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Ground Plan On Authentic Freedom 3rd Yr Hs
Ground Plan On Authentic Freedom 3rd Yr Hs
Audience: Third Year High School Co-Ed Students belonging to the middle class, mostly Roman Catholics, they have difficulty managing their
priorities in life and in letting go of their “attachments” yet they are searching for ways to achieve their full potential as persons.
Topic: Authentic Freedom (Am I Truly Free?) Level: III
Problem: There are interior and exterior obstacles to Kind of Material: Lesson Plan
freedom that they need to overcome in order for them Number of Sessions/Length of Time:
to become authentically free- to be the person God calls them to be. One Session, 1 hr.
www.my.salvos.org.au/freedom-through-jesus
http://bible.org/seriespage/jesus-house-
zacchaeus-luke-191-10
www.jesusvideo.com
MEANS:
Watching video clip:
The Story of Zacchaeus (Lk. 19:1-10)
Think-Pair-Share
Class Discussion
PPT Presentation
Passing the Ball – insight on freedom
Search for “Pop Icon” for Authentic
Freedom
HUMAN EXPERIENCE (Before) HUMAN EXPERIENCE (During) HUMAN EXPERIENCE (After)
The previous discussion has addressed Motivation: “The Adventurer”. Synthesis
and corrected the notion that “Freedom
is a license to do whatever one wants, If you travel to an unknown destination, Passing the Ball: Come up with one statement
even if it is evil. Thus, laws are seen as what ONE tangible thing will you bring? that captures the most important insight you
restrictions to students’ freedom.” In the Why? want to bring home after today’s discussion on
light of the Exodus event, they were authentic freedom.
made to see the relevance and value of If this is taken away from you, what do
the Decalogue as a ground in you think will happen? What will you do? If we look back at our day, no one among
exercising their freedom responsibly. us is proud for having backstabbed or hurt
The concept of freedom as doing what Can you let go? Why? Why not? someone nor feels blessed after having
is good has already been established. ignored other people’s needs. What makes
Link: There are things that we are attached to life rewarding and meaningful at the end of
Students struggle to choose and do the because they matter to us. Thus, we find it the day is how much love we have given
good because of certain attitudes and difficult to let go of these attachments. Our and shared, for this makes us a better
external conditions that hinder them lesson today will help shed light on what we person- A person created in God’s image
from becoming truly loving. need in our life to free ourselves from so we can and likeness.
become the kind of person God calls us to be.
Closing Prayer: Let us ask God for the grace
Think-Pair-Share: Think of a specific moment in to help us be more like His son, Jesus whose
your life when you felt most unfree. choices are directed towards love.
Prepared by:
Haidee A. Estrada