Religion 1 Instructor Classroom Office Hours Ms.

Kelly Bothamley Room 35 m-f 6:45-7:30am m-th lunch and enrichment Phone E-mail n/a kbothamley@fsha.org

Text: Gods Word Revealed in Sacred Scripture (Veritas, 2011) Course Reader (provided by instructor) Bible (NRSV preferred) Pocket dictionary (optional) Description: Religion 1 is a ninth grade course introducing students to the basics of Catholicism and Christianity as a whole. The course traces the roots of the Church from the Judaic Tradition of the Old Testament through the birth of Catholic Christianity. This overview allows students from both Catholic and non-Catholic backgrounds to examine the Church as young adults on personal faith journeys. Topics of study include the parts of the Mass, traditional Catholic prayers, the Sacraments, the Liturgical Calendar, Catholic Morality, Spirituality, Prayer and Tradition. The class consists of lecture, projects, research, discussion, oral and written student presentations, cooperative learning group experiences, journaling, paired group experiences, and analysis of supplementary materials including video/DVD selections, written stories, and use of the Bible. Goals: Gain a deeper knowledge of themselves and their own understanding of faith. Expand their knowledge of Catholicism and Christianity as a whole. Exercise and grow their critical thinking skills. Requirements: 9th grade status Please see additional Student Expectations contract The FSHA Honor Code is strictly adhered to Resources: Podium (instructor will have all assignments posted by 3pm daily) FSHAmail (please check daily this is the email account instructors will use to contact you outside of school) Google Docs

Evaluation: Student grades will be based on the completion of the assignments listed under Assessments below. Grading in this course is based on the point system. Each assignment is valued at a certain number of points. The total earned can be divided by the total point value of the assignment to get a percentage and grade equivalent. Assessments: assessment type: homework checks (14) mini quizzes (14) written assignments (14) tests (5) projects (5) final (1) scheduling: once a week once a week once a week at the end of sections at the end of sections end of the semester point value: 5 10 25 50 50 200 % of grade: 5% 10% 30% 20% 20% 15%

FSHA Grading Scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59% and below Late work Policy: NO POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR LATE WORK! A student who is absent will have the same number of days as she was absent to make up/turn in all work. (Note: projects or long-term assignments given with over one week to finish are expected to be turned in on that date whether or not the student is absent, not present in class, or not on campus for the due date.) Make-up tests, quizzes, etc. will be available in the library to take at the students leisure. Exams and course work not made up will be assigned no passing points. Special circumstances must be discussed with the instructor prior to any absences. All assignments will be due at the beginning of class, assignments that are not turned in by that time will receive a 0 and will not be able not be made up. Please note, excuses such as My printer was out of ink, My computer crashed, or My email/flash drive/disk isnt working will not suffice. There are multiple computers and printers available to you here at FSHA for you to use. Course schedule: Week Week 1 Weeks 2-3 Weeks 3-5 Weeks 6-8 Weeks 9-11 Weeks 11-15 Topic Introduction to the course Who am I? Who is God? What is the Bible? What is the Old Testament? What is the New Testament? Required Reading n/a n/a V: 10-12, 18-19, 26-35, 41-43 V: 46-47, 60-65, 79-83, 103-108, 114-119, 132-136, 139-143 R: V: 6-7, 46-47, 82-83, 157-162 V: 46-47, 157-158, 171-176, 178, 192-204, 210-213, 232-247

V = Veritas textbook R = Reader