High School Religion Level 5 Year 2 Course

Course Description

Books and Resources

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Readings from Scripture – three times weekly following the schedule of the 365 Day Reading Plan for The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

• Optional resources:
  • The Bible in a Year Companion, Volume I: Days 1-120 [Amaz][Publisher]
  • The Bible in a Year Companion, Volume II: Days 121-253 [Amaz][Publisher]

Encyclical – Spe Salvi, Pope Benedict XVI [Amaz][Vatican]

Religion History Readings – Mater Amabilis Religion Readings Volume 2: The Medieval Church [Google doc]

• Readings for each week are included in the document.
• one reading each week
• estimated reading time 25-30 minutes
• Excerpts from The Little Flowers of St. Francis are assigned in weeks 19-22. If students read this book in Level 3, it could be revisited or omitted.
• Note: Week 15 is a long assignment. Students who have time later in the week may opt to save chapter 18 for a later day.

Spiritual Reading – Choose one of the following books or another one of interest. We encourage spiritual reading to be done during a time of prayer or at adoration.

• The Mass in Slow Motion, Knox [Amaz]
• The Sacraments: Discovering the Treasures of Divine Life, Kauth [Amaz]
• On Spiritual Friendship, Aelred of Rievaulx [Amaz]
• Searching for and Maintaining Peace: A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart, Philippe [Amaz]

Lesson plans

All readings are narrated, orally or in writing. If the reading load seems heavy on top of other reading in your student’s day, it’s all right to move all religion to a “devotional reading” slot in the day, and to encourage the student to approach it in the spirit of Lectio Divina, asking the Holy Spirit to direct this reading, and writing down what stands out. In other words, this subject may be approached in the spirit of growth in the Christian life, rather than as a purely academic subject, though parents will still want to ask for narrations.

The student is also encouraged to keep a commonplace book, in which to copy out any passages which particularly stand out. The student is also encouraged to commit favorite psalms and other scripture passages to memory.

 

TERM 1

Week 1
Day 1: John 1-3, Proverbs 5:1-6 (podcast day 99)
Day 2: Religion Readings Week 1: St. Leo the Great, The Tome
Day 3: John 4-6, Proverbs 5:7-14 (podcast day 100)
Day 4: Spe Salvi paragraphs 1-9
Day 5: John 7-9, Proverbs 5:15-23 (podcast day 101)

Week 2
Day 6: John 10-12, Proverbs 6:1-11 (podcast day 102)
Day 7: Religion Readings Week 2: St. Gregory the Great, Dialogues on the Miracles of the Italian Fathers (Selections) (Part One)
Day 8: John 13-15, Proverbs 6:12-19 (day 103)
Day 9: Spe Salvi paragraphs 10-12
Day 10: John 16-18, Proverbs 6:20-24 (day 104)

Week 3
Day 11: John 19-21, Proverbs 6:25-35 (day 105)
Day 12: Religion Readings Week 3: St. Gregory the Great, Dialogues on the Miracles of the Italian Fathers (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 13: 1 Samuel 9-10, Psalm 50 (day 106)
Day 14: Spe Salvi paragraphs 13-15
Day 15: Make-up

Week 4
Day 16: 1 Samuel 11-12, Psalm 55 (day 107)
Day 17: Religion Readings Week 4: St. Gregory the Great, Dialogues on the Miracles of the Italian Fathers (Selections) (Part Three)
Day 18: 1 Samuel 13-14, Psalm 58 (day 108)
Day 19: Spe Salvi paragraphs 16-23
Day 20: 1 Samuel 15-16, Psalm 61 (day 109)

Week 5
Day 21: 1 Samuel 17, Psalm 12 (day 110)
Day 22: Religion Readings Week 5: St. Gregory the Great, Dialogues on the Miracles of the Italian Fathers (Selections) (Part Four)
Day 23: 1 Samuel 18-19, Psalm 59 (day 111)
Day 24: Spe Salvi paragraphs 24-31
Day 25: 1 Samuel 20, Psalm 142 (day 112)

Week 6
Day 26: 1 Samuel 21-22, Psalm 52 (day 113)
Day 27: Religion Readings Week 6: The Rule of St. Benedict (Selections) (Part One)
Day 28: 1 Samuel 23, Psalm 54 (day 114)
Day 29: Spe Salvi paragraphs 32-34
Day 30: Make-up

Week 7
Day 31: 1 Samuel 24, Psalm 57 (day 115)
Day 32: Religion Readings Week 7: The Rule of St. Benedict (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 33: 1 Samuel 25, Psalm 63 (day 116)
Day 34: Spe Salvi paragraphs 35-40
Day 35: 1 Samuel 26, Psalm 56 (day 117)

Week 8
Day 36: 1 Samuel 27-28, Psalm 34 (day 118)
Day 37: Religion Readings Week 8: The Rule of St. Benedict (Selections) (Part Three)
Day 38: 1 Samuel 29-31, Psalm 18 (day 119)
Day 39: Spe Salvi paragraphs 41-48
Day 40: 2 Samuel 1, 1 Chronicles 1, Psalm 13 (day 120)

Week 9
Day 41: 2 Samuel 2, 1 Chronicles 2, Psalm 24 (day 121)
Day 42: Religion Readings Week 9: The Rule of St. Benedict (Selections) (Part Four)
Day 43: 2 Samuel 3, 1 Chronicles 3-4, Psalm 25 (day )
Day 44: Spe Salvi paragraphs 49-50
Day 45: Make-up

Week 10
Day 46: 2 Samuel 4, 1 Chronicles 5-6, Psalm 26 (day 123)
Day 47: Religion Readings Week 10: St. Anselm, Prosologion (Selections)
Day 48: 2 Samuel 5, 1 Chronicles 7-8, Psalm 27 (day 124)
Day 49: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 50: 2 Samuel 6-7, 1 Chronicles 9, Psalm 89 (day 125)

Week 11
Day 51: 2 Samuel 8, 1 Chronicles 10-11, Psalm 60 (day 126)
Day 52: Make-up
Day 53: 2 Samuel 9, 1 Chronicles 12, Psalm 28 (day 127)
Day 54: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 55: 2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 13, Psalm 31 (day 128)

WEEK 12: DAYS 56-60 MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. Tell about the Gospel of John.
2. What have you read in Samuel or 1 Chronicles so far?
3. What does Pope Benedict say about Hope in Spe Salvi?
4. Tell about the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great.
5. What did you find most interesting or difficult for monks living by the Rule of St. Benedict?
6. Write your favorite Psalm from memory.
7. Tell about your spiritual reading this term.

TERM 2

Week 13
Day 61: 2 Samuel 11, 1 Chronicles 14-15, Psalm 32 (day 129)
Day 62: Religion Readings Week 13: St. John of Damascus, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Part One)
Day 63: 2 Samuel 12, 1 Chronicles 16, Psalm 51 (day 130)
Day 64: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 65: 2 Samuel 13, 1 Chronicles 17, Psalm 35 (day 131)

Week 14
Day 66: 2 Samuel 14, 1 Chronicles 18, Psalm 14 (day 132)
Day 67: Religion Readings Week 14: St. John of Damascus, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Part Two)
Day 68: 2 Samuel 15, 1 Chronicles 19-20, Psalm 3 (day 133)
Day 69: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 70: 2 Samuel 16, 1 Chronicles 21, Psalm 15 (day 134)

Week 15
Day 71: 2 Samuel 17, 1 Chronicles 22, Psalm 36 (day 135)
Day 72: Religion Readings Week 15: St. John of Damascus, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Part Three)
Day 73: 2 Samuel 18, 1 Chronicles 23, Psalm 37 (day 136)
Day 74: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 75: 2 Samuel 19, 1 Chronicles 24, Psalm 38 (day 137)

Week 16
Day 76: 2 Samuel 20, 1 Chronicles 25, Psalm 39 (day 138)
Day 77: Religion Readings Week 16: St. John of Damascus, Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Part Four)
Day 78: 2 Samuel 21, 1 Chronicles 26, Psalm 40 (day 139)
Day 79: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 80: 2 Samuel 22, 1 Chronicles 27, Psalm 41 (day 140)

Week 17
Day 81: 2 Samuel 23, 1 Chronicles 28, Psalm 42 (day 141)
Day 82: Religion Readings Week 17: Fourth Lateran Council (Selections) (Part One)
Day 83: 2 Samuel 24, 1 Chronicles 29, Psalm 30 (day 142)
Day 84: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 85: 1 Kings 1, 2 Chronicles 1, Psalm 43 (day 143)

Week 18
Day 86: 1 Kings 2, 2 Chronicles 2-3, Psalm 62 (day 144)
Day 87: Religion Readings Week 18: Fourth Lateran Council (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 88: 1 Kings 3, 2 Chronicles 4-5, Psalm 64 (day 145)
Day 89: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 90: 1 Kings 4, 2 Chronicles 6, Psalm 65 (day 146)

Week 19
Day 91: 1 Kings 5, 2 Chronicles 7-8, Psalm 66 (day 147)
Day 92: Religion Readings Week 19: The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Selections) (Part One)
Day 93: 1 Kings 6, 2 Chronicles 9, Psalm 4 (day 148)
Day 94: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 95: 1 Kings 7, Ecclesiastes 1-2, Psalm 5 (day 149)

Week 20
Day 96: 1 Kings 8, Ecclesiastes 3-5, Psalm 6 (day 150)
Day 97: Religion Readings Week 20: The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 98: 1 Kings 9, Ecclesiastes 6-7, Psalm 7 (day 151)
Day 99: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 100: 1 Kings 10, Ecclesiastes 8-9, Psalm 8 (day 152)

Week 21
Day 101: 1 Kings 11, Ecclesiastes 10-12, Psalm 9 (day 153)
Day 102: Religion Readings Week 21: The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Selections) (Part Three)
Day 103: Mark 1-2, Psalm 11 (day 154)
Day 104: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 105: Mark 3-4, Psalm 20 (day 155)

Week 22
Day 106: Mark 5-6, Psalm 21 (day 156)
Day 107: Religion Readings Week 22: The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Selections) (Part Four)
Day 108: Mark 7-8, Psalm 23 (day 157)
Day 109: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 110: Mark 9-10, Psalm 29 (day 158)

Week 23
Day 111: Mark 11-12, Psalm 67 (day 159)
Day 112: Religion Readings Week 23: The Little Flowers of St. Francis (Selections) (Part Five)
Day 113: Mark 13-14, Psalm 68 (day 160)
Day 114: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 115: Mark 15-16, Psalm 22 (day 161)

WEEK 24: MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. Compare the Gospels of John and Mark.
2. Tell about the most important events in 1 & 2 Samuel or1 Kings.
3. What were the main themes of the assigned readings of St. John of Damascus or the Fourth Lateran Council?
4. Tell your favorite story from the Little Flowers of St. Francis.
5. Write your favorite Psalm from memory.
6. Tell about your spiritual reading this term.

TERM 3

Week 25
Day 121: 1 Kings 12, 2 Chronicles 10-11, Song of Solomon 1 (day 162)
Day 122: Religion Readings Week 25: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part One)
Day 123: 1 Kings 13, 2 Chronicles 12-13, Song of Solomon 2 (day 163)
Day 124: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 125: 1 Kings 14, 2 Chronicles 14-15, Song of Solomon 3 (day 164)

Week 26
Day 126: 1 Kings 15-16, 2 Chronicles 16-17, Song of Solomon 4 (day 165)
Day 127: Religion Readings Week 26: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 128: 1 Kings 17-18, 2 Chronicles 18-19, Song of Solomon 5 (day 166)
Day 129: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 130: 1 Kings 19-20, 2 Chronicles 20, Song of Solomon 6 (day 167)

Week 27
Day 131: 1 Kings 21, 2 Chronicles 21-22, Song of Solomon 7 (day 168)
Day 132: Religion Readings Week 27: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part Three)
Day 133: 1 Kings 22, 2 Chronicles 23, Song of Solomon 8 (day 169)
Day 134: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 135: Make-up

Week 28
Day 136: 2 Kings 1, 2 Chronicles 24, Psalm 69 (day 170)
Day 137: Religion Readings Week 28: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part Four)
Day 138: 2 Kings 2, 2 Chronicles 25, Psalm 70 (day 171)
Day 139: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 140: 2 Kings 3, 2 Chronicles 26-27, Psalm 72 (day 172)

Week 29
Day 141: 2 Kings 4, 2 Chronicles 28, Psalm 127 (day 173)
Day 142: Religion Readings Week 29: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part Five)
Day 143: 2 Kings 5, Hosea 1-3, Psalm 101 (day 174)
Day 144: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 145: 2 Kings 6-7, Hosea 4-7, Psalm 103 (day 175)

Week 30
Day 146: 2 Kings 8, Hosea 8-10, Psalm 108 (day 176)
Day 147: Religion Readings Week 30: St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles (Selections) (Part Six)
Day 148: 2 Kings 9, Hosea 11-14, Psalm 109 (day 177)
Day 149: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 150: Make-up

Week 31
Day 151: 2 Kings 10, Amos 1-3, Psalm 110 (day 178)
Day 152: Religion Readings Week 31: Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (Selections) (Part One)
Day 153: 2 Kings 11-12, Amos 4-6, Psalm 122 (day 179)
Day 154: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 155: 2 Kings 13-14, Amos 7-9, Psalm 124 (day 180)

Week 32
Day 156: 2 Kings 15, Jonah 1-4, Psalm 138 (day 181)
Day 157: Religion Readings Week 32: Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (Selections) (Part Two)
Day 158: 2 Kings 16, Micah 1-4, Psalm 139 (day 182)
Day 159: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 160: Make-up

Week 33
Day 161: 2 Kings 17, Micah 5-7, Psalm 140 (day 183)
Day 162:  Religion Readings Week 33: Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (Selections) (Part Three)
Day 163: Make-up
Day 164: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 165: Make-up

Week 34
Day 166: Make-up
Day 167: Religion Readings Week 34: Thomas a Kempis, The Imitation of Christ (Selections) (Part Four)
Day 168: Make-up
Day 169: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 170: Make-up

Week 35
Day 171: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 172: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 173: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 174: Spiritual reading or make-up
Day 175: Spiritual reading or make-up

WEEK 36: MAKEUP/EXAM WEEK

Examination questions for exam week
To be answered as short in-class essays, taking roughly 30-45 minutes each.
The student will choose four of the questions to answer.

1. Tell what you know about Jonah.
2. What have you learned this year about the royal kingdom and divided kingdom of Israel?
3. Tell what you remember of the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas from this term.
4. Tell about the Imitation of Christ.
5. Write your favorite Psalm from memory.
6. Tell about your spiritual reading this term.