Diocese of Greensburg Curriculum Religion Grade 8

Unit Content Skills Confirmation  Holy Spirit Students will be able to:  Pentecost  Body of Christ  Define sacrament.  Sacrament  Categorize the seven sacraments into the three groups.  Sacraments of Christian Initiation  Discuss the Sacraments of Christian Initiation.  Confirmation  Explain the role of the Holy Spirit in today's church.  Role of the Holy Spirit in the Sacraments  Explain the events and effects of Pentecost.  Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit  Name and model the Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit in  Discipleship his/her daily life.  Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit  Identify the steps of the Rite of Confirmation.  Rite of Confirmation  Identify the role of the in the Rite of  Catechism of the (CCC) #1285-1321 Confirmation.  Discuss the matter and form of the sacrament of Confirmation.  Recognize the importance of the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit and how they are bestowed through the Sacrament of Confirmation

Background of  What is "the Church"? The students will be able to: the Church  What are the goals of the Church?  Six models of the Church  Identify the six models of the Church  Four marks of the Church  Identify the Four Marks of the Church and provide modern examples

Unit Content Skills Early Church  Pentecost The students will be able to: History  Assumption   Explain the difference between 'Catholic' and 'catholic'  Council of Nicaea  Explain how the Holy Spirit lives in the Church  Edict of Milan  Describe how work and pray unite baptized Christians  Constantine  Discuss the importance of the succession of the  Peter and Paul 

Catholic Life  Faith The student will be able to:  Spiritual Relationship  Grace  Define Faith  Conversion  Explain the meaning of faith within the context of their  Apostolic Succession own personal, spiritual relationship with Jesus  Deacon  Define Grace and recognize its presence in their own  Priest personal life  Bishop  Identify a conversion experience  Body of Christ  Summarize the role of Apostolic Succession in the  Universal Church Catholic Church  Disciple  Differentiate among the roles of Deacons, Priests, and  Assess the role of Laity as the Body of Christ  Recognize that all are part of the Universal Church  Identify the role that the early disciples played and how we follow their example of evangelization

Unit Content Skills Development of  Monk The students will be able to: the Monastic Life  Monastery  Benedict  Discuss the effects of life in a monastery  Charism  Listen to Gregorian Chants  Antony  Discuss saints who lived a monastic life  Missionary   Monasticism  Saint Augustine  Saint  Saint Vincent College

The  Indulgences The students will be able to:  Martin Luther  95 Theses  Define indulgences and misconceptions about  Printing Press indulgences   Identify the key points from the  Council of Trent  Compare and contrast predestination with free will  Anglican Church  Identify the four major changes of Vatican II  Puritans  Predestination  Protestantism  Wittenberg  Vatican II  John XXIII  Paul VI  Mass in the vernacular

Advent  Dec. 8 The students will be able to:  The three purposes of Advent (celebrate the birth of Christ, welcome Him into our heart and prepare for the  Discuss the purpose of Advent second coming)  Develop their own plan for Advent and how they  Annunciation prepare spiritually for Christmas  Visitation  Discuss the role of as the precursor to  The Nativity of the Lord the Messianic message  Symbols of Advent Unit Content Skills

 Messiah  Discuss the development of today's modern nativity  John the Baptist beginning with Saint Francis  Saint Francis  Identity which Advent readings proclaim the  Parousia second coming and which proclaim His birth  Gaudete Sunday

The Church in  Puritans The students will be able to: North America  Elizabeth Ann Seton  Catholic School System  Discuss Elizabeth Ann Seton's impact on America o The Life of American Saints, such as St.  Discuss Bishop John Carroll's impact on America Elizabeth Ann Seton, St. John Neumann  Learn how the catholic school system was established o The Catholic Church's role in Religious Liberty in America in America, including an explanation of the right to object to an objective evil according to one's

Christmas  Nativity of the Lord The students will be able to:  Birth of Jesus, December 25  Incarnation  Identify the days which begin and end the Christmas  Dual natures of Jesus season  Identify why the Church honors Mary during the Christmas season  To explain the contrast between the divinity of Jesus and the humanity of his birth (nativity)  Explore the duality of Jesus through the Incarnation (both divine and human)  Discuss ways they can live the Christmas message all year

Unit Content Skills Lent Students in Grade 8 will have an understanding of the following: The students will be able to:

 Significance of 40 days  Difference between abstinence and fasting  Define Lent, fasting, and abstinence  Significance of Ash Wednesday  Identify the Pillars of Lent  Laetare Sunday  Name the days of the Triduum  Parousia  Emphasize characteristics of Triduum liturgies  Specific events of the Last Supper  Connect events of the Last Supper to our call to serve others

Pure of Heart  Dignity Students will be able to:  Love  Conjugal love  Explain that all people are created with inherent dignity  Conscience that cannot be measured or taken away.  Chastity  Explain the importance of self-control and give  Modesty examples.  Purity  Explain the importance of keeping selves chaste and  Commitment give examples.  Abstinence  Explain the importance of waiting for marriage to have  Church Teaching on Contraception sexual relations.  Every marriage act must be open to children.  Compare and contrast modesty and purity.  Sacrament of Matrimony  Compare and contrast chastity and abstinence.  Temptation  Explain ways to act and speak in ways that are  Covet respectful to God's creation of the human person.  Identify ways to keep themselves healthy - spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically.  Identify and explain the different forms of love (agape, filia, and eros).  Explain the Sacrament of Marriage.  Explain the church's teaching on contraceptives.  Explain that the sexual union in marriage has two purposes: the sharing of love between spouses and the transmission of life.  Explain that married people are called to love in conjugal chastity, while those unmarried live chastely

Unit Content Skills

Catholic Social  Papal (Rerum Novarum, Humane Vite, The students will be able to: Teaching Lauduta Si, )  Life and Dignity of the Human Person  Discuss the role of an industrialized nation and the  Call to Family, Community, and Participation development of modern CST.  Rights and Responsibilities  Model the directives contained in the encyclicals.  and Vulnerable  Explain each CST principle.  The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers  Identify the origins of CST in the .   Analyze the role of the CSTs in the mission of the  Care for God's Creation Church.  Service to Community  Mission of the Church

Easter  The Resurrection of the Lord The students will be able to:  Paschal Mystery  Absolution, Anointing, Petition, and Resurrection  Recognize Jesus' life as proclaimed in the Mass.  Parable: The Good Shepherd  Cultivate a deeper love and understanding for the  Road to Emmaus Eucharist  Feast of the Divine Mercy  Prepare their own witness testimony to Jesus to share  *Ascension (40 Days after Easter) the Good News with others  *Pentecost (50 Days after Easter)  Reflect on and rejoice in the beauty that is the mercy of God  Explain the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Prayers and  Lord's Prayer The students will be able to: Celebrations  The four forms of prayer revealed in Scripture: adoration, petition, intercession, and thanksgiving.  Write a spontaneous prayer  Act of Contrition  Memorize and Recite prayers  The Diocese of Greensburg Vocation Prayer  Examine our relationship with God through personal  How to make and examination of conscience prayer  Planning a Mass for their class  Experience various traditions of Catholic prayer forms  The use of Sacramentals by Catholics such as rosary, benediction, contemplative prayer, and  Praying with Scripture meditation in order to appreciate the traditions of the  Guided Meditation Church  Acts of Faith, Hope, and Love Unit Content Skills

 Church's Liturgical Year

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