Exploring Catholic Social Teaching
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LESSON PLAN<br />
Activity<br />
A. Arrange your students in groups of three or four. Distribute Handout B: Group Activity in their<br />
workbooks. (Note: Make sure students do not turn to the page until instructed because this will be<br />
a timed activity.) Explain that each group will need to choose one member to be the writer for<br />
this activity, but all members of the group must contribute to the activity.<br />
B. Once all groups have designated a writer, set a timer for five minutes. When you say “Go,” have<br />
each group turn over their paper and start writing. Have your students STOP and put down their<br />
pencils when the time is up.<br />
C. Have your students leave their papers at their desks and walk around the room with their group<br />
and look at the work of the other groups. They should look to see if other groups had answers<br />
similar to theirs or were able to come up with more examples. When groups have all seen each<br />
other’s work, have your students return to their original desks.<br />
D. Lead your students in a class discussion about the topic of working in a group. Ask the following<br />
questions:<br />
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What was it like to work in a group?<br />
Was there anything that you noticed about your group? Did anyone find that certain people<br />
took leadership or support roles?<br />
What do you think this activity would have been like if you had done it on your own? Would<br />
you have been able to come up with as many examples?<br />
What did this group activity teach you about being part of a society?<br />
Formative Assessment<br />
Have your students take some time to think about today’s lesson. Then have them answer the<br />
following questions in a three- to five-sentence paragraph on their own paper:<br />
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Why is it important for a Christian community to be and look different from other<br />
communities?<br />
What do you think the ideal Christian community should look like?<br />
DAY THREE<br />
Warm-Up<br />
A. Arrange your students in pairs or trios. Distribute copies of Handout C: Elijah and the Widow.<br />
Have each group read the Old Testament story of Elijah’s visit to the widow in 1 Kings 17:7-16 and<br />
then discuss and answer the questions.<br />
B. When your students have completed Handout C: Elijah and the Widow, call on groups to share<br />
some of their answers.<br />
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