Religious Education Outcomes - 7th Grade CATHOLICISM

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pillar # 1 --Profession of Faith

Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pillar #2 -- Celebration of the Christian Mystery 

1: Describe the gradual stages of God’s Revelation

1a: Child will within the family

2: Read, understand and pray the Sacred Scripture as the inspired Word of God

2a; Child will within the family

3: Know the basic teachings of the Church as identified in the Creed and Traditions; and show how these teachings are applied and lived out in the individual’s life

3a: Child will within the family

4: Interpret one’s life and faith as gifts from God and recognize that both gifts must be cultivated and nurtured for eternal life

4a: Child will within the family

5: Identify how liturgy is the primary way Catholics worship God

5a: Child will within the family

6: Demonstrate knowledge of the liturgical seasons and the importance of Sunday as the Lord’s Day and other practices in the liturgical life of the Church

6a: Child will within the family

7: Describe the person of Jesus Christ in the Paschal Mystery as the root of every liturgical celebration

7a: Child will within the family 

8: Describe the seven sacraments, their symbols and ritual

8a: Child will within the family

9: Demonstrate Christ’s redeeming life and our Baptismal response through a well formed conscience

9a: Child will within the family

10: Describe the reality of original sin, evil in the world, and how our wounded nature is redeemed through the Paschal Mystery

10a: Child will within the family

11: List and describe the Ten Commandments and apply them to a personal life of virtue to today’s world

11a: Child will within the family

12: Give examples of works of mercy and action on behalf of justice and stewardship as Disciples of Christ

12a: Child will within the family

13: Develop and practice forms of prayer including adoration, blessing, petition, intercession, thanksgiving and praise

13a: Child will within the family

14: Demonstrate the skills necessary for a personal and communal life of prayer integrating the traditions of the home

14a: Child will within the family

15: Demonstrate the skills needed to pray using Scripture and meditation

15a: Child will within the family

Student will: Identify how God sending Jesus and the Holy Spirit reveals his plan of loving goodness, formed from all eternity and for the benefit of all.

Student will: Describe goodness in people and themselves and the place s/he has in salvation history

Student will: Produce a play on the beatitudes as a true means of happiness for a teenager today

Develop with the family an environmental friendly way of caring for God’s earth 

Identify with Jesus as an example of discipleship 

 Spend time in prayer and meditation each day 

Student will: Find the major events in Christ’s life in scripture and identify the meaning they have for Christians today

Student will: Trace the meaning of God’s promise in the Old Testament to liberate us from sin and give eternal life

Student will: Identify how the Jewish Passover has new meaning because of Jesus and the Last Supper

Use scripture as short prayers to say during the day

Develop a personal relationship with Jesus and various forms of prayer 

Practice the “law of love” 

Student will: Put the Apostles Creed in own words 

Student will: Write a poem on the meaning of Incarnation

Student will:  Recall stories of various feasts and titles for Jesus

Student will: Identify with various saints to help look at vocation

Pray the Apostles Creed together as a family 

 Identify with rituals and traditions of the faith 

Recall scripture passages that fit with situations in his/her life and uses them as helps to the situation 

Student will: Make a gift box of the ways God has gifted him/her and is thankful for them 

Student will: Brainstorm ways to practice the virtues in life

Student will: Explain how Jesus is our Saver

Share the stories of the new saints in the Church 

Identify how eternal life is possible 

Apply God’s gifts to us as a means of salvation 

Student will: Participate actively in the assembly at Mass

Student will: Understand the meaning of redemptive suffering, death and resurrection and can identify times in life this is happening

Student will:  Explain the Sunday readings for Mass and what the homily was about

 Participate in the parish Reconciliation Service during Lent and Advent

Read and pray with the Sunday readings 

Willingly volunteer to be a minister at liturgy 

Student will: Develop a Liturgical Year Calendar with the major feasts and parish/Archdiocesan saints on it for use by the class

Student will: Prepare a Passover Meal for the class

Student will: Know the liturgical season colors and can develop prayers appropriate to the seasons

 Identify with the patron saint of the day through giving examples or in prayer 

Set up feast day altars for the family 

Identify his/her life in the Church and Sunday worship as important 

Student will: Write a play to use with younger children on the importance of Baptism in life 

Student will: Identify why Easter is the major event in the life of the Church

Student will: Compare Passover, Eucharist and Body of Christ

 Identify the Baptismal days of each family member and celebrates them 

Willing participates in Church 

Name the parts of the liturgical year 

Student will: Participate in celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Student will: Synthesize the ritual actions of each sacrament and the role of assembly, priest/deacon and choir

Student will: Design a banner on one of the sacraments

Participate in Sunday Eucharist and receiving communion 

Recognize the symbols for each sacrament 

Identify the importance of sacraments in one’s life

Student will: Identify good and bad choices and a decision making plan for good choices 

Student will: Develop an examination of conscience to be used each night

Student will: Discuss right decision making

 Share how to make good choices and what scripture stories can bring to understanding the choices 

Practice Christian values and virtues 

Examine conscience every day as part of prayer life

Student will: Willingness to forgive others and accept forgiveness 

Student will:  Discuss the wounded side of self and how Jesus can heal

Student will: Recite an act of contrition

Ability to watch a movie or newscast and identify the goodness or evil that is projected 

Seek advice to difficult situations 

 Forgive family members 

Student will: Name the Beatitudes and gives their meaning 

Student will: Develop a Ten Commandment guide to teen life today

 Student will: Design a poster on how to show God’s love to others by keeping the Great Commandment 

Identify the commandments as it applies to his/her life 

Show willingness to work for forgiveness and peace in situations

Cite examples of people who work for forgiveness today 

Student will: Identify ways to practice the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy 

 Search the web as to ways the Pope and Church work on behalf of justice 

Interview persons from St. Vincent de Paul and Catholic Charities and how they see themselves doing discipleship

 Gives time to the poor and justice endeavors 

 Organize a food drive for St. Vincent de Paul 

Write to a shut in and visits him/her 

Student will: Pray the Jesus Prayer

Student will: Develop prayers of praise, thanksgiving, lamentation, and petition

Student will: Recite the Nicene Creed

Lead times of prayer at home 

Develop a prayer time on a regular basis

Identify with Mary as our Mother 

Student will: Create prayers for Prayers of the Faithful for Sunday Mass

Student will: Share various cultural traditions of prayer and their importance in the community

Student will: Lead the Rosary

Reflect a life of prayer 

Celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 

Identify various ways of prayer 

Student will: Create sacred space and time for prayer

Student will: Formulate a Liturgy of the Word experience for the class

Student will: Rewrite the Magnificat as how s/he would pray it today

Pray with Scripture on a regular basis 

 Lead faith sharing questions related to scripture for the family 

Compose prayers