Exploring Catholic Social Teaching
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LESSON PLAN<br />
DAY TWO<br />
Warm-Up<br />
A. Have students call out the seven Corporal Works of Mercy as you write them on the board.<br />
B. Recall yesterday’s Scripture reading and explain that Jesus not only stated the Works of Mercy<br />
but also provided examples by doing them Himself.<br />
C. Demonstrate looking up a Scripture passage, reading it, and identifying which Corporal Work(s)<br />
of Mercy is illustrated.<br />
ӹ Passage: Mark 5:22-24, 35-42 or Luke 8:41-42, 49-55.<br />
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Summary: Jesus comforts Jairus and his family.<br />
Work: Comfort the afflicted, bury the dead.<br />
Activity<br />
A. Give each student one of the three cards on Teacher Resource: Christ Our Teacher (page 83<br />
in this guide) to complete independently.<br />
B. Circulate around the room to offer assistance with looking up and interpreting passages.<br />
C. Select students to share their responses with the class. Summarize the passage and identify the<br />
Corporal Work of Mercy.<br />
Formative Assessment<br />
A. Select and distribute appropriate Saint Cards from those available at SophiaOnline.org/SaintCards.<br />
Choose several saints who performed Works of Mercy, such as Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta,<br />
Bl. Miguel Pro, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and others. You could read their stories aloud or have<br />
students explore them in small groups.<br />
B. Have students write on an index card, in response to the reading:<br />
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How this saint performed Works of Mercy<br />
Two or three ways in which they themselves can live out that act in their community<br />
EXPLORING CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING, lesson 7 79
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