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Middle School Religion & Social Studies

Eighth Grade Homeroom

Mr. Bill Giddings

Information for 2007-2008 school year

Religion

Social Studies

6th Grade

Do not use the following phrases in your assignments or tests, points will be lost:

"is when"

"was when"

"is because"

Know how to use correctly the following words:

their & there

accept & except

when & where

During the sixth grade year the following text is used:

We Believe

Published by:

William H. Sadlier, Inc.

The students are immersed in the Old Testament stories so that they may learn two important concepts:

a)    We are persons created in God’s image.

b)   The Old Testament is a history of God’s merciful love.

The students will study the four following general topics:

  •  Forming the Covenant
  •  Building the Covenant Nation
  • Redefining the Covenant People
  • The Covenant Fulfilled in Jesus

During the sixth grade year the following text is used:

The World

Published by:

Scott Foresman

The following units are covered during the course of the year:

"The Medieval World"

"Discovery, Expansion, and Revolutions"

"A World in Opposition"

"New Nations and a New Century"

 

7th Grade

Do not use the following phrases in your assignments or tests, points will be lost:

"is when"

"was when"

"is because"

Know how to use correctly the following words:

their & there

accept & except

when & where

New Testament

A course on Jesus Christ and His disciples

Published by:

William H. Sadlier, Inc

During three quarters of the school year the following topics will be studied:

a.     Jesus, a historical figure, Oral & written tradition

b.    Authorship of New Testament, Truths of faith

c.     Divine Revelation, Formation of New Testament, Literary forms

d.    Jewish religion and culture

e.     Geography & customs of Israel, Roman occupation, Life in Nazareth

f.     The Gospels, Evangelists, Comparing the Gospels

g.     John the Baptist, Infancy accounts of Matthew and Luke, Midrash

h.    The Incarnation

i.      Miracles of Jesus

j.      Parables, Jesus as teacher

k.     The Paschal mystery

l.      Origins of the Church, Apostolic ministry

m.   Rituals and worship, The Beatitudes

Liturgy and Worship

A study of prayer and sacraments

Published by:

William H. Sadlier, Inc

During the last quarter of the school year the following topics will be studied:

a.       Symbol, ritual, and sacred space

b.       Catholic symbols and rituals

c.       The Paschal Mystery

d.       The Seven Sacraments

e.       Liturgical Calendar

f.    Praying with Scripture and other different prayer forms

The American Nation

Published by:

Prentice Hall

During the school year the following topics will be studied:

a.     Review of the five themes of Geography, mapmaking, maps, and geographic terms

b.    The First Americans

c.     A Meeting of Different Worlds

d.    The English Colonies

e.     The Road to Revolution

f.     The American Revolution

g.     Creating a Republic

h.    The Constitution of the United States

i.      The New Republic Begins

j.    The Age of Jefferson

8th Grade

Do not use the following phrases in your assignments or tests, points will

be lost:

"is when"

"was when"

"is because"

Know how to use correctly the following words:

their & there

accept & except

when & where

 

Church History

Published by:

William H. Sadlier, Inc.

During the first half of the school year the following topic and subdivisions will be studied:

a.  Key components of Church history

b.   Spread of Christianity

c.  Apostolic Fathers, Church Councils

d.   Monasticism, Evangelization & schism

e.   Gregorian reform, Crusades, Inquisition, Friars

f.  Avignon papacy, The Renaissance

g.   Protestantism

h.   Counter-Reformation

i.    Caesaropapism, Gallicanism, Age of discovery, & scientific revolution

j.   The French Revolution and the Church in France

k.   Liberalism and Nationalism, Religious communities of women

l.    Missionaries, explorers, Catholics in Colonia America, The immigrant Church

m. Catholics and – Civil War, Americanism, The Great Depression, World Wars I & II

n.   The modern "isms"

During the months of February and March the SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION is studied in preparation for the reception of the sacrament in April by the 8th grade.

During the remaining months of the school year the students will study

Morality

A course on Catholic living

Published by:

William H. Sallier, Inc.

The following topics will be addressed:

a.       Sin

b.       Conscience

c.       Ten Commandments

d.       Virtues

e.       Moral Decision Making

The American Nation

Published by: Prentice Hall

During the school year the following topics will be studied:

a.   Industry and Growth

b. Democracy in the Age of Jackson

c.  Westward Expansion

d. The Worlds of the North and South

e.  An Era of Reform

f.   A Dividing Nation

g. The Civil War

h.   The Reconstruction Era

i.    Changes in the West

j.    Industry and Unions

k.  Immigration

l.    U.S. Becoming a World Power

m.  World War I

n.  The Depression

o. World War II

p. The Cold War

q.  Civil Rights Movement