1. Title Christian Wedding ceremonies Draw this table in your book
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Title
Christian Wedding ceremonies
Draw this table in your book
Wedding vows
5 lines deep
Features of the ceremony
6 lines deep
The Purpose of a Christian marriage
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

2. Features of a Christian Wedding
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Features of a Christian Wedding
Chocolate fountain
Wearing something blue
Wedding veil
Wedding cake
These are features of a traditional Christian wedding
Confetti
The first dance
Church doors left unlocked/ open
Flowers in the church
However six of these are false
It is your task to identify the ten correct wedding features
Rings
Giving the bride away
Pinning money to the brides dress
Wedding reception
Church bells
Smashing a glass
Throwing the bouquet
Chimney sweep
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

3. Features of a Christian Wedding
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Features of a Christian Wedding
You all have a card with a piece of information on it
You need to find the person who has the other half of your card
Each pair has a feature of a Christian wedding and the explanation of the feature
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

4. Christian Wedding ceremonies
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Christian Wedding ceremonies
Take a look at the wedding vows on your desk
Some of you have the vows from the Invention of lying and some of you have the vows from a traditional Christian marriage ceremony
1- Analyse your vows
Look at: What the couple are being asked to do, Why they are getting married and the role of God in the ceremony
2- Find a pair with the alternate set of vows and discuss the differences in the vows
3- Fill in the vows part of your chart
Explain what the Christian marriage vows expect the couple to do
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

5. Christian Wedding ceremonies
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Christian Wedding ceremonies
Watch this clip from the film The Invention Of Lying
You need to be able to explain:
Why the couple are marrying
What promises do the couple make to each other?
Think about how this differs from vows at a traditional Christian wedding
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

6. Christian Wedding ceremonies
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Christian Wedding ceremonies
In your pack you have :event cards
event explanations
string
blu-tack
pegs/paper clips
You need to tape the string across the room and put the events into order along the line
You also need to blu-tack the events info to the correct events sheet
At the end of the activity you will have the features of a Christian wedding in the correct order and them explained
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding

7. Christian Wedding ceremonies
WALT: Explain the key features of a wedding ceremony Identify the promises the couple make
Christian Wedding ceremonies
In your pack you have :event cards
event explanations
string
blu-tack
pegs/paper clips
You need to tape the string across the room and put the events into order along the line
You also need to blu-tack the events info to the correct events sheet
At the end of the activity you will have the features of a Christian wedding in the correct order and them explained
Success criteria: To achieve a C grade: You need to be able to name key features of a Christian wedding To achieve a B grade: You need to be able to explain wedding features To achieve an A grade: You need to be able to explain the role of God in a Christian wedding