Course of Study 2008-2009

I. Course Title: 8th Grade Theology

"The Church through History"

II. Course Description:

The course is an introductory course on Church history. It attempts to help students come to an appreciation of two concepts: History and Church. Students will learn and describe history as story rather than chronology. Students will learn how Christ has been and continues to be manifest through Christians in particular historical circumstances.

III. Student Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course the students will:

A. Understand the feast of Pentecost and the Jewish roots of Christianity.

ESLR addressed: Intellectual, Social (ACRE 2.1, 6)

B. Understand major time periods in the development of the Church.

ESLR addressed: Intellectual (ACRE 2.14, 15, 46)

C. Understand the beauty and hope of the Renaissance through research Projects.

ESLR addressed: Spiritual, Intellectual

D. Understand the reasons that caused the Protestant Reformation.

ESLR addressed: Intellectual (ACRE 2. 42, 46)

E. Examine the attitudes of the modern church in Moral teaching.

ESLR addressed: Spiritual, Moral (ACRE 2. 30, 35, 36, 49)

F. Examine the attitudes and teachings of the modern church concerning Social

Teachings.

ESLR addressed: Physical, Spiritual/Moral (ACRE 2. 3, 13, 22, 49)

G. Identify leaders in the modern church and the roles they have played.

ESLR addressed: Intellectual (ACRE 2. 4, 12, 27, 39)

H. Explore today's Global Church.

ESLR addressed: Social (ACRE 2. 3, 43, 56)

IV. Student Assessment:

The student performance in this course will be measured by: Test, Quizzes,

Homework, Class work, and Projects.

V. Course Content:

In this course students will:

A. Learn about the history of the Roman Catholic Church.

B. Learn how the Apostles formed the early church

C. Learn to understand the events in history that have led us to our

Church today.

D. To become aware of the hope of the Renaissance.

E. To understand the events that created the Church in the Americas

F. To understand the recent developments in the Catholic Church

VI. Teaching Strategies:

Prayer, Bible Studies, Lectures, DVD, Speakers, Discussions, Art Projects, Recitation,

Research Projects, Reading Text, Internet Research, Power Point Presentations, Student Power Point Presentations, Story Telling, Studying Maps of the Holy Land and other church related areas, using Google Earth and other online mapping, and Reading the Bible.

VII. Materials of Instruction:

Text Book "The Church through History".

The New American Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

VIII. Grade Level taught: 8th Grade

IX. Course Length: One Year

X. Course Prerequisites: Entrance to Palma Junior High School

*EE, Essential Elements

*USCCB, United States Catholic Conference of Bishops

*MDS, Monterey Diocesan Standards

*CCC, Catechism of the Catholic Church

*ACRE, Assessment of Catechesis Religious Education