Religion 1

Instructor Ms. Kelly Bothamley Phone n/a

Classroom

Room 35 E-mail kbothamley@fsha.org

Office Hours

m-f 6:45-7:30amm-th lunch and enrichment

Text:

God’s Word Revealed in Sacred Scripture (Veritas, 2011)

Course Reader (provided by instructor)

Bible (NRSV preferred)

Pocket dictionary (optional)

Description:

Religion 1 is a ninth grade course introducing students to the basics of Catholicism and Christianity as a

whole. The course traces the roots of the Church from the Judaic Tradition of the Old Testament through the

birth of Catholic Christianity. This overview allows students from both Catholic and non-Catholic

backgrounds to examine the Church as young adults on personal faith journeys. Topics of study include the

parts of the Mass, traditional Catholic prayers, the Sacraments, the Liturgical Calendar, Catholic Morality,

Spirituality, Prayer and Tradition. The class consists of lecture, projects, research, discussion, oral and

written student presentations, cooperative learning group experiences, journaling, paired group

experiences, and analysis of supplementary materials including video/DVD selections, written stories, and

use of the Bible.

Goals:

Gain a deeper knowledge of themselves and their own understanding of faith.

Expand their knowledge of Catholicism and Christianity as a whole.

Exercise and grow their critical thinking skills.

Requirements:

9th grade status

Please see additional Student Expectations contract

The FSHA Honor Code is strictly adhered to

Resources:

Podium (instructor will have all assignments posted by 3pm daily)

FSHAmail (please check daily – this is the email account instructors will use to contact you outside of

school)

Google Docs

Evaluation:

Student grades will be based on the completion of the assignments listed under “Assessments” below.

Grading in this course is based on the point system. Each assignment is valued at a certain number of

points. The total earned can be divided by the total point value of the assignment to get a percentage and

grade equivalent.

Assessments:

assessment type: scheduling: point value: % of grade:

homework checks (14) once a week 5 5%

mini quizzes (14) once a week 10 10%

written assignments (14) once a week 25 30%

tests (5) at the end of sections 50 20%

projects (5) at the end of sections 50 20%

final (1) end of the semester 200 15%

FSHA Grading Scale: A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, F = 59% and below

Late work Policy:

NO POINTS ARE AWARDED FOR LATE WORK! A student who is absent will have the same number of

days as she was absent to make up/turn in all work. (Note: projects or long-term assignments given with

over one week to finish are expected to be turned in on that date whether or not the student is absent, not

present in class, or not on campus for the due date.) Make-up tests, quizzes, etc. will be available in the

library to take at the student’s leisure. Exams and course work not made up will be assigned no passing

points. Special circumstances must be discussed with the instructor prior to any absences. All assignments

will be due at the beginning of class, assignments that are not turned in by that time will receive a “0” and

will not be able not be made up. Please note, excuses such as “My printer was out of ink,” “My computer

crashed,” or “My email/flash drive/disk isn’t working” will not suffice. There are multiple computers and

printers available to you here at FSHA for you to use.

Week Topic Required Reading

Week 1 Introduction to the course n/a

Weeks 2-3 Who am I? n/a

Weeks 3-5 Who is God? V: 10-12, 18-19, 26-35, 41-43

Weeks 6-8 What is the Bible?

V: 46-47, 60-65, 79-83, 103-

108, 114-119, 132-136, 139-

143

Weeks 9-11 What is the Old Testament?R:

V: 6-7, 46-47, 82-83, 157-162

Weeks 11-15 What is the New Testament? V: 46-47, 157-158, 171-176,

178, 192-204, 210-213, 232-

247

V = Veritas textbook

R = Reader

Course schedule: