2012 CSCF Curriculum Statements.pdf - Lutheran Schools ...

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(ways of knowing)• share stories, songs andBible verses about God’s love• retell stories about God’s loveand forgiveness• describe God’s love• brainstorm ways God usespeople to show his love• make an artwork to illustrateGod’s love for people• describe the similarities anddifferences between people,and God’s love for all people• demonstrate that they areunique by studying self andcreating a self-portrait,comparing their skills• share/describe ways Jesuswas a friend to people• identify and express theirthoughts about what they arelearning about God’s love• discuss how they feel whenthey make mistakes, dosomething bad to anotherperson or when someonehurts them• use language skills to solverelational problems• role play actions thatcommunicate being sorry andactions that show peopleforgiving others••• explore and discuss examplesfrom the Bible which illustrateGod’s love for people and hisplan of restoring people’srelationship with him• discuss how God’s rules guidepeople to live God’s way• create a series of symbols andrituals that illustrate how Godrescues people• describe feelings associatedwith wrongdoing and forgiveness• describe how God brings goodfrom human failure• contrast the consequences ofwrongdoing with acts of love andkindness• retell Bible stories that show whypeople needed to be rescued• identify examples of times Goduses people’s wrongdoing tobring good in a situation• identify ways God rescues inBible stories• respond to Christians sharingthe way God has loved andforgiven them••• investigate events that occurred in thegarden of Eden and recount andreflect on people’s actions and God’sresponse• present findings of an exploration ofBible verses that describe what Jesusgives Christians• explore the action and teachings offorgiveness in the Bible and reflect onthe significance of forgiveness inrelationships• examine and explain what Christiansbelieve builds and destroysrelationships• visually represent a personalunderstanding of sin and grace• compare fictional stories of hurt andforgiveness with biblical stories• report on God’s solution to sin• write a psalm of confession to beused in a worship time• compare the effect of sin with theeffect of God’s love••• examine and explain the reasons forthe breakdown in human relationshipsand suggest ways to restorerelationships• investigate, discuss and illustrate thebattle between ‘good’ and ‘evil’ usingcontemporary subject matter (eg,movies, books) drawing comparisonswith biblical imagery• analyse the pattern of relationshipsbetween God and people, showingthe effect of sin and grace inrelationships (eg, nation based –Judges stories; individual based –King David)• imagine and express God’s responseto how people/groups deal with socialand environmental issues• describe the difference God’s loveand forgiveness can make to peoplewhose lives have been affected by sinand evil• investigate and present the differenceknowledge of God’s promises hasmade to the way people have chosento live their lives• list causes and effects of injustice andprejudice among people anddocument how forgiveness and mercybring healing and wholeness• reflect on the action of God in aperson’s faith journey, identifyingGod’s grace in the situation• describe what Christians believeabout death and eternal life• create flow charts of God’s restorativeactions••• collate and share responses to personalfeelings of unworthiness and contrast withexamples of passages that highlight what theBible teaches about self-worth (Eph 2:4, 5; Matt10:30, 31)• express ways the worth and value of eachperson can be fostered• trace the relationship between God and people(the good and the bad) in a range of contextsand propose what this reveals about thecomplexity of the human condition• create a celebration of people’s ‘specialness’ tohonour the significance and worth of everyindividual in the context of a broken world (eg,through a collage of movement, mime, Biblereadings, personal reflection, Christiantestimonies and songs)• investigate and report on the life and work ofChristian persons, suggesting how their workand life has eased suffering and broughthealing in the name of Christianity• analyse how Jesus treated sinners, the sick andthe marginalised with dignity and suggest howthis could be applied in daily relationships• investigate and analyse what self-helpresources reveal about the nature of human lifeand compare to biblical perspectives••• review a film evaluating the way it supports thebiblical view of free will as both a vital part of aperson’s humanity and a contributor to humansuffering• compare and contrast philosophical, Christianand other religious responses to world conflictssuch as terrorism and war• contrast different results of applying a theologyof the cross and a theology of glory to socialissues such as unemployment, violence,personal freedom, poverty• predict the possible outcomes of applying amodel of reconciliation such as ReverendTutu’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission topeople subjected to genocide (eg, Rwanda,Bosnia)• present a proposal on how conflicts withinrelationships, ranging from personal to global,can be resolved applying an understanding ofsin and grace• reflect on how they (students) resolve conflictsin their own lives and identify strategies andprinciples they would find helpful in theirrelationships• participate in a forum to resolve an issue ofrelevance to the local community• prepare devotional material based on Jesus’response to sin and conflict• research responses to a conflict situation with aview to be engaged in an action to address theconflict (eg, letter writing)••Achievement standards for each band comprise concepts and content drawn from Learning Statements and Scope Statements together with evidence of student learning demonstrated through ways of knowing.CSCF Curriculum Statements September 2005 – Page 19