1) The lesson plan outlines a 38-minute class for 9th grade male students on why the concept of olam habbah (the world to come) is not mentioned in the Torah. 2) The students will be broken into groups to learn one of the seven reasons, which will then be presented to the whole class. 3) Throughout the lesson, the teacher will check for understanding by asking questions to ensure the students comprehend the material.

1. Lesson Plan Outline
[ 9th
Grade – MTA- Male 17 students – 2/06/2013 – 38 minutes ]
[ David Schlusselberg - 35 minutes]
Behavioral Objective –9th grade students are asked to recall the 7reasons why olam habbah isn’t
mentioned in the Torah.
Materials –sheets
Element of Effective
Instruction
Yes/
No
Description Timing
(# min)
Focus/Anticipatory Set
Yes
Present the question we will be dealing with –
Why is olam habbah not mentioned in the
Torah? 3
Objective (what you will
actually tell your
students) Yes
Today we are going to be learning about why
olam habbah is not mentioned in the Torah if it
seems that the purpose of our performance of
mitzvos is to get to olam habbah.
2
Purpose
Yes
We will strengthen our faith in our belief of
olam habbah by answering why if it is so
important is it not mentioned in the Torah.
1
Input/ Modeling (small
sequential steps, using
clear examples)
Yes
1. Break the students up into groups of 2
(some will have 3 people) and have them
learn one reason why olam habbah is not
mentioned in the Torah.
2. They will be asked to write down the
reason they learnt in their group.
3. We will go through the 7 reasons
together, and I will call on those people
who learnt the reason in chavrusah as we
are presenting all 7 reasons to the class.
30
Check for Understanding
(Monitor and Adjust) Yes
Throughout learning the sources, I will be asking
questions to make sure they understand the
material.
x
Guided Practice
Yes
I will ask them to write out the reason which
they liked the best, and why they believe that
answers the question posed at the beginning of
class
2

2. Independent Practice
(homework)
Yes Review what we did this past lesson x
Questions I will be asking throughout the lesson to check for understanding:
1. Why were the Yishmailim carrying spices?
2. How many days should the miracle of Channukah be according to the Beit Yosef?
3. Why according to the Pnei Yehoshua were they really permitted to use the oil that the
Greeks touched?
4. How do we light the menorah nowadays ie. Do we perform the basic mitzvah?