Grade 8 Scope and Sequence

SPIRIT of TRUTH Grade 8 Scope and Sequence

Catechism Vocabulary and Scripture Saints and Biblical Prayers and Formative Cross-Curricular Lessons References Key Concepts Studied Figures Activities Art Reflection Connections

Unit 1: Personal Growth

• Lesson 1: Exploring Paragraphs Fraternity, Trinity, Imago Genesis 1:27, • Adam and Eve • Lectio Divina with Luke • A Sunday • Art: Draw Personal Growth with 44-45, 168, Dei, Human Dignity, 2:15, 18-24-3:18, • Elijah 7:12-15 Afternoon on pictures to Sacred Art 221, 301, 355- Family, Domestic 1 Kings 17:7-16, • Sts. Francis and Clare • Lord’s Prayer the Island of La illustrate ideas • Lesson 2: Image and 358, 362-366, Church, Divine Proverbs 27:17, of Assisi • Creed Grande Jatte, • Language Likeness 369-372, 374, Fatherhood, Soul, Sirach 7:27-28, Georges Seurat Arts: Write a 541-542, 639, Spousal Meaning of the Jeremiah 31:3, • Bl. Pier Giorgio • Lesson 3: Vocation of Love Frassati • Madonna of the newspaper 643-646, 651, Body, Original Solitude, 20; Matthew Recommended, article • Lesson 4: Society • St. Paul 655, 757, 767, Charity, Chastity, 5:43-44; 6:9-13; Lippo Memmi • Language Arts/ • Lesson 5: Relationships 776, 781, 1807, Eros, Agape, Conjugal 25:31-46; 28:19- • St. Timothy Build the Kingdom Film: Analyze 1822-1829, (Married) Love, Society, 20, Luke 3:11; • St. Maria Goretti segments from • Lesson 6: The Family in 1877-1888, Solidarity, Kingdom of 7:12-15, John Les Miserables God’s Plan 1906-1910, God, Common Good, 13:34-35; 14:15- • Life science: • Lesson 7: Friendships 1928-1942, Friendship, Original 18, Romans 1972, 2045- Justice, Justice, Peace, 5:8; 12:10, 1 Animal • Lesson 8: Social friendships Responsibility 2046, Retaliation, Corporal Corinthians 2201-2233, Works of Mercy, 13:4-7; 15:1-26, within • Lesson 9: God Loves 2227-2228, Spiritual Works of Ephesians 5:33, ecosystems Us and Calls Us to Be in 2302-2308, Mercy, Resurrection of 1 Timothy 4:12, 1 Relationship with Him in 2331, 2337- the Body John 4:16 the Church 2347, 2360, 2415-2418, 2447, 2818

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Unit 2: Church History

• Lesson 1: The Nature and Paragraphs 2, Ecclesia, Qahal, Genesis 1:3; • St. Peter • Our Father • Latin Word • Geography: Mission of the Catholic 37-38, 133, 159- Church, Church 48:4; Numbers • Adam • Jesus Prayer Square (artifact) Mapping the Church 160, 227, 247, Militant, Church 6:22-25; • St. Lydia • Prayer from Mass for • Cycle of the Life Early Church 313, 351, 362, Suffering, Church Deuteronomy • Lesson 2: Jesus to AD 100 • St. Stephen Persecuted Christians of St. Francis • History: History 543, 618, 730- Triumphant, Priest, 4:10; Psalms fresco Ancient history; 731, 751-752, Prophet, King, Liturgy, 113:7-8; • St. Paul • Prayer of St. Jerome for • Lesson 3: Jesus to AD Christ’s Mercy medieval 100: Witness of the Saints 760-767, 769, Doctrine, Hierarchy, Jeremiah 1:5; • St. John the Apostle history; modern 783-786, 798- Apostolic Fathers, Isaiah 22:22; • Liturgy of the Hours • Lesson 4: AD 100 to 500 • Jacob history; U.S. 801, 816-819, Didache, Martyr, Pater 40:31; John 1:5; • Bl. Miguel Pro Juárez • Prayer from the Mass for history; world History 822, 831, 838, Noster, Pax Romana, 8:31-32; 14:6; the Unity of Christians • St. Cyprian history • Lesson 5: AD 100 to 500: 841, 849-860, Consubstantial, Franks, 17:3; Matthew • Prayer over Scripture Witness of the Saints • St. Monica • Government: 873, 881, 888- Heresy, Persecution, 5:1-12; 9:37-38; (Ephesians 4:4-6) Compare • Lesson 6: AD 500 to 1000 896, 1120, 1122, Hypostatic Union, 10:28; 16:18-19; • St. Augustine • Prayer of St. Teresa of democratic and History 1174-1178, Theotokos, Uniformity, 24:9; 25:35- • St. Jerome Ávila authoritarian • Lesson 7: AD 500 to 1000: 1223, 1700, Charism, Septuagint, 36; 28:18-20; • St. Benedict governments; 1716- 1729, Vulgate, Holy Roman Romans 12:14- • Blessing of Missionaries Witness of the Saints • St. Patrick Sent to Proclaim the evaluate • Lesson 8: AD 1000 to 1500 1733, 1821, Empire, Monastery, 16; 17-18; 1 freedom 1879-1880, Moors, Western Corinthians 13:3; • Pope St. Gregory the Gospel History Great • Lectio Divina with John protected 1884, 1897- Civilization, Evangelize, 2 Corinthians by the First • Lesson 9: AD 1000 to 1898, 1910, Alliance, Schism, 4:6; Galatians • St. Augustine of 16:20-33 1500: Witness of the Amendment 1929, 1947, Plague, Seclusion, 4:8-9; Ephesians Canterbury • Reflect on school charism Saints • Social studies: 2013, 2106, Canon, Reformation, 4:4-6; 1 Timothy • St. Boniface • Analyze Aquinas’s five • Lesson 10: AD 1500 to Write a letter 2126, 2293- Enlightenment, 6:17-19; 1 Peter • St. Francis of Assisi proofs for the existence 1800 History 2294, 2313, Counter-Reformation, 5:13; 1 John to the editor • St. Dominic of God or a letter to a • Lesson 11: AD 1500 to 2425, 2467, Ecumenical, Encyclical, 5:14; Revelation • Analyze Church 1800: Witness of the 2472-2473, Solidarity, Apparition, 22:13 • St. Catherine of Siena representative; documents, including connect history Saints 2683-2684, Genocide, Indefectible, • St. Thomas Aquinas Rerum Novarum, Gadium 2687, 2709 Great Commission, to current • Lesson 12: AD 1800 to the • St. Teresa of Ávila et Spes, Deus Caritas events Present History Netherworld, Christian • St. Thomas More Est, Evangelium Vitae, Anthropology, Prophet • Architecture: • Lesson 13: AD 1800 to the • St. Peter Claver Laudato Si, and Evangelii Monastery Present: Witness of the • St. Ignatius of Loyola Nuntiandi form and Saints • Bl. Solomon Leclercq • Develop personal plan to function; Gothic • Lesson 14: “To the end of pursue our kingly mission • Our Lady of Fatima cathedrals the Age”: The Future of the to order every aspect of as reflections Church • Pope St. John Paul II our lives toward God of medieval • Lesson 15: The Universal • Pope St. John XXIII • Reflect on why one’s culture Call to Holiness: Our Call • St. Maximilian Kolbe answer to the question • Language Arts: to Be Saints • Servant of God of whether Jesus is Write movie Dorothy Day God affects every single script about • St. José Sánchez aspect of one’s life saint’s life

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Unit 3: Morality

• Lesson 1: Exploring Paragraphs Conscience, Morality, Genesis 1:1-3; • St. Bonaventure • Nicene Creed • Ancient of Days, • Philosophy: Morality with Sacred Art 50-73, 386, 391- Free Will, Human 3:6; Exodus • Pope St. John Paul II • Our Father William Blake Analyze Plato’s • Lesson 2: What is 395, 402-409, Action, Responsibility, 19:4-6; 20:2-17; • St. Thomas Aquinas • Prayer for the conception of Morality? 413-421, 456- Voluntary, Freedom, Leviticus 19:15; Intercession of St. the soul, E. F. 483, 538-540, Choice, Human Person, Deuteronomy • Moses Schumacher’s • Lesson 3: Freedom and • The Rich Young Man Thérèse of Liseux Choice: The Human Person 566, 577-582, Christian Anthropology, 5:1-5; 6:3; 6:5; “Chain of 687-688, 770- Hierarchy, Formation, Joshua 24:15; (Parable) • Analyze Chuch Being,” and • Lesson 4: Conscience and 771, 777-780, Obligation, Law, Isaiah 30:21; • St. Josemaría Escrivá documents, including St. Thomas our Obligation to Form it Gaudium et Spes, 830-856, Type, Decalogue, Psalm 16:3; 51:3- • St. Francis de Sales Aquinas’s four • Lesson 5: The Ten Veritatis Splendor 960-962, 1700- Commandment, 4; 107:28-30; • St. Augustine types of law Commandments 1742, 1749- Revelation, Perfection, Daniel 7:13-14; • Examination of • St. Jean-Marie • Art: Design a • Lesson 6: Jesus is the 1761, 1776- Holiness, Abolish, Wisdom 8:7; conscience logo concept Model of Holiness 1778, 1780, Fulfill, Divine Legislator, Sirach 15:17; Vianney • Reflect on why the • Adam and Eve • Language arts: • Lesson 7: Jesus’ Teaching 1783-1785, Corporal, Spiritual, Ezekiel 36:26-27; Eternal Law is God Explore C. S. on the Ten Commandments 1792, 1802, Works of Mercy, Agape, Matthew 5:11-17; • St. Paul Himself Lewis’s Four • Lesson 8: Jesus Teaches 1805-1845, Eros, Storge, Philia, 5:48; 6:22-2; 7:1- • St. Thérèse of Lisieux • Study and practice the Loves; analyze Us to Love 1849-1876, Virtue, Faith, Hope, 3; 7:12; 19:16-21; • St. George Corporal and Spiritual morality of 1939-1942, Charity, Prudence, 22:37-40; John Works of Mercy Star Wars • Lesson 9: Jesus Gives Us 1950-2005, Temperance, Fortitude, 1:14; 1:17; 3:16; the Beatitudes • Study and cultivate characters 2039, 2052- Justice, Beatitude, 4:14; 8:12; 8:31- cardinal and theological • Lesson 10: Elements of a 2082, 2084- Happiness, Sermon 32; 8:43-45; 14:6; virtues Good Moral Decision 2141, 2157, on the Mount, Grace, 16:33; Romans • Lesson 11: The Process 2197-2257, Blessing, Moral Object, 2:15; 6:8; 12:2; • Apply the wisdom of of Making a Good Moral 2340, 2559- Ontological, Intention, 1 Corinthians saints to the paradoxical Choice 2565, 2725-2741 Circumstances, Good, 13:1-8, 13:12- promises of the Beatitudes • Lesson 12: Temptation and Evil, Sin, Means, 13, Galatians the Reality of Sin End, Relativism, 5:1; 4:25; 5:13; • Receive Sacrament of Confession • Lesson 13: Structures of Consequentialism, Ephesians 4:25; Sin and Social Sin Artifact, Concupiscence, Hebrews 4:15; • Cultivating openness to Intellect, Will, Fallen 2 Peter 3:11; 1 the Holy Spirit • Lesson 14: Justification, Nature, Temptation, John 1:8 God’s Mercy, and Grace • Distinguish between true Mortal Sin, Venial Sin, happiness and worldly • Lesson 15: Support for Personal Sin, Social happiness and between Moral Living: Personal Sin, Capital Sins, saints and celebrities Prayer and Openness to Justification, Mercy, the Holy Spirit Merit, Sanctify, Prayer, • Lesson 16: Support for Covenant, Communion, Moral Living: Community, Holy Spirit, Church, the Sacraments, and the Ecclesia, Sacrament Saints

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Unit 4: The Citizen and Government

• Lesson 1: The Rights of Paragraphs Citizenship, Golden 2 Chronicles • St. Catherine of • Novena for Faithful • General George • English, Citizens and the Purpose 1890, 1892, Rule, Government, Just 20:6; Psalms 9:7- Alexandria Citizenship Washington Government: of Government 1895, 1905- Hierarchy of Values, 8; Romans 13:1; • St. Thomas Aquinas • Prayer for Civic Leaders Resigning His Write an essay • Lesson 2: Just War 1909, 1920- Just War Doctrine, 1 Timothy 2:1-2; • St. Augustine • Prayer for Peace of Pope Commission, response to 1927, 2242, Natural Law, Precepts Daniel 2:21 John Trumbull a document- • 26 Martyrs of Japan St. John XXIII 2253-2257, of the Church, Right, • Mary, Undoer of based question 2309, 2321- Sacramental, Society • St. Thomas More Knots, German 2325, 2327, • Pope St. John Paul II artist 2329 • Bl. Miguel Pro

Unit 5: God’s Plan for Love and Marriage

• Lesson 1: Exploring the Paragraphs Abortion, Adultery, Genesis 1:26-27; • Adam and Eve • Prayer for the Defense of • The Starry • Art: Draw Image of God with Sacred 42, 200-202, Anthropology, Chastity, 2:18-24; Psalm • The Virgin Mary Marriage Night, Vincent pictures to Art 218-221, 234, Contraception, 8:4-9; Matthew • A Rosary for Life: The Van Gogh illustrate • Lesson 2: Male and 237-267, 298, Femininity, Friendship, 5:8, 27-28; Joyful Mysteries • Cape Cod concepts Female: The Imago Dei 341, 355-373, Icon of the Trinity, Imago 19:3-8, 9-12; • Prayer for Purity Morning, • Language • Lesson 3: Theology of the 384, 609, Dei, Lust, Masculinity, Luke 1:26-45; Edward Hopper Arts: Write Body 990-991, 1004, Mystery Person, 22:19; John • Studies for the paragraphs 1601-1617, Purposes of Marriage, 2:1-11; 15:11- Libyan Sibyl, • Lesson 4: Expressions of 1640, 1643- Self-denial (ascesis), 13; Colossians Love Michelangelo 1655, 1762- Self-Mastery, Sex, 1:24-27; 2:2; 1 Buonarroti • Lesson 5: The Sacrament 1775, 1784, Sexuality, Shame, The Thessalonians of Marriage 1802-1829, Goods of Marriage, 4:3-7; 1 • The Kiss, • Lesson 6: Offenses against 1878-1879, The Sacrament of Holy Corinthians Gustav Klimt Chastity and Marital Love, 2013, 2207, Matrimony (Marriage), 6:19-20; 1 Peter • The Part 1 2221-2224, Theology of the Body, 2:24; 1 John Annunciation, • Lesson 7: Offenses against 2270-2275, Trinity, Wonder 3:16; Revelation Botticelli Chastity and Marital Love, 2331-2345, 19:6-9 Part 2 2337, 2345, • Lesson 8: Friendship and 2347, 2351- Protecting Against Lust 2356, 2360- 2361, 2364, • Lesson 9: Resisting 2366-2372, Temptation and Relying on 2380-2382, God and His Grace 2393, 2558- 2561, 2848- 2849, 2863