The Exodus

Learning Intentions:To understand the story of the Exodus

Success Criteria:To retell the story of the Exodus in my own words

Warm-Up

• Imagine you and your friends had to survive in the desert alone…- Would it be important for everyone to get on?- What would be some of the problems you might face?- What rules might you need to make?- What would you miss the most?

You have 5 minutes to share in your groups your thoughts to these questions.

The Exodus

• Passover is a time of reflection, where Jews remember their freedom from slavery in Egypt.

• The story of the Exodus is told during Passover.

The Exodus

• Passover is celebrated for 8 days and the story of the Exodus is told.

Watch this video that explains the Exodus story and then be ready to explain in your own words what you think the story is about:

The Exodus

Think – Pair - Share

• Take 1 minute to quietly reflect on what you think the story of the Exodus is teaching us.

• Take 2 minutes to discuss with a partner your thoughts. Listen carefully to what you both have to say.

• Explain in your own words what you and your partner think the story of the Exodus is teaching us.

The Exodus

• In your groups, arrange the 6 parts of the Exodus in order.

Group Discussion

• Analyse the parts of the Exodus you have placed in order. In your groups discuss these 2 questions:

- What does the story of the Exodus tell us about bravery?

- Why is this an important story for Jews?

Group Presentation• In your groups you will now retell the story of the

Exodus in your own words.• You can retell the story of the Exodus in 1 of the

following 2 ways:- You could write a diary entry for each of the 6 parts of

the story. You should describe what you would see, how you would feel and what you would do to cope. You will present your diary entries to the class.

- You could rewrite the story into a modern day version. You should describe what you would see, how you would feel and what you would do to cope. You will present your modern day exodus story to the class.

Success Criteria

• You will retell the story of the Exodus.• Everyone will contribute to rewriting the story

as a diary entry or with a modern day twist.• Everyone in your group must be involved in

the presentation.• You must be sure to retell the story in the

correct order, including all the key events and characters.

Plenary

• Reflect on the following questions and write an answer in your jotter:

1)Which character do you think showed bravery and how did they do so?

2)What made Moses a good leader?3)Which character showed kindness and how

did they do so?