Jesus Begins His Ministry Essential Questions

Who is Jesus? What can we learn from Jesus? How can I be a "responsible learner"? How can I be an "effective communicator"?

Enduring Understandings

Jesus is God's son and part of the Trinity Jesus rules for the kingdom of heaven include loving one's enemies, doing good secretly, and not worrying

Content

Bible memory- Matthew 3:3 - Due October 26 Matthew 4:19 - Due October 30 Matthew 5:43-44 - Due November 9 John the Baptist- Matthew 3:1-12 - October 23 John the Baptist preached repentance and called for the people to change their lives. We also need to respond to Johns call for repentance. Jesus' Baptism- Matthew 3:13-17 - October 24 Even though Jesus was without sin, he was baptized to identify with sinners. The three persons of the Trinity were present at Jesus baptism. Jesus' Temptation- Matthew 4:1-11 - October 25 Jesus defeated Satan by using the Word of God. Satan makes his temptations very appealing, but we must remain faithful to God. Jesus Calls His Disciples-Matthew 4:12-22; Mark 1:14-20; Luke 5:1-11 - October 26 Jesus called his disciples to follow him and to fish for people. We too are called to follow Jesus. Sermon on the Mount - Loving Enemies-Matthew 5:17-26,38-48 - October 28 Jesus taught the people that the Law of the kingdom is the law of love Sermon on the Mount - Acts of Righteousness-Matthew 6:1-24 - October 30 Our prayer, praise, and acts of love should spring from love for God, not from desire for other people's approval Sermon on the Mount - Do Not Worry-Matthew 6:25-34; 7:7-11 - November 6 God, who created all things, cares for his creation We don't have to worry, because God cares for all our needs Jesus Sends Out the Disciples - Matthew 9:35-10:42 - November 7 Jesus sent his disciples to the Jewish people to tell them to repent We are responsible for telling others about Jesus and helping them

The bold print words are vocabulary we will be using and learning in this unit.

Assessment - in class on November 8 and 9 ! Students will work in groups to create a book or pictures to retell one of the
stories from the unit. They will be graded on collaboration, content and presentation.

Assessment Rubric
5 Collaboration The students worked to solve their own problems. All the students made signicant contributions to the nal project. The project accurately shows the most important part of the story and gives details. The visual was well planned and showed good details. Speaking was smooth, clear and easy to understand. 3 The students worked to solve their own problems most of the time. Most of the students contributed to the nal project. The project accurately shows the most important part of the story. The visual was easy to understand. Speaking was clear and easy to understand. 1 The students called on the teacher to solve many of their problems. Some of the students did most or all the work. The project does not show the main idea of the story.

Content

Presentation

The visual was confusing. Speaking was unclear.