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2 WHAT S INSIDE Faith in Action... Session Incarnation... Session Jesus, Model of Wisdom Session Jesus Relationships Session Christ Our Savior...0 Session Christ Offers Life... Session 6 The Church, One in Christ... HOW TO USE THE GUIDE This Guide will assist you in implementing Call to Faith A Thematic Approach to Young Adolescent Catechesis in Catholic schools. You will find easy to follow five-day lesson plans that help you use the Grade 7 and the Grade 8 Teacher Editions with the sessions in the Jesus Christ Faith Booklet. Each two-page lesson plan in this Guide corresponds to one of the sessions in the Jesus Christ Faith Booklet. A one-page lesson plan corresponds to Faith in Action. Each of these lesson plans notes which chapter and grade level of the Teacher Edition to use. correlates the page numbers of the Jesus Christ Faith Booklet to the Grade 7 or 8 Teacher Edition. indicates any online resources referenced in this Guide, such as full-page prayer celebrations and chapter and unit reviews. provides a day-by-day overview that highlights the minor difference between the Jesus Christ Faith Booklet and the Grade 7 or 8 Teacher Edition, providing additional direction for activities or features that only appear in the Jesus Christ Faith Booklet.

3 Use Grade 8 Teacher Edition, Unit, Faith in Action, pages 6A 9. FAITH IN ACTION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HUMAN PERSON Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE DISCOVER SOCIAL TEACHING FB Page 60; Grade 8 TE Page 6 Follow the directions on wrap page 6. Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources Invite students to share their ideas on how to become a voice for injustice. CONNECT WITH THE CALL TO JUSTICE DISCOVER SOCIAL TEACHING Page 60 Page 6 FB Page 6 text; Grade 8 TE Page 7 Follow the directions on wrap page 7. See the reduced student page and directions on wrap page 7 to guide the discussion questions. Encourage students to see that orphans, widows, and aliens are all children of God, just as they are, and deserving of our love and respect. CONNECT WITH THE CALL TO JUSTICE SERVE Y COMMUNITY Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 SERVE Y COMMUNITY FB Page 6 activities; Grade 8 TE Page 8 Ask students to reflect on the What about It? and What about You? questions on FB page 6. Invite students to share their responses in groups of three. Ask for volunteers to share their responses with the large group. Brainstorm additional ways to make a difference in the community. Additional Activities: See the reduced student page and the directions on wrap page 8. REFLECT ON Y EXPERIENCE Grade 8 TE Page 9 If students participated in a service activity, have them reflect in writing on the following questions. Post the questions below on the board or on chart paper and use the directions on wrap page 9. What did you learn about yourself from doing this service activity? What did you learn about Amnesty International or the Catholic Campaign for Human Development from doing the class project? REFLECT ON Y EXPERIENCE REVIEW Page 9 Pages 0 Review can be found online: Grade 7 TE pages 0 and Grade 8 TE Pages 0 Grade 8, Chapter 7 Prayer What did you learn about yourself in doing it? What did you learn about Jesus and about your faith in doing it? List one thing that might be different about you after doing this project. How will your life be different because of these actions? Lead students in the Concluding Prayer on wrap page 9. OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING THE SESSION UNIT REVIEW

4 Use Grade 7 Teacher Edition, Chapter 7, Pages 90A 0; Enrichment Activity #7, Page TE7. Session INCARNATION Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 7 PAGES 90C 90D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 90 9 Prayer: Work through the What s the Issue reflection on FB page. Have a student read each sentence; allow time to reflect between each sentence. Then share this prayer: Jesus, our brother, you are the way, the truth, and the life. You know our struggles and our joys. Be with us and guide us to know the Father s love. We pray in your name. Amen. Follow the directions on wrap pages Ask students to reflect on the What About It? question on FB page. Caution them to avoid using only human merely as an excuse. After a moment, have students share in pairs. Then have two pairs make a group of four to discuss the What About You? question. Pray the prayer on FB page. Ask students to reflect on their own personal struggles, reminding them that Jesus can guide them through those struggles. FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 9 9 Prayer: Proclaim Luke :: And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor. Use the Connect on page FB page or the Teacher Background on wrap page 9. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? CELEBRATE FAITH/ WHAT NOW? Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Pages 8 9 Page 0 Pages 90 9 Activity Master Page TE7 Pages 9 9 Pages 9 9 Pages Page 98 Page 00 Grade 7, Chapter 8 Prayer Then follow the directions on wrap pages 9 9. Directions for Catholics Today on FB page are on wrap page 9. Following this activity, discuss the question: Do you think Jesus worried about reaching his full potential? Then have students discuss their own concerns about excelling in life. FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Page Page 0 Page 99 Grade 7, Chapter 7 Review

5 After reading Faith Walk and discussing the question on FB page, comment along these lines: Being human means we can think and choose and love which distinguishes us from animals. It also means that we die. To be divine is to be God, existing forever and having no beginning or end. Jesus is both human and divine. Then provide Bibles and have the students work in small groups to search the Gospels for an example of Jesus humanity and another of his divinity. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 9. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 7 TE Pages 9 9 Follow the directions on wrap pages 9 9. Prayer: Read the first paragraph on FB page 6. Share responses to this question: How does The Way help you trust in God? Then proclaim John :6, found on FB page 6. After completing FB page 7, give students time to reflect on this question: How does knowing Jesus better help you understand what the Trinity is all about? Have students work through Check This Out! on FB page 7 before guiding them through Faith Walk. After the students respond in writing to Faith Walk, have them share their work in small groups. Ask them to share with their groups examples of people (names optional) who practice each quality listed. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 9. CELEBRATE Prayer of Petition can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page 98 OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 0; Grade 7 TE Page 00 What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? See wrap page 00 for suggestions. What About It? After students complete their definitions, call on volunteers to share their definitions. What About You? Allow time for students to respond to the question. Invite students to share the actions they chose from the list of Jesus actions on FB page 8. Ask: How will you accomplish this action today? After completing FB page 0, invite students to visualize a ONE WAY street sign with an arrow. Say: Jesus marks The Way so clearly, but modern society is filled with conflicting messages and confusing signals, making it hard to stay on the right path. When you are tempted to take a detour, keep that arrow sign in your mind to help you remember The Way. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH SAINT JOSEPH FB Page ; Grade 7 TE Page 0 Follow the directions on wrap page 0.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page 99 FB Pages 8 9; Grade 7 TE Pages Prayer: Lead students in the Open prayer on wrap page 96. Follow the directions on wrap pages Follow the wrap page 96 directions for the Like Jesus activity on FB page 8. After students list ways they act like Jesus, begin a discussion to help them surface overlooked ways. For Live Your Faith on FB page 9, refer to the Activity on wrap page 97. For Catholics Believe on FB page 9, follow the directions on wrap page 97.

6 Use Grade 7 Teacher Edition, Chapter 8, Pages 0A Enrichment Activity #8, Page TE8. Session, MODEL OF WISDOM Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 7 PAGES 0C 0D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 0 0 Prayer: Proclaim Matthew :: Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. Then lead the students in this prayer: Loving God, we need the Good News. Teach us and heal us. Guide us to know your wisdom that we may always live within your peace. We ask this through your son Jesus. Amen. Follow the directions on wrap pages 0 0, starting with discussion of the opening reflection questions on FB page. What About It? FB page : Have the students write their definitions and compare them with that of a partner. What About You? Have students silently reflect on the questions. As time permits, ask volunteers to share responses to the third question. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 0. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? CELEBRATE Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Pages 8 9 Pages 0 0 Activity Master Page TE8 Pages 0 0 Pages Pages Page 0 Grade 7, Chapter 8 Prayer FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 0 0 Additional materials needed: x 8 index cards and markers FAITH/ WHAT NOW? Page 0 Page 6 Prayer: Proclaim John :; see FB page. Together pray the prayer on FB page. Use Connect on FB page or the Open discussion on wrap page 0. Then follow the directions on wrap pages 0 0. Following the discussion on Jesus as teacher, continue with these questions: Think of someone who treats everyone equally as Jesus did. What s this person like? FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Page Page Page Grade 7, Chapter 8 Review

7 How do people react to him or her? After reading Faith Walk on FB page, divide the class into small groups. Give each student a Bible and each group six x 8 index cards and a marker. Assign each group one of the following Scriptures. If you have more than five groups, you can repeat a Scripture. Mark 0: 6 Luke :8 0 Matthew : John : John : 0 Jesus and the Children Parable of the Lost Coin Jesus Ministers to the Crowds Vine and Branches Nicodemus Visits Jesus Ask the groups to read the assigned Scripture and discuss these questions: What do you notice about Jesus and his teachings from the Scripture? What was Jesus like as a teacher? What were his qualities as a teacher that made people remember his words and act on them? Tell groups to list three to five qualities on individual cards and write the Scripture title on another card. Following the small group discussion, have each group present its qualities to the class and post the quality cards around the title card. Summarize the ideas on the cards. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 0. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 7 TE Pages Prayer: Repeat the prayer on FB page. Follow the directions on wrap pages After completing FB page 6, give students time to reflect on this question: What can you do to become a person who connects your words and your actions? For Connect Your Faith on FB page 7, see the Close Activity directions on wrap page 07. FB Pages 8 9; Grade 7 TE Pages Additional materials needed for Optional Activity: x 7 paper or chart paper Repeat the prayer on FB page. Follow the directions on wrap pages Optional Activity: Assign one Beatitude from Matthew to each group. Ask the groups to discuss the meaning of the Beatitude and rephrase it as a bumper sticker, keeping in mind people their age. Provide each group with an x 7 piece of paper (or a piece of chart paper) and a pack of markers. Call on each group to share and post its bumper sticker. After completing FB page 8, discuss: Why do you think Jesus began his teachings with the word Blessed? Work with Faith Walk on FB page 9 by calling on a volunteer to read each point. Write the title Making Good Decisions across the top of a sheet of chart paper and the word Listen vertically below and to the left. As each point is read, write the first sentence on the chart paper. Keep the chart posted for the rest of the week or theme. CELEBRATE Prayer in the Style of Taizé can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page 0 OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 0; Grade 7 TE Page What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? See wrap page for suggestions. What About It? Lead students in completing the activity. Begin by presenting a personal example of a person of wisdom whom you admire; offer two words that describe him or her. What About You? Allow time for students to reflect on and complete the activity. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH OSCAR ROMERO FB Page ; Grade 7 TE Page Follow the directions on wrap page.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page 7

8 Use Grade 8 Teacher Edition, Chapter 7, Pages 90A 0; Enrichment Activity #7, Page TE7. Session RELATIONSHIPS Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 7 PAGES 0C 0D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 90 9 Prayer: Proclaim John :: This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Then proceed with the Open prayer on wrap page 90. Continue to follow the directions on wrap pages Have students work in small groups to discuss the What About It? questions on FB page. Ask the groups to consider how Anna can keep a wide range of friends in high school and the benefits of doing so. Finally, ask the groups to discuss how they can resist being labeled or labeling others. Invite the groups to share their solutions with the large group and discuss as needed. Ask students to spend a few moments with a partner sharing their responses to the What About You? questions. Then invite volunteers to share their responses to the last question. On the board or on chart paper, list the suggested qualities of a good friend; challenge any questionable qualities. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 9. 8 FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 9 9 Prayer: Proclaim John :: I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard. Then lead students in prayer: God our Father, through your Son, Jesus, we come to understand the intimate relationship of love and friendship you want to have with us. May the example of Jesus teach us what it means to be accepting of others and to love them unconditionally. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? CELEBRATE FAITH/ WHAT NOW? FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Page 8 Page 9 Pages 90 9 Activity Master Page TE 7 Pages 9 9 Pages 9 9 Page 97 Page 98 Page 00 Page 0 Page 99 Grade 8, Chapter 7 Prayer Grade 8, Chapter 7 Review

9 Help each of us to have an open heart, as Jesus did. We pray this in the name of Jesus, your Son. Amen. Read aloud Connect on FB page. Then follow the directions on wrap pages 9 9, beginning with the Open discussion on wrap page 9. For Share Your Faith, refer to the directions for the Activity on wrap page 9. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 8 TE Pages 9 9 Prayer: Together pray the prayer on FB page. Follow the directions on wrap pages 9 9. After reading Friends from Bethany on FB page 6, give students time to reflect on this question: What would you ask these people about their friendship with Jesus? Allow time for sharing. After reading The First Church Members and Who Were They? on FB page 7, ask students to reflect on this question: If you could ask these first followers anything, what would it be? Invite volunteers to share responses. Allow time for students to reflect on the questions posed in Faith Walk on FB page 7 before inviting discussion. Or, divide the class into small groups to discuss the questions and to create a short report to share with the large group. Format options: news report, skit, oral presentation, infomercial. Conclude with this prayer: Jesus, help us follow the examples of your first disciples and friends. Like Mary Magdalene, help us to be steadfast and loyal. Like Simon Peter, help us to rise up when we fail. May we always place our trust in you. We ask this in your holy name. Amen. Optional Activity: Follow the Close Activity directions on wrap page 9. For Catholics Believe on FB page 8, refer to Catholics Today on the reduced student page and the directions on wrap page 97. CELEBRATE Celebration of the Word can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page 98 OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 9; Grade 8 TE Page 00 What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? on the reduced student page and see wrap page 00 for suggestions. What About It? Ask students to reflect on and respond in writing to the question. Allow time for volunteers to share their responses. Encourage students to use the question as a focus for their personal prayer in the coming days. Faith at Home: Challenge students to reflect on how they can be better friends to Jesus, particularly within their families. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH SAINTS PRISCA AND AQUILA Grade 8 TE Page 0 Optional: Share with students People of Faith and Global Data; see the reduced student text on wrap page 0. Use the wrap to facilitate the reading.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page 99 FB Page 8; Grade 8 TE Page 97 Prayer: Proclaim Acts : ; see FB page 8. Lead students in the prayer on FB page 9. After reading The Early Church on FB page 8, prompt students to give examples of what they can learn from these early communities (for example, being united; looking after each other; discussing Jesus teachings; breaking bread together; sharing money, food, possessions). 9

10 Use Grade 7 Teacher Edition, Chapter 9, Pages A ; Enrichment Activity #9, Page TE9. Session CHRIST SAVIOR Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 7 PAGES C D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages 0 ; Grade 7 TE Pages Additional materials needed for Optional Activity: chart paper or newsprint and markers for four groups Prayer: Proclaim Colossians :9 0: For in [Jesus] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. Then give students time to reflect on the opening questions on FB page 0. Follow the directions on Grade 7 TE wrap pages, beginning with Build. Pause after reading each section of text on FB pages 0, to briefly discuss examples of each key word: forgive, reconcile, redeem, save. Optional Activity: Use the following process to help students create symbols for What About It? on FB page. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? Pages 0 Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Pages Activity Master Page TE 9 Pages 6 7 Pages 8 9 Pages 0 Divide students into four small groups, and distribute a sheet of chart paper or newsprint and markers to each group. Assign each group one of the four key words. Ask the groups to read the explanation of their word and create a symbol or picture of the word and a sentence that explains the meaning of the word in their own words. Groups should use the chart paper or newsprint to record this explanation. Each group will present its key word and explanation and post its paper on the wall. Provide a summary explanation of each key word using ideas from the Faith Booklet to add to the groups definitions. Explain that we all make mistakes, and sometimes our mistakes hurt our friendships. Take two or three minutes to share a personal story about a time in your life when you experienced brokenness in a relationship. CELEBRATE FAITH/ WHAT NOW? FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Page 8 Page 9 Page Page Page Page Grade 7, Chapter 9 Prayer Grade 7, Chapter 9 Review 0

11 Then refer to What About You? on FB page. The questions are personal and private; have students reflect on them but not write or share about them. Close with the prayer on FB page. FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 6 7 Prayer: Proclaim Genesis : 8. Together pray the prayer on FB page. Use Connect on FB page or the Open discussion on wrap page 6. Then continue following the directions on wrap pages 6 7. The question on FB page is referred to on wrap page 6. Optional Activity: Read about the temptation and fall of Adam and Eve in Genesis :-. Then use these questions to further discuss the story: Why do you think Adam and Eve ate the fruit? How did the serpent tempt them? What did Adam and Eve do after they ate the fruit? How did God respond? What do you think about God s response to Adam and Eve? What does this story tell us as followers of Jesus today? FB Pages ; Grade 7 TE Pages 8 9 Prayer: See FB page. Read the Scripture ( John :0 ), and reflect on the opening question. Follow the directions on wrap pages 8 9. Have students complete Faith Walk by writing the roles of Jesus and the titles of Jesus in the spaces provided on FB page. Then divide the class into groups of three to share answers. Invite volunteers to share their responses with the large group. List the titles of Jesus on the board or chart paper. In the large group, discuss the meaning of each title students came up with. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 7 TE Pages 0 Lead students in this prayer: Jesus, you love us and save us. We know that we make mistakes and wander from you. Bring us back. Help us make things right. Reconcile us to the Father s love. We pray in your name. Amen. Follow the directions on wrap pages 0. Refer to the Activity directions on wrap page for Live Your Faith, FB page 7. CELEBRATE Prayer of Praise can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page OPTION FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 8; Grade 7 TE Page What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? See wrap page for suggestions. What About It? Have students reflect on the questions before writing their responses. Discuss as time allows, but call on volunteers only. What About You? Allow time for students to complete the activity. Do not share. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH SAINT MADELEINE SOPHIE BARAT FB Page 9; Grade 7 TE Page Follow the directions in wrap page.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 7 TE Page

12 Use Grade 8 Teacher Edition, Chapter 7, pages 0A ; Enrichment Activity #8, page TE8. Session CHRIST OFFERS LIFE Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 8 TE 8 TE PAGES 0C 0D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages 0 ; Grade 8 TE Pages 0 0 Prayer: Ask students to reflect on the opening question on FB page 0. Then read aloud the prayer on FB page. Follow the directions on wrap pages 0 0. Reading alternative: Invite volunteers to take the roles of narrator, Tyler, Becky and Emily. Then ask them to read aloud the story on FB pages 0 and to the class. For What About It? on FB page, divide the students into two groups, and assign each group one of the questions. After discussion in the small groups, have each group share the responses. Use the last four Activity directions on wrap page 0 to process What About You? on FB page with the students. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? Pages 0 Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Pages 0 0 Activity Master Page TE 8 Pages 0 0 Pages Pages FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 0 0 Additional materials needed. for Optional Activity: strips of paper and markers for each group Lead students in this prayer: Loving Father, you have offered us an abundant life of joy and peace through Jesus. Help us to understand who you are and the life you offer us. Help us make choices that will bring the joy and peace of Christ to the world. We ask this through Jesus, our Lord. Amen. Use Connect on FB page to review the content on FB pages 0 and. Then follow the directions on wrap pages 0 0 to review FB pages and, including Catholics Today. CELEBRATE FAITH/ WHAT NOW? FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Page 8 Page 9 Page 0 Page Page Page Grade 8, Chapter 8 Prayer Grade 8, Chapter 8 Review

13 Optional Activity for the graphic organizer (Jesus tells Us About His Relationship with Us on FB page, In His Words on wrap page 0): Divide the class into four small groups, and refer to the graphic organizer. Assign each group one of the images from Scripture: Vine and Branches, Good Shepherd, Bread of Life, and Light of the World. Give each group strips of paper and markers. Explain that each group is to read its assigned Scripture passage and the comments presented in the graphic organizer. Ask students to think about what Jesus is saying: Who is he and what kind of relationship does he want to have with us? What does this Scripture passage tell us about how we are to live? Have groups discuss the message about who Jesus is and what this means for us. Then, on strips of paper, have groups each write one sentence describing what Jesus is saying about his relationship with us and one sentence describing how we can respond. Invite each group to read its Scripture passage and share what is on its strips. Have each group post its responses on newsprint, chart paper, or a bulletin board. Summarize the responses from the small group activity. Invite students to add their thoughts. Ask: Which image Vine, Shepherd, Bread of Life, Light of the World speaks most clearly to you about who Jesus is? What challenges do you see in being in relationship with Jesus like these images suggest? The Activity on the reduced student page on wrap page 0 may be used as an additional activity. Follow the directions on the wrap. Allow time for students to reflect on Faith Walk on FB page. FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 06 07* *Note: The Scripture on FB page differs from that on wrap page 06. Prayer: Pray the intercessions in Open on wrap page 06. Continue following the directions on wrap pages Before asking a student volunteer to read aloud the Scripture verse on FB page, ask students to reflect on the difference between living in light and living in darkness. See the Activity directions on wrap page 07 for Connect Your Faith on FB page. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 8 TE Pages Follow the directions on wrap pages 08 09, including Catholics Today. Work with Faith Walk on FB page 7 by following these steps: Explain that the purpose of the activity is to become familiar with the process of conversion. Share with the students that before and after pictures can help us to see that someone or something has undergone a physical makeover. Explain that it s not so easy to see the results of a spiritual makeover: It s not a superficial or external transformation, but one that can be seen through how we act toward others, or in our attitudes, or by dropping habits that deplete the spirit. Surface a few examples. Divide the class into small groups. Instruct each of the groups to create a skit that demonstrates a spiritual makeover: before and after. Encourage them to refer to any or all of the steps in Faith Walk as they plan their skits. Have the groups present their skits. Optional Activity: See the Activity on the reduced student page and follow the directions on wrap page 09. CELEBRATE Reflection on Jesus can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page 0 OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 8; Grade 8 TE Page What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? See wrap page for suggestions. What About It? Lead students in completing the activity. What About You? Allow time for students to reflect on the questions. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH BLESSED VICTORIA RASOAMANARIVO FB Page 9; Grade 8 TE Page Follow the directions on wrap page.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page

14 Use Grade 8 Teacher Edition, Chapter 7, Pages A ; Enrichment Activity #9, Page TE9. Session 6 THE CHURCH, ONE IN CHRIST Note: In the Faith Booklet What Does Faith Say? pages, the question on the top of the left page beginning each spread is the Focus question noted in the Grade Level Teacher Edition. Faith Booklet=FB Teacher Edition=TE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WEEKLY PLANNER, GRADE 8 TE PAGES C D Faith Booklet (FB) Pages Teacher Edition (TE) Pages Reproducible Online Resources INVITE/WHAT S THE ISSUE? FB Pages 0 ; Grade 8 TE Pages Prayer: Read the opening questions on FB page 0. Then lead the students in this prayer: God of all unity, Jesus prayed that we would all be one in him. As Catholics, we are a part of the Body of Christ. Teach us what this means, and show us how each of us, though different, have gifts to share with your people. Guide us as we learn how to participate fully as members of the Church. We ask this through Jesus, our Lord. Amen. Follow the directions on wrap pages. Have the students discuss the What About It? questions on FB page in small groups. Then call on each group to share a response to one of the questions. See the Activity directions on wrap page to process What About You? with the students. Pray the prayer on FB page. FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 6 7 Additional materials needed for Optional Activity: newsprint or chart paper and markers for each group Prayer: Proclaim John 7:0 : I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. Invite discussion on Connect on FB page. Use the Open activity on wrap page 6 to further explore the subject of belonging. Then follow the Build directions on wrap pages 6 7. INVITE/ WHAT S THE ISSUE? CELEBRATE FAITH/ WHAT NOW? FAITH/PEOPLE OF FAITH REVIEW Pages 0 Pages Pages Pages 6 7 Page 8 Pages Activity Master Page TE 9 Pages 6 7 Pages 8 9 Pages 0 Page Page Page Page Grade 8, Chapter 9 Prayer Grade 8, Chapter 9 Review

15 When reading the first two paragraphs on FB page, discuss: What do you think being different but the same has to do with being Catholic? Optional Activity: Help students discover that Catholics hold common, core beliefs about their faith, but that how Catholics practice these beliefs can differ, depending on culture, language, and customs. Divide the class into small groups, and give each group two pieces of newsprint or chart paper and markers. Instruct the groups to label one paper Beliefs and the other Practices. Explain that the object of the activity is to surface as many beliefs as they can that all Catholics have in common. Tell them to refer to FB pages and, and remind them that much of what Catholics believe is stated in the Nicene Creed. On the other paper, they are to name ways that Catholics practice those beliefs. These practices rituals, customs, celebrations, and so forth can be practices with which they are familiar, or practices they have heard that others do. Provide an example. For instance, if a family believes in the importance of prayer, their practice could be to take time each night to pray before bedtime. Give the groups approximately 0 minutes to work on the activity. Then have each group present its results to the class and tape its papers on the walls around the room. After each group has presented, ask: What did you discover about our beliefs and practices? Summarize the activity using points illustrated on the posted papers. After reading Faith Walk on FB page, give students time to reflect and pray. FB Pages ; Grade 8 TE Pages 8 9 Prayer: Proclaim Corinthians : : For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body Jews or Greeks, slaves or free and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Follow the directions on wrap pages 8 9. The Catholics Today text on wrap page 9 is included in the text on FB page ; conclude the text reading with the discussion referred to in the wrap page directions. Discuss these questions: Have you ever worshiped in a Catholic Church that follows a different tradition than your own? If so, what did you see that was new to you? After students read Faith Walk on FB page, have students brainstorm in pairs ways they can actively participate as Catholics in today s world through works of justice and service. If time allows, use the Activity on the reduced student page on wrap page 9 to conclude the class. Follow the directions in the wrap. FB Pages 6 7; Grade 8 TE Pages 0 Lead the students in a moment of quiet reflection on what it means to be Catholic. Then read aloud the Scripture reading on FB page 6. Follow the directions on wrap pages 0. For Live Your Faith on FB page 7, see the Activity directions on wrap page. CELEBRATE Prayer for Unity can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING. WHAT NOW? FB Page 8; Grade 8 TE Page What Now? Live Our Faith. Refer to Our Catholic Faith: What Now? See wrap page for suggestions. What About It? Refer to the Activity directions on wrap page. Lead students in the prayer on FB page 8. Encourage students to share Faith at Home with their families.. PEOPLE OF FAITH VENERABLE SAMUEL MAZZUCHELLI FB Page 9; Grade 8 TE Page Follow the directions on wrap page.. CHAPTER REVIEW Review can be found online: Grade 8 TE Page

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