These can be utilised at any point in the unit but may be most useful for assessing student understanding after viewing the five ‘Freedom Traps’ clips.
These formative assessments provide an opportunity for students to critically engage with cultural issues while practising collaboration, communication, and reflective thinking.Small Group Presentation
In small groups, students explore a ‘Freedom Trap’ of their choice (e.g. social media addiction, fast fashion, tech obsession, FOMO, choice anxiety, decision fatigue, the drift to uniformity, worldly success metrics etc.) and prepare a 3-minute informal class presentation.
By mapping a Modern Freedom Trap students develop their research, collaboration, and reflective thinking skills.
Outline
Each group will:
- Define the trap and describe how it promises freedom
- Brainstorm and record its physical, emotional, social, or spiritual impacts
- Pose one discussion question for the class based on their findings
- Reflect on what a Christian response to this issue might look like
Teacher Feedback Focus:
- Are students showing an emerging understanding of the “freedom trap” concept?
- Are they beginning to connect cultural trends with spiritual implications?
- Are they participating and listening respectfully in group and class settings?
Class Mini-debate
This is designed to be a formative classroom dialogue, structured to encourage critical engagement with cultural assumptions, so students can practise speaking and listening in a faith-integrated context.
As a class, students engage in a guided Mini-debate to explore the statement:
“Consumerism is the truest expression of our freedom.”
By debating the connection between consumerism and freedom, students build confidence in public speaking and reasoning, while also developing their Biblical and cultural literacy.
Outline
In pairs or small teams, students will:
- Brainstorm arguments for or against the statement using real-world examples
- Explore Christian perspectives on consumer culture, identity, and purpose
- Participate in a class discussion or debate, using respectful questioning and rebuttal
Teacher Feedback Focus:
- Do students demonstrate understanding of consumerism and personal freedom?
- Are they using evidence and examples effectively?
- Are they beginning to speak thoughtfully about the role of faith in cultural critique?