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Chapter K: Let Your Voice Be Heard: Synod on Cyberbullying

Students are challenged to write a speech as if they were a member of Pope Francis’ synod addressing the problem of cyberbullying.

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Encouragement in Persecution

This handout outlines a writing assignment in which students write a letter to an imaginary Roman friend who is enduring persecution in the Empire. Students must use Scripture passages to help them in the writing process.

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Freshman Orientation

This writing assignment asks students to write a description of their freshman orientation to a specific audience.

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Reflecting on Suffering

These journal prompts will help students to reflect on suffering in the world and their personal lives.

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Journal Entry: Inspiration

This is a journal prompt which asks students to reflect on times when they have been given advice.

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God’s Presence in Nature

This assignment helps students to create a poem of praise about an object in nature.

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The Good News Proclaimed to Me!

This handout asks students to reflect and write about the ways that Jesus' healing is needed in their lives.

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Please Help

This is a writing prompt to help students reflect on what it is like to be a virgin in society today.

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The Ending is Yours

This handout provides the beginning of a story about a teen who is about to break up with his girlfriend. Students are to complete the story following teacher instructions.

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My Own Story

Develop a paper that tells your life story. Use any of the following questions, which may help you to develop a greater sense of who you are, where you have come from, and where you want to go.

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The Sikh Khalsa

The information on this handout provides further insight into the nature of the Sikh Khalsa.

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The Ten Gurus of Sikhism

This list of the ten Gurus of Sikhism briefly summarizes the key contributions of each Guru.

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Life Issues F Summary: Saints as Role Models

A summary and the learning objectives of Life Issues F Summary: Saints as Role Models from the Catholic Connections Handbook for Middle Schoolers, Second Edition.

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Life Issues E Summary: Times of Trouble

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Life Issues D Summary: Using Time

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Life Issues C Summary: Using Technology

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Life Issues B Summary: Using Money

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Life Issues A Summary: The Ultimate Question: Why Am I Here?

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Chapter 50 Summary: The Lord’s Prayer: A Prayer for All Time

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Chapter 49 Summary: The Lord’s Prayer: The Perfect Prayer

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Chapter 48 Summary: Tuning In to God

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Chapter 47 Summary: Prayer: Conversations with God

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Chapter 46 Summary: The Bible: Models of Prayer

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Chapter 45 Summary: Working for Justice

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Chapter 43 Summary: Respecting Truth and Property

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Chapter 42 Summary: Respecting Life

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Chapter 41 Summary: Honoring Family

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Chapter 40 Summary: Honoring God

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Chapter 39 Summary: Moral Decision Making

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Chapter 38 Summary: Living the Moral Life

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Chapter 37 Summary: The Bible: The Old Law and the New Law

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Chapter 36 Summary: The Sacraments of Matrimony and Holy Orders

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Chapter 35 Summary: The Sacraments of Healing

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Chapter 34 Summary: The Sacrament of Confirmation

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Chapter 33 Summary: The Sacrament of Baptism

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Chapter 32 Summary: The Eucharist: Communion and Sending Forth

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Chapter 31 Summary: The Eucharist: The Liturgy of the Eucharist

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Chapter 30 Summary: The Eucharist: The Liturgy of the Word

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Chapter 29 Summary: The Eucharist: The Heart of All Liturgy

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Chapter 28 Summary: Sacraments: Celebrating Christ’s Presence

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Chapter 27 Summary: Introduction to Liturgy

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Chapter 26 Summary: The Bible: Worshipping God

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Chapter 25 Summary: Mary and the Saints

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Chapter 24 Summary: End Things: Heaven and Hell

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Chapter 23 Summary: The Structure of the Church

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Chapter 22 Summary: The Mission of the Church

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Chapter 21 Summary: The Bible: The Letters

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Chapter 20 Summary: The Bible: The Acts of the Apostles

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Chapter 19 Summary: The Bible: The Gospels

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Chapter 18 Summary: Grace and the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

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Chapter 17 Summary: The Holy Spirit

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Chapter 16 Summary: The Resurrection of Jesus

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Chapter 15 Summary: The Death of Jesus

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Chapter 14 Summary: Jesus Heals

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Chapter 13 Summary: Jesus Teaches

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Chapter 12 Summary: The Birth of Jesus

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Chapter 11 Summary: Jesus Christ, True God and True Man

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Chapter 10 Summary: The Bible: The Prophets

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Chapter 9 Summary: Faith: Responding to God

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Chapter 8 Summary: The Bible: Covenants

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Chapter 7 Summary: The Human Person

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Chapter 6 Summary: Creation

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Chapter 5 Summary: The Bible: The Old Testament

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Chapter 4 Summary: The Holy Trinity

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Chapter 3 Summary: God the Father

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Chapter 2 Summary: The Bible: God’s Plan for Salvation

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Chapter 1 Summary: Revelation, Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition

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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 8

The final performance task options for Unit 8 of Church History: Apostolic Times to Today. The options include writing journal entries from World War I to today, or writing an original graphic novel or comic book about the Church in …

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Final Performance Task Options for Unit 6

The final performance task options for Unit 6 of Church History: Apostolic Times to Today. The options include coming up with interview questions for Pope Pius IX, or creating the front page of a newspaper from the day after Vatican …

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Assigning Reflective Writing

Here are six tips for making reflective writing assignments more effective.