Christians are called to live as Jesus did by choosing a life of love characterized by obedience to God and service to others. We learn best how to do this by following the teachings of the Church and the foundations of Christian morality presented in the Old and New Testaments.

GENERAL "CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH" REFERENCES

Paragraphs: 50-73, 101-141, 218, 238, 324, 355-421, 592, 620, 682, 1016, 1051, 1054-1059, 1210-1284, 1420-1498, 1691-2557, 2725-2758.

PARTICULAR DOCTRINAL CONCEPTS STUDENTS WILL:
(CCC: 62-64, 215-217, 218, 238, 303-305, 321-322, 324, 384, 415-419, 592, 620, 656-658, 682, 1016, 1051, 1054-1059, 1714-1715, 1725-1726, 1802, 1833, 1840-1841, 1980-1983, 2020, 2080-2082, 2085)

* Recognize that God communicated himself gradually in scripture.
* Understand that God is truth and all knowing.
* Explain the ability to think, to love, and to make choices as a gift from God.
* Understand that God calls them throughout life, offering them a covenant relationship, and promising them salvation.
* Identify sin as disobedience to God and God's law whether by thought, word, action or omission.
* Compare and contrast the different natures of sin: venial, mortal, and original.
* Distinguish the Israelites as God's chosen people, who received God's self revelation, and a covenant made between God and Abraham.
* Understand that through the Ten Commandments God helped the Israelites live their covenant.
* Explain that God's revelation reached its fullness in Jesus who made a new covenant with us through his death and resurrection.
* Recognize that Jesus not only reaffirms the Ten Commandments but also gave them a new commandment. "Love one another as I have loved you."
* Recognize that when they die they will be judged on their response to God through obedience to God's law, faith, and service to others.
* Describe the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy as ways of showing their love for God and God's people.
* Know the principles of the Catholic Church's teachings which guide them in making moral judgements.
* Recognize that God takes care of everything in creation and they are God's stewards.

PARTICULAR SACRAMENTAL CONCEPTS STUDENTS WILL:
(CCC: 1117, 1275,1279, 1283,1285,1287,1302, 1358,1370,1440-1674)
* Know that Christians are baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
* Understand that baptism takes away original sin and any actual sins committed before baptism.
* Explain the Sacrament of Penance as the forgiving of actual sins committed after Baptism.
* Identify the Seven Sacraments.

PARTICULAR MORAL CONCEPTS STUDENTS WILL:

(CCC: 136-37, 149, 823-827, 1492-1498, 1713-1714, 1725-1726, 1745-1746, 1757, 1760-1761, 1796-1801, 1833-1834, 1839-1841, 1853, 1858,1874-1876, 1895, 1944-48 1983, 2018, 2134, 2141, 2161-2162, 2190-2193, 2248, 2251, 2319-2327, 2393-2396, 2451-2456, 2642, 2505-2509, 2529-2533, 2552-2556)
* Understand that knowing and choosing the good that God desires for them is a lifelong process.
* Demonstrate the process whereby a person comes to judge whether an act is right or wrong.
* Know that feelings are not always accurate signs of whether an act is right or wrong.
* Differentiate between right or wrong actions based on the consequences of an act.
* Know that actual sin is any disobedience of God's law by thought, word, deed or omission.
* Understand that serious or mortal sin is a complete turning away from or weakening of a person's relationship with God.
* Recognize that grave sin deprives people of communion with God and therefore makes them incapable of eternal life.
* Understand that temptation or the attraction to make selfish choices is not sinful in itself
* Interpret individually and collectively: the Ten Commandments constitute the basis for a moral life in union with God.
* Respond to God's covenant by choosing to follow the way of life God has given them, especially in Jesus.
* Understand that a morally good act has three components: the nature of the act chosen, the intention of the person doing the act, and the circumstances of the act.

PARTICULAR PRAYER / SPIRITUALITY CONCEPTS,
STUDENTS WILL:
(CCC: 215-217, 232, 265, 303-414, 478-497, 520-562, 624-678, 731-791, 803-865, 901-986, 1001-1039, 1195, 1498, 1845, 2017, 2141, 2757)
* Define prayer.
* Demonstrate that prayer, especially to the Holy Spirit, helps them make good moral choices.
* Identify from the lives of Mary and the saints' examples of how to live as Christians.
* Recall saints and other good people who live the message of Jesus especially when it is difficult to do so, even in times of injustice and persecution.
* Explain the elements of the Apostles Creed and relate them to everyday life.

PARTICULAR BIBLICAL CONCEPTS STUDENTS WILL:
(CCC: 104,107,129, 131, 140, 141, 2653-54)
* Illustrate related biblical accounts from the Old / New Testament stories, especially the fall of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, the call of Abraham, Moses, Passover, Exodus, Ten Commandments, Sermon on the Mount, Two Great Commandments, Last Judgment, and morality themes.
WORDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD

* Actual Sin
* Ascension
* Beatitudes
* Chosen People
* Communion of Saints
* Conscience
* Contrition
* Corporal Works of Mercy
* Covenant
* Gifts of the Holy Spirit
* Grave Sin
* Hebrews
* Israel
* Jews
* Judgement
* Lay people
* Liturgy
* Mortality
* Mortal Sin
* New Testament
* Old Testament
* Original Sin
* Passover
* Pentecost
* Purgatory
* Redemption
* Salvation
* Satan / devils
* Son of God
* Spiritual Works of Mercy
* Temptation
* Ten Commandments
* The Great Commandment
* Venial Sin
* Virtue

LITURGICAL SYMBOLS AND GESTURES TO BE UNDERSTOOD
* Lectionary
* Liturgical Assembly
* Reverence / Enthronement of the Bible / Lectionary

PRAYERS TO BE LEARNED
* Rosary
* Act of Faith
* Morning and Evening Prayer

PRAYERS TO BE ENCOURAGED
* Act of Hope ASSESSMENTS WHICH PROMOTE LEARNING:
*Share an example of how God calls them to serve.
* Retell the covenant between God and his chosen people.
* List the Ten Commandments, the Two Great Commandments, the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
*Restate the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount.
* Respond to the various natures of sin.
* Discuss stories from scripture and relate them to their own lives.
* Respond to scenarios of moral dilemmas using guidelines from the Faith.
*Lead prayers from memory.
* Know Christian hero's / heroines.
* Respond to questions about Faith.
*Construct a list of God's plans based on the teachings of the Sermon on the Mount.