Jarocki, Nancy

Fourth Quarter Reading Assignment is due May 10, 2012

The Sophomore Class will be attending Jesus Christ Superstar on March 22, 2012 at the Byham Theater.
Permission slips and $13.50 are due March 14th. Students are to wear uniforms that day and pack a
lunch to eat at OLSH upon return. They should also bring a snack for the bus/performance as we won't
be eating lunch until 1 p.m. One more parent chaperone is needed.

SENIORS: ALL make up work/tests are due by Friday March 2, 2012. If not made up by this time a 0 will be given and there will be no opportunity to make up tests/assignments.

Exam on the Universal Call to Holiness - February 17, 2012

VOCATIONS ASSIGNMENT

Due Thursday February 23, 2012

For this assignment you will write a paper on a religious order of men (guys) or women (girls).You will choose and order from the list in class.Only one person can do a particular order in each class.

Specifications:

Length: 3 - 4 pages

Bibliography: Most research can be done on-line but you must include one book or magazine source.The Catholic Encyclopedias in the library are good for older orders and the newer orders are often found in the Catholic magazines in the library.In lieu of a book source you can contact the vocations director of the order by phone or e-mail to ask about how one goes about joining their order.Cite the day, time and person spoken to in the bibliography.

Paper must include:

vThe history of the foundation of the order – pertinent names and dates

vWhere the order is found now

vThe ministry of the order and how it is accomplished (for e.g.: Little Sisters of the Poor minister to the elderly by running nursing homes and adult care centers, the Little Brothers of St. Francis have a mission to the homeless so they sponsor a soup kitchen)

vRequirements for joining the order and how one goes about doing so (who to contact, how to contact them, etc.)

vThe steps it takes to become a fully professed member of the order

vA paragraph stating something that surprised you or interested you about the order you researched.

Paper is worth 40 points:5 – grammar and spelling

5 – bibliography

5 – for each of the above mentioned points

Websites for links to vocations:

www.romancatholicvocations.blogspot.com-links on bottom right

www.religiousministries.com

www.vocationmatch.com

All questions due:

Period 2 - due Feb. 7
Period 1- due Feb. 8

Period 2 Feb. 9, 2012
Period 1 Feb. 8, 2012
Bring books to class that day please!

Rescheduled:
Period 5/6 and 7 - Wen. February 8
Period 3 - Thurs. February 9

World Religions Exam

Quiz on the Four Last Things including essay on discipleship according to the
Sermon on the Mount.

Questions from Chapter 21 due.

Second semester assignment due May 3, 2012

Students are to choose one book each semester to enhance their prayer and study.
Books are available in the classroom, the library or you can bring one from home.
Please get approval from me before you start a book to make sure it is appropriate
material. You are to write a three to four page reflection on your reading.Explain what
it was about, if you liked it and would recommend it to someone else
and how it affected you, if at all.

This assignment is worth 30 points.

Third quarter reading assignments due: March 19 2012

Students are to choose one book each quarter to enhance their prayer and study.
Books are available in the classroom, the library or you can bring one from home.
Please get approval from me before you start a book to make sure it is appropriate
material. You are to write a three to four page reflection on your reading.Explain what
it was about, if you liked it and would recommend it to someone else
and how it affected you, if at all.

*note - a book will be assigned for the third quarter

This assignment is worth 30 points.

Suggested reading:

Confessions (Books I –X) – St. Augustine
Imitation of Christ – Thomas A Kempis
Introduction to the Devout Life – St. Frances de Sales
Life and Holiness – Thomas Merton
Seven Story Mountain – Thomas Merton
Abandonment to Divine Providence – Jean Pierre de Cassade
Sacrament of the Present Moment – Jean Pierre de Cassade
Practicing His presence – Brother Laurence
The Lamb’s Supper –Scott Hahn
Lord Have Mercy – Scott Hahn
First Comes Love – Scott Hahn
A Portrait of Jesus – Girzone
Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis
Screwtape Letters – C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce –C.S. Lewis
Sacred Romance – Brent Curtis and John Eldredge
Captivating- Stasi and John Eldredge (for girls)
Wild at Heart – John Eldredge (for guys)
Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint – Danny Abramowicz
Angels and Demons – Peter Kreeft
The Çourage to be Catholic – George Weigel
The New Faithful: Why Young Adults are Embracing the Faith- Çolleen Carroll
Catholicism and Fundamentalism – Karl Keating
Surprised by Truth (short conversion stories)- Patrick Madrid
Any biography of a saint

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The Senior year catechetical instruction consists of two parts: Sacraments at the Service of Communion and Catholic Social Teaching. The Sacraments course is an in-depth exploration of marriage, the call to orders, religious life and the single lifestyle. Topics include Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, the universal call to holiness and how one can determine one’s fundamental vocation. The Catholic Social Teaching course covers the seven aspects of Catholic Social Teaching and encourages the students to understand that care and concern for the weakest among us is not an option but a moral obligation. The year ends with a unit of apologetics to ready the students to face the questions about the Catholic faith that they might encounter on campus or in the workplace in the next several years.

Requirements:

• Notebook, separate journal, Catholic Social Teaching by Michael Pennock

• Students will be expected to complete reading assignments prior to class to facilitate profitable discussion.

• Homework is due the BEGINNING of the class period for which it is assigned. It will be accepted the as late the next day for half credit after which it will be worth 0 points. Those in block classes take note: late homework is due the next day, not the next class meeting period, it is your responsibility to get it to me although class does not meet that day. If a student is absent the assignment is due the next class meeting period after he/she returns unless other arrangements are made.

• Each student will set up a free account with Zenit the daily dispatch from Rome. The student will choose one article per cycle of classes and write a six to eight sentence recap or opinion on it. These are worth five points each. This account can be set up at www.zenit.org and dispatches will come directly to the student’s e-mail account.

• A research project on different religious communities will be assigned the first semester.

• Students will spend twenty minutes per cycle in the chapel before the Blessed Sacrament with various readings for meditation.

Students will read one book per semester on a topic that will further their spiritual lives.

A 3 page reflection paper will be due in December and May.

GRADING POLICY: Grading is on a point system. Extra credit is not available.

RELIGION II

This course is required for sophomores. It provides an understanding of the Mission of Jesus Christ (The Paschal Mystery) and how this mission continues in the Church.Students will learn that God has planned for us to share eternal happiness with him and that this is accomplished through the redemption Christ won for us.They will understand that in and through the Church they encounter the living Jesus Christ.The course consists in study of the covenants of the Old Testament, the Paschal Mystery, Ecclesiology and Church History.

Required Texts:Understanding the Scriptures and The History of the Church, Didache Series

Holy Bible, NAB

Requirements:

vNotebook, separate journal

vStudents will be expected to complete reading assignments prior to class to facilitate profitable discussion.Unexpected “pop” quizzes on reading assignments will be the norm.

vHomework is due at the beginning of the class period for which it is assigned.Any homework late that day will be given half credit.After the due date student will receive a zero for the assignment.Each student has one free no homework pass each nine weeks.This pass cannot be applied to projects, only to written homework.

vEach student will set up a free account with Zenit the daily dispatch from Rome.The student will choose one article per cycle of classes and write a six to eight sentence recap or opinion on it.These are worth five points each.This account can be set up at www.zenit.org and dispatches will come directly to the student’s e-mail account.

vStudents will spend approximately 20 minutes per cycle in the chapel in Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament.They will be given topics for meditation and will use their journals for personal reflection.

vBooks must be covered.

GRADING POLICY:Grading is on a point system.Individual extra credit is not available

HONORS RELIGION IV SYLLABUS

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The Senior year catechetical instruction consists of two parts: Sacraments at the Service of Communion and Catholic Social Teaching. The Sacraments course is an in-depth exploration of marriage, the call to orders, religious life and the single lifestyle. Topics include Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body, the universal call to holiness and how one can determine one’s fundamental vocation. The Catholic Social Teaching course covers the seven aspects of Catholic Social Teaching and encourages the students to understand that care and concern for the weakest among us is not an option but a moral obligation. It includes a unit on World Religions. The year ends with a unit of apologetics to ready the students to face the questions about the Catholic faith that they might encounter on campus or in the workplace in the next several years.

Requirements:

• Notebook, separate journal, Catholic Social Teaching by Michael Pennock

• Students will be expected to complete reading assignments prior to class to facilitate profitable discussion. Class participation is required and lack of participation will negatively affect a student’s grade.

• Homework is due the BEGINNING of the class period for which it is assigned. It will be accepted the next day for half credit after which it will be worth 0 points. For those in block classes - late homework is due the next day, not the next class period. It is your responsibility to get it to me even though class does not meet. If a student is absent the assignment is due the next class meeting period after he/she returns unless other arrangements are made.

• Students will type a two page reflection paper on a full length article in a Catholic periodical. Online articles from Catholic News Service, EWTN and the weekly Zenit reports are acceptable. These will be due the 15th of each month with the exception of January, which is eliminated due to mid-terms. They are worth 15 points.

• Students will spend twenty minutes per cycle in the chapel before the Blessed Sacrament with various readings for meditation.

Students are required to do spiritual reading of one book per nine weeks.A three page reflection on the book is due at the end of each nine weeks, due dates will be posted on Power School.

GRADING POLICY: Grading is on a point system and is standard honors grading.

Extra credit is not available for honors religion.

Current assignments and tests are posted on Powerschool.
When you check grades you will see a due date in the future and grade that looks like -/45 (or whatever number of points the assignment or test will be worth). These are posted as they are assigned along with an explanation of the assignment if needed. I will continue to put long-term assignments on the blog so students can check requirements as needed.

A two page recap and reflection on a full length (at least 2 page) article from a Catholic newspaper, magazine or
websitel is due for 15 points on the 15th of each month with the exception of January (due to
mid-terms).

SENIOR RELIGION SYLLABUS

COURSE OBJECTIVE: The Senior year catechetical instruction consists of the study of the seven sacraments with an in-depth exploration of marriage, the call to orders, religious life and the single lifestyle. Topics include Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body, and how one can determine one’s fundamental vocation. The universal call to holiness is discussed within the context of the sacramental life, particularly the sacraments of Eucharist and Penance.

Requirements:
• Notebook, separate journal
• Students will be expected to complete reading assignments prior to class to facilitate profitable discussion.
• Homework is due the BEGINNING of the class period for which it is assigned. It will be accepted later that day or the next day for half credit after which it will be worth 0 points. Those in block classes take note: late homework is due the next day, not the next class meeting period, it is your responsibility to get it to me although class does not meet that day. If a student is absent the assignment is due the next class meeting period after he/she returns unless other arrangements are made.
• Each student will set up a free account with Zenit the daily dispatch from Rome. The student will choose one article per cycle of classes and write a six to eight sentence recap or opinion on it. These are worth five points each. This account can be set up at www.zenit.org and dispatches will come directly to the student’s e-mail account.
• A research project on different religious communities will require a paper or power-point presentation that will be presented to the class.
• Students will spend twenty minutes per cycle in the chapel before the Blessed Sacrament with various readings for meditation. They will use their journals for personal reflection on various questions having to do with faith and morals.
- Students will read one book of their choosing with teacher approval each semester. A two to three page reflection will be due in December and May (due dates will be posted on this blog and on powerschool).

GRADING POLICY: Grading is on a point system. Extra credit is not available.

Link: USCCB High School Curriculum: http://www.usccb.org/education/framework.pdf