ONTARIO CATHOLIC SECONDARY CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Grade 9 - OPEN Institute for Catholic Education 2018 Published by: Institute for Catholic Education 44 Hunt Street, Suite 2F, Hamilton, ON L8R 3R1 Ontario Catholic Secondary Curriculum Resources for ReliGious Education, Grade 9 Open On behalf of: Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 810, Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3 © 2018, Institute for Catholic Education 44 Hunt Street, Suite 2F, Hamilton, ON L8 3R1 Printed in Canada STRANDS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ......................................................................................................................3 GRADE 9 DISCIPLESHIP AND CULTURE, HRE 1O ......................................................................................................8 COURSE: HRE 101 ................................................................................................................................................. 17 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 17 TOPIC 1: WHO AM I? WHO ARE WE? - COURSE INTRODUCTION & COMMUNITY BUILDING ................................................ 17 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 29 TOPIC 2: INTRODUCTION TO THE BIBLE .................................................................................................................... 29 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 41 TOPIC 3: THE BIBLE AS LIBRARY ............................................................................................................................. 41 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 52 TOPIC 4: TRUTH IN THE BIBLE ................................................................................................................................ 52 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 60 TOPIC 5: Literary Forms in the Bible ............................................................................................................ 60 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 68 TOPIC 6: THE STORY OF CREATION .......................................................................................................................... 68 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 77 TOPIC 7: ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ................................................................................................................ 77 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 90 TOPIC 8: SIN ...................................................................................................................................................... 90 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ..................................................................................................................... 98 TOPIC 9: DE-CREATION TODAY .............................................................................................................................. 98 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ................................................................................................................... 114 TOPIC 10: RE-CREATION AND COVENANT............................................................................................................... 114 UNIT 1: CREATION AND COVENANT ................................................................................................................... 128 TOPIC 11: COVENANTS – NOAH TO KING DAVID ...................................................................................................... 128 UNIT 2 OVERVIEW – FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................ 140 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 141 TOPIC 1: The Book of EXodus: Why Does it Matter? .................................................................................. 141 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 149 TOPIC 2: From Freedom to Canaan to Slavery in Egypt .............................................................................. 149 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 159 TOPIC 3: We Are Called ............................................................................................................................ 159 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 165 TOPIC 4: Enslaved By Sin, Freed by God .................................................................................................... 165 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 177 TOPIC 5: The Things That Plague Us .......................................................................................................... 177 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 188 TOPIC 6: The Passover .............................................................................................................................. 188 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 200 TOPIC 7: The Covenant .............................................................................................................................. 200 THE SINAI COVENANT ........................................................................................................................................ 201 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 208 TOPIC 8: God versus the Golden Calf ......................................................................................................... 208 UNIT 2: FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM ............................................................................................................... 216 TOPIC 9: In Search of a Modern Day Moses ............................................................................................... 216 UNIT 3: JUSTICE AND WISDOM........................................................................................................................... 224 COMING SOON.......................................................................................................................................... 224 UNIT 4: ENCOUNTERING GOD ............................................................................................................................ 225 COMING SOON.......................................................................................................................................... 225 UNIT 5: BUILDING THE REIGN OF GOD ................................................................................................................ 226 COMING SOON.......................................................................................................................................... 226 STRANDS IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION The major areas of study in Religious Education courses in Catholic secondary schools are organized into six distinct but related strands, which usually will be integrated in a variety of teaching strategies. These strands do not represent discrete units of study. They are expressed in such a manner as to suggest a variety of ways to integrate themes. Strand SC: Sacred Scripture Sacred Scripture, a gift of God’s revelation, has a privileged place in Religious Education courses. As a primary source of God’s revelation, the Bible records the covenantal relationship between God, the Jewish people, and the Christian Church. As a document of faith developed within the believing community, the Bible is read and interpreted within the Church in continuity with centuries of tradition and in communion with the living reality of the contemporary people of God. In reading, listening, and praying with the Bible, students learn of the loving presence of God in all creation. The Scriptures are the inspired word of God, a living witness to the faith experience of other human beings and a revelation of God’s love for all of Creation and our responses. Since the Bible is a literary work, many of the learning outcomes in this strand involve the skills of literacy. These include an understanding of literary forms and genres, identification of the author and audience as essential to the writing