1. Theology of the Body for Teens
Seventh Grade Curriculum 6.2
To Use, or Not to Use? That is the Question

2. Bellwork
Think about these product slogans. Which one best represents real love?
“Let’s build something together.”
“Because you’re worth it.”
“Obey your thirst.”
“Who are you?”
“Absolutely pure.”
Write the slogan you chose and explain – using 3 supporting details – why it would best embody love in an advertising campaign.

3. Opening Prayer Dearest Jesus! I know well that every perfect gift,
and above all others that of chastity,
depends upon the most powerful assistance of your providence,
and that without you a creature can do nothing.
Therefore, I pray that you defend,
with your grace, the gift of chastity and purity in my soul as well as my body.
And if I have ever received through my senses any impression that could stain my chastity and purity,
I ask you, who are the supreme Lord of all my powers,
to take it from me, so that I may with a clean heart advance in your love and service,
offering myself chaste all the days of my life on the most pure altar of your divinity. Amen. (St. Thomas Aquinas)

4. To the Core Read together p. 69
Chart difference between agape and eros
Agape
Eros
What it wants
What it causes you to do
Possible to be unbalanced?
Mark and Laura example: How should he respond?

5. Read Read pp. 72-74 Answer the Following Questions:
“What’s wrong with pornography”
How Far is “Too Far”?
Answer the Following Questions:
How does pornography train us??
How does the language of the body help us know when we have crossed God’s boundaries?

6. Video
Start at 9:25
“Man on the Street”
“Trivia”