關於本電子書
Every self-contained lesson in this guide is teacher-written, classroom-tested, and scholar-reviewed, and gives you everything you need to help guide your students understand the true meaning of Jesus' most important teachings.
To help you differentiate instruction, this guide includes lessons at three grade levels. Each lesson is clearly marked with an intended audience/reading level. Based on the students you have from class to class/year to year, you can decide which resource(s) to use with which students.
Each lesson is designed in a flexible, modular format, and includes:
Essential questionsConnections to the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchAccessible and engaging background readingBiblical touchstonesComprehension and critical thinking questionsWarm-up / bell workMain activity such as primary source analysis, role-playing, structured debate, and many othersHomework and extension optionsBulletin Board extension options for elementary lessonsThe veteran schoolteachers who wrote the twelve lessons included here know firsthand your needs in the classroom. Even the layflat binding makes it easy for you to photocopy all the provided handouts and activities.
Lessons
Unit One: Foundations of Christian Moral Theology
Our Eternal End is in HeavenRules and FreedomConscience: God's Voice in Our HeartsVocation: The Universal Call to HolinessWhat Is God Calling Me to Do?The Role of FeelingsThe Reality of Sin and the Necessity of Virtue ObedienceUnit Two: Living the Life of Christ
Jesus Teaches Us How to LiveThe Beatitudes and Moral ChoicesWho Are the Blessed?The Beatitudes and the SaintsRejoice and Be Glad: The Poem of the BeatitudesThis resource facilitates experiential learning with sacred art including works by:
MichelangeloHartman SchedeCaravaggioEl GrecoJames TissotFra AngelicoLeonardo Da VinciAnd many othersYour students will read and analyze primary sources from writers including:
St. Thomas AquinasGaudium et SpesSt. Gregory the GreatJohn Henry Cardinal NewmanPope FrancisSt. AugustineSt. Paul of the CrossMark TwainAnd many othersIn addition to Biblical touchstones in every lesson, your students will study in-depth and apply their knowledge of scripture passages including:
John 8:31-32Genesis 2:7Matthew 22:37-39Galatians 5:1Exodus 10:15Exodus 20:12Leviticus 19:12Luke 1:39-45Jeremiah 31:33Proverbs 3:5-62 Timothy 1:13-14Psalm 119:104-1061 Thessalonians 2:13Matthew 26:36-46Luke 22:39-46Romans 13:14Jeremiah 17:9-10Matthew 7:25-27Mark 7:21-23John 19:25-27Genesis 31 Samuel 17Luke 1:26-30Genesis 3:1-13; 15-19Genesis 12:1-9; 17:1-82 Samuel 11:1 to 12:18aMatthew 17:1-9Matthew 25:31-462 Thessalonians 3:13Luke 18:35-43Matthew 14:15-21Luke 10:39-37Matthew 8:1-3Mark 5:2-15John 8:1-11Matthew 5:3-10; 43-48Matthew 7:2-5Matthew 15: 17-18; 21-22Includes Saint Biography Cards at two reading levels.
St. Joan of ArcSt. Francis of AssisiSt. AugustineSt. Teresa of AvilaBl. Chiara Luce BadanoSt. Andre BessetteSt. Rose Philippine DuchesneSt. Josemaria EscrivaSt. Maximilian KolbeSt. Therese of LisieuxSt. Gianna Beretta MollaSt. MonicaSt. Thomas MoreSt. PaulSt. Pope John Paul IISt. PeterBl. Miguel Pro JuarezSt. Dominic SavioSt. StephenBl. Teresa of Calcutta關於作者
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