Prayer and Meditation (9&10) - Catholic Identity

Title: The World of Prayer

Year Level: 9 & 10

Strand: Prayer and Discernment

Suggested Duration: 10 weeks (25 hours)

Enduring Questions: What is prayer? How can I nurture my spirituality?

Unit Outline:

In this unit, students will focus on the concept of prayer as communication with God, expressing our relationship with God, both individually and communally. Such communication and expression assists in making meaning of life experiences. In investigating prayer, students will consider a range of formal and informal prayer forms.

Achievement Standards:

By the end of Year Ten, students should be able to:
Recognise prayer as central to growing in faithful relationship to the living God.

Unit Outcomes:

By the end of this unit students should be able to:

Understand and appreciate that prayer can be expressed as petition, praise, thanksgiving and sorrow.
Recognise that experiences of joy, hope, grief and anxiety are springboards for prayer, by drawing on examples from Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.
Appreciate the ways that creation invites a response to God who is the source of all being.
Analyse and experience a variety of prayers in the Catholic tradition, including meditation, Eucharist, reflection, litanies, Marian prayer.
Appreciate elements of prayer including ritual, symbol, sacred space, music and movement.