9 – HRE1O1 – Be With Me - MR. BRADY
http://schools.alcdsb.on.ca/teachers/bradynic/default.aspx
The above website provides information on approximate course schedules (for days missed,
etc) and a secure directory for students to view marks and upload assignments. It can be accessed
from home or on any school computer. Marks will normally be updated on a weekly base.
Students are responsible for each chapter assigned. Selected elements of each chapter will be
reviewed in class but to achieve full understanding the entire chapter must be read.
Learning Resources: The textbooks for the course are Be With Me and Turning Points.
Course Description: The Year 9 Theology Program examines what it means to be a follower of
Christ and to live out the faith that our community professes in the creed. Using the beatitudes as a
touchstone. we will explore beatitudes and actions that characterize a Christian life. Students will be
encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen
their relationship with God, in and through Christ in the context of a spirit filled community. Students
will be given an introduction to the contextual interpretation of the Bible, its historical significance,
and the role of God and Christian faith in our life.
By the end of Grade Nine students will:
o Identify Scripture as Divine Revelation
o recognize how God's covenant love is at the centre of human life
o demonstrate knowledge of the major stories and events in Scripture and discuss their faith with
reference to these narratives
o explain how the message of Scripture informs and challenges society
o describe the development of oral and written traditions in Scripture using historical, literary and
critical approaches
o demonstrate a familiarity with and an ability to retell key biblical narratives that illustrate God’s
faithful relationship with a chosen people and the community's response to this relationship
o express connections between the relationships described in biblical events and their own lives
Outline of Course Content :
This course is composed of five units on the following themes:
1) Introduction to the Old and New Testaments
2) Be With Me:
- introduction and explanation of the Beatitudes
- relationships with friends and Christ
3)Be Alive : - self examination of faith
4)Be Faithful : - prayer
5)Be Loving : - Christian moral decision-making
Course Notes: The culminating activity for the course is intended to be a portfolio. The measure of
any learning is the degree to which it affects change in my actions.
Evaluation: Term Work : Rubrics specific to activities will determine the expectations for each
activity to be assessed and evaluated. In addition, journals, Unit Tests, Paper and Pencil Quizzes as
well as self-assessment and student-teacher conferences will be used in making up the 70% allotted to
Term Work.
Summative Evaluation: The summative evaluation should, wherever possible. provide students
with the opportunity to demonstrate learning in the four categories of achievement: Knowledge and
Skills, Thinking/Inquiry, Communication, Connection/Application. Thirty percent of the Final Grade
will be based on a combination of Summative tasks:
o a Portfolio/summative project (10%)
o a Final Exam (20%)
Term Work: 70%
Category
Knowledge/Understanding
Thinking/Inquiry
Communication
Application
Total
Weight
1
1
1
1
70%
Final Evaluation: 30%
Task
Weight
Portfolio/Paper
1
Final Evaluation
2
Total
30%
Problem Evaluations (Extracts from School Board Evaluation Policy)
All summative evaluation activities are due on the date specified by the teacher. Once assignments
(class set) have been returned to the students, a teacher is under no obligation to accept a late assignment.
In cases of chronic lateness, a teacher may use small mark penalties/deductions (i.e., one level, no
more than 10 % of the final grade) which do not distort achievement or motivation. If a student
misses a summative evaluation, it is the student’s responsibility to discuss the completion of the activity
and subsequent consequences with the teacher on the day of the student’s return to school. Extenuating
circumstances may warrant, at the teacher’s discretion, an extension or an alternative demonstration of the
expectations. (Mr Brady’s interpretation – an incomplete will be assigned until the student clears up the
problem).
Where a student has missed or failed to submit an evaluation activity and therefore has
provided no evidence of achievement, the teacher will record an I to indicate incomplete. These
Incompletes (I) will be taken into consideration when determining the mid-term and semester end
grade.
R 45 - Indicates that the student is able to achieve some course expectations in limited ways.
However, achievement is insufficient to warrant granting a credit.
40 - Indicates that the student has difficulty achieving most of the course expectations.
35 - Indicates that the student has difficulty achieving any course expectations
I
30 - If the student has missed a sufficient number of evaluations such that, in the teacher’s
professional judgment, there is insufficient evidence to make a valid and reliable
evaluation of student achievement, a percentage grade of 30% will be assigned.
20 - In rare cases, teachers may assign 20% at mid-term as a symbol to indicate that little or no
evidence of achievement has been provided by the student and that a valid evaluation of
student achievement is not possible. In most cases, this would apply to non-attending
students.
Late Projects: Students can expect the following:
 assignments submitted on the date due will be collected
 submissions one school day after due date will receive a 5 % mark deduction
 assignments handed in two school days late with a 10 % mark deduction, after which time
there will be no further opportunities to hand in the assignment for marking. It may still be
handed in to keep the opportunity for exemption open.
Exemption from Exam
Students who hand in all major projects, demonstrate a solid work ethic in class and achieve a
mark of 75 or over can be exempt the final exam. This is contingent on teacher approval and not
automatic. All students who do not hand in a major project will be writing the exam.