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I. Opening Prayer
Luke 24:13-35 [On the Road to Emmaus]
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Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles [a]from Jerusalem called
Emmaus, 14 and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. 15 And it
happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and
walked with them, 16 [b]but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. 17 He asked
them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. 18 One
of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who
does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19 And he replied to
them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the
Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people, 20 how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and
crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides
all this, it is now the third day since this took place. 22 Some women from our group,
however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning 23 and did not find
his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who
announced that he was alive. 24 Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found
things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them,
“Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! 26 Was it
not necessary that the Messiah should suffer[c] these things and enter into his
glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what
referred to him in all the scriptures. 28 As they approached the village to which they were
going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. 29 But they urged him, “Stay
with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with
them. 30 And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the
blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. 31 With that their eyes were opened and they
recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. 32 Then they said to each other, “Were not
our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to
us?” 33 So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered
together the eleven and those with them 34 who were saying, “The Lord has truly been
raised and has appeared to Simon!”35 Then the two recounted what had taken place on the
way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

II. Activity [“AHA” experience]

 The group must be composed of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of
7 members.
 The group must assign:
o Opening prayer leader
o Facilitator (for the proceedings)
o Secretary (Key theme/word)
o Time keeper (2-minute/person)
o Closing prayer leader
o Reporter (for the group synthesis)
 2-3 minutes presentation of the group synthesis sharing [by a
representative]

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RUBRIC FOR GROUP SHARING on the “AHA” EXPERIENCE

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning Score
Contribution All members All members All members One or more
contribute contribute contribute, but members do
equally, and equally. some not contribute.
some even contribute more
contribute more than others.
than what was
required.

Cooperation All members Members work Members work Teacher

work well well together well together intervention
together all of most of the time. some of the needed often to
the time; assist time. Some help group
others when teacher cooperate.
needed. intervention
needed.

On task Team is on Team is on task Team is on Team needs

task all of the most of the time. task some of frequent
time. Does not need the time. Needs teacher
Does not need any teacher teacher reminders to
any teacher reminders. reminders. get on task.
reminders.
Communication Each member All members Members need Members need
listens well to listen to each some teacher frequent
other members. other and speak intervention to teacher
Each member to each other in be able to listen intervention to
speaks in equal amounts. to each other listen to each
friendly and and speak to other and
encouraging each other speak to each
tones. appropriately. other
appropriately.

Presentation of The presentation The presentation The presentation Poor

Group sharing was very was creative; was very presentation; a
Synthesis creative; all the majority of the creative; some very minimal key
key points from key points from of the key points points from the
the sharing were the sharing were from the sharing sharing were
highlighted; highlighted; were highlighted;
delivery was delivery was highlighted; delivery was
very catchy and catchy and delivery was weak and few
human values human values slightly catchy human values
were strongly were promoted. and human were promoted.
promoted. values were
partially
promoted.
Comments [Remarks] TOTAL SCORE:
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III. Synthesis of the Lesson

 Question: What common characteristics do these religious experiences have?
 4 Characteristics of Religious/Mystical Experience according to William James (
a psychologist and a philosopher) in his book entitled “The Varieties of Religious
Experience”.
o Transient -- the experience is temporary; the individual soon returns to a
"normal" frame of mind.
o Ineffable -- the experience cannot be adequately put into words.
o Noetic -- the individual feels that he or she has learned something valuable
from the experience.
o Passive -- the experience happens to the individual, largely without
conscious control. Although there are activities, such as meditation, that can
make religious experience more likely, it is not something that can be turned
on and off at will.

***ASSIGNMENT***
 Conduct an interview with the elders in your family about your family
traditions.
 Guide Questions
o What kinds of things your family do for fun?
o What is your favorite funny family story?
o What is your family favorite food cooked in every special occasion?
o Does your family have a special tradition?
o Do you remember any story that your parents told you that would be oral
history that has been passed down from generation to generation?
o Do you know any family recipes that have been handed down to you?
o What kinds of songs did you learn from your parents?
o Do you ever use any remedies or medicines for illness that your family
considers more effective than today’s medicine?
o What is family favorite entertainment?
o What are the preserved favorite games and/or toys in your family?
o What do you remember most about discipline in your family?
o Describe any items that you or other family members have that have been
handed down through generations of the family.
o What is your favorite story about you and/or your family?
 Use all the gathered data in illustrating your TIMELINE OF FAMILY
TRADITIONS.
 RUBRIC

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TIMELINE FAMILY TRADITIONS RUBRIC (INDIVIDUAL)

Criteria Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Score
Improvement
Variety of excellent variety good variety of adequate variety limited variety of
pictures/stories of pictures/stories pictures/stories of pictures/stories
used to develop used to develop used to develop pictures/stories used to develop
main idea the main idea the main idea used to develop the main idea
the main idea
Ideas originality many original several original some original few original
interest ideas in material ideas in material ideas in material ideas in material
and display are or display are or display are or display are
evident and evident to evident to evident to
stimulate a great stimulate much stimulated some stimulate
deal of interest interest interest interest
Relevance of material selected material some material little material
used material is all relevant and selected is selected is selected is
connected to clearly connected mostly relevant relevant and relevant and
main idea to the main idea and connected somewhat rarely connected
to the main idea connected to the to the main idea
main idea
Visual Impact overall visual overall visual overall visual overall visual
effectiveness of impact is very impact is impact is impact is limited
overall effective effective somewhat
presentation effective

Punctuality of 99% of the work 75% of the work 50% of the work Very minimal
submission and is neatly and is neatly and is neatly and portion of the
neatness of orderly presented orderly orderly work is neatly
presentation and submitted on presented and presented and and orderly
time. submitted 10 submitted 20 presented and
minutes late. minutes late. submitted a day
late.
Comment (Remarks) TOTAL SCORE:
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