1.2.2+Content+Area+Two


 * < =Core Content Area 2: The Holy Spirit as part of the Christian Trinity = ||
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 * < **2.1 ** ||< ====** Trinity What do Christians believe about the Trinity? ** ==== ||< ====[|Sign of the Cross] ====

[|You Tube Clip]
====[|Beliefs and Ideas about God] ==== ||< 1. Students identify key symbols/images/ actions associated with Christianity e.g. the cross. Go to Picture Resources and using the picture repository students search for different images of crosses. (Clarify the difference between a cross and a crucifix).

 2. Using the article, [|Sign of the Cross] explore with students the history and meaning of the Sign of the Cross. Revisit the words and actions of this prayer. List examples of times when Catholics make the Sign of the Cross or trace the cross on forehead or hands e.g. Baptism, Confirmation, Ash Wednesday, before the Gospel at Mass.

 3. Watch [|You Tube Clip] and listen for key messages form a Lutheran minister. Is this prayer only for Catholics? Invite students to make the Sign of the Cross. The words of the Sign of the Cross are an expression of the Christian belief in the Trinity. Define:

 4. Trinity using Google tool [|Wonder Wheel] Investigate symbols of Trinity e.g. the shamrock.

 Folio Ideas: Students create a mosaic or collage using Shape Collage  or [|Tagxedo Text Design] to capture an image or text to ** describe the Christian belief in God as Trinity. ** ||<  || Teacher background on the history and development of the <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">[|Apostles Creed] and the [|Nicene Creed.] <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> See **Teaching suggestions** based on a comparison <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> of the two creeds. [|I believe in the Holy Spirit ....] || <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">1.Engage students in a discussion about the meaning of the word creed. Talk about beliefs.
 * < ====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** 2.2 ** ==== ||< ====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** The Creed What do Christians believe about the Holy Spirit? ** ==== ||< <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> Copies of the [|//Apostle's Creed and of the Nicene Creed//]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2. Using [|Type With Me-] an online real time collaboration tool invite students to post what they believe in and value? Refer to the beliefs and values of the school as expressed in the School Mission Statement and Motto.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3. Using the texts ( [|//Apostle's Creed and of the Nicene Creed//] ) explore key terms. Go to ICLT tools and use Wordsift - a visualiser for the text of the Nicene Creed. Respond to this visual. Introduce the students to the events which led to the formulation of the Nicene Creed. [|The Nicene Creed A Road Map to Faith.] What has been added to the Nicene Creed about the Holy Spirit? Identify words/images/descriptions of the Holy Spirit? e.g. prophet. Explore the meaning of the word “prophet”. Prophets are people who speak for God. The prophets in the Bible delivered God's message to the people. Modern day prophets are those people who help bring God's message to people today. Name people in the community who you believe are Modern Day prophets. How does the Holy Spirit speak through them?

<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Folio Ideas: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What are creeds and why do people have them? Present your creed for living a Christian life. e.g. write or present in digital form as in Pecha Kucha 20x20 concept ||<   ||
 * < ====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** 2.3 ** ==== ||< =====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** The Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit. ** =====

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">** How are the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit interpreted by Christians as a guide for living a Christian life? **
||< <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;">Teacher Background [|Gifts of the Spirit] ||< <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Using Bible Gateway (Contemporary English Version CEV) locate references to the Gifts (Isaiah 11:2-3) and the Fruits (Galatians 5:16, 22-23) of the Holy Spirit. [|www.biblegateway.com]

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. Gifts of the Spirit: Students form learning teams of seven, and using a Jigsaw Strategy, explore each of the seven gifts of the spirit using the reflective info cards provided in [|Gifts of the Spirit].

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. On returning to home groups, students share their understanding of the gift allocated to them with other members of their team. A class concept (try [|Bubbl.us]) brainstorming chart might then be developed as a result of team discussions. Fruits of the Spirit: Read Galatians 5:22-23. Read for the second times and pause after each of the 9 key words to consider how Christians might express these fruits in their daily living? // The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. // Students respond to the following question; Which //of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit are most important to you right now?//

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 115%;">Folio Ideas: Choose one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and use corbisimages with befunky site, create a representation of this word. Attached to this will be text (quote, short paragraph, poem) explaining how this word can be demonstrated in the daily life of people in the school community. In preparation for this students could do a Y chart for the word e.g. What could e.g. Patience look like, sound like, feel like at N........... College? ||< =====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">. ===== ||