SPIRIT of TRUTH

Grade 6 Sample Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2

Included here are two sample lessons from the 6th grade Spirit of Truth teacher’s guide, followed by the corresponding pages from the 6th grade student workbook.

Order the full Grade 6 books at SophiaInstituteforTeachers.org/SpiritofTruth UNIT 1 What Is Sacred Scripture?

Lessons in This Unit Connection to the ӹӹ Lesson 1: Exploring Sacred Catechism of the Scripture with Sacred Art Catholic Church ӹӹ Lesson 2: Sacred Scripture: The Written Revelation of God Lesson 1 ӹӹ Lesson 3: The Purposes of Scripture ӹӹ 81, 101, 104, 461, 469 ӹӹ Lesson 4: The Use of Scripture at Holy Mass Lesson 2 ӹӹ 51, 65, 77-78, 80-82, 85, 88- ӹӹ Lesson 5: Praying with 90, 101-104 Scripture: Lectio Divina

ӹӹ Lesson 6: How to Use the Bible Lesson 3 ӹӹ 131-133 Scripture Studied Lesson 4 in This Unit ӹӹ 131-133, 1154, 1349, 2589 ӹӹ Psalm 33:4 ӹӹ Psalm 46:11 Lesson 5 ӹӹ Psalm 119:105 ӹӹ 1177, 2708, 2716-2717 ӹӹ Isaiah 61:1-2 Lesson 6 ӹӹ Luke 4:16-21 ӹӹ 110, 2653 ӹӹ Luke 1:26-38 ӹӹ Luke 11:28 ӹӹ John 1:1 ӹӹ John 1:14 ӹӹ John 21:25 ӹӹ Hebrews 4:12 ӹӹ 2 Timothy 2:15 ӹӹ 2 Timothy 3:14-17

Unit 1 Overview 1 Introduction

od reveals Himself to us in His Word, Divine Revelation and the which we encounter in Sacred Scripture G Magisterium and Sacred Tradition. The Magisterium of the Church authentically teaches and interprets the Divine revelation has reached us today, whole Word of God so that the faithful might be saved. and intact, through the Sacred Tradition of We are called to encounter the Word of God in the Church. That is, the central content of Scripture through prayer in our daily lives. the Christian faith handed on by Jesus to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops. The Magisterium, or the teaching authority Sacred Scripture of the Church and those who wield that Sacred Scripture, the Bible, is the written authority, guard and protect this sacred record of God’s revelation of Himself. God Deposit of Faith to ensure that we the faithful has chosen to make Himself known to us, His have access to all that we need to know for precious creation. From the very beginning the sake of our salvation. The Magisterium, He revealed Himself and His loving plan for which comprises the pope and all the world’s us in words and deeds. He continued this bishops in union with the pope, has been self-revelation throughout salvation history, given the authority to teach and interpret the culminating in the Incarnation, when God sacred truths of our faith by Jesus Himself. became man in the Person of Jesus Christ. John Thus, the Church venerates the Word of God the Evangelist tells us in the opening words of as she venerates the Body of Christ. In both, His Gospel, “In the Beginning was the Word, which we receive from the same altar, we and the Word was with God, and the Word was receive God Himself. In the Sacred Scriptures God…and the Word became flesh and made His we encounter not dead words on a page, dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the but the living Word of God, Jesus Christ. St. glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace Jerome famously said, “Ignorance of Scripture and truth” (John 1:1, 14). In other words, the is ignorance of Christ.” Therefore, the Church Divine Son, the Second Person of the Blessed has always implored the faithful to know the Trinity, the Word of God, was present with Scriptures in order to know Christ. God in the beginning and is God Himself. The Word became flesh, and entered into human The Power of the Word of God history to reveal fully the glory of God, who is truth itself. In Jesus Christ, God has said all Scripture possesses great power in our lives. that needs to be said. He has spoken His one, Not only do we meet our Lord through it, perfect, unsurpassable Word and completely but, as St. Paul reminds us, it is useful for revealed Himself. “teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16)

2 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Just as we spend time with loved ones in order to know them and be in relationship with them, so too must we spend time with the Lord and hear His voice in the Word.

St. Jerome Writing, by Caravaggio

and is capable of cutting directly to our deepest In order to achieve all of this, we must first read selves, discerning the “reflections and thoughts Scripture and know how to read it properly. We of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). In the Scriptures must incorporate Scripture into our daily lives. we find our guidebook for living the Christian The Church asks us at least to read in advance life, for teaching others about the faith, and each Sunday’s Gospel, to reflect on their for defending the faith. Scripture also speaks meaning, and to bring those reflections to God directly to our souls and is capable of revealing in prayer. Just as we spend time with loved ones our truest self. in order to know them and be in relationship with them, so too must we spend time with the Lord and hear His voice in the Word.

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UNIT 1, LESSON 1

Learning Goals Connection to the ӹӹ God communicates with us in Catechism of the human words, the way we normally Catholic Church communicate. ӹӹ CCC 81 ӹӹ In both Scripture and in Jesus Christ, ӹӹ CCC 101 the Word of God is present fully in a fully human way: in human language and ӹӹ CCC 104 as a man like us in all things but sin. ӹӹ CCC 461 ӹӹ Sacred Scripture is the speech of God ӹӹ CCC 469 as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit. Vocabulary ӹӹ Duality ӹӹ Sacred Scripture

BIBLICAL TOUCHSTONES

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was And the angel said to her in reply, “The Holy Spirit with God, and the Word was God. will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to JOHN 1:1 be born will be called holy, the Son of God.”

LUKE 1:35

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Materials ӹӹ The Annunciation

DAY ONE

The Annunciation Warm-Up BY LUIS JUAREZ (C. 1610) A. Project the image on The Annunciation (page 7). Give students several minutes to quietly view the art before you say or ask anything. Allow them to come up and stand closer to the image to examine details. B. Once several minutes have passed, ask students: ӹӹ What do you first notice about this work of art? ӹӹ What do you like about this work of art? ӹӹ How does this painting make you feel? ӹӹ Who are the figures in this painting? From top National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico. left to bottom right: God the Father, God the 7 Holy Spirit (the dove), the angel Gabriel, and the Virgin Mary. ӹӹ What is happening in this picture? This painting depicts the Annunciation.

The Annunciation Activity

The Annunciation, by Luis Juarez (c. 1610) Put students in small groups and ask them to turn to . Have them Directions: Take some time to quietly view and refl ect on the art. Let yourself be inspired in The Annunciation (page 8) any way that happens naturally. Then think about the questions below, and discuss them with your classmates. discuss the conversation questions with each

Conversation Questions other. During this time, focus on keeping students

1. Identify the fi gures in the painting and describe what they are doing.

2. Artists use placement and light to draw our eye to important things. When you look at this intent on the artwork and the discussion questions, painting, where did your eye naturally go? What or whom do you look at fi rst? Next? What or whom are you drawn to focus on the longest? Why do you think the artist might have been drawing your attention in this way? letting their conversations go in unexpected ways.

3. Why do you think the angel is holding a white lily? What might that represent?

4. Read Luke 1:26-38. How does this painting illustrate this Gospel story? Which specifi c moment from the story is depicted in the painting? What makes you think so? 5. What is on the desk in front of Mary? Why do you think the artist included that in this Formative Assessment painting?

6. Read John 1:1 and John 1:14. How does this painting illustrate this passage from John’s Gospel? A. Circulate among the groups, listening to their

7. Which story from the Gospels you just read does this painting best illustrate? Why do you think so? discussions, keeping them on task, and offering insights or clarification where needed. B. Before moving on to the next activity, have each group write one question they would ask the 8 artist about his painting and turn it in.

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DAY TWO Warm-Up Project once again an image of The Annunciation, and read aloud a few of the most interesting questions offered by the student groups the previous day. Allow students to share their reactions and other personal responses to the art.

Activity A. Give students copies of the art, and have them skim over the questions they discussed the previous day. Then call on groups in turn to share their answers to each of the questions. Conclude the discussion with the question of how the artist probably wanted the people who viewed his painting to feel. B. Project on the board Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 101, and have a student stand and read it aloud: In order to reveal Himself to men, in the condescension of His goodness God speaks to them in human words: “Indeed the words of God, expressed in the words of men, are in every way like human language, just as the Word of the eternal Father, when He took on Himself the flesh of human weakness, became like men” (Dei Verbum quoted in CCC 101). C. Ask your students the following questions: ӹӹ How does God reveal Himself to us out of His goodness? In human words, the way we normally communicate. ӹӹ What are the words of God like when expressed in the words of men? Like human language in every way. ӹӹ Recall John 1:1 and John 1:14 — “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.” How does this quote from the Catechism connect the presence of God’s Word in Scripture to God’s becoming man in Jesus Christ? In both Scripture and Jesus, the Word of God is present fully in a fully human way: in human language and in the flesh, as a man like us in all things but sin. D. Explain to your students that we are surrounded with dualities in life. A duality is when one thing has two (sometimes more, which would be called a plurality) natures. For example, a person could be both a daughter and a sister at the same time. She has both roles in her life, and neither cancels the other out. She does not stop being a sister when she is a daughter, nor does she stop being a daughter when she is a sister. Similarly, Scripture is both the Word of God and the words of humans, and Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully man. E. With a partner, have students create a list of three to five different dualities or pluralities in life. In other words, what are some things that have two or more natures at the same time? Accept reasoned answers. Some examples may include money (worthless paper but also a cash value), an actor who plays a role in a film or in a play, or emotions (what is seen on the outside in our bodies

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and what is felt on the inside), and so forth. You may need to help your students individually think of different answers.

Formative Assessment When students have completed their lists of dualities, ask them to share and explain. In discussion, help students come to recognize that it is part of human experience for things to have multiple natures at the same time. This helps us better understand how God in His Word can be present in His Scriptures.

DAY THREE Warm-Up A. Project on the board Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 81, and have your students write it down as a definition of Sacred Scripture in a notebook or on their own paper. Then have a student stand and read it aloud: Sacred Scripture is the speech of God as it is put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit. B. Project on the board the image of The Annunciation by Luis Juarez again or ask students to turn to The Annunciation again. Have them write on their own paper a three- to five-sentence response to the following question: How does the painting of The Annunciation by Luis Juarez illustrate the Catechism definition of Sacred Scripture? Be specific and use examples from the painting.

Activity and Assessment Using the Unit 1 Copywork section in the student workbooks, have students write out and commit to memory the following Bible verses, which complement all the lessons in this unit. Give students a few minutes each day to study them and practice recitation and writing. Before completing this unit, select one or two of these verses to have students write out from memory as a quiz at the end of the unit. Students should also be able to recite all the memorized Scripture and identify the work of art in this lesson. You may wish to give extra points to students who can identify not only the title of the work but also the artist, time period, and location of the work.. ӹӹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. JOHN 1:1

ӹӹ And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. JOHN 1:14

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ӹӹ All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work. 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17

ӹӹ He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” LUKE 11:28

ӹӹ “Be still and know that I am God!” PSALM 46:11

ӹӹ Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. HEBREWS 4:12

Unit 1, lesson 1 9 The Annunciation BY LUIS JUAREZ (C. 1610)

National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico.

10 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Answer Key 1. God the Father is at the top left The Annunciation corner, sending the Holy Spirit (the The Annunciation, by Luis Juarez (c. 1610) dove) down upon Mary. Mary is in prayer, perhaps Directions: Take some time to quietly view and refl ect on the art. Let yourself be inspired in any way that happens naturally. Then think about the questions below, and discuss having just read them with your classmates. from Scripture.

The angel Gabriel Conversation Questions

is greeting Mary 1. Identify the fi gures in the painting and describe what they are doing.

and announcing 2. Artists use placement and light to draw our eye to important things. When you look at this her pregnancy by painting, where did your eye naturally go? What or whom do you look at fi rst? Next? What or whom are you drawn to focus on the longest? Why do you think the artist might have the power of the been drawing your attention in this way? Holy Spirit. 3. Why do you think the angel is holding a white lily? What might that represent?

2. Answers will vary. 4. Read Luke 1:26-38. How does this painting illustrate this Gospel story? Which specifi c moment from the story is depicted in the painting? What makes you think so? Most will likely 5. What is on the desk in front of Mary? Why do you think the artist included that in this suggest their painting?

attention is drawn 6. Read John 1:1 and John 1:14. How does this painting illustrate this passage from John’s to the dove/ Gospel? Holy Spirit in the 7. Which story from the Gospels you just read does this painting best illustrate? Why do you think so? center because it is radiating light. The artist may have been trying to show the power of the Holy Spirit in action. 8 3. Lilies can represent peace and God’s grace. The angel Gabriel came in peace and greeted Mary with the words “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you,” or more famously in other translations, “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.” 4. It depicts the moment of Jesus’ conception by the power of the Holy Spirit. 5. The Scriptures (the Word of God) are on the desk in front of Mary. 6. God’s only Son, Jesus Christ, is the Word of God and is God Himself. The Word became flesh in the Incarnation, which occurred at the moment of Jesus’ conception at the Annunciation. The artist may have wished to communicate that Mary read the Scriptures. He may also have had a deeper meaning in mind. The Scriptures present in front of Mary are a symbol of the Word becoming flesh. 7. Accept reasoned answers.

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UNIT 1, LESSON 2

Learning Goals Connection to the ӹӹ God reveals Himself to us through Catechism of the Sacred Scripture (the Bible) and Sacred Catholic Church Tradition. ӹӹ CCC 51 ӹӹ CCC 85 ӹӹ Jesus is the Word of God, and we ӹӹ CCC 65 ӹӹ CCC 88-90 encounter Him in Scripture. ӹӹ CCC 77-78 ӹӹ CCC 101- ӹӹ Sacred Scripture is the written record of 104 God’s revelation of Himself. ӹӹ CCC 80-82 ӹӹ Sacred Tradition is the central content of the Christian faith handed on by Jesus Vocabulary to the Apostles and their successors, the ӹӹ Revelation bishops. ӹӹ Sacred Scripture/The Bible ӹӹ The Magisterium is the teaching ӹӹ Sacred Tradition authority of the Church. ӹӹ Magisterium ӹӹ The Church venerates the Word of God ӹ Deposit of Faith as she venerates the Body of Christ. ӹ ӹӹ Word of God

BIBLICAL TOUCHSTONES

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because And the Word became flesh and made his the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the bring good news to the afflicted, to bind up glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the truth. captives, release to the prisoners, To announce JOHN 1:14 a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God.

ISAIAH 61:1-2

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Materials ӹӹ God Reveals Himself in His Word ӹӹ Scripture and the Body of Christ ӹӹ Divine Revelation Note-Taking ӹӹ “Divine Revelation” Powerpoint Template ӹӹ Note cards ӹӹ The Body of Christ

DAY ONE Warm-Up A. Before class, write on each of several note cards the name of a celebrity, a famous athlete, a cartoon character, or a character from a TV show or a movie (for example, Tom Cruise, Bugs Bunny, Iron Man, Taylor Swift, a Minion, and so forth). Distribute a note card to each student, and warn students not to let anyone else see their note cards. The name on the card will be each student’s identity for this game. B. Give students a few minutes to write on the back of their note cards five important clues or characteristics about the person or character on their card. C. Have students stand and find a partner. Without revealing any clues, have students guess who their partner is. Then have them take turns revealing their list of clues one at a time. After each clue is revealed, the student’s partner should guess who he or she is. If a guess is incorrect, the next clue should be revealed. If, after all five clues have been revealed and the identity has not been guessed, students may reveal who they are to their partners. D. After the activity, have students return to their desks and then ask the following questions: ӹӹ Did anyone guess who their partner was without any clues? ӹӹ What was it like trying to figure out who your partner was based on the clues? ӹӹ What was it like to give the clues but not have your identity guessed correctly? ӹӹ Why were some clues better than others? ӹӹ What ultimately gave away the identity of your partner? ӹӹ Do you think it was necessary to give clues to the identities? Why? ӹӹ How do you think this activity might relate to how we know God?

Activity A. Explain to your students that there are different ways in which we can come to know that God exists, such as through nature or through the use of human reason. But in order to know certain things about God, such as who He is, that He loves us, and that has a plan for our lives, God has to reveal them to us. We cannot come to know such things on our own by thinking about them or by using science and technology. Similarly, the only way students could know

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who their partners were in the game they

just played was for their partners to reveal God Reveals Himself in His Word

Directions: Read the Scripture passages below and answer the focus questions. Then themselves. Blindly guessing would get them 4. Whatrespond did Jesus in writing read fromto the in given the synagogue? prompt. ______only so far. Thankfully, God does reveal Himself John 1:1-5, ______14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning5. What with didGod. the All Scripture things came that to Jesus be through read from him, claim and thewithout Spirit him of the nothing Lord sentcame Him to to do? be. What came ______to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light to us. One of the primary ways God does this is shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. And the Word became fl esh and made his dwelling ______among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. through Scripture, the Bible. 6. What did Jesus claim after reading the Scripture? 1. Who was ______in the beginning with God and is God Himself? ______B. Have students turn to God Reveals Himself in ______2. What came to be through this person? His Word (page 15) in their workbooks. Have ______Reﬂ ection Question In a well-written fi ve- to seven-sentence paragraph, support the following statement ______using both of the above Scripture passages:

3. What did the Word become, and what did the Word reveal when He became that? students work individually to complete the God reveals Himself in His Word. ______activity on the handout. ______

Luke 4:16-21______He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the ______synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled______the scroll and found the passage where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty______to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the ______Formative Assessment attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today ______this scripture passage is fulfi lled in your hearing.” A. Review and discuss the answers to God Reveals ______Himself in His Word. 15

16 B. Ask your students to write on their own paper two things that God reveals about Himself to us. Collect their answers at the end of class.

DAY TWO Warm-Up A. Project on the board Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 51, which quotes Dei Verbum 2, and have a student stand and read it aloud: “It pleased God, in his goodness and wisdom, to reveal himself and to make known the mystery of his will. His will was that men should have access to the Father, through Christ, the Word made flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature.” B. Ask your students the following questions: ӹӹ Why did God reveal Himself? It pleases Him to do so. ӹӹ What did God make known? The mystery of His will. ӹӹ What was the will of God that He made known? Men should have access to the Father, through Christ, the Word made flesh, in the Holy Spirit, and thus become sharers in the divine nature. C. Explain that when we say “the mystery of God’s will,” we do not mean an unsolvable puzzle, but rather something that goes beyond our ability to understand on our own. In order for us to know or understand it, it must be shown or revealed to us. Therefore, God’s will for humanity was not a puzzle to solve or something unknowable entirely. Rather, God, the all-powerful Creator of the universe, revealed it to us because it is His will.

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Activity Divine Revelation Note-Taking Template A. Write “Scripture” on the board. Ask your

10. S a c r e d T r a d i tDirections: i o n c a m e b e f oRead r e ______the selection and then fi ll in the blanks . as you listen to your teacher.

11. T h e ______r e f e r s t o t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e C h u r c h t o t e a c h i n students what other word we call the In Sacred Scripture, the Church constantly fi nds her nourishment and her strength, for she Jesus’ name. welcomesIt also refers it not to those as a human who possess word, “butthat asauthority, what it reallythe is, the word of God.” “In the sacred ______books, the Father who is ain l o heaven n e , a n d comesa l l o f t hlovingly e w o r l d ’to s meet his children, and talks with them.” Scriptures? The Bible. (CCC 104) ______t o g e t h e r i n u n i o n w i t h t h e p o p e .

12. Sacred Scripture1. G and o d cSacred h o s e t oTradition r e v e a l H itogether m s e l f a n dform m a k one e k n oSacred w n ______.

______2. A m y s t e r y i s a t r u t h t , ho ar tt c h ae nw n ho to lb e e c d o in s cte o n v te ro e f dt hb e y C______h r i s t i a n f a i t h . . B. Explain that the Catechism says that “in order

3. G o d r e v e a l e d H i m s e l f t o i n v i t e u s i n t o ______w i t h H i m . These descriptions are not complete, but they help you see how God reveals Himself to us to reveal Himself to men…God speaks to them 4. T h e ______e n s u r e s t h a t G o d ’ s r e v e l a t i o n o f H i m s e l f w i l l through Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture. We will spend a lot more time studying the written record of God’sr e m revelation, a i n ______the Bible, this year. a n d ______f o r a l l time. in human words” (CCC 101). Scripture is the

5. T h e T r i p o d o f T r u t h i s m a d e o f ______, Reﬂ ection Questions ______, a n d t h e ______. written record of God’s revelation of Himself to 1. Have you ever read a story from the Bible? Which one? What was it like? 6. T h e c o r e c o n t e n t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h i s f o u n d i n ______, ______, a n d ______. T o g e t h e r , humanity. God has made His will known to us ______t h e s e a r e c a l l e d ______.

2. How do you think we encounter the Word of God directly in the Bible? 7. T r a d i t i o n m e a n s t o ______. through His Word, which we find written in the ______8. Jesus told His Apostles to preach to all the ______, which they 3. Which book of the Bible or biblical character or story are you most interested to and their successors, the ______, have faithfully done for over learn more about this year? Why? Bible. 2 , 0 0 0 y e a r s , u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f t h e ______. ______

______9. The written record of God’s revelation is called ______. It consists o f t h e ______a n d t h e ______t h a t m a k e ______C. Download the “Divine Revelation” up the Bible. ______PowerPoint presentation from 17 SophiaInstituteforTeachers.org. Have your 18 students turn to Divine Revelation Note- Taking Template (page 17). D. Use the PowerPoint to conduct a brief lecture with your students on the sources of divine revelation: Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium. Teacher notes are included on the bottom of each slide. Have students complete the note taking template during the lecture.

Formative Assessment With partners, have students take turns asking each other questions using the note-taking template from Divine Revelation Note-Taking Template. Circulate around the room and check on conversations as they occur.

DAY THREE Warm-Up A. Project on the board Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 1382, and have a student stand and read it aloud: “To receive communion is to receive Christ Himself who has offered Himself for us.”

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B. Have students turn to The Body of Christ (page

19). Ask them to take a few minutes to look The Body of Christ THE LAST SUPPER, BY ANDREY MIRONOv (C. 2009) MOND CRUCIFIXION, BY RAPHAEL (C. 1502-1503) at the images: Last Supper by Andrey Mironov The Body of Christ

and Mond Crucifixion by Raphael. Directions: Take some time to quietly view and refl ect on the art. Then think about the questions below, and discuss them with your classmates.

C. In pairs or trios, have students respond to Conversation Questions 1. What do you fi rst notice about each painting? the conversation questions on the page that 2. What is happening in each painting? 3. Who are the fi gures in each painting?

follows. 4. In the Last Supper painting, where is the source of light in the painting? What does that tell us about Jesus?

5. In the Mond Crucifi xion painting, what are the angels doing? Why?

D. When students have had time to discuss the 6. How do the two paintings together deepen our understanding of the Eucharist? What do they show us about whom we receive in the Bread of Life? questions, review and discuss as a class.

Activity and Assessment A. Project on the board Catechism of the Catholic Church no. 103, and have a student stand and read it aloud: 19

20 “The Church has always venerated the Scriptures as she venerates the Lord’s Body. She never ceases to present to the faithful the bread of life, taken from the one table of God’s Word and Christ’s Body.” Scripture and the Body of Christ B. Ask your students the following questions: Part I Part II Directions:Directions: In the leftIn part the ofboxes the Vennon the diagram, next page, list drawat least a symbol three unique for Scripture characteristics and one for the ӹ What table do you think this Catechsim of Scripture.Eucharist In the toright show part, how list we at encounterleast three Jesus unique through characteristics each. of the ӹ Eucharist. Then, in the center portion of the diagram, list at least three ways Scripture and the Eucharist are similar. quote is referring to? The altar at Mass. Scripture The Eucharist

ӹӹ What do we receive from the altar? The Scripture Bread of Life, Jesus Himself, in the form of God’s Word and Christ’s Body. ӹӹ What is God’s Word? What is Christ’s Body? Scripture and the Eucharist. We encounter and receive Christ present in both, although in different ways.

C. Have your students turn to Scripture and the Eucharist

Body of Christ (page 21) and work on the 21 activities individually. They will complete a 22 Venn diagram comparing Scripture and the Eucharist and then create symbols of each that shows how we encounter Jesus through each. D. When students have completed their work, review and discuss their responses to the Venn diagram. Draw or project your own blank diagram on the board, fill it in with student answers, and discuss them. Ask for a few volunteers to share and explain the symbols they created.

Unit 1, lesson 2 17 Answer Key 1. The Word 2. All things came to God Reveals Himself in His Word be through Him, specifically life. Directions: Read the Scripture passages below and answer the focus questions. Then respond in writing to the given prompt. 3. The glory of God John 1:1-5, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. And the Word became fl esh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.

1. Who was in the beginning with God and is God Himself?

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2. What came to be through this person?

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3. What did the Word become, and what did the Word reveal when He became that?

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Luke 4:16-21 He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfi lled in your hearing.”

18 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Answer Key 4. A scroll from the

book of Isaiah. 4. What did Jesus read from in the synagogue?

______5. The Spirit ______anointed Him to bring glad tidings 5. What did the Scripture that Jesus read from claim the Spirit of the Lord sent Him to do? ______to the poor, ______proclaim liberty to captives and 6. What did Jesus claim after reading the Scripture? ______recovery of sight ______to the blind, to let the oppressed

go free, and to Reﬂ ection Question proclaim a year In a well-written fi ve- to seven-sentence paragraph, support the following statement using both of the above Scripture passages: acceptable to the Lord. God reveals Himself in His Word. ______6. That the Scripture ______

is fulfilled in the ______

people’s hearing ______

of it. ______Reflection Question: ______God reveals Himself ______in His word. Jesus ______Christ is God’s ______one perfect, unsurpassable Word. Jesus, the Word of 16 God, is God and therefore, in Word, God Himself has come to us to reveal His glory. God’s promise of salvation, prophesied throughout the Old Testament, is fulfilled in Jesus, the Word of God.

Unit 1, lesson 2 19 Answer Key 1. The mystery of His will Divine Revelation Note-Taking Template 2. Man alone

Directions: Read the selection and then fi ll in the blanks as you listen to your teacher. 3. Friendship

In Sacred Scripture, the Church constantly fi nds her nourishment and her strength, for she 4. The Tripod of welcomes it not as a human word, “but as what it really is, the word of God.” “In the sacred Truth/whole/ books, the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet his children, and talks with them.” (CCC 104) complete 1. G o d c h o s e t o r e v e a l H i m s e l f a n d m a k e k n o w n ______. 5. Sacred Scripture, 2. A m y s t e r y i s a t r u t h t h a t c a n n o t b e d i s c o v e r e d b y ______. Sacred Tradition, 3. G o d r e v e a l e d H i m s e l f t o i n v i t e u s i n t o ______w i t h H i m . and the 4. T h e ______e n s u r e s t h a t G o d ’ s r e v e l a t i o n o f H i m s e l f w i l l Magisterium r e m a i n ______a n d ______f o r a l l 6. Sacred Scripture, time. dogmas, and 5. T h e T r i p o d o f T r u t h i s m a d e o f ______, doctrines/Sacred ______, a n d t h e ______. Tradition 6. T h e c o r e c o n t e n t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h i s f o u n d i n ______, ______, a n d ______. T o g e t h e r , 7. Hand on t h e s e a r e c a l l e d ______.

8. Gospel message/ 7. T r a d i t i o n m e a n s t o ______. bishops/ Holy 8. Jesus told His Apostles to preach to all the ______, which they and their successors, the ______, have faithfully done for over Spirit 2 , 0 0 0 y e a r s , u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f t h e ______.

9. cripture/Old 9. The written record of God’s revelation is called ______. It consists Testament/New o f t h e ______a n d t h e ______t h a t m a k e Testament up the Bible.

20 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Answer Key 10. Sacred Scripture

11. Magisterium/ 10. S a c r e d T r a d i t i o n c a m e b e f o r e ______. pope/bishops 11. T h e ______r e f e r s t o t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e C h u r c h t o t e a c h i n Jesus’ name. It also refers to those who possess that authority, the

12. Deposit of Faith ______a l o n e , a n d a l l o f t h e w o r l d ’ s

______t o g e t h e r i n u n i o n w i t h t h e p o p e .

12. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition together form one Sacred Reflection Questions: ______, o r t h e w h o l e c o n t e n t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h . Accept reasoned answers. These descriptions are not complete, but they help you see how God reveals Himself to us through Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture. We will spend a lot more time studying the written record of God’s revelation, the Bible, this year.

Reﬂ ection Questions

1. Have you ever read a story from the Bible? Which one? What was it like?

______

2. How do you think we encounter the Word of God directly in the Bible?

______

3. Which book of the Bible or biblical character or story are you most interested to learn more about this year? Why?

______

Unit 1, lesson 2 21 The Body of Christ THE LAST SUPPER, BY ANDREY MIRONOv (C. 2009) MOND CRUCIFIXION, BY RAPHAEL (C. 1502-1503)

22 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Answer Key 1. Answers will vary.

2. The Last Supper The Body of Christ painting depicts

the Last Supper, Directions: Take some time to quietly view and refl ect on the art. Then think about the questions below, and discuss them with your classmates. specifically the moment where Conversation Questions

Jesus is teaching 1. What do you fi rst notice about each painting?

His Apostles that 2. What is happening in each painting?

the chalice is the 3. Who are the fi gures in each painting? cup of His Blood 4. In the Last Supper painting, where is the source of light in the painting? What does that tell which will be shed us about Jesus? for them and for 5. In the Mond Crucifi xion painting, what are the angels doing? Why? all as the New 6. How do the two paintings together deepen our understanding of the Eucharist? What do they show us about whom we receive in the Bread of Life? Covenant. The other painting depicts the Crucifixion of Jesus.

3. Jesus and the Apostles are in the Last Supper painting. In the Mond Crucifixion, to Jesus’ left are Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist, and 20 to Jesus’ right are Jesus’ Mother and St. Jerome (who was not present at the Crucifixion, but to whom this painting was dedicated) along with some angels.

4. It appears in the Last Supper that the only source of light in the painting is Jesus Himself. He is almost glowing. This seems to highlight Jesus’ divinity, and, at the moment of the Institution of the Eucharist, Jesus is giving Himself to His disciples, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity.

5. The angels are collecting the Precious Blood of Jesus as it pours from His wounds on the Cross.

6. Both paintings depict Jesus giving to us His Precious Blood. In both paintings we see not only Jesus’ humanity, but His divinity revealed and given to us fully in the Bread of Life, the Eucharist.

Unit 1, lesson 2 23 Answer Key Scripture Possible answers Scripture and the Body of Christ include: Written words, authored by Part I human beings, God Directions: In the left part of the Venn diagram, list at least three unique characteristics speaks to us through of Scripture. In the right part, list at least three unique characteristics of the Eucharist. Then, in the center portion of the diagram, list at least three ways it, read, tells stories, Scripture and the Eucharist are similar. can be read/received anywhere at any time

The Eucharist Scripture Possible answers include: Appears as bread and wine, is the actual Body and Blood of Jesus, transubstantiated by the Holy Spirit through a priest, eaten and drunk, is received at Mass

Scripture and the Eucharist Possible answers include: Both are received at Mass Eucharist from the “one table,” we encounter 21 Jesus in both, both are venerated by Christians, God is revealed in both, both lead us to salvation.

24 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Part II Directions: In the boxes on the next page, draw a symbol for Scripture and one for the Eucharist to show how we encounter Jesus through each.

Scripture The Eucharist

Accept reasoned answers

Unit 1, lesson 2 25 Notes ______

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26 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS Grade 6 Student Workbook Sample Pages

Unit 1, Lessons 1 and 2 plus Scripture Copywork UNIT 1 What is Sacred Scripture?

od reveals Himself to us in His Church has always asked the faithful to GWord. We encounter His Word in know the Scripture in order to know Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition Christ. as taught to us by the Magisterium of Scripture is very powerful in our the Catholic Church who guards and lives. As St. Paul wrote, it is useful protects the truths of our faith. Sacred for “teaching, for refutation, for Scripture is the written record of correction, and for training in God’s revelation of Himself throughout righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16) and Salvation History. From the very it is able to speak to the deepest beginning, God chose to make Himself “reflections and thoughts of the heart” known to us through words and deeds, (Hebrews 4:12). The Scriptures are our gradually and in stages. This revelation guidebook for living the Christian life, culminated in the Incarnation, when for teaching others about the faith, God became man in the Person of and for defending the faith. It speaks Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Word of God. directly to our souls and reveals to us In Him, God has fully revealed Himself our truest self. In order to achieve all of and has said all that needs to be this, we must read Scripture frequently said. He has spoken His one, perfect, and reflect on its meaning for our lives. unsurpassable Word. In Scripture, we Just as we spend time with friends in meet our Lord Jesus Christ. St. Jerome order to know them better, we must famously said, “Ignorance of Scripture spend time with the Lord in order to is ignorance of Christ.” Therefore, the hear His voice in His Word.

Unit 1 Overview 1 In this unit, you will learn about…

ӹӹ The written record of God’s revelation of Himself ӹӹ The purposes of Scripture ӹӹ How Scripture is used at Holy Mass ӹӹ How to pray with Scripture using Lectio Divina ӹӹ How to use the Bible

Are there any questions you still have about the topics you learned last month? What steps can you take to find out the answers? Write them on the lines below.

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What questions do you have right now about the topics you will be learning about in this unit? Write them on the lines below.

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2 Unit 1 Overview Unit 1 Vocabulary

Alleluia: Praise the Lord! A song or Liturgy of the Word: The first part of the acclamation of praise before the Gospels are Mass in which we receive the written Word of read at Mass. God. In this part of the Mass, the Scriptures are proclaimed and the priest teaches us in Biblia: Latin for “a collection of books.” The his homily. We also join together in prayer for word Bible is derived from this word and others and profess our faith. refers to the fact that Scripture is not a single book to be read from cover to cover, but Magisterium: The teaching authority of rather is a library of books and other writings. the Church and those who exercise that authority, the pope and all of the world’s Deposit of Faith: The whole content of the bishops in union with the pope. The Christian faith formed by Sacred Scripture Magisterium of the Church authentically and Sacred Tradition together. The deposit teaches and interprets the Word of God so of faith was revealed by God through Jesus that the faithful might be saved. Christ and has been faithfully guarded and interpreted by the Magisterium of the Profession of Faith: A public statement of Catholic Church. belief made by the faithful during Sunday Masses and Holy Days of Obligation. It can Duality: When one thing has two or more either be the Nicene Creed, the Apostles’ natures. Scripture is both the Word of God Creed, or a renewal of baptismal promises. the written words of humans. Revelation: An act of making known divine Homily: A teaching drawn from the day’s truth. From the beginning, God made Himself readings given by a priest (or deacon) at Mass. and His plan for us known gradually and in stages and in words and deeds. Lectio Divina: Latin for “divine reading.” It is an ancient form of praying with Scripture that Sacred Scripture/The Bible: The written is a slow and thoughtful encounter with the record of God’s revelation of Himself. It is the Word of God. speech of God put down in writing under the breath of the Holy Spirit. The Word of God. Liturgy of the Eucharist: The second part of the Mass in which we receive the Body and Sacred Tradition: The central content of the Blood of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. In this Christian faith handed on by Jesus to the part of the Mass, the priest prays the words Apostles, and their successors, the bishops. of consecration and changes the bread and wine in the Body and Blood of Christ. We also come to the altar of the Lord and receive Holy Communion.

Unit 1 Overview 3 Salvation: Being freed from the power and Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful: effects of sin. From the beginning, God The prayer of the assembly during every Mass promised us freedom from sin. He revealed that concludes the Liturgy of the Word. The His plan to save us from sin throughout faithful entrust the needs of the Church, the Salvation History and Jesus Christ completed needs of the world, and their own needs to the plan of salvation by His sacrifice on the God. Cross and Resurrection from the dead. Sacred Scripture is our primary source for the truth Word of God: A title for Jesus Christ and a we need to know for the sake of our salvation. title for Sacred Scripture. Jesus is the Word of God become flesh in the Incarnation. In Him, Theology: The study of God and the things God has revealed all that is necessary for the of God. The study of God is different than the sake of our salvation. We meet Jesus in Sacred study of other things. Rather than learning Scripture, the Word of God written down to a list of facts about God, theology is about preserve and communicate the Good News of learning to know, trust, and love God in order salvation. to grow in relationship with Him.

4 Unit 1 Overview The Annunciation BY LUIS JUAREZ (C. 1610)

National Museum of Art, Mexico City, Mexico.

Unit 1, Lesson 1 7 The Annunciation

The Annunciation, by Luis Juarez (c. 1610)

Directions: Take some time to quietly view and reflect on the art. Let yourself be inspired in any way that happens naturally. Then think about the questions below, and discuss them with your classmates.

Conversation Questions

1. Identify the figures in the painting and describe what they are doing.

2. Artists use placement and light to draw our eye to important things. When you look at this painting, where did your eye naturally go? What or whom do you look at first? Next? What or whom are you drawn to focus on the longest? Why do you think the artist might have been drawing your attention in this way?

3. Why do you think the angel is holding a white lily? What might that represent?

4. Read Luke 1:26-38. How does this painting illustrate this Gospel story? Which specific moment from the story is depicted in the painting? What makes you think so?

5. What is on the desk in front of Mary? Why do you think the artist included that in this painting?

6. Read John 1:1 and John 1:14. How does this painting illustrate this passage from John’s Gospel?

7. Which story from the Gospels you just read does this painting best illustrate? Why do you think so?

8 Unit 1, Lesson 1 John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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Unit 1 Copywork 9 John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.

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10 Unit 1 Copywork 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

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Unit 1 Copywork 11 Luke 11:28 He replied, “Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

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12 Unit 1 Copywork Psalm 46:11 “Be still and know that I am God!”

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Unit 1 Copywork 13 Hebrews 4:12 Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.

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14 Unit 1 Copywork God Reveals Himself in His Word

Directions: Read the Scripture passages below and answer the focus questions. Then respond in writing to the given prompt.

John 1:1-5, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.

1. Who was in the beginning with God and is God Himself?

______

2. What came to be through this person?

______

3. What did the Word become, and what did the Word reveal when He became that?

______

Unit 1, Lesson 2 15 4. What did Jesus read from in the synagogue?

______

5. What did the Scripture that Jesus read from claim the Spirit of the Lord sent Him to do?

______

6. What did Jesus claim after reading the Scripture?

______

Reflection Question In a well-written five- to seven-sentence paragraph, support the following statement using both of the above Scripture passages:

God reveals Himself in His Word.

______

16 Unit 1, Lesson 2 Divine Revelation Note-Taking Template

Directions: Read the selection and then fill in the blanks as you listen to your teacher.

In Sacred Scripture, the Church constantly finds her nourishment and her strength, for she welcomes it not as a human word, “but as what it really is, the word of God.” “In the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven comes lovingly to meet his children, and talks with them.” (CCC 104)

1. G o d c h o s e t o r e v e a l H i m s e l f a n d m a k e k n o w n ______.

2. A m y s t e r y i s a t r u t h t h a t c a n n o t b e d i s c o v e r e d b y ______.

3. G o d r e v e a l e d H i m s e l f t o i n v i t e u s i n t o ______w i t h H i m .

4. T h e ______e n s u r e s t h a t G o d ’ s r e v e l a t i o n o f H i m s e l f w i l l

r e m a i n ______a n d ______f o r a l l

time.

5. T h e T r i p o d o f T r u t h i s m a d e o f ______,

______, a n d t h e ______.

6. T h e c o r e c o n t e n t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h i s f o u n d i n ______,

______, a n d ______. T o g e t h e r ,

t h e s e a r e c a l l e d ______.

7. T r a d i t i o n m e a n s t o ______.

8. Jesus told His Apostles to preach to all the ______, which they

and their successors, the ______, have faithfully done for over

2 , 0 0 0 y e a r s , u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e o f t h e ______.

9. The written record of God’s revelation is called ______. It consists

o f t h e ______a n d t h e ______t h a t m a k e

up the Bible.

Unit 1, Lesson 2 17 10. S a c r e d T r a d i t i o n c a m e b e f o r e ______.

11. T h e ______r e f e r s t o t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e C h u r c h t o t e a c h i n

Jesus’ name. It also refers to those who possess that authority, the

______a l o n e , a n d a l l o f t h e w o r l d ’ s

______t o g e t h e r i n u n i o n w i t h t h e p o p e .

12. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition together form one Sacred

______, o r t h e w h o l e c o n t e n t o f t h e C h r i s t i a n f a i t h .

These descriptions are not complete, but they help you see how God reveals Himself to us through Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture. We will spend a lot more time studying the written record of God’s revelation, the Bible, this year.

Reflection Questions

1. Have you ever read a story from the Bible? Which one? What was it like?

______

2. How do you think we encounter the Word of God directly in the Bible?

______

3. Which book of the Bible or biblical character or story are you most interested to learn more about this year? Why?

______

18 Unit 1, Lesson 2 The Body of Christ THE LAST SUPPER, BY ANDREY MIRONOV (C. 2009) MOND CRUCIFIXION, BY RAPHAEL (C. 1502-1503)

Unit 1, Lesson 2 19 The Body of Christ

Directions: Take some time to quietly view and reflect on the art. Then think about the questions below, and discuss them with your classmates.

Conversation Questions

1. What do you first notice about each painting?

2. What is happening in each painting?

3. Who are the figures in each painting?

4. In the Last Supper painting, where is the source of light in the painting? What does that tell us about Jesus?

5. In the Mond Crucifixion painting, what are the angels doing? Why?

6. How do the two paintings together deepen our understanding of the Eucharist? What do they show us about whom we receive in the Bread of Life?

20 Unit 1, Lesson 2 Scripture and the Body of Christ

Part I Directions: In the left part of the Venn diagram, list at least three unique characteristics of Scripture. In the right part, list at least three unique characteristics of the Eucharist. Then, in the center portion of the diagram, list at least three ways Scripture and the Eucharist are similar.

Scripture

Eucharist

Unit 1, Lesson 2 21 Part II Directions: In the boxes on the next page, draw a symbol for Scripture and one for the Eucharist to show how we encounter Jesus through each.

Scripture The Eucharist

22 Unit 1, Lesson 2