### Lesson Plan: Christian Religious Studies
#### Senior Secondary 2
**Topic:** Leadership - Joseph
**Duration:** 60 minutes
**Objective:** By the end of the lesson, students should be able to
1. Understand the concept of leadership in the context of Joseph's story.
2. Identify key leadership qualities demonstrated by Joseph.
3. Apply lessons from Joseph's leadership to their own lives.
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#### Materials Needed:
- Bible (Genesis 37, 39-45)
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector and screen (optional for videos/presentations)
- Handouts of key passages
- Notebooks and pens
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### Lesson Procedure:
#### Introduction (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Prayer:**
- Begin with a short prayer asking for wisdom and understanding.
2. **Ice-breaker:**
- Ask students to share briefly about a leader they admire and why.
3. **Introduction to the Topic:**
- Introduce Joseph as a biblical figure noted for his leadership. Highlight the basic outline of his story (Genesis 37, 39-45).
#### Body (35 minutes)
1. **Reading and Discussion:**
- Divide students into small groups and give each group a passage of Joseph's story to read (Genesis 37:1-11, Genesis 39:1-20, Genesis 41:14-46, Genesis 45:1-15).
- Ask each group to summarize their passage and discuss the leadership qualities Joseph exhibited.
2. **Group Reporting:**
- Have each group report their findings to the class.
- Write key leadership qualities identified on the whiteboard (e.g., Integrity, Wisdom, Forgiveness, Faithfulness, Resilience).
3. **In-depth Analysis:**
- Discuss how Joseph demonstrated each quality with specific examples from the text.
- Emphasize the challenges Joseph faced and how he maintained his integrity and faith.
4. **Modern Application:**
- Discuss how the qualities exhibited by Joseph are applicable in today's context.
- Encourage students to share personal experiences where they or someone they know demonstrated similar qualities.
#### Conclusion (15 minutes)
1. **Reflection Activity:**
- Ask students to write in their notebooks how they can apply one of Joseph's leadership qualities in their own lives.
- Share a few reflections voluntarily.
2. **Key Takeaways:**
- Summarize the main points of the lesson.
- Encourage students to think about leadership as serving others and making ethical choices.
3. **Closing Prayer:**
- End the lesson with a prayer asking for guidance to become leaders who exhibit qualities like those of Joseph.
#### Homework:
- Ask students to read Genesis 47-50 and write a short essay on how Joseph continued to display leadership till the end of his life.
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