SECOND SEMESTER: CHRIST THE ETERNAL WORD REVEALED IN SACRED SCRIPTURE: PART II
"The Eternal Word" as Second Person of the Trinity, present at the Creation of all things...
and throughout the entire scripture...will now be studied in the People of God
who experience the Incarnation of Jesus and hear the Promise of His Kingdom.
CONTENT: THE FOUR EVANGELISTS. THE FOUR GOSPELS. THE CULTURE OF JESUS' TIME.
THE KINGDOM AS REVEALED BY JESUS. THE SERMONS OF JESUS. THE MIRACLES AND
PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM. THE LAST SUPPER. THE EVENTS OF HOLY WEEK.
MATERIALS: 1) FOLDERS. A folder of important handouts is issued to each student in the class.
Items are added as the course develops. Each person is responsible for his or
her own folder and the handouts in it. You must replace the entire contents
at your own expense (Office Depot, Kinkos... the grocery store) if they are lost.
2) NOTEBOOK. A spiral notebook is also provided to A) Take notes during each
class and B) To do "journal entries" throughout the year. You will be graded at
least four times a year on the upkeep and content of your notebook; but the
teacher will not read the "journal entries;" those are for your own reflection.
NOTES are kept at the front of the notebook, JOURNAL ENTRIES at the back.
3) BIBLES. A copy of the New American Bible is available to each student in the
classroom.
4) INTERNET RESEARCH, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, REFERENCE BOOKS. Many reference
volumes are available in the classroom. The entire class will use the com-
puter lab for internet research when required (during class time.) You may
also do the research on your own in the library across the street or on your
home computer.
5) ART SUPPLIES for our few projects that require them are available in the class-
room, but you are encouraged to bring your own pencils/markers if you have
a special kind.
MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS.
1. First quiz for credit: FRI. FEB. 6 about 100 pts.
2. Teaching Assignment: begins, MONDAY, FEB. 16 (see below)
3. Notebook check: TUES. MARCH 17. 100 pts.
4. Quarter test: WEDS. MARCH 18. about 200 pts.
5. "One Gospel" TUES. MARCH 31. about 150 pts. (3rd quarter, see below)
6. "Your Gospel" TUES. APRIL 28 about 250 pts. (3rd quarter, see below)
7. Notebook check: TUES. MAY 24.
8. Final test: TUES. JUNE 2. about 200 pts. (to include the entire year)
STUDY GUIDES. About 70-100 pts each. Will be done in class using the text
books, Bibles and Catechisms of the Catholic Church available there.
PARTICIPATION GRADE 100 points. Each student begins with 100 points and can win or lose
points for the following: bringing materials to class (folder, pencil, pen, notebook to take
notes, etc.) Contributing to the discussion. Working well in two's or in groups as assigned.
Taking leadership in prayer. Completing assignments on time. (See policy below.)***
VISIT BY RABBI: To impart culture and Jewish background we will be visited by
Rabbi Steindel once in each semester, if possible. We will visit his temple in the Spring.
FILM STUDY: SAINTS WHO LIVED AS JESUS DID: 1) "Joan of Arc" (PBS version with LeeLee Sobieski).
2) "The Mission" (with Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons" about the missions of the 17th century in
South America) 3) "Entertaining Angels" (with Martin Sheen, about early 20th century Blessed
Dorothy Day.)
"TEACHING IN TWO'S" begins MON. FEB. 16. 200 pts. A presentation by two students.
1) TEACH FOR 10 MINUTES the basics of your chosen subject. 2) INVOLVE THE CLASS IN AN
ACTIVITY OR QUIZ FOR 10 MINUTES that helps them retain the information you have taught.
Your choice of cultural areas: 1) GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE. 2) FOOD AND MEALS. 3) CLOTHING,
SHOES AND HEADWEAR; 4) TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS 5) WEAPONS AND TOOLS. You will have
two class periods to develop your plans, in the computer lab and/or in the classroom.
"ONE GOSPEL." You will have two class periods to lay the foundations for this assignment in which:
1) You are given one of the four Gospels to read. 2) Write a bio of the author of your gospel.
3) Keep a journal on YOUR OWN RESPONSE TO THE GOSPEL that will be included in the final report.
4) Choose and explain 10 of your favorite verses, passages, or stories. DUE: MARCH 31. 200 pts.
'MY OWN GOSPEL." An autobiographical assignment including: 1) the impact of your own Baptism,
Confirmation and Eucharist in connecting your story with Christ. 2) the time-line of your life thus
far highlighting major events. 3) Pictures respresenting parts of your life, and including your family
and friends, 4) A narrative beginning with your birth and continuing to the present day,
highlighting the parts of your story that you have chosen to tell. DUE: APRIL 28. 250 pts.
***ASSIGNMENT POLICY. To receive full credit for the work that you do--study sheets, tests,
research, etc.--you must hand it to the teacher in the classroom on the day it is due.
(5% off per day after that...or possibly zero.) When a student is sick, hospitalized or out by
a parent's or doctor's decision, the work is still due on the date assigned; the parent
or student may make arrangements with the instructor for a "delay" which may avoid
the penalty above. Assignments may not be delivered by online without the teacher's
PRIOR APPROVAL. The student must be present when it is downloaded in the rare chance
that the assignment does not appear.
When a student is absent, he or she must ask for the missing work (handouts, etc.) on the
day he/she returns to the classroom. One policy is to have a friend pick up the work
missed and keep it for you. Good choice!
Any assignment handed in late for any reason (even emergencies) will not be counted unless
it is left in the main office in the teacher's mailbox where the site is monitored by school
employees and the teacher checks the contents two or three times a day.
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NOTE: If the quarter should end before the sick student finishes the assignments, arrangements
can be made for an "incomplete" in which case no grade will be given. When the student
recovers and finishes the work, the quarter grade will be issued. (THIS IS FOR EMERGENCIES
ONLY because of the administration's policies.)
FINAL NOTE: Other assignments will be given in class, including art work and study guides.
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