The 1970 Church document, The Renewal of the Education of Faith, was clear in its statement that “the preferred starting point for religious instruction will be the study of Scripture” (cited in Carswell, 2007). Then in 1994, the Church released the document, Catechism of the Catholic Church which stated, “In Sacred Scripture, God speaks to the person in a human way” (n. 109). For Christians, we believe that through the writings of the Bible, the foundations for our beliefs are revealed through the word of God. The Scriptures also convey much information about God which helps us to understand better and to ‘see’ God more clearly. Carswell (2007) wrote that this is an essential component in the process of fostering and sharing one’s faith,
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Creative Task
Working individually, the students will be given a creative task: to create a story board/picture board using the ‘pic-collage app’ or ‘google images’ on their I-pads to depict the story of the parable of the Mustard Seed. Students can have the choice of drawing the story in their exercise books if they wish.
Historical context
The teacher now briefly explains the importance of knowing about the history of the Scriptures. This if followed by the students doing their own research. They need to answer the following questions:
- Who wrote this parable?
- When was it written?
- Were there any significant events happening at the time this parable was written? (This links up to the Year 8 history unit: Ancient/Roman history) (Source: SFX Middle School Humanities [History]
Creative Task
Working individually, the students will be given a creative task: to create a story board/picture board using the ‘pic-collage app’ or ‘google images’ on their I-pads to depict the story of the parable of the Mustard Seed. Students can have the choice of drawing the story in their exercise books if they wish.
Historical context
The teacher now briefly explains the importance of knowing about the history of the Scriptures. This if followed by the students doing their own research. They need to answer the following questions:
- Who wrote this parable?
- When was it written?
- Were there any significant events happening at the time this parable was written? (This links up to the Year 8 history unit: Ancient/Roman history) (Source: SFX Middle School Humanities [History]