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Images of Easter
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Ignatian Gospel Meditation
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Praying the Triduum
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The Fundamentals of Prayer
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The Mystery of Suffering
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Strength Amidst Suffering
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Mercy Today
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Suffering and the Paschal Mystery
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Living as a Disciple
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Saved for Joy
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Symbols of the Paschal Mystery
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Redeemed by Christ: Our Eternal Destiny
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The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus
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The Suffering and Death of Jesus
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What the Incarnation Is and Is Not
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Mary, Our Mother
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The Redemptive Nature of Christ’s Earthly Life
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The Word Became Flesh
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Literary Forms in the Bible
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Effects of Grace
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The Path to Restoration
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The Fall from Grace
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The Goodness of Creation
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Discipleship
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Sent with the Holy Spirit
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You Have Been Called
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Lectio Divina
This YouTube video provides a basic understanding for practicing the lectio divina form of reflective and meditative prayer.
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The Church in the World
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Models of the Church
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Images of the Church
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The Church and the World
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The Church and Salvation
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Images of the Church
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The Domestic Church
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Visible and Spiritual Church
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Many Vocations to Holiness
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The Magisterium: The Teaching Office of the Church
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The Leadership Structure of the Church
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Four Marks of the Church
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The Church is Apostolic
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The Church Is Catholic
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The Church Is Holy
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The Church Is One
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Key Concepts of the Church
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Paul's Journey
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The Work of the Early Church
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The Holy Spirit and the Church
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The Origin of the Church
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Sharing the Good News
This activity helps students prepare to share the Good News of Jesus with different individuals or groups, and then act out how they would do so, given the individual's or group's particular needs and characteristics.
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The Signs of the Power of the Holy Spirit
In groups, students will look up passages in Acts of the Apostles and discuss the effects of the Holy Spirit in those verses and the effects of the same signs of the Holy Spirit today.
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Jesus’ Vision for His Followers
This activity asks students to illustrate the organization of the Church by filling in the title of the group or role described in each box.
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What Biblical Images Reveal about God’s Relationship with His People
Students will examine seven different images of God’s people used in the Bible, and describe what each image reveals about God’s relationship with his people.
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Your Relationship with Jesus
This worksheet leads students to reflect on one of three Gospel passages in which Jesus interacts with the people around him and how he shows them compassion and mercy. Students will also reflect on their own relationship with Jesus and …
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Kid President - How to Change the World (a work in progress)
The video talks about how we can change the world in a positive way.
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Lord's Prayer Drama
This video is a dramatization that helps explain the meaning of the different parts of the Lord's Prayer.
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The Liturgy of the Word and the Lectionary
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5 by providing an overview of the Lectionary as it is used in the Liturgy of the Word.
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Praying the Rosary
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5 by providing an overview of how to pray the rosary.
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The Acts of the Apostles and Saint Paul
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of the Acts of the Apostles and Saint Paul.
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The Miracles of Jesus
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of Jesus’ miracles.
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Introduction to the Gospels
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4 by providing a brief overview of the Gospels.
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Reflecting on Wisdom Literature
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief overview of the Books of Wisdom.
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Prophets
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the prophets.
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Kings
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the book of Kings.
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Joshua and Judges
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the books of Joshua and Judges.
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Moses and the Exodus
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief summary of the book of Exodus.
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The Early Leaders of Israel
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing a brief overview of the early patriarchs of Israel.
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Introduction to the Book of Genesis
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3 by providing an introduction and overview of the book of Genesis.
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The Historical Context of Jesus
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of the social, political, and religious contexts at the time of Jesus.
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Biblical Exegesis
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of how to interpret the Bible.
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Learning to Navigate the Bible
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of the structure and organization of the Bible.
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What Is the Bible?
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an overview of the Bible.
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How the Bible Came to Be
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2 by providing an explanation of how the Bible came to be what it is today.
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Introduction to Salvation History
This supplemental PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1 by providing an introduction to Salvation History.
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God’s Presence in Nature
This supplemental PowerPoint summarizes Unit 1 by discussing how God reveals himself to us through nature.
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Finding God and Being Found by God
This supplemental PowerPoint summarizes Unit 1 by discussing how God reveals himself to us.
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Sacred Scripture and the Life of the Individual
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 17 by discussing the key role Sacred Scripture plays in the life of individuals.
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Sacred Scripture and the Life of the Church
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 16 by discussing the key role that Sacred Scripture plays in the life of the Church.
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Acts and Letters
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 15 by giving a brief summary of the Acts of the Apostles and the Letters in the New Testament.
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Revelation in and through Jesus in the Gospel of John
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 14 by giving a brief summary of the Gospel of John.
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Revelation in and through Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 13 by giving a brief summary of the Synoptic Gospels.
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The Gospels
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 4, Chapter 12 by giving a brief summary of the Gospels.
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Wisdom Literature
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 11 by giving a brief summary of the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament.
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The Prophetic Books
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 10 by giving a brief summary of the Prophetic Books of the Old Testament.
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The Historical Books
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 9 by giving a brief summary of the Historical Books of the Old Testament.
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The Book of Exodus
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 8 by giving a brief summary of the book of Exodus.
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The Book of Genesis
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 3, Chapter 7 by giving a brief summary of the book of Genesis.
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Overview of the Old and New Testaments
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 6 by giving a brief overview of the Old and New Testaments.
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Interpreting Sacred Scripture
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 5 by exploring how the church teaches to interpret the Sacred Scripture.
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Understanding Sacred Scripture
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 2, Chapter 4 by exploring how the Holy Spirit guided the writing and formation of Sacred Scripture.
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Divine Revelation
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 3 by exploring how God has revealed Himself to us through Jesus Christ, Scripture, and Tradition.
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Natural Revelation
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 2 by exploring how God is revealed to us in the beauty and perfection of His creation.
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The Desire to Know God
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 1, Chapter 1 by exploring our desire to know God and how best to do so.
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Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 5
This is a rubric for two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 5
This handout provides two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
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The Stations of the Cross
Students read a Scripture passage for an assigned station before creating an enactment and discussing questions.
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Sacred Scripture and the Rules of the Saints
This activity has students work individually and in small groups to read and reflect on the rules of St. Augustine, St. Benedict, and St. Francis.
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Praying the Liturgy of the Hours: A Reflection
A reflection to be completed after praying the Liturgy of the Hours.
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Exploring the Lectionary
In this activity, partners read the readings for a specific feast day and identify key symbols, similarities, and differences that help make Mass more meaningful.
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Unit 5 Preassessment: A Prayer Inventory
This preassessment for Unit 5 asks students a series of questions about the importance of prayer and Scripture in their own lives.
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Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 4
This is the rubric for the final projects in Unit 4.
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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 4
This handout provides two final project possibilities for Unit 4.
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Non-Pauline Letters and Revelation
This small-group activity asks students to read and reflect on a Scripture passage from a Non-Pauline Letter in the New Testament. Students must then answer reflection questions about the passage.
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Paul’s Response to the Early Christian Communities
This small-group activity asks students to read and reflect on a Scripture passage about Paul and the early Christian communities.
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Paul’s Missionary Journeys
This small-group activity asks students to read a Scripture passage about one of Paul’s missionary journeys. Students must then create several blog posts describing the story.
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Mind Mapping: "I Am" Statements from the Gospel of John
This small-group activity asks students to reflect on a specific “I am” statement from the Gospel of John.
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Miracles
This small-group activity asks students to read several versions of a miracle of Jesus. Groups must then answer questions and create a storyboard to accompany the Scripture passage.
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Four Images of Jesus
This small-group activity asks students to read a section of the Gospel and answer questions focused on the image of Jesus.
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Freshman Orientation
This writing assignment asks students to write a description of their freshman orientation to a specific audience.
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Vocabulary for Unit 4
This is a list of the terms and definitions to be used and learned in Unit 4.
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Unit 4 Preassessment: New Testament Myths and Facts
This preassessment identifies misconceptions that students may have about the New Testament.
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Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 3
This is the rubric to assess the final project possibilities for Unit 3.
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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 3
This handout provides two project possibilities for students to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 3.
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Reflecting on Suffering
These journal prompts will help students to reflect on suffering in the world and their personal lives.
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The Prophets
This small-group activity provides questions for students to answer about the different prophetic books of the bible.
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King David
This small-group project asks students to read a section from the bible about King David. Students must then create and act out a television show based on their scripture passage.
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The Book of Exodus
This small-group project asks students to read a section from the Book of Exodus before acting out the passage and responding to discussion questions.
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Abraham, Sarah, and Their Descendants
This partner project asks students to read and learn about a descendent of Abraham. The pairs must then complete a writing assignment and create an artistic symbol for the assigned person.
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Unit 3 Preassessment: I Know / I Think I Know / I Want to Know
This preassessment for Unit 3 asks students to reflect on what they know, think they know, and want to know from the upcoming unit.
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Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 2
This is the rubric for the final project options in Unit 2.
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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 2
This handout presents two project possibilities to assess student understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 2.
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Jigsaw Activity: Categories of Books in the New Testament
This activity asks small groups to answer questions about a specific section of the New Testament.
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Categories of Books in the Old Testament
This is a list of characteristics to be divided among the books of the Old Testament.
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Jigsaw Activity: Categories of Books in the Old Testament
This activity asks small groups to focus on a small portion of the Old Testament as they read and answer questions.
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Literal and Spiritual Senses of Scripture: The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37)
This small-group, discussion guide challenges students to read a familiar story using a different lense and perspective.
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Mind Map: From the Spoken Word to the Written Word
This Mind Map helps students to organize and brainstorm ideas about friends, school, sports, and family.
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Journal Entry: Inspiration
This is a journal prompt which asks students to reflect on times when they have been given advice.
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Unit 2 Preassessment: "Meet Me in the Middle" Concepts
This preassessment lists many key concepts to be covered in Unit 2.
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Learning about Learning
This is a self-evaluation to help students reflect on their learning during Unit 1.
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Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 1
This is the rubric to evaluate student’s final projects for Unit 1.
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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 1
This handout provides two project possibilities to assess student understanding of the concepts covered in Unit 1.
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Creating a Triptych
This is a description for an art project where students express the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
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The Socratic Seminar
This handout provides a set of guidelines and instructions to help students successfully participate in a Socratic seminar.
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God’s Presence in Nature
This assignment helps students to create a poem of praise about an object in nature.
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Responding to God’s Invitation: Exemplary Models
This project asks students to research an exemplary model of what it means to be the best person that God created each of us to be.
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I Am . . .
This is a project description that asks students to create a poster as they explore their identity.
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Unit 1 Preassessment: Knowing God
This preassessment poses questions about how students have come to know God.
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Primary Source Reader Correlations
This is a list of articles and other sources to accompany student learning as they discover who is Jesus Christ.
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Our Response to Jesus
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 16, by discussing what our response to Jesus is as we pursue eternal life with Him.
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We Respond through a Life of Discipleship
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 15, by discussing what we can do to become true disciples of Jesus.
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We Respond to God through Prayer
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 14, by discussing what prayer is, how best to practice it, and who to look to as an example of a strong prayer life.
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What Is Faith?
This PowerPoint accompanies Unit 5, Chapter 13, by discussing more deeply the meaning of faith and its connection to religion and belief.
