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The
students will:
A. Forming a class
community
1. The student will
identify the common story and common
vision that the members of the class
share.
2. The student will acknowledge the role
of Christ in the community.
3. The student will understand the
responsibility of all members to share
their talents, time, etc.
B. Introduction to
Lectionary Based Catechesis
1. The student will be
able to read the Word of God and apply
to their lives.
2. The student will be familiar with the
organization of the Bible and be able to
locate specific readings by chapter and
verse.
3. The student will understand that
there is a relationship between the Old
Testament reading and the Gospel
reading.
4. Students will become familiar with
the liturgical year.
C. Approach to class
prayer.
1. The student will
demonstrate that he/she understands that
prayer is a personal communication with
a personal God.
2. The student will be able to provide
examples of different styles and types
of prayer.
D. Developing
self-esteem
1. The student will
demonstrate an appreciation that he/she
is made in the image of God, which makes
them sons and daughters of God and
brothers and sisters in Christ.
2. The students will demonstrate their
awareness of their own gifts and
appreciate the interconnectedness of all
gifts.
3. The student will realize that God
loves her/him unconditionally.
E. Sense of belonging
to the school
1. The student will
identify the school as a Christian
community.
2. The student will list the diverse
contributions of members of the school
community.
F. What does it mean
to be a Catholic?
1. The student will know
that we are "sacramental people."
2. The student will be aware that the
sacraments are prefigured in the Old
Testament.
3. The student will be able to define a
"Roman Catholic" as a person of faith
marked by baptism who lives through
sacrament and service as a believer in
Jesus Christ.
4. The student will be able to
demonstrate a basic understanding of
Baptism as found in the Catechism of the
Catholic Church(# 1213-1284).
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The
students will:
A. Overview of structure and
history
1. The student will understand the
Bible as God's self revelation and as a
record of God's interaction with His
people.
2. The student will be able to
describe the process of writing and
collecting the books of the Bible.
3. The student will know that the Old
Testament covers the period between
creation and the birth of Christ.
4. The student will be introduced to
the Catholic Catechism as a
resource.
B. Types of Literature in the
Bible
1. The student will give examples of
how God speaks to and through different
personalities.
2. The student will be able to
explain how myths which are O.T.
parables contain truth.
C. Metaphor and Literalism
I. The student will be able to tell
the difference between descriptive and
expository language.
2. The student will understand that
there should be no conflict between
religious and scientific truth.
3. The student will be able to
identify the religious truth from
selected passages from Genesis.
4. The student will be able to
discuss Creation and Evolution. (On a
grade eight level)
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The
students will:
A. Goodness of
Creation
1. The student will realize that they
are co-creators.
2. The student will have a sense of
responsibility towards all creation.
3. The student will appreciate the
necessity of water and its symbolism.
4. The student will understand that
God is revealed in creation. (Beauty,
Order, Goodness)
B. Stewardship and
Sin
1. The student will recognize that we
are all made in God's image and are
capable of responding or not responding
to His call.
2. The student will understand that
all sin stems from excessive pride.
3. The student will be able to
examine their own relationships and
reflect on their part in making good
relationships with family and friends.
4. The student will be able to recall
the story of Adam and Eve and explain
its religious truth.
5. The student will appreciate that
using the gifts of creation in a good
way will bring him/her closer to God and
salvation.
7. The student will understand that
God wants us to do His work on Earth.
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R.E. Learning Outcomes
to document:
15. Demonstrate an appreciation for
faith community by participating in its
life and activities as an essential way
of coming to know God.
8. Pray regularly and use a variety of
prayer forms to enrich and express
personal and communal spirituality.
11. Use appropriate resources to plan
and participate in liturgy and other
prayer experiences.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of
liturgical seasons and feasts.
18. Engage in service to the community
(e.g. family, parish, local, national,
and global) in response to the gospel
call.
12. Demonstrate the ability to apply
Catholic principles to interpersonal
relations (e.g., family, peers, work,
society, Church, etc.)
16. Express a willingness to develop and
use God given gifts and talents in a
Christ like way to build Christian
community.
9. Demonstrate the importance of
Sacraments, with an emphasis on the
centrality of the Eucharist, in the life
of Catholics.
3. Present a reasoned rationale for
being a Catholic.
4.Illustrate basic understanding of
Catholic dogma and doctrine in light of
the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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R.E. Learning Outcomes
to document:
1. Read, interpret, and apply
scripture.
4. Illustrate basic understanding of
Catholic dogma and doctrine in light of
the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
7. Demonstrate an appreciation for
the relationship between faith and
culture (e.g., through arts, social
sciences, sciences, technology, etc.).
5. Illustrate a basic understanding
of the history of the Church and an
appreciation of her basic traditions.
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R.E. Learning Outcomes
to document:
14. Demonstrate an understanding of
responsible stewardship and respect for
life.
4.lIIustrate basic understanding of
Catholic dogma and doctrine in light of
the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
13. Demonstrate the ability to make
moral decisions consistent with Church
teachings.
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