Spring 2015
THEOLOGY 10
Life in Christ
(Christian Morality)
Instructor: Dawn Dye
E-Mail: ddye@gocathedral.com
Phone: 317-679-9427
Room: 4243
Office Hours: After school by appointment
People often think of Christian morality as a kind of bargain in which
God says, “If you keep a lot of rules I’ll reward you, and if you don’t
I’ll do the other thing.” I do not think that is the best way of looking at
it. I would much rather say that every time you make a choice you
are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into
something a little different from what it was before. And taking your
life as a whole, with all your innumerable choices, all your life long
you are slowly turning this central thing either into a heavenly
creature or into a hellish creature: either into a creature that is in
harmony with God, and with other creatures, and with itself, or else
into one that is in a state of war and hatred with God, and with its
fellow-creatures, and with itself. To be the one kind of creature is
heaven: that is, it is joy and peace and knowledge and power. To be
the other means madness, horror, idiocy, rage, impotence, and
eternal loneliness. Each of us at each moment is progressing to the
one state or the other.
Mere Christianity, Book 2 Part 4, C.S. Lewis
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Expectations
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Students are expected to attend class prepared to sail into the deep waters
of their mind and their faith. “If the highest aim of a captain were to
preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” Thomas Aquinas
Students are expected to have a commitment to learning and thinking more
critically.
Students are expected to arrive to class with all required materials, fully
prepared to give their best effort.
The Catholic Encyclopedia ibook (free
edition)
Apps
Course Description
This course focuses on character development. A prime question posed
throughout the course is, “What kind of person am I becoming, and what kind
of person do I want to become?” This course investigates moral decisionmaking, developing relationships, conscience formation, the root of sin, and the
power of forgiveness.
Objective
“The purpose of this course is to help students understand that it is only
through Christ that they can fully live out God’s plans for their lives. Students
are to learn the moral concepts and precepts that govern the lives of Christ’s
disciples.” Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework, USCCB
Bible.is (free)
Bible+1 (free)
Notability (provided by CHS)
Laudate (free)
Nearpod (free)
Materials
Charged IPAD
Required APPS
Pencil
Three ring binder w/dividers
Goals
Upon completion of this course students will:
1. Understand the importance of effective communication and its impact
on self-awareness, interpersonal relationships and moral decisionmaking.
2. Articulate what it means to live a moral life, including an understanding
of what morality is, character and virtue, the implications of decision
making, the role of faith and reason in decision making, how to make
decisions that positively impact humanity.
3. Identify what it means to be a human being, including being created in
the image of God, human dignity, personal responsibility, the spiritual
and social nature of humans, and what it means to love and be loved,
and respect for life.
4. Explain the reality of sin, including the origin and effect of sin, different
kinds of sin, the need for conversion, forgiveness and reconciliation.
5. Describe conscience formation, including the development of
conscience, informed vs. uninformed conscience, and the
responsibility to follow ones’ conscience.
6. Recognize the gift of human sexuality, including developing loving
relationships, the consequences of objectifying human beings, the
sacredness of sex.
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Evaluation
Grading will be comprised of homework assignments, tests, quizzes and projects.
Grading is based on the point system. Grades will be calculated as a percentage of
points earned versus points possible. The grade scale for the class is the same as that
listed in the Blue Book. A zero will be entered into the grade book for a missing
assignment until the assignment is turned in and graded. Grades may be accessed
through Power School. The Final Exam is worth 15% of the semester grade.
Anytime a reading assignment is given there is the potential for an open note quiz.
Any notes used on an open-note test or quiz must be hand written. In the event the
student has hand written the notes in an app, the notes must be printed out.
Homework Policy
All homework which is submitted electronically is to be time stamped no later than 7:45am on the day it is due. Electronic
assignments are to be submitted to the appropriate class email address. Written assignments are due at the beginning of the
class period. Any homework turned in after that is considered late. Late work is worth 15% less, therefore, a perfect but late
assignment is worth 85%. Any homework not handed in will merit a 0%. Any missing assignment must be turned in, no later
than 1 week prior to the end of the Quarter in order to receive any credit. Missing assignments will not be accepted beyond
this deadline, thus earning a 0%.
All homework must be worthy of a Cathedral High School student: all questions are to be answered to the best of the
student’s ability; proper MLA heading must be used; sloppy or illegible work will be returned to the student to be done in an
acceptable manner – the resubmitted work will be considered late and subject to a 15% reduction.
Students are expected to be proactive. In the event of an extenuating circumstance, it is the student’s responsibility to make
arrangements with the instructor, prior to the due date of the assignment, test or quiz.
Cheating Policy
Please refer to the Blue Book for the official policy of Cathedral High School. This policy will be strictly enforced. Cheating
includes, but is not necessarily exhausted by the following list:
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Copying or paraphrasing someone else’s work and passing it off as your own
Giving someone else your work to copy
Looking at someone else’s paper during a test
Receiving information from someone in the class during a test
Telling someone in another class what is on a test
Using published ideas in a homework assignment without giving the author credit
Working on a homework assignment in pairs or a group when not instructed to do so
Bringing any type of cheat sheet with you into a test or quiz
Leaving your notes in a place they can be accessed/seen during a test or quiz
While it is acceptable to collaborate on notes while studying, it is cheating to submit someone elses notes as your
own for a grade, or for an open note test or quiz
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Make-Up Policy
Students are expected to be proactive, therefore it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to make up any
missed work, secure any handouts that were distributed during the absence, etc. The amount of time given to make up any
missed work (work that was assigned on the day of the absence, not work that was assigned previous to the absence),
including tests and quizzes, is the number of days absent.
Daily updates, including assignments, what was done in class, and test and quiz dates are posted on the instructor’s web
page at the end of each school day. It is the student’s responsibility to check the web page.
Digital Citizenship
The use of an iPad is not a right it is a privilege. The expectation is to use the iPad as a tool for learning.
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Students are allowed to use their iPad when prompted by the teacher
Students need to use the iPad only as instructed by the teacher (unauthorized use of the iPad for messaging,
gaming, videos, etc. is prohibited)
Improper use of iPad may result in confiscating the iPad for the class period. Repeated misuse of iPad may result in loss of
iPad privileges for the remainder of the Quarter.
Classroom Etiquette
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Food and drink are not allowed in the classroom except for bottled water
To be on time for class means that you are in the classroom when the bell rings
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