Christian Lifestyles – 2009/10



Christian Lifestyles – 2010/11

Mrs. Pascua

Phone: 951.275.5896 x4972

Email: jpascua@

For make up work and course materials go to: profiles/jpascua20

Course Objective: This course is designed to help students recognize the joys and responsibilities of being Christian. Students will come to see their Christian life as not something separate and outside of who they are as persons but instead will discover that to live a Christian lifestyle is to live their humanity. The main sources for this course will include Church documents and Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body which give an in depth look at the human person and it’s relation to the Christian life.

This course and all its study material keeps in mind the ESLR’s of Notre Dame High School, which includes:

1. Community Minded Catholic/Christians who recognize Christianity as a life-long growth journey of faith and seek to develop a Catholic worldview.

2. Academically Prepared Young Adults striving for higher education and college bound.

3. Effective Communicators and Collaborative Workers that can analyze, interpret, evaluate and synthesize significant concepts within various contexts.

Required Supplies:

Textbooks: 1. Excerpts from Creating a Christian Lifestyle by Carl Koch,

John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, and Theology of the Body for Teens by Jason and Crystalina Evert and Brian Butler

2. New American Bible

3. Catechism of the Catholic Church

Materials: 1. 1 Three Ring Binder 1” or larger to used only for this class

2. 5 Dividers

3. Loose leaf lined paper

4. Black or blue pen for all assignments to be turned in.

*Materials and books should be brought to each class meeting unless instructed otherwise. No student will be allowed to leave the classroom to retrieve items from lockers. Please come prepared for class.

Grading:

Portfolio: (bellwork/notes/vocabulary/classwork) = 20%

Homework/Reflection papers: = 20% Participation: =10% Quizzes: =10% Tests: = 15% Projects: = 10% Final Exam: = 15%

Tests and Quizzes: Quizzes and tests will be given every Friday. At the end of every Chapter, you will have an exam covering everything we completed. At the end of the semester you will be given a cumulative final exam. Tests and quizzes may be written, oral or any combination. Pop quizzes may be given at any time!

Class work/ homework: You will have daily class work and homework most nights. All class work and homework will be kept in your Portfolio Binder. Portfolio’s will be checked at the end of the Chapter. Homework must be passed forward and stamped at the beginning of class everyday in order to receive full credit. No partially completed homework will receive full credit. A readmit is necessary to receive full credit on late homework. Homework is based on 100% quality effort. If homework is not completed on the day it is due, finish it and place it in the homework section of the binder to receive half credit.

Participation: Participation is extremely important and makes learning more interesting and exciting for all of us. I reserve the right to raise or lower your grade based on the amount of your voluntary participation. Participation includes: being in your seat when the bell rings, having all materials for class, following class instructions, involving yourself in class discussions and providing answers when asked. If you choose not to participate, your grade for the day may be lowered.

Absences: If you are absent you are responsible for all material that was missed. This includes sports related absences. Since this is a college prep course, if you are absent it is your job to go to and retrieve the necessary assignments and materials. Email me or call a reliable friend if further questions arise. In the case of absence because of sports, no extra days will be given for missing class and all assignments, tests and quizzes must be made up BEFORE leaving for the sport or you will receive a 0 on those assignments.

Make-Ups: If you are absent from a quiz or test for some reason other than a sport you must have a readmit in order to make it up on the day of your return. If you are absent the day before a quiz or exam you will be expected to take it. There is no grace period. Remember, it is YOUR responsibility to make arrangements for a makeup exam. Unless otherwise requested most makeup’s will take place in class on the day of your return. As well, you only have the amount of days absent to make up any work or exams missed.

Missing Materials: It is unacceptable to come to class unprepared. However, if you find yourself in class without paper, pens, etc. DO NOT ask your neighbor during class. This is a distraction. Instead, you may rent a pen or pencil if necessary or buy paper when needed. (Money for rented materials will be donated to a worthy cause)

Rental Fees: 0.25 per pen or pencil 0.25 for 10 sheets of loose leaf paper

Hall Pass: Each semester you will be given 2 hall passes to be used at your discretion. You may choose to use them at any time of the semester in case of emergency. If you choose to use one, you must surrender it at time of use. You may not use anyone else’s hall pass without my signature. However, at the end of the semester, if both hall passes go unused you will receive 15 points extra credit! So save those hall passes! (hall passes only effective for extra credit upon the reception of the class procedures handout signed by you and your parents)

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