PLAN

Authentic Planning & Assessment Format

Topic: Advent

Year
level: 6

Duration: 4
Learning
Experiences

Curriculum Links
Church
Religious Knowledge and Deep Understanding
The Churchs liturgical year is told through a framework of different seasons
(Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Ordinary Time), revealing the
story of salvation and drawing inspiration from Jewish tradition.
Skills
Identify ways in which believers actively participate in liturgical celebrations
and interpret the meaning of these for believers.
Year 6 Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 6, students analyse information from a variety of texts, including
New Testament texts and the wisdom of Australian Catholic Christians, to explain
the action of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. They select and use evidence
from Scriptural texts to show how these texts describe Jesus relationship with God
the Father and with humanity, including the proclamation of Jesus as fulfilling Gods
promises in the Old Testament.
Students identify and describe many ways in which faith is lived out in the lives of
believers past and present, including Catholics in a developing Australian nation (c.
1900 CE to present). They analyse the key messages and contexts of some Old
Testament prophets. They explain the significance of Jesus New Law for the way
believers live their faith and examine the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.
They identify and describe many ways in which faith is celebrated in the lives of
believers, past and present, including the commemoration of High Holy Days by
Jewish believers; the Churchs liturgical year and the celebration of Eucharist. They
demonstrate an understanding of the term communion of saints. They explain the
significance of personal and communal prayer, including the Our Father and The
Examen, and the use of spiritual exercises, including reflective prayer journaling
and praying with the icons of the saints, for the spiritual life of believers. They
participate respectfully in a variety of these personal and communal prayer
experience and spiritual exercises.
Students will be assisted to:
In respect to each candle and its individual meaning students will:

Identify and describe the meanings behind corresponding bible readings appropriate for
each week of Advent.
Identify and describe how the meaning behind the reading is applicable today by
answering questions specific for each reading and how it is applicable for that week
within Advent.

Fertile Question:
What is the importance of Advent in our lives
today as individuals and members of the
Catholic faith?

Summative Assessment:
Working individually students will
create a folio of identification,
description and reflection of the
four candles lit during Advent.
This will be presented by holding
an A3 page in gate fold format
which will involve a diagram of
each candle and an answer to the

corresponding questions in
relation to the appropriate bible
reading.
Learning Episode 1

Respond and reflect on the first bible

passage, Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36.

Identify and describe signs of trouble,

conflict, sadness or fear in the world.
Identify and describe signs of Gods grace,
peace wholeness, healing and happiness.
Identify and describe ways you can promote
peace, wholeness, healing and happiness.

EDECLAR

1. Read the bible passage, identify and describe

as a group the meaning behind the reading.
2. Have the students fold their A3 page and
place their first candle on the inside-left flap.
Have them colour the candle in the correct
colour.
3. Discuss as a class the three questions seen
above and then have them write and answer
the corresponding questions individually
down the centre of their folio responding
with different answer than discussed.

Formative Assessment
Assessment as Students
reading over their responses and
reflect on their answers.

SCAFFOLDSUPPORT &

Learning Episode 2

Respond and reflect on the second bible

passage, Luke 3: 1-6.

Identify and describe the winding roads

that need straightening and rough ways
that need smoothing in their lives.
Identify and describe the effects Jesus has
on their everyday life when they allow for
Jesus to straighten and smoothen their way.
Identify and describe signs of Gods grace
(peace, wholeness, healing and happiness)
in my life and the lives of others.

Assessment for The teacher is

able to read over the students
responses they have recorded in
their folio and note whether they
have grasp the learning intentions
or not.

1. Read the bible passage, identify and

describe as a group the meaning
behind the reading.
2. Have the students glue in and colour
their second candle underneath their
first.
3. Discuss as a class the three questions
seen above and then have them write
and answer to the corresponding
questions individually down the centre
of their folio, responding with different
answer than discussed.

Learning Episode 3

SCAFFOLDSUPPORT &

Formative Assessment Assessment as Students reading

over their responses and reflect on
their answers.

Respond and reflect on the third bible

passage, Luke 3: 10-18.

Formative Assessment Assessment as Students reading

over their responses and reflect on
their answers.

Identify and describe the effects of sharing

with people who have less on them.
Identify and describe changes need in life to
be generous, honest and just.
Identify and describe signs of Gods grace
(peace, wholeness, healing and happiness)
in my life and the lives of others.

Assessment for The teacher is

able to read over the students
responses they have recorded in
their folio and note whether they
have grasp the learning intentions
or not.

1. Read the bible passage, identify and

describe as a group the meaning
behind the reading.
2. Have the students glue in and colour
their third candle underneath their
second.
3. Discuss as a class the three questions
seen above and then have them write
and answer to the corresponding
questions individually down the centre
of their folio, responding with different
answer than discussed.

REFLECT

SUPPORT & SCAFFOLD

Learning Episode 4

Respond and reflect on the fourth bible

passage, Luke 1: 39-45.

Identify what it may mean to be full of

grace.
Identify the significance of Jesus being the
saviour of the world, rather than just Jews or
Christians.
Identify signs of Gods grace (peace,
wholeness, healing and happiness) in my
life and the lives of others.

1. Read the bible passage, identify and

describe as a group the meaning
behind the reading.
2. Have the students glue in and colour
their fourth candle underneath their
third.
3. Discuss as a class the three questions
seen above and then have them write
and answer to the corresponding
questions individually down the centre
of their folio, responding with different
answer than discussed.

Formative Assessment
Assessment as Students reading
over their responses and reflect on
their answers.
Assessment for The teacher is
able to read over the students
responses they have recorded in
their folio and note whether they
have grasp the learning intentions
or not.
Assessment of Once the students
have identified and described their
final candle the teacher collects
each folio and marks the student
according to the appropriateness
and applicability of their responses
to each reading and how that
applies to its particular week within
Advent.

To reflect on the past activity which has been carried out over four learning
experiences the students sit in a circle with their portfolios. Taking turns around the
circle the students ask another student within their group what their response was
to a particular question within their folio. The student responds and then the
student who asked the question replies with the response they wrote for that
question. Both students and the class are able to then compare and reflect on two
different views and responses given.