skills, for example, giving instructions,
encouraging student participation etc.)

Reflection on what you have learned and changes for future lessons (Identify a key learning/insight that you have gained about
effective learning and teaching and those changes you will make when planning and implementing your next Direct Lesson Plan)