Sacred Stories (5&6) - Catholic Identity

Title: Sacred Stories

Year Level: 5 & 6

Strand: Scripture

Suggested Duration: 6 Weeks

Enduring Questions: What is scripture? How does God's Word affect my life?

Unit Outline:

Within this unit, the idea of the Bible as a collection of books, containing different literary forms (i.e. poetry and song, myth, history and wisdom) will be explored in a preliminary way. Students will investigate the development of the Bible over time and examine the ways that Scripture is incorporated into personal and communal prayer. They will make simple connections between Scripture passages and their lives.

Achievement Standards:

By the end of Year Six:
Students identify the Bible as a collection of books containing different literary forms. They identify examples of various genres contained in the scriptures.
Students explain how to navigate the Bible and its contents.

Unit Outcomes:

By the end of this unit students should be able to:

Articulate their understanding of the historical and literary contexts of the writings in the Bible.
Locate and analyse a variety of texts in the Bible.