Lesson 1
Objective: DWBAT explore how happiness can be achieved through sacrifice by reading “The Gift of the Magi'' by O. Henry.
Assessment of Mastery: How did Jim and Della afford their gifts?
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will check for disciple’s understanding of happiness
- Present Prompt 1 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Present CFU 2 and facilitate Turn & Talk
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 3 and take 1 - 2 responses. Teacher Note: Prior knowledge from 7.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2
Questions & Prompts
1. What is something that makes you happy?
A: Answers may vary
2. Reflect on the object or activity you picked. Are you still experiencing the happiness it caused? How long did the happiness last?
A: Answers may vary
3. What type of happiness lasts the longest?
A: Beatitudo / Sublime Beatitudo
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciple through “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
- Review four levels of happiness (lautus, felix, beatitudo, sublime beatitudo)
- Present Prompt 4 and facilitate Turn & Talk with Follow Up
- Present purpose and expectations for reading using Prompt 5
- Distribute 8.1.2.1.reading.a.GiftoftheMagi and begin
- Pause at the bottom of p. 2 and present CFU 6
- Take 1 - 2 responses, resume and complete reading
- Take 2 - 3 responses for Prompt 5
Questions & Prompts
4. The level of happiness that will make us the most happy is often times the one that is the hardest to pursue. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Follow Up: Why do you think we so often choose to pursue lautus or felix over beatitudo?
A: Answers may vary (e.g., the pleasure we receive is immediate, we can become addicted to these lower pleasures, etc.)
5. While reading “The Gift of the Magi,” determine what happiness the husband and wife are pursuing. Be prepared to give 2 - 3 responses.
6. Does Della seem happy? Why or why not?
A: No, she cannot afford to buy her husband a gift.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will instruct disciple to reflect on questions in small groups
- Present definition of Sacrifice
- Present CFU 7 + 8, taking 1 - 2 responses for each
- Present purpose and expectations for activity using Prompt 9
- Divide class into groups and monitor environment as disciples discuss and respond to prompts
- When task or time is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group and share out responses
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: When we sacrifice things of value for others, we demonstrate our love and receive happiness.
Questions & Prompts
7. What does Della sacrifice for Jim’s happiness?
A: Her hair
8. What does Jim sacrifice for Della’s happiness?
A: His watch
9. Discuss and respond to the following prompts:
1. Although Jim and Della cannot use their gifts, they seem happy at the end of the story. Why?
2. Since they are unable to use their gifts, it seems like someone might see Jim and Della as foolish. Why does the author think Jim and Della are wise?
Closing:
Teacher Actions
- Distribute 8.1.2.1.ET and allow disciples to complete
- Collect and file ET
Questions & Prompts
8. What does God want us to use these gifts for?
A: To love Him and love others
Lesson 2
Objective: DWBAT examine the relationship between virtue and happiness by comparing Della and Jim (“The Gift of the Magi'') to Adam and Eve.
Assessment of Mastery: What are we meant to do with our gifts?
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will establish connection between beatitudo happiness and agape love
- Present CFU 1 and take 1 - 2 responses
- Present CFU 2 and take 2 - 3 responses. Teacher Note: Prior knowledge from 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit1. Teacher Note: Disciples may need additional context and probing
- Present Reflection Prompt 3 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
HOOK GIST: At the intersection of agape love and beatitudo happiness, we find self-gift and sacrifice.
Questions & Prompts
1. What is the highest form of happiness?
A: Beatitudo / Sublime Beatitudo
2. What is the highest form of love?
A: Agape
3. What does beatitudo happiness and agape love have in common?
A: Answers may vary (e.g., they both require sacrifice, agape love leads to beatitudo happiness, etc.)
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will model how to use graphic organizer for the “Gift of the Magi”
- Present purpose and expectations for activity
- Distribute 8.1.2.2.GO
- Using probing questions and prior knowledge regarding “Gift of the Magi,” fill out top portion of GO in whole group
- When task is complete, present Reflection Prompt 4 and take 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
4. Why isn’t everyone as happy as Jim and Della?
A: We struggle to give ourselves to others in perfect agape love / We struggle to consistently pursue beatitudo happiness
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will instruct disciple to analyze the relationship between Adam and Eve within the context of beatitudo happiness and agape love
- Represent purpose and expectations for 8.1.2.2.GO using Prompt 5
- Distribute Bibles and present passage (Genesis 3: 1-12)
- Monitor time and environment as disciples read, reflect, and write
- When task or time is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group
- Share out responses from 8.1.2.2.GO.. Teacher Note: Ensure disciples responses are aligned to 8.1.2.2.GO (exemplar).
- Present Prompt 7 + 8 and stamp
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: God’s gifts are meant to be graciously received and used (or sacrificed) for others in acts of free self-gift. It is through self-gift that we witness the intersection of agape love and beatitudo happiness. Beatitudo happiness cannot be achieved without agape self-gift.
Questions & Prompts
5. Analyze the relationship between Adam and Eve in Genesis 3.
7. Adam and Eve do not receive the gifts of God but instead take them. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
8. Adam and Eve use God’s gifts for others, demonstrating agape love. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective using Exit Ticket
- Instruct disciples to complete ET on back of 8.1.2.2.GO
- When task is complete, collect and file GO
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 3
Objective: DWBAT demonstrate how paradox reveals truth by giving personal examples of how “in giving we receive.”
Assessment of Mastery: Create your own paradox, revealing something true about happiness.
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Paradox - a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will introduce the paradoxical nature of happiness portrayed in “The Gift of the Magi”
- Present CFU 1 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present Reflection Prompt 2 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses after substantial time for reflection
- Share out 2 - 3 responses from Follow Up question
Questions & Prompts
1. What did Jim receive for Christmas? What did Della receive for Christmas?
A: A watch chain, a hair brush
Follow Up: They were able to use these gifts. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
2. If Jim and Della were not able to use their gifts, why were they so happy?
A: Answers may vary
Follow Up: Did Jim and Della receive something more than a watch and a hairbrush? If so, what?
A: Answers may vary pre-assessment (e.g., beatitudo happiness)
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will establish the significance of paradox
- Present definition of Paradox and CFU 3. Teacher Note: Prior knowledge from 7.2.3.4
- Take 2 - 3 responses
- Present Reflection Prompt 4 and facilitate Turn & Talk
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
3. Who can give an example of a paradox within the Catholic faith?
1. Each person of the Trinity is really and fully God (Nature of the Trinity)
2. God is both perfect justice and perfect mercy
3. Jesus is fully God and fully man
4. How is Jim and Della’s happiness an example of a paradox?
A: Their inability to use their gifts contradicts the happiness derived from them.
4. Read the paradox below and answer the following prompts:
In giving we receive.
1. Explain why this is a paradox.
A: If we give, we necessarily lose something.
2. Explain what truth this apparent contradiction reveals.
A: When we sacrifice out of love and give of ourselves, we receive happiness and strength.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
- Present purpose and expectations for activity with Prompt 5
- Distribute 8.1.2.3.GO
- Monitor time and environment as disciples read, reflect,and write
- When task is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group
- Share out responses from GO
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: At times, apparent contradictions reveal deep spiritual truths. This demonstrates the limitation of our understanding and the magnificence of God’s order, instilling in us both humility and gratitude.
Questions & Prompts
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective by collecting Graphic Organizer
- Present CFU 6 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Collect and file GO
Questions & Prompts
Lesson 4
Objective: DWBAT determine that through a vocation we serve in order to become free by examining John 13: 5-17.
Assessment of Mastery: Through our vocation, we________ in order to become ___.
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
- 8.1.2.4.video.a
- Speaker/laptop/projector
- 8.1.2.4.ET
- Bibles
- John 13: 5-17
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will check for disciple’s understanding regarding paradox
- Present purpose and expectations for 8.1.2.4.video.a using Prompt 1
- Play 8.1.2.4.video.a
- Facilitate Turn & Talk using Prompt 1
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
1. Determine a paradox that is demonstrated in this video.
A: Through giving we receive/When we are only concerned about our own happiness we become unhappy/By comforting others, we are comforted.
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciples through John 13 : 5-17
- Present purpose and expectations for reading
- Distribute Bibles and present passage John 13: 5-17
- Present CFU 2 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present Reflection Prompt 3 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
2. Why does Peter not want Jesus to wash his feet?
A: Servants washed feet; Jesus is both the teacher and the master.
3. What important truth does Jesus reveal by washing His disciples feet?
A: A master/teacher/leader must serve. It is through our service that we become free.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will encourage disciple to reflect on the connection between service and vocation
- Present definition of Vocation
- Present CFU 5 and facilitate Turn & Talk
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
- Present purpose and expectations for activity using Prompt 5
- Distribute paper and writing instruments
- Divide class into pairs
- Monitor time and environment as disciples reflect, discuss, and write
- When task or time is complete, share out responses
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: In our vocation we choose to serve in order to become free.
Questions & Prompts
4. Who chooses our vocation?
A: God
Follow Up: Who accepts our vocation?
A: We do
5. Choose a vocation within the Church (marriage, priesthood, religious life). Reflecting on the quote, determine the things that a person with this vocation sacrifices in order to serve. Then identify the impact of their sacrifice.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.( 1 Cor 9: 19)
Closing:
Teacher Actions
- Distribute 8.1.2.4.ET and instructs disciples to complete
- When task is complete, collect and file ET
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 5
Objective: DWBAT reflect on their gifts and talents in order to determine why they should be used for others.
Assessment of Mastery: Why would God want us to give our gifts away?
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
- 8.1.2.5.GO
- Bibles
- Matthew 25: 14-30
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will establish the importance of service to God and others outside of sacramental vocation
- Present CFU 1 and take 1 - 2 responses
- Present Prompt 2 and survey responses
- Present Prompt 3 and facilitate Thumbs up - Thumbs down
- Facilitate Take-a-Stand protocol using Prompt 3 (if class demonstrates varying opinions)
HOOK GIST: Even if we have not discerned our vocation, we can still experience freedom through serving God and others.
Questions & Prompts
1. Who gives us our vocation?
A: God
2. Raise your hand if you know what your vocation is.
3. If we do not confidently know what vocation God has for us, we cannot serve Him or others. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciple through the Parable of Talents
- Present purpose and expectations for reading using Prompt 4
- Distribute Bibles and present passage (Matthew 25: 14-30)
- Read passage
- Present Prompt 5 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present Prompt 6 and take 1 - 2 responses
- Represent Prompt 4 and stamp
GUIDED PRACTICE GIST: When we keep our talents for ourselves and don’t use them in service of others, they will wither. When we use our talents in service of others, they will multiply.
Questions & Prompts
4. What paradox is demonstrated in Jesus' parable?
A: Answers may vary (e.g., As with the servants, when we use our talents, we gain more.)
5. What happens to the servant who uses the master’s talents?
A: He recieves more
6. What happens to the talent that is buried by the servant?
A: Nothing, it does not increase.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
- Present purpose and expectations for Gallery Walk using Prompt 7
- Distribute 8.1.2.5.GO and allow disciples to place name on top of GO
- Facilitate Gallery Walk, monitoring time and environment as disciples circulate through GO stations
- When task or time is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group
- Instruct disciples to use the gifts and talents to complete Graphic Organizer
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: When we give our gifts away for others, God multiplies our gifts and graces.
Questions & Prompts
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective with Exit Ticket
- Present Prompt 8 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Instruct disciples to complete ET on back of 8.1.2.5.GO
- Collet and file 8.1.2.5.GO
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 6
Objective: DWBAT explain how a vocation impacts our free will by analyzing the concept of providence in Psalm 139.
Assessment of Mastery: Since God has chosen a vocation for me, I do not have free will. (True / False)
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
- Bibles
- 8.1.2.6.ET
- Psalm 139
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will introduce connection between providence and vocation
- Present CFU 1 and take 2 - 3 responses. Teacher Note: Prior knowledge from 6.ElCamino.Mod3.Unit5
- Present CFU 2 and take 2 - 3 responses
HOOK GIST: We participate in God’s providential plan by discerning and accepting our vocation.
Questions & Prompts
1. Define providence in your own words.
A: Answers may vary
2. What do we call the role God has chosen for us with His providential plan?
A: Vocation
Follow Up: What will our vocation lead us to?
A: Happiness
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciples through Psalm 139
- Present purpose and expectations for reading using Prompt 3
- Distribute Bibles and present passage (Psalm 139)
- Read passage in whole group
- Present Prompt 4 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Share out 5 - 6 responses from Prompt 3
Questions & Prompts
3. Find evidence of God’s providence in Psalm 139.
A: You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You understand my thoughts from afar.
You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
4. Do you think the author is upset or happy about God’s providence? Explain why.
A: Answers may vary (e.g., Happy; God is leading him to happiness.)
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciple through the concepts of providence and free will in a Socratic Seminar
- Present purpose and expectations for Socratic Seminar
- Present Prompt 4 and moderate Socratic Seminar. Teacher Note: Teacher should prepare probes and prompts to help guide discussion.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: The more we use our gifts in service of God and others, the greater freedom we receive and experience. By discerning and accepting our vocation, we exercise our free will through self-gift.
Questions & Prompts
Closing:
Teacher Actions
- Describe 8.1.2.6.ET and instruct disciples to complete
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 7
Objective: DWBAT examine the conversion of St. Angela Foligno in order to observe how God calls us to holiness within a vocation.
Assessment of Mastery: God only calls saints to be holy. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
- 8.1.2.7.ET
- 8.1.2.7.video.a
- Journals
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will check for disciple’s understanding regarding vocation with Entrance Ticket
- Present purpose and expectations for 8.1.2.7.ET
- Distribute 8.1.2.7.ET and allow disciples to complete
- When task is complete, review ET in whole group
- Collect and file ET
- Present CFU 1
Questions & Prompts
1. What do we call holy people who sought to do God’s will?
A: Saints
Follow Up: What do you think saints used their gifts for? / Who did saints give their gifts to?
A: God and others
2. If we seek God’s will and follow it, where will it lead us?
A: To our vocation / To happiness `
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will connect the gifts God gives us to our response of gratitude.
- Present definition of Gratitude
- Present purpose and expectations for reading
- Present CFU 3 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present Prompt 4 and read NewCatholicBible.AdamandEve.13-17
- At end of the reading, present CFU 5 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 6 and facilitate Turn & Talk
Questions & Prompts
3. What did St. Angela spend her early years pursuing?
A: Wealth, social status
Follow Up: What level of happiness was this?
A: Physical pleasure, lautus, low level
4. What gifts had St. Angela received?
A: Wealth, money, status
Follow Up: For whom did St. Angela use these gifts?
A: Herself
5. What did St. Angela begin doing after her Confession?
A: She began seeking God’s will.
6. Following the death of her husband and children, what did St. Angela discern that God’s vocation was for her?
A: To become a Francisiacan nun
Follow Up: Who did St. Angela serve within this vocation?
A: The poor
7. Read the paradox below and reflect on the following prompts:
In giving we receive
1. What did St. Anglea give and to whom did she give?
A: Her wealth/time/ life; to God and others
2. What did she receive?
A: A vocation, happiness, sainthood, visions, knowledge, grace
8. When we follow God’s will, not our own, we become unhappy and lose our freedom. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will help disciple reflect on how they can become holy
- Present Prompt 9 and after substantial time for reading and reflection, share out 4 - 5 responses
- Present CFU 10 and facialite Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
- Present purpose and expectations for activity using Prompt 11
- Monitor time and environment as disciples reflect, write, and pray
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GIST: The divine light leads us to our vocation. The saints show us that the first step in understanding God’s will for us (and receiving the strength to follow it) is prayer.
Questions & Prompts
9. Read the passage by St. Angela below and reflect on the following questions:
1. What (or who) helps guide us to holiness?
A: Divine light / God
2. What would St. Angela say is the first step in becoming holy?
A: Prayer
“No one can be saved without divine light. Divine light causes us to begin and to make progress, and it leads us to the summit of perfection. Therefore if you want to begin and to receive this divine light, pray. If you have begun to make progress, pray. And if you have reached the summit of perfection, and want to be super-illumined so as to remain in that state, pray. If you want faith, pray. If you want hope, pray. If you want charity, pray. If you want poverty, pray. If you want obedience, pray. If you want chastity, pray. If you want humility, pray. If you want meekness, pray. If you want fortitude, pray. If you want any virtue, pray.” (St. Angela of Foligno)
10. What do we give in prayer? To whom?
A: Our time/intentions/thoughts/focus; to God
Follow Up: What do we receive in prayer?
A: Grace, strength, direction / guidance
11. In your journal, give your time to God in a prayer. Within your prayer, highlight what you are hoping to receive and explain to God what you would use this gift for.
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective with Thumbs up - Thumbs down
- Present Prompt 12 and stamp
Questions & Prompts
12. God only calls saints to be holy. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Lesson 8
Objective: DWBAT identify the various gifts of the saints in order to determine how we can use our talents within our vocation.
Assessment of Mastery: Name a gift that you have in common with one of the saints you researched today. How can you use this gift today in order to become a saint like them?
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will establish the importance of the saints in our lives
- Present Reflection Prompt 1 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
1. How can the saints help us follow God’s will?
A: 1. They are models for us / They show us how to align our will to God’s will.
2. We can pray to them for help and strength.
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
- Present Prompt 2 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Present Prompt 3 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 3 and take 1 - 2 responses
- Present 8.1.2.8.image.a
- Present Prompt 5 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
2. What are some gifts that an intelligent (super smart) person possesses?
A: Very good at math, science, reading / They can do well in school with ease.
3. How could someone use these gifts in service of self?
A: Using their intelligence to manipulate others, to make a lot of money, to become famous
4. How might a saint use the gifts that come with intelligence?
A: In the service of God and others
5. Read the bio below and answer the following questions:
Saint Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) was a dedicated single layman, a doctor who served the poor for free and risked his life to rescue elderly patients during a volcanic eruption. He was a pioneer in the field of biochemistry whose published research led (among many things) to the discovery of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. He was among the first to use CPR and his innovative patient-centered method influenced the field as a whole and encouraged a more holistic approach to medicine. (Piercedhands.com)
1. What kinds of gifts did Moscati have and what did he use them for?
A: He was intelligent, he used his gifts to help others (insulin)
2. What impact did Moscati’s gifts have on others?
A: He helped others, brought others closer to God
6. St. Moscati is the patron saint of Doctors and Physicians. Explain why St. Moscati can help physicians today.
A: He can show them how to use their gifts for others.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
- Present purpose and expectations for activity using Prompt 7
- Distribute 8.1.2.8.GO and make research materials available to disciples. Teacher Note: If disciples do not have access to computers or internet, print off saint resources prior to lesson.
- Monitor time and environment as disciples research, reflect, and write
- When task is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group and review GO
Questions & Prompts
7. Examine how the saints show us how to give our gifts to God and others.
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective with Exit Ticket
- Instruct disciples to complete ET on back of 8.1.2.8.GO
- When task is complete, collect and file GO
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 9
Objective: DWBAT explain why we choose a Confirmation saint to help us use the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Assessment of Mastery: Explain why we choose a Confirmation saint.
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will establish purpose and significance of a Confirmation saint
- Present CFU 1 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 2 and take 2 -3 responses. Teacher Note: Prior Knowledge from 7.ElCamino.Mod3.Uni1
- Present definition of Confirmation Saint
- Present Reflection Prompt 3 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
HOOK GIST: We choose a Confirmation saint to help guide us in our journey of holiness as adults in the Faith.
Questions & Prompts
1. Why would St. Moscati be a good model for doctors today?
A: He shows doctors how to use their gifts for God and others.
2. What gifts are strengthened in the Sacrament of Confirmation?
A: The gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, courage, right judgement, fear of the lord, piety, knowledge)
3. Why would you choose a specific saint to help you use these gifts?
A: Because the saints’ model the use of God’s gifts within their vocations
Follow Up: Why would different people choose different saints?
A: Because we all have different gifts
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
- Present purpose and expectations of video
- Play 8.1.2.9.video.a
- When video is complete, present Reflection Prompt 3 and facilitate Think, Pair, Share
- Share out 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 4 and take 2 - 3 responses
- Present CFU 5 and take 2 - 3 responses
Questions & Prompts
3. Bishop Barron claims that “a patron saint chooses you.” Explain what he means by this?
A: Through Confirmation, a saint guides us to our vocation.
4. What does St. Mother Teresa reveal about happiness?
A: We receive happiness from doing small things for God with great love.
5. Who claims us or brands us in the Sacrament of Confirmation?
A: God
Follow Up: What impact does this claim have on our vocation?
A: We become soldiers for Christ.
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will help disciple reflect on the significance Confirmation has on the journey to our vocation
- Present purpose and expectations for activity
- Distribute 8.1.2.9.GO and make art materials available to disciples
- Monitor time and environment as disciples create brands
- When task or time is complete, orientate disciples back to whole group
- Share out brands in a Whip-Around
Questions & Prompts
Optional: How can a brand impact someone’s freedom?
A: It can take away their freedom / It means that their will belongs to someone/something else.
Follow Up: The brand we receive in Confirmation makes us more free. (Thumbs up - Thumbs down)
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective with Exit Ticket
- Instruct disciples to complete ET on bottom of 8.1.2.9.GO
- Collect and file GO
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Lesson 10
Objective: DWBAT explain the significance of conforming our will to God’s by researching saints who modeled vocation as “self-gift.”
Assessment of Mastery: 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
- Present purpose and expectations for video using Prompt 1
- Play 8.1.2.10.video.a
- Take 4 - 5 responses from Prompt 1
Questions & Prompts
1. While watching the video, identify a Confirmation saint and the possible reasons for choosing him or her.
A: Answers may vary (e.g., Guadalupe, I feel called to the fight for the life of the unborn. She is a model of virtue for young Hispanic women.)
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will guide disciples through Performance Task
- Present purpose and expectations for 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask
using Prompt 2
Questions & Prompts
2. During the next two periods you will conduct research in order to choose a Confirmation saint. After choosing your saint, you will create a presentation for the class, highlighting the significance of your Confirmation saint and explaining why you picked him/her.
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective by collecting Performance Task
- Present Prompt 3 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Collect and file 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask. Teacher Note: Disciple will require PT in upcoming period
Questions & Prompts
3. Who was the most interesting saint you researched today? Explain why.
Lesson 11
Objective: DWBAT choose a Confirmation saint who modeled vocation as “self-gift” and will prepare a presentation on his/her life.
Assessment of Mastery: 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher check for disciple’s progress on Performance Task
- Present Prompt 1 and survey room
Questions & Prompts
Independent Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will give disciple time to research the lives of the saints
- Re-present purpose and expectations for 8.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask
Questions & Prompts
N/A
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will stamp objective by collecting Performance Task
- Present Prompt 2 and facilitate Whip-Around
- Collect and file 8.ElCamino.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask. Teacher Note: Ensure disciple know that they will be using PT to present their saint to peers in the upcoming class period.
Questions & Prompts
2. Who have you chosen as your Confirmation saint?
Lesson 12
Objective: DWBAT present on their Confirmation saint.
Assessment of Mastery: Oral Presentation
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Hook:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will facilitate oral presentations
- Present purpose and expectations for presentations using Prompt 1
- Facilitate and moderate presentations, assessing with PT rubric
Questions & Prompts
1. Respond to the following prompts in a four-minute presentation:
1. Describe your saint. Where / when were they from? What were they like?
2. What gifts and talents did this saint have? How did they use these gifts to serve God and others?
3. How do you hope this saint will help guide and lead you?
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will collect Performance Task
- Present Prompt 2 and facilitate Turn & Talk
- Collect 8.Mod1.Unit2.PerformanceTask and file
Questions & Prompts
8. What does God want us to use these gifts for?
A: To love Him and love others
Lesson 13
Key Vocabulary & Definitions
Materials/Visuals Needed for Lesson
*Note while preparing your class: Verify video links; some require subscriptions or live on external sites. Also, make scripture available by printing passages, showing it on a screen, or providing Bibles.
Optional Lesson Enhancement (Refer to Virtue Scope & Sequence for Guidance)
Virtue Alignment:
Saint of the Week:
Guided Practice:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will facilitate oral presentation
- Present purpose and expectations for presentations using Prompt 1
- Facilitate and moderate presentations, assessing disciples with PT rubric
Questions & Prompts
1. Respond to the following prompts in a four-minute presentation:
1. Describe your saint? Where / when were they from? What were they like?
2. What gifts and talents did this saint have? How did they use these gifts to serve God and others?
3. How do you hope this saint will help guide and lead you?
Closing:
Teacher Actions
Teacher will collect Performance Task
- Present Prompt 2 and facilitate Turn & Talk
- Collect PTs and file