Social Justice
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Pushed Once Too Often
This handout presents a story about drug pushing in a school community. Students are challenged to reflect on several questions regarding the situation.
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Cases to Examine: Conscience and Guilt
Read the following cases. For each one, fill in the words that describe what kind of conscience and what kind of guilt the person has. Then write a sentence or two of advice that you would give to that person.
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The LISTEN Model
Briefly describe below a moral dilemma that an individual might face. For each section of the LISTEN process, fill in one or more things a person facing this dilemma might need to consider.
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Which Principles Apply?
he following moral principles (described in the text on pages 58–59) can be considered basic or foundational: a. Do good; avoid evil. b. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. c. The end does not justify …
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Getting to Know My Parents' Views
This checklist will help you identify how well you understand your parents’ (or guardians’) views on moral issues and whether you think that your parents understand your views on moral issues.
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Cases to Examine: Moments in Competition
Read the following cases of competition and answer in writing the question for each.
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Peace: Exploring Terms
In the first blank column, express your own sense of what it means to live out the following traits. In the second blank column, explain what you think the culture teaches you it means to live out each trait. Leave …
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Earth-Friendly Living
This is a scavenger hunt for earth-friendly products suitable for a bedroom: furniture, clothes, and so on. Your goal is to furnish this room in the most earth- friendly and inexpensive way you can, while still furnishing a room you …
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The Work of Art
Read the story below, and be prepared to discuss the questions that follow it.
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Work and Budgeting
Fill out the first empty column in this chart to reflect a family’s monthly budget. Leave the second column blank until you receive further instruction.
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Diversity Awareness
Read down the first column, and for each description, mark an X in all the columns that apply to you. (If there is a description you do not feel comfortable writing down, make a mental note of it and leave …
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Participation in the Media
This handout lists several key questions to use when reading or viewing various media from the perspective of different groups of people. Choose one of the following groups of people, and on a separate sheet of paper, write answers to …
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How Does the Culture Value Me?
A list of different roles and conditions of males and females within society.
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Creating a Relationship Map
A relationship map provides a blueprint for justice—it reveals the conditions and relationships that are necessary to build a just situation. The following are steps to follow when creating a relationship map. To aid in understanding the steps, we will …
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Practicing Prophecy
An activity where students are given the opportunity to imitate the prophetic model by observing the world around them and attempting to interpret injustices.
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Correlation to Curriculum Framework
Correlation to Curriculum Framework Course IV: Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church from The Church: Christ in the World Today.
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Chapter 24 Activities
Activities for Chapter 24 Social Justice including a core activity, core activity extension, and additional activities.
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Catholic Mission and Volunteer Organizations
A worksheet where students are asked to research a mission or volunteer organization and answer several questions about their findings.
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 5
Several final performance task project options for Unit 5 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
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Catholic Social Teaching Themes
A list of Catholic Social Teaching themes that can be used in conjunction with a homework assignment, from Section 5 Part 3 of “Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible.”
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Invictus Forgiveness Reconciliation and Healing
Questions dealing with the issues presented in the film “Invictus.”
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If I Ruled the World
A worksheet that asks students to think about how they would solve different social justice issues if they ruled the world.
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Case Studies: Attitudes of the Heart
Several different scenarios are listed where negative feelings are displayed, and the question “how can you change the attitude of your heart?” is posed.
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of several final performance task options for Unit 5 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Violence versus Nonviolence
A worksheet where students fill in what they know and understand about violence and nonviolence.
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Just Choices
A worksheet on just choices where students choose a topic to cover as well as a task based on their preferred learning style.
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 6 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of several final performance task options for Unit 6 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Suicide Prevention
A document on suicide prevention including warning signs, action steps, online resources, and lifesaving facts to consider.
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Mirror Exercise
An exercise that encourages students to reflect on how they are different from others, and how they can respectfully respond to these differences.
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Living As a Steward of Creation
An activity where students decipher the main ideas of several Church documents, and then make connections to Genesis creations accounts and the call to be stewards of creation.
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 4
A list of several final performance task options for Unit 4 of "Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society."
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 7 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A list of several final performance task options for Unit 7 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Introspect and Interview
A worksheet on introspect and knowledge gained from interviews on important life issues including abortion, in vitro fertilization, stem-cell research, euthanasia, the death penalty, and immigration.
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Call to Compassion
A worksheet on responding to different topics with compassion, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 8 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
Several final performance task options for Unit 8 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Critical Marketing Analysis
A critical marketing analysis, to be used on advertisements for products or brands, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Campaign Platform
A small-group assignment in which students will develop an imaginary political campaign to explore what it means to be a responsible citizen, both locally and globally.
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Electronic Media Log
An electronic media log to help students keep track of their media use, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 3 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
Several final performance task options for Unit 3 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Unit 3 Preassessment
A preassessment for Unit 3 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society” that deals with social sin, structures of sin, and social justice.
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Pastoral Letters
A worksheet with short-answer questions about Pastoral Letters, from "Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society."
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Social Justice Papal Documents
An empty chart to be filled out during the class PowerPoint presentation on Social Justice Papal documents, from “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Action Plan for Living as a Disciple of Christ
A helpful chart that will assist each student develop an action plan for living as a disciple of Christ.
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 2 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A listing of several final performance task options for Unit 2 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Preassessment exercise for Unit 2 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
A preassessment exercise for Unit 2 of “Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society.”
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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 1
Options for final performance tasks for Unit 1 of "Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society."
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Our Catholic Faith in Action
A chart that accompanies the Web Quest on our Catholic faith in action, from "Christian Morality: Our Response to God's Love."
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Ordinary Discipleship and Matthew, Chapter 25
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. It focuses on Matthew 25, highlighting the works of mercy Jesus' speaks of, asking students to reflect on the skills need for each type of ministry and discipleship.
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Praying with and for the Suffering Body of Christ
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can research, present on, and pray for various countries in need.
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Catholic Mission and Volunteer Organizations
This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can research various Catholic volunteer and missionary organizations in order to find out more about the lifestyle, mission, history and spirituality of the organization.
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Leadership Quotations
This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. It offers quotations from several historical leaders and asks students to reflect on various styles and characteristics of leadership.