What is Pesach?Outcomes:To show your understand of the

significance of the Pesach festival and the Seder Meal

To explain why the Pesach festival is still so important to so many Jews today.

Skill objective: To consider the influence of circumstances, beliefs and feelings on decisions and events

Starter:Think of meal that has been special to you and think why? What was remembered?

Passover or Pesach as it is sometimes called is a Jewish festival celebrated in Spring time.

The main part of the Passover celebration is the meal. This is called the Seder. The special order of the Seder meal is written down in the Hagadah, this tells the story of the Exodus.

The celebration is called ‘passover’ because it reminds the Jews of the last of the ten plagues, when the angel of death passed over the Jews and killed the Egyptians first born.

Seder Mealhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/the-passover-story/6599.html

Literacy dice Get into a group of 4Read through page 30-31of Skills in RS

Book 1Use the literacy dice to guide which

activities you will complete. Each member of the group needs to work on a different number.

Once you are ready to feedback to your group, explain what your task was, and what you have found out.

Pass the Q card around the group – taking it in turns to ask questions about what has been found out.

Make sure each member of the group has an account of each activity.

Extension work:Draw and label a picture of the Seder plate

and its contents. Use p30 to help you.

The Seder plate reminds the Jews of the Exodus from Egypt. What ingredients would you have on your plate to remind you of your journey from Primary to Secondary school?

Plenary

Carpas- Parsley

Charoset

Roasted egg

Maror- bitter herbs

Bone

Sacrifices made in the temple

The bitterness of being in Slavery.

The sweetness of freedom.

Represents the sacrificial lamb

Spring

Reviewing your progress– use these prompts to help you at the end

of each lessonWhat have you learnt this

lesson? Facts – e.g Ideas/viewpoints Similarities/differences -

diversity Key words/concepts Examples of how religion

affects the world around us – e.g. culture

What contribution to your learning did you make?

Contributed to class discussion Worked in a pair/group Organised my time well Found out information for

myself Answered thoroughly and

thoughtfully Completed extension task Monitored my progress Peer/ self assessed work

How did you learn it?Research workDiscussionQuestioning Pairs/ group work - collaborativeIndependent learningUsing technology e.g video/ internet

What do you need to do in order to make further progress?Do further researchBackground readingDevelop my writing techniqueContribute more in class Proof read my workGive examples to back up my ideasMake connections between different beliefs and faiths