DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE Key Stage 3 Scheme of Work Unit 6 Are there limits on forgiveness? Summer Term 2 DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE KEY STAGE 3 UNIT 6 ARE THERE LIMITS ON FORGIVENESS? 1 & 2. What is Forgiveness? Resources required Skills Homework Learning Suggested teaching and learning & LAT Learning outcomes Key words Points objectives activities strands to note Ask pupils to visit Selection of Pupils should: Starter Pupils working at level 3 Forgiveness www.cafod.org.uk/homework Newspapers . Display an image of conflict e.g. Creative will: and to look at the Conflict know: Tiananmen Square (see resource or Thinkers Be able to make the link Sorry homework pack to find out Image for What is meant by download from: between how their more about CAFOD’s work starter the term www.christusrex.org/www1/sdc/tianan AT2i feelings, from personal Breakdown for Conflict resolution and activity ‘forgiveness’ men experiences, affected peace building in Rwanda. understand: their behaviour during or Sin Worksheet: Forgiveness as a or any other suitable image. Ask after those cases. AT2i Stand up/sit universal human pupils to express why a breakdown in Be able to give reasons Beliefs down need. relationship may have occurred. why they they/believers . statements be able to: Stand up/sit down statements. Read forgive others. AT1iii Relationships Reflect on their pupils a list of wrongs/sins committed Worksheet: own and others’ and ask pupils to stand if they could Pupils working at level 4 Christian forgive that act and remain seated if ‘Forgiving experiences of will: beliefs scale’ forgiveness. they cannot. (Worksheet 1) Be able to show how their own and other Main (select from): Worksheet: peoples’ decision to . “Christian Pupils write about or discuss in pairs Reflective forgive can be informed Teaching in an example in their lives where they Learners by beliefs/values AT2i Forgiveness” have experienced a breakdown in Be able to show how a relationship (They must include: AT2i persons understanding of context, feelings, results, lessons forgiveness can shape learned). Share with class if their life AT1iii confident. As pupils listen to one another ask them to make a note of Pupils working at level 5 1 & 2. What is Forgiveness? Resources required Skills Homework Learning Suggested teaching and learning & LAT Learning outcomes Key words Points objectives activities strands to note similarities and differences which will: are then shared. Team Identify similarities and . In pairs look through a recent Workers differences in people’s newspaper and choose an article or Creative responses to incident which reflects a breakdown Thinkers forgiveness/ breakdowns in relationship and a need for AT2i in relationships from the forgiveness. Pupils use driver various newspaper questions/writing frame to help e.g. articles discussed. AT1iii why the person may or may not AT2i forgive. Present findings to class. Higher order question: ‘What Independent Pupils working at level 6 qualities, experiences and enquirers will: backgrounds create a forgiving AT1iii Be able to express person’? Pupils are asked to map insights into what themselves, friends and family on a inspires and influences ‘forgiving scale’ and provide reasons them and others to for the differences. forgive. AT2i (Worksheet 2) Effective . Thought shower: what is meant by participators the term ‘forgiveness’?. Pupils to complete worksheet 3: AT2i “Christian teaching on forgiveness” to come to an understanding of what AT1i Christians believe about forgiveness by looking at the example of Jesus and the teaching of the New Testament. Plenary Creative 1 & 2. What is Forgiveness? Resources required Skills Homework Learning Suggested teaching and learning & LAT Learning outcomes Key words Points objectives activities strands to note . Design a symbol that can be used to thinkers represent forgiveness e.g. bridge etc. Return to initial question: Complete AT2i the sentence: Forgiveness is… DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE KEY STAGE 3 UNIT 6 ARE THERE LIMITS ON FORGIVENESS? Lesson, 1&2 What is forgiveness? WORKSHEET 1 Stand up/sit down statements. Read these statements one by one Ask the students to stand if they could forgive and remain seated if they couldn’t They can use sides of the room or red/green cards (if you want to keep them seated.) 1. Someone in class reports you for starting a fight. 2. Your best friend steals money from your bag. 3. A neighbour slashes your bike tyres. 4. A classmate puts an embarrassing clip of you dancing on you tube. 5. A street gang murder your dog. 6. Two friends fall out with you and start bullying you. ……………………..add your own Lesson 1&2 What is forgiveness? Worksheet 2 Stealing money from their purse/wallet, lying about where you have been, smoking a cigarette, bullying Who would forgive you? someone, shouting or swearing, skipping school, gossiping behind their back Who would forgive Who is the most What qualities you for the sins in forgiving? (rank make this person the box above? from 1 to 3) able to forgive? Parents Brothers and sisters Friends DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE KEY STAGE 3 UNIT 6 ARE THERE LIMITS ON FORGIVENESS? Lesson 1&2 What is forgiveness? WORKSHEET 3 Christian beliefs about forgiveness Jesus’ example Look at each of the ways Jesus behaves below and in the right hand column write a list of instructions for Christians today to follow if they want to behave like Jesus. …they crucified him there and the two criminals also, 1. one on the right, the other on the left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:33-34) One of the criminals hanging there abused him. “Are 2. you not the Christ? Save yourself and us as well.” But the other spoke up and said “Have you no fear of God at all?” he said. “You got the same sentence as he did but in our case we deserved it; we are paying for what we did. But this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” “Indeed, I promise you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:39-43) Then Peter went up to him and said, “Lord, how often 3. must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?” Jesus answered, “Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.” (Luke 18:21-22) “Neither do I condemn you. Go away and don’t sin 4. anymore.” (John 8:11) St Paul’s teaching Look at the advice St Paul gives to Christians and use them to add to your list of instructions above for modern day Christians “Never have grudges against others, or lose your 5. temper, or raise your voice to anybody, or call each other names, or allow any sort of spitefulness. Be friends with one another, and kind, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ.” (Ephesians 4: 31-32) “You are God’s chosen race, his saints; he loves you, 6. and you should be clothed in sincere compassion, in kindness and humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with one another; forgive each other as soon as a quarrel begins. The Lord has forgiven you; now you must do the same.” (Colossians 3:12-114) Now give as many reasons as you can why Christians believe they should always forgive others no matter what they have done. Use the scripture passages above to support your answer. DIOCESE OF HEXHAM AND NEWCASTLE KEY STAGE 3 UNIT 6 ARE THERE LIMITS ON FORGIVENESS? 3. When is sorry good enough? When is it not? Resources required Skills Homework Learning objectives Suggested teaching and & LAT Learning outcomes Key words Points learning activities strands to note W/sheet 1 Pupils should: Starter: Pupils working at level 3 will: Sorrow w/sheet 2 . Agree/disagree activity. Describe how feelings of Elton John know: Students go to either side AT2i genuine repentance would Remorse ‘Sorry That being sorry needs of the room depending on affect a person’s behaviour. seems to be to be genuine. whether they agree or not AT2i Repentance the hardest understand: with each statement. ( See word’ That being sorry worksheet 1) Pupils working at level 4 will: Forgiveness requires a change of Show the difference between Cher attitude/behaviour; Main Independent apologetic behaviours and Metanoia ‘If you the Christian belief in . What does the word sorry Enquirers decisions that show genuine could turn metanoia. mean to you? Create a AT2i repentance and those that are Apologise back time’ be able to: definition wall – students influenced by other motives Explain the idea that write down what the word AT2i Beliefs repentance must be means to them on A4 paper genuine; and stick it to the wall at Pupils working at level 5 will: Values explain that sometimes the front of the classroom. Explain what beliefs and forgiveness may not be Does genuine sorrow values would lead to the need Challenge forthcoming. affect a person’s AT2i for sincerity in any apology. behaviour? Independent AT2i . Acting sorry vs Being Enquirers sorry. Students to complete Pupils working at level 6 will: worksheet 2 on “Pretending Explain why Christians believe to be sorry vs Metanoia” to that external acts of sorrow help them to focus on the are not enough - that difference between repentance requires literally a superficial and sincere AT2i ‘change of heart.’ AT2i contrition. Creative 3. When is sorry good enough? When is it not? Resources required Skills Homework Learning objectives Suggested teaching and & LAT Learning outcomes Key words Points learning activities strands to note . What beliefs and thinkers values would lead to the AT2i need for sincerity in any apology? .