The document provides guidance for creating a role play based on teachings from the Bible. It discusses three examples from the Bible - the Golden Rule, the Beatitudes, and Matthew 25:34-40. Students are instructed to choose one of the examples and create a role play that sends a message about promoting and challenging how Christians should live. The role play should have three parts - a synopsis explaining the story and moral lesson, a script outlining the introduction, complication and resolution, and a reading of the completed script. The goal is to film the best role play for a junior pastoral class.

1. Morality Justice and
Peace
Recommend ways in which key elements of Jesus’
teachings and Church doctrine inform and challenge the
way in which Christians should live

2. What to do?
Create a role play using one of the three
examples:
The Golden Rule
The Beatitudes
Matthew 25
This role play needs to send a message to the people who will see it. It needs to have
the same message as the one in the example you choose to use.

3. How much time?
Lesson One: Synopsis
and Script writing
Lesson Two: Finish
Script and complete
reading
Lesson Three: Film
selected play

4. The Golden Rule
Remember Rabbi Hillel?
That was the Jewish Version
‘Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you,
do also to them, for this is the Law and the
Prophets.’ (Matthew 7:12)

5. The Beatitudes
How can we use the Beatitudes to "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
promote and challenge the way
Christians should live? Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Select one of the eight and base your Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
play around it. for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

6. Matthew 25:34-40
This is the same passage as the one in your
exam.
Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For
I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and
you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will
answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and
give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked
and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And
the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of
these my brothers, you did it to me.’

7. What you need?
A Synopsis - This is the part of the task where you explain in simple terms what the
story is about and what will happen. You should:
Address the moral lesson that you are working on.
What are the details of the story? Who, What, When, Where
The conclusion

8. What you need?
A script - Written in each group members book (the whole thing not just your
own lines) This should look like:
Introduction: Set the scene, let people know what is going on in
the story. It is here that you inform people about the lifestyle and
potential issues that might arise with your characters.
Complication: This is where the Moral issue comes up. It must
connect with your chosen example.
Resolution: This is where your characters make the right decision
(or the wrong one with the appropriate consequences)

9. Then?
A reading, after preparing
the synopsis and script, we
perform a reading of each
play.
We select our favourite to
perform/film for a junior
pastoral class (hopefully)