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Grade 5 | Unit 6: The Reformation

Lesson 3:
The Influence
and Practices
of the Church

Our Learning
Goals

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

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What are our learning goals?

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

I can read informational text to describe the Church’s
influence and practices during the 1400s and 1500s and
why Martin Luther and others wanted reform.

I can plan a friendly letter with a clear purpose from
Jacques’s point of view.

Whole Group Reading
Chapter 3

“Setting the Stage for Reform”

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Vocabulary

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

institution

congregation

recant

heresy

bequeath

sin

Vocabulary

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

confess

reform

devout

salvation

persecution

The Big
Question

Why did some people
believe the Church
needed to be reformed
during the 1400s
and 1500s?

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Open Ended

In what ways was the Catholic Church important to Europeans in the Middle Ages?

Multiple Choice

What is the relationship between cathedrals and the Church's power and wealth?

• Cathedrals were built as a way for the Church to connect with the common people.
• Cathedrals were built to serve as a symbol of the Church's humility and modesty.
• Cathedrals were often built as a display of the Church's power and wealth.
• Cathedrals were built to hide the Church's lack of power and wealth.

Multiple Select

Choose all the ways the Church became wealthier in the Middle Ages.

• Taxing the poor
• Indulgences were exchanged for donations of money

• Tithes and acquiring land and property

• Conducting trade with other religious institutions

Open Ended

Name a Church practice that some people thought was corrupt.

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Discussing the
Chapter

Open Ended

Why did some people believe the Church needed to be reformed during the 1400s and 1500s?

Check for
Understanding

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Categorize

Options (8)

beautiful buildings

inspirational art

education

community

comfort

indulgences

excommunication

too much power

Although some of the practices of the Church were seen as corrupt, there were also positive practices that were considered helpful. Sort both types into the two categories listed.

Positive Practices

Negative Practices

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

What word are we learning about?

recant

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Synonyms and Antonyms Activity

recant

The word recant means to publicly take back an opinion
expressed in the past.

Writing
About It

Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

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Unit 6, Lesson 3: The Influence and Practices of the Church

Some sentence starters...

• I decided to work in the print shop because _________.

• I liked ________ about the job, but I found _______ to be challenging, or difficult.

• I worked with ______ in the print shop, and ______ was ______.

• In the future, I would like to ________.

• My experience at the print shop helped to teach me ________.

• One problem I noticed about the print shop was __________.

• An advantage, or good thing, about the print shop was _______.