January 30, 2013

Materials needed: Pens – used for everything except what goes on Scantron # 2 lead pencils (sharpened) Used on Scantron. Avoid erasure. Make sure it is a #2 lead pencil

Parts Short multiple choice type on Ch. 1-5 Short responses on: Night The Last Days Essay (based on concepts studied in the text)

Themes Chapter 1: Identity and Autonomy Chapter 2: Creativity, Learning and Growth Chapter 3: Work Chapter 4: Money and Possessions Chapter 5: Suffering

For the Essay Chapter 6: Sexuality (Since it is recent material)

Pertinent pages – Ch. 1 11, 23, 24 CONCEPTS Being fully alive (potential to love and be loved) Jesus as the way – models how to love God and neighbor; the Great Commandment Christian freedom vs. license [seeing the big picture + responsibility instead of license] Autonomous (direct our own lives and actions) but interdependent

Pertinent pages – Ch , 39 CONCEPTS Developing our full range of talents (St. Paul) Creative impulse – people with vision like Jesus who make a positive difference in the world The Genesis vision: Sabbath (as practiced by the Jewish people and particularly, Jesus)

Pertinent pages – Ch CONCEPTS The dignity of work – where it comes from [JP2] Genesis: Being God’s coworkers Jesus: carpentry, teaching, preaching, healing St. Paul: tentmaker

Pertinent Pages – Ch. 3 cont’d. Church documents –vocation to build up the world JP2: We become more human though work Meaning comes from the type of work we do and the way we do our work

Pertinent Pages – Ch CONCEPTS Christian approach: unmasking illusions about money and possessions Be wary – St. Paul “root of all evil”; also, St. James Be free of being attached to it – Jesus Can’t serve 2 masters; Where your treasure is, so is your heart

Ch. 4 continued Different idea of ownership – the goods of the earth belong to all of us [Early Christians pooled resources] Fair balance - St. Paul Simplicity, Sharing, Equality See the 4 Guidelines

Pertinent Pages – Chapter CONCEPTS Job – Why do people suffer? Mystery Thea Bowman Jesus – compassion for those who suffer suffering as redemptive, transformative [Resurrection]

Pertinent Pages – Ch ; 114 CONCEPTS Genesis: creation as good; made in God’s image = we are relational = we are made to love and be loved; sexuality as a gift Song of Songs – literal and allegorical levels St. Paul – our bodies are “temples of the Holy Spirit”

Ch. 6 continued Jesus – a whole person – free of gender stereotypes Chastity Sexual intercourse – for marriage – a permanent commitment

Organization of essay: Into Tried to grab reader’s interest Contains a thesis statement In this case, the statement would say that Jesus, the Church and the Scriptures help us to create a Christian lifestyle in regard to ________.

Body paragraph This is the longest paragraph It will contain several learnings from the chapter in question. You can say, first of all, secondly, a third point raised, etc. It will have what is learned as well as the source. You can quote or paraphrase. Example: We are made in God’s image. Reference to Genesis and the story of creation. Also tell what it means.

Conclusion Summary of your main points

Length At least 3 paragraphs – can be more The more specific you are, the better. This also applies to the shorter answers.