Before we Begin What can we do to be successful because we only have a few weeks until break?

Bell Work What do you know/remember about Advent?

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Advent

What is Advent? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S02KOlw7dlA

What is Advent? Advent -Beginning of our yr. Church’s New Year’s Day Advent def.= “arrival/coming” Preparing for the celebration of Jesus’ birth Period lasting 4 Sundays (not weeks!) Begins on Nov. 30 or Sunday nearest to it 2017= Dec. 3rd (This coming Sunday)

Advent How do we prepare for the coming of Jesus?

Advent Preparation

Symbols of Advent Advent Wreath Advent Candles of the wreath Symbol-Light into the world is clear Represents God’s eternity & endless mercy w/no end Green wreath-represents hopes we have in Savior Advent Candles of the wreath The Candle of HOPE The Candle of PEACE or PREPARE The Candle of JOY (Pink) The Candle of LOVE The Candle of CHRIST (White)

Why is hope represented during Advent?

Why would we have to prepare for Jesus to come?

Joy is discussed during Advent, why?

How does love relate to the season of Advent?

Symbols of Advent Why is hope a word we use to describe Advent? Why would we have to prepare for Jesus to come? Joy is discussed during Advent, why? How does love relate to the season of Advent?

Advent Candles The Candle of HOPE-Prayers focused on hope Represents we are hopeful in our Savior Represents patriarchs of Abraham & David The Candle of PREPARE or PEACE Reminds us that the Savior would be born The Candle of JOY Represents the joy of the shepherds when they were told the news Represents Mary’s joy when she was told she would have a special baby

Advent Candles The Candle of LOVE The Candle of CHRIST Represents the love God had for all of us Represents John the Baptist who baptised Jesus Christ The Candle of CHRIST Represents the birth of Jesus on Christmas day

Your Task To create a project in which you could teach Advent to someone else. The person could be a peer or a younger student who is learning about Advent for the first time You have your choice of how to present the material Be creative If you could teach this in anyway how would you do it? You have to also come up with a way to check for understanding that the students learned what they were supposed to. This should be a well thought out You should clearly be able to see if the students learned what you wanted them to

Rubric 10 points- Create a way in which to teach your students about Advent 10 points- Create a way to check for understanding that the student learned what they were supposed to learn 10 points- Correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling 5 points- Project is done on time