Assessment of Learning During the moderation process, teachers look for evidence of the demonstration of those elements of the standard in an annotated work sample/assessment piece. The table below provides suggestions of success criteria consistent with the achievement standard, as well as possible assessment opportunities from which to gather evidence of student achievement against the standard. Elements of the Year 2 Achievement Standard Possible Success Criteria Assessment Opportunities Students analyse some teachings and actions of Jesus depicted in New Testament texts that reveal aspects of God’s nature. Identify aspects of God’s nature (e.g. loving, just, relational, forgiving, welcoming, merciful) as revealed in Jesus’ teachings and actions from some New Testament texts. Create a ‘Before and After’ chart or cartoon describing the effect of Jesus’ teaching and actions on key people from New Testament texts (e.g. Zaccheaus). In small learning teams prepare and present a retelling of a New Testament text (e.g. The Forgiving Father or Zacchaeus) using drama, puppets or the visual arts. Introduce your presentation by sharing what Jesus’ teachings or actions in the selected New Testament text reveal about God.
Complete a class to analyse what an Old Testament story says about God’s relationship with the people in the story. Using the emoticons on the retrieval chart, identify the emotions of the characters in the story (adapted from Learning Byte ). Students pose questions about the life and times of Jesus and use sources provided to answer these questions. Gather and record information about the life and time of Jesus in response to questions they have asked when reading or listening to Gospel texts Illustrate and label a map that identifies key geographical features named in Gospel stories Compare and contrast life actions of today with those of the first century
Mediterranean world (e.g. collecting water, obtaining food, clothing, occupations) Add historical, geographical and/or cultural to familiar Gospel stories. Elements of the Year 2 Achievement Standard Possible Success Criteria Assessment Opportunities Students make connections between Jesus’ teachings and actions and the way members of the Church Identify some key teachings and actions from Jesus’ life, as revealed in Gospel passages, and show how these Complete a Retrieval Chart with headings such as: Jesus showed us how to (name the action)… Jesus taught us how to (name the teaching) Christians do this today by …
Students recognise the sacredness of God and all creation, especially human life. They identify ways in which human beings respond to the call to be co-creators and stewards of God’s creation. Identify some key messages in Old Testament creation stories. Compare and contrast their own actions and behaviours with the moral duty of caring for all creation as taught in the Old Testament creation stories. Promote a specific action of caring for God’s creation. Create a visual representation (e.g. PowerPoint, video, cartoon, poster) using words / messages from some Old Testament creation stories to promote actions for caring for creation. Explore what people could do as stewards of creation when presented with a range of scenarios or visual images (refer to ). Reflect on a time when you did not act as a