Religion Guidelines

Semester 1
Grade 10


Topic: Jesus and the Church

Concepts Covered:
What is Church?
The Church is a Mystery
The church is the People of God
The Church is Teacher
The Church is Sacrament
The Church is Servant
The Church is a Communion of Saints

Quarter Grades
Tests/Projects 35%
Homework & Spiral 30%
Sunday Scriptures 15%
Quizzes 20%
Semester Grade:
Quarter 1 40%
Quarter 2 40%
Final 20%

Extra Credit Opportunities:
Attend 7:07 Mass on Wednesday and earn 5 points (maximum of 10 per quarter).
Sign up to help at an all-school liturgy and earn 5 points (maximum of 5 per
semester).
You are highly encouraged to attend more weekly Masses and help with more all-
school liturgies!

Course Components:

Tests/Projects: Each unit will culminate with a test, project, or combination of
both. Projects are just as important as tests, so take them seriously.

Homework: Homework includes any work I ask you to do and turn in, whether it
be on paper or online. While much of your work will go into your spiral, I will
occasionally collect some assignments.
Daily Prayerat the beginning of each quarter, each student will be
responsible for writing or finding two prayers to share. These will be
affixed to your spiral so that you have them at all times. Each day of
class, I will ask for a volunteer to lead us in prayer, using one of the
prayers you found at the beginning of the quarter. After everyone has
volunteered once, we will start over.
Bible Bitsdaily reflection in your Word Press portfolio about the
section of the Bible we read that daymust write the book, chapter,
and verse at top of entry; briefly summarize the passage; briefly tell
what it means for you. You must label this in the category of Bible
Bits. One point for each part mentioned above for a total of three
points per entry. If you miss class, I will list the passages on my
website so that you can keep current.

Spiral: Sometimes you will need to take notes in your spiral based on
information presented in class. You will also need to put your daily assignments
in your spiral. We will correct them each day, and I will check to see that they are
done, but I will not take a grade. Rather, you will correct your mistakes so that
you learn from them. You can then use your spiral to study for quizzes and tests
or to prepare for projects. I will collect the spiral whenever there is a test. To
receive all five points for an entry, you need to include the date, the questions you
are answering, a well-thought out answer, corrections done in red, and sufficient
notes for note-taking entries.
Sunday Scripture Readings: In groups, you will be preparing a lesson plan for
your class to help them understand the readings for the upcoming Sunday. See
separate handout.



Materials Needed for Class:
One spiral
Pen
Loose-leaf paper
Red pen
Markers & colored pencils

Daily work must:
Be done in complete sentences and have complete answers.
Be neat.
Be corrected in red pen.
Be finished on time.