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September |
Unit 1: Theme
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CGE 4G |
1. be able to use a process of self-examination to name their own gifts, talents, personality traits and goals |
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CGE 1G |
2. name the value of the things they like about themselves |
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CGE 5G |
3. constructively identify those things they wish to improve about themselves |
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CGE 5C |
4. name the positive potential in a variety of personality types |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 5G |
1. demonstrate a knowledge of the many aspects of self-body, mind, emotions, will, ability to relate to others, spirit – and of the need to develop each aspect of these |
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CGE 7D |
2. express 'normal' as that which helps them develop their full potential in each aspect of self |
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CGE 4D |
3. understand their own growth toward, or movement from, wholeness, and the way that this affects their relationship with God and the Christian community |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 3B |
1. articulate the importance and requirements of participation in a community |
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CGE 1C |
2. demonstrate familiarity with the structure of the Bible and be able to locate biblical passages |
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CGE 1C |
3. understand the Bible as the story of the Christian community and its relationship with God |
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CGE 5C |
4. know that the Christian community invites them to share in the abundant life of Jesus |
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CGE 1I |
5. demonstrate skills for relating the community's story as found in the Bible, to their own lives |
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6. name some ways that the community's story is their story |
October |
Unit 2: Theme 1: |
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CGE 2C |
1. be able to articulate the meaning of trust and belief |
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CGE 3C |
2. recognize that belief is rooted in a relationship of trust that demands honesty |
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CGE 1A |
3. recognize Abraham as an example of a person whose whole life was shaped by trust |
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CGE 1E |
4. name and evaluate what is involved in different types of believing and trusting |
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CGE 5E |
5. demonstrate the skills and attitudes needed to build trusting relationships |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1C |
1. name God's faithfulness as it is revealed in the story of the Exodus – that God is faithful even in very difficult situations, even when we are unfaithful |
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CGE 3A |
2. connect the hope in the Exodus story to their own lives |
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CGE 7D |
3. identify signs of God's presence and fidelity in the world around them |
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CGE 7E |
4. identify ways they can help one another recognize the faithfulness of God |
November |
Unit 3:Theme 1: |
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CGE 1E |
1. reflect upon the meaning of being loved and the variety of ways in which love is demonstrated |
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CGE 6C |
2. identify ways that God's love for us is reflected in the love and concern that people feel for us |
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CGE 1H |
3. articulate the Church's belief that God's love goes far beyond human limitations |
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CGE 1A |
4. explain how fatherhood and motherhood help us to understand God |
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CGE 5E |
5. identify the signs of love and caring in the world around them |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1C |
1. demonstrate an understanding of the Sinai covenant as the sign of God's love and care for the Israelites |
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CGE 1A |
2. explain the ways in which the Ten Commandments liberate and allow for greater love |
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CGE 1G |
3. name the importance of covenants within their own lives and the way those covenants motivate moral behaviour |
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CGE 1I |
4. examine their behaviour in the light of the Ten Commandments |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 3D |
1. distinguish between good and bad uses of authority |
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CGE 5F |
2. evaluate examples of control and authority in their lives |
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CGE 4C |
3. describe the difference in the way God exercises authority and in the way many humans exercise authority |
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CGE 4F |
4. explain and use the observe, judge, act model for moral decision making |
December |
Unit 4: Theme 1: |
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CGE 5C |
1. define creativity and name ways they are creative |
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CGE 5B |
2. describe the relationship between God's creating and their creating |
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CGE 5D |
3. explain the ways that God invites us to share in the ongoing creation of the world |
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CGE 6E |
4. evaluate their own contributions to the world and their own willingness to give what they can give |
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CGE 7D |
5. explain the ways the creation story can help them to understand their own creativity |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1C |
1. articulate the ways the two stories of creation reveal the balance and cooperation God intended in the world |
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CGE 1D |
2. understand the relationship between biblical stories, science and history |
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CGE 3F |
3. demonstrate their commitment to care for the environment |
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CGE 7I |
4. evaluate environmental issues in light of God's plan for creation |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 5E |
1. name and evaluate the ways that being made female and male shapes the ways they express themselves |
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CGE 7A |
2. be able to define human dignity and recognize the things that support it and undermine it |
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CGE 7D |
3. know that to accept other people, we must accept their sexuality, their maleness or their femaleness, their physical gifts and limitations |
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CGE 1C |
4. identify ways Jesus reached out to those who were excluded |
January |
Unit 5 Theme 1: |
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CGE 7F |
1. express their understanding of the meaning in a name and the ways we use names to classify people |
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CGE 1C |
2. identify the expectations that people had for Jesus and the ways they tried to make him fit those expectations |
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CGE 1A |
3. explain the significance of the many titles for Jesus |
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CGE 1I |
4. identify the ways that the titles they use for Jesus shape their relationship with Jesus |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1C |
1. compare and contrast their expectations of Jesus with those of the people of Jesus' time |
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CGE 1C |
2. identify the ways that Jesus challenged people's expectations, attitudes and behaviour in Scripture and the ways those Scripture stories challenge us |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 1C |
1. retell a variety of stories of people whose lives were changed by Jesus |
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CGE 1A |
2. recognize the ways that believing in Jesus changes people's lives |
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CGE 1G |
3. formulate answers to the disciples' question: 'What kind of man is this?' |
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CGE 1I |
4. identify personal encounters with Jesus |
February |
Unit 6: Theme 1: |
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CGE 1D |
1. identify what it means to live in the kingdom of God, where Jesus is Lord |
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CGE 1C |
2. retell the story of the temptation of Jesus in the desert and articulate what it tells us about living life God's way |
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CGE 7E |
3. explain how our culture can encourage us to live as God wants us to live, and how it can encourage us to live in ways that are opposed to God's way |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1C |
1. reflect on what it means to be happy using Luke 6:20-42 as a point of reference |
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CGE 7A |
2. examine the things they are doing in their own lives that either promote or prevent true happiness |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 1C |
1. articulate their understanding of the nature, purpose and effects of Jesus' parables about the kingdom of God |
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CGE 1I |
2. identify signs of the kingdom in their lives |
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CGE 1H |
3. articulate their understanding of the Lord's Prayer and its implications for their lives |
March |
Unit 7: Theme 1: |
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CGE 7E |
1. describe the ways God works in cooperation with people |
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CGE 7D |
2. identify ways they can follow Mary's example and cooperate with God |
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CGE 1I |
3. name some ways that God's grace can work and is at work, in their lives |
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CGE 1A |
4. explain the meaning of the terms 'virgin birth' and 'Immaculate Conception' |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 7A |
1. examine what it means to understand someone else |
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CGE 1I |
2. identify the things they have in common with the historical Jesus |
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CGE 1C |
3. describe the political and cultural circumstances that shaped Jesus' life |
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CGE 1A |
4. express the meaning of the term 'Incarnation' |
April |
Unit 8: Theme 1: |
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CGE 1J |
1. describe the issues that led to Jesus' crucifixion |
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CGE 1I |
2. give reasons for Jesus' acceptance of his death |
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CGE 3D |
3. demonstrate the courage and determination needed to take a stand for truth and justice |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 1J |
1. articulate the meaning of sacrifice |
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CGE 1J |
2. express the meaning of the phrase 'we are redeemed by Christ's sacrifice' |
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CGE 1A |
3. describe the physical reality of Christ's suffering and death |
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CGE 1B |
4. describe the relationship of Jesus' sacrifice to Old Testament sacrifices and to the Eucharist |
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CGE 7J |
5. identify the sacrifices they might make for others |
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Theme 3: |
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CGE 2E |
1. identify ways of sharing the Good News with others |
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CGE 7A |
2. name the ways we exclude people from the Good News |
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CGE 7B |
3. name the spiritual deadness that surrounds them and identify ways they might bring life by sharing the Good News |
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CGE 1C |
4. articulate the understanding that Jesus' descent to the dead signifies that the message of salvation is for all people in all times and all places |
May |
Unit 9: Theme 1: |
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CGE 1J |
1. explain what it means to say that Jesus is raised to new life |
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CGE 3A |
2. identify the hope that is found in Jesus' resurrection for the difficult moments of their lives |
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CGE 1J |
3. discuss how resurrection is more than the simple restoration of what used to be |
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CGE 1I |
4. reflect on experiences of resurrection |
June |
Unit 10: Theme 1: |
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CGE 1J |
1. describe how Jesus' judgment frees people from the things that hold them in bondage |
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CGE 1C |
2. understand Jesus' judgment as a judgment against the things that harm us and as a call to separate ourselves from those things |
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CGE 7C |
3. name the areas in their lives where their own judgment has been, or is, inadequate |
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CGE 1A |
4. express, either verbally or artistically, the concepts embodied in the terms 'heaven', 'hell' and 'purgatory' |
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Theme 2: |
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CGE 7A |
1. recognize that Jesus will reveal the good they have done that no one else has noticed |
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CGE 1F |
2. celebrate their personal successes |
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CGE 7D |
3. identify the good that others are doing |
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CGE 7E |
4. help one another to find reasons for doing good even when it may go unnoticed |