What to do

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

Note to teacher: This Internal Assessment Activity may be used unchanged, or can be adapted by the teacher, ensuring that all requirements of the Achievement Standard are still met. This textbox should be removed prior to sharing the activity with your students.

You will explore how key messages from a significant narrative relate to Judaism.

For this activity, you will select:

  • a significant narrative that relates to Jewish belief and practice. You may choose the Torah or any scripture from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
  • at least two key messages from the significant narrative that relates to Judaism
  • examples to support your discussion. Examples may include excerpts from your chosen narrative, prophets, and related sources that are relevant to Judaism.

Your discussion will include:

  1. The origins or context of a significant narrative related to Judaism.

Identify a narrative that relates to Judaism. Describe and explain when and where your chosen narrative was formed. What was happening at the time and place the narrative was created? Include a description of at least two key messages from the significant narrative that relates to Judaism.

  1. Connections between your narrative and Judaism.

Explain how these key messages connect to Judaism. Your explanation should consider how significant narratives connect to beliefs and practices.

  1. The application of the narrative’s key messages within Judaism.

Examine how the key messages are applied through the beliefs and practices of Judaism. Do this by providing examples of practices within Judaism that relate to the narrative’s key messages.

You may consider differences between Jewish interpretations of religious text and other religious interpretations.

Remember to include examples throughout and use these to develop your explanations, thereby strengthening your response.

You will explore how key messages from a significant narrative relate to Judaism.

For this activity, you will select:

  • a significant narrative that relates to Jewish belief and practice. You may choose the Torah or any scripture from the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
  • at least two key messages from the significant narrative that relates to Judaism
  • examples to support your discussion. Examples may include excerpts from your chosen narrative, prophets, and related sources that are relevant to Judaism.

Your discussion will include:

  1. The origins or context of a significant narrative related to Judaism.

Identify a narrative that relates to Judaism. Describe and explain when and where your chosen narrative was formed. What was happening at the time and place the narrative was created? Include a description of at least two key messages from the significant narrative that relates to Judaism.

  1. Connections between your narrative and Judaism.

Explain how these key messages connect to Judaism. Your explanation should consider how significant narratives connect to beliefs and practices.

  1. The application of the narrative’s key messages within Judaism.

Examine how the key messages are applied through the beliefs and practices of Judaism. Do this by providing examples of practices within Judaism that relate to the narrative’s key messages.

You may consider differences between Jewish interpretations of religious text and other religious interpretations.

Remember to include examples throughout and use these to develop your explanations, thereby strengthening your response.

How to present your learning

You may give your visual presentation using one, or a combination, of the following options:

  • a slideshow presentation (up to 8 slides)
  • an annotated boards display (up to 8 displays)
  • a dramatic performance (3-4 minutes)
  • an oral presentation (3-4 minutes).

You may research and gather information for this assessment individually or in groups. The final product needs to be produced individually by each ākonga.

It is good practice to provide brief source details of the evidence you use. This will not be assessed, but may be used to verify details of your presentation.

You may give your visual presentation using one, or a combination, of the following options:

  • a slideshow presentation (up to 8 slides)
  • an annotated boards display (up to 8 displays)
  • a dramatic performance (3-4 minutes)
  • an oral presentation (3-4 minutes).

You may research and gather information for this assessment individually or in groups. The final product needs to be produced individually by each ākonga.

It is good practice to provide brief source details of the evidence you use. This will not be assessed, but may be used to verify details of your presentation.

Timeframe

Your kaiako will provide details of the assessment duration and checkpoints, and the final submission date. You may complete work both in class and outside of class time, as appropriate.

Your kaiako will provide details of the assessment duration and checkpoints, and the final submission date. You may complete work both in class and outside of class time, as appropriate.

Getting started

Your kaiako may guide the selection of the significant narrative for you, or you may select them individually or as a class.

You will then:

  • engage with the selected narrative
  • gather information about the key messages of the narrative and how it connects to a religious or spiritual tradition.

Consider how you are going to format your presentation to show all the necessary information.

Possible focusing questions:

  • What makes a narrative significant?
  • What is the source of the narrative?
  • Where does the narrative come from?
  • Who was the original intended audience?
  • What style of text is the narrative (for example: proverb, oral history, parable, creation story)?
  • What is the position of the narrative within other religious or spiritual works?

Your kaiako may guide the selection of the significant narrative for you, or you may select them individually or as a class.

You will then:

  • engage with the selected narrative
  • gather information about the key messages of the narrative and how it connects to a religious or spiritual tradition.

Consider how you are going to format your presentation to show all the necessary information.

Possible focusing questions:

  • What makes a narrative significant?
  • What is the source of the narrative?
  • Where does the narrative come from?
  • Who was the original intended audience?
  • What style of text is the narrative (for example: proverb, oral history, parable, creation story)?
  • What is the position of the narrative within other religious or spiritual works?