SECOND QUARTER DAILY ASSIGNMENTS FOR SLUH FRESHMAN RELIGION 2001

Important Jesuit Ideals

"Do You Speak Ignatian? A Glossary of Terms Used in Ignatian and Jesuit Circles"
by George W. Traub, S.J. - Xavier University and Walter J. Conlan, S.J. - Boston College

Kushner To Life: a Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking

Freshman Theology Home Page | Contents of Mr. Sciuto's Site

SUMMARY OF FRESHMAN HOMEWORK
AND ASSIGNMENTS:
SECOND QUARTER 2001-02

1st QTR 2001 Freshman Review Questions
First Semester Exam Preview

Second quarter extra credit

Freshman All-Stars: First Quarter | First Semester

USEFUL SITES FOR FRESHMEN
Purdue On-Line Writing Lab | Spelling: Common Words That Sound Alike
Archdiocese of St. Louis Prayer & Faith Resources | Great Reference Sites

Mr. Nicollerat's "4 suggestions about how to make freshman year good"
and make this week's prayer an active one.
So take some time, refect upon these and try to apply these:
1. Do the best you can-including preparing the best you can!
2. Try to put God in whatever you do.
3. When you do something, try to do it for someone else.
4. When you foul up, learn how to forgive yourself.

Student Extra Credit Web Site

Tim Lonergan's Mother Teresa | Kevin O'Connell's Mother Teresa
Tom Junker's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brian Nienhaus' Oscar Romero
Darryl Novak's Martin Luther
Michael Hill's The Protestant Reformation
John Warner's World Prayers of Thanks and Praise

Examples of well done essays
Rewriting a Gospel Story That Has Influenced Me Jason Kertz
The Power of Stories: Books That Really Influenced Me Kyle Kohne,Tom Junker, John Kelly, David Venker
The Power of Stories: Books That Influenced Real People Shaun Whalen,David Franklin

Nineteenth Week of Classes/January 7-10

Freshman Exams

Epiphany: Past Sunday Readings
Try this link from Kevin King .
Freshman Exam results at First Semester All-Stars 2002

Eighteenth Week of Classes/January 2-4

Week Before Exams| Freshman Exams January 8-10

Past Sunday Readings
Semester Exam Preview Wednesday, January 2
class Return tests and discuss tests and answers.
homework Correct test and learn from mistakes.

Top point earners in each class going into the exam
(out of 390+ excluding extra credit)
Joe Hejlek 394 Tim Szewcyzk 383 Ryan Johnson 380 Michael Hill 368	Brian Nienhaus 379 David Venker 373 Rett Lewis 366	Tom Junker 383 Kevin Hatch 378 Luke Dang 377

Thursday, Friday and the next Monday, January 3, 4 & 7.
class Return tests and discuss tests and answers.
homework Study for the exam. Use 1Q exam, past tests and Semester Exam Preview.

Seventeenth Week of Classes/December 17-20

Senior Exam Week | The Week Before Christmas

Past Sunday Readings
Zanzig chapter 12 review
Monday, December 17
class Meet in library to work on Catechism worksheet and text. Write answers to these questions in your spiral notebook.
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 12, due by Wednesday. Test on Thursday. Remember to work on the take-home reflection. Click here for a link to this passage and to Martin Luther's Sermon on the Parable of the Sower and the Seed.

Tuesday, December 18
class Return chapter 11 tests.
homework Correct tests and learn from mistakes. Continue to R/M/S chapter 12, due tomorrow. Work on your 3-level reflection.

Wednesday, December 19
class Questions and answer about chapter 12.
homework Study chapter 12. Do not forget the Catechism notes n yoru spiral. Test tommorrow.

Thursday, December 20
class Chapter 12 test.
homework

There is no specific homework assigned over the holidays--but think about doing some study every now and then in preparation for the coming exams. You've got about ten days to begin to prepare for your exams--or else you'll have less than one week to do all your preparation.
All extra credit must be in by the first day back, January 2.
You can check the First Semester Exam Preview , but realize this is from last year. I will be working on this over the break and will have it ready to go by January 2. In this class, make sure you center on the 1st quarter exam and past tests in your study.

Have a good and holy Christmas season.
Make the true Christmas Spirit alive and well in your home.

Sixteenth Week of Classes/December 10-15

Past Sunday Readings
Zanzig chapter 11 review

Monday, December 10
class The "other" test. Filled with certain "Spirit"/Dean Kamen
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 11; test on Friday.

Tuesday, December 11
class Return tests. Story of Ruby Bridges / Dr Robert Coles
homework Correct tests. Continue to R/M/S chapter 11; test on Friday.

Wednesday, December 12
class Reconciliation Day. Later I hope we'll see Weapons of the Spirit
homework Finish R/M/S chapter 11; test on Friday. Work on take-home part of test.

Thursday, December 13
class Chapter revew/Q & A.
homework Study for tomorrow's test . Finish take-home part of test. Click here for "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry.

Friday, December 14
class Chapter 11 test.
homework Begin to R/M/S chapter 12; test next Thursday.

Fifteenth Week of Classes/December 3-7

Past Sunday Readings
Zanzig chapter 10 review

Monday, December 3
class Discuss key essays from last test: "Are sacraments necessary to really know Jesus?" and "What does it mean to value a sacrament?"
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter ten on the liturgical year; finish by Wednesday. Test on Friday. On this week's test you will be asked to do a three level interpretation of this week's Gospel reading. You know the form and you should kow what you must know. If you "really value" the Sunday Eucharist, then you probably have done this already.

Tuesday, December 4
class Return tests. Video: episode "The Minister's Son" from "Touched by and Angel."
homework Correct tests/ continue to R/M/S chapter 10.

Wednesday, December 5 Half day
class Finish video. Be able to list and explain three key from this course that this story illustrates well.
homework Finish R/M chapter 10.

Thursday, December 6
class Questions and answers about chapter 10.
homework Study for test tomorrow. Use chapter 10 review sheet to guide your study.

Friday, December 7
class Chapter 10 test
homework Begin to R/M/S chapter 11; test next Friday.

Fourteenth Week of Classes/November 26-30

Past Sunday Readings
Biblical reading of the week: The parable of the ten lepers Luke 17
Key word of the week: discernment

Zanzig chapter 8 review

Monday, November 26
class Review and answer questions on chapter 8.
homework Prepare for test. Make sure you read the article about Ramadan and know what discernment means.

Tuesday, November 27
class Chapter 8 test; begin working on chapter 9.
homework Learn the key ideas about sacraments in chapter 9.

Wednesday, November 28
class Work on chapter nine whatever way you want.
homework Finish up chapter nine.

Thursday, November 29
class Review & questions about chapter 9.
homework Study for tomorrow's test.

Friday, November 30
class Chapter 9 test
homework Begin to R/M/S chapter 10 in text: The Liturgical Year: Celebrating Sacred Time. This is very appropriate since we begin Advent this week.

Thanksgiving Week of Classes/November 19-22

George Washington's Thanksgiving Decree
Past Sunday Readings
Biblical reading of the week: The parable of the ten lepers Luke 17
Key word of the week: discernment

Zanzig chapter 8 review

Reminder about Mrs. Queatham's prayer service
She is asking you to focus on your gifts and blessings. Do you have a grateful heart? Then see if there is any room in your heart for those in need. Two challenges: How often do you say "thank you?" Do this today: specifically thank three people who have done something meaningful for you.
Monday, November 19
class Return tests/correct and learn. Ramadan handout. Begin Thanksgiving reflection.
homework Correct tests and learn from mistakes. Continue to R/M/S chapter 8; do an half hour each night; finish by Monday, November 26; plan to test on Tuesday, November 27.

Tuesday, November 20 Thanksgivng Eucharistic
class Thanksgiving worksheet.
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 8.

Wednesday, November 21
class Finish Thanksgiving worksheet and letter.
homework Finish R/M/S chapter 8. Look over Todd Miltenberger's How the Magisterium Teaches. It can help you understand and explore Church teaching.

Twelfth Week of Classes/Block Week: November 12-16

Past Sunday Readings
Key word of the week: discernment

Zanzig chapter 7 review
Monday, November 12
class Return tests/correct and learn.
homework Correct tests and learn from mistakes. Continue to R/M/S chapter 7; do an half hour each night; finish by Thursday, test on Friday.

Tuesday, November 13
class Essay assignment "The Power of Stories" due at end of the class.
homework Finish R/M/S chapter 7; do an half hour each night; finish by Thursday, test on Friday. This link may help you better know and understand How Scriptures Were Formed.

Thursday, November 15
class Return essays with comments; Q & A on chapter 7
homework Study for tomorrow's test. This link may help you better know and understand How Scriptures Were Formed.

Friday, November 16
class Test, chapter 7
homework R/M/S chapter 8 due on Monday, November 26

Eleventh Week of Classes: November 5-9

Past Sunday Readings
Key word of the week: contemplative in action

Zanzig chapter 6 review | Top Ten Christian Pick-up Lines

These past student sites can help you with this chapter:
Mike Smallwood's Images of the Church | Todd Miltenberger's How the Magisterium Teaches
Monday, November 5
class Return tests/correct and learn. Matt Baumgartner's prayer service; Beatitudes, Paschal Mystery.
homework Correct tests and learn from mistakes. R/M/S chapter 6; do an half hour each night; finish by Thursday, test on Friday.

Tuesday, November 6
class Video: power of photography: Fr. Mychal Judge. Worksheet on Kushner and All Saint's Day and last Sunday's Gospel reading.
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 6.

Wednesday, November 7
class Craig Kielberger and Free the Children.
homework Finish R/M/S chapter 6.

Thursday, November 8
class Video about two nuns going to Jail and "Crazy Maise." Q & A about rest of chapter 6.
homework Study for tomorrow's test.

Friday, November 9
class 20 point chapter 6 test.
homework Begin to R/M/S chapter seven.

Tenth Week of Classes: October 29-November 2

Past Sunday Readings
Key word of the week: magis

Zanzig chapter 5 review
Monday, October 29
I will be on sophomore retreat; come to class ready to work. Work alone and silently; get a lot of the chapter done.
class Continue to R/M/S chapter 5. Be ready for a quiz tomorrow in at least the first two sections, pages 111-120. Be done with chapter by beginnng of class Wednesday.
homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 5 in text. 20 point test on Friday.

Tuesday, October 30
class Pop verbal quiz: two questions from the beginning of chapter 5. Return tests.
homework Finish R/M/S chapter 5 in text.

Wednesday, October 31
class Questions, key ideas from chapter 5.
homework Correct chapter 4 tests and learn from mistakes. Study for Friday's chapter 5 test.

Test essay will be a five paragraph essay on The Paschal Mystery in some application: e.g. "The Paschal Mystery in My Life" or "The Paschal Mystery in Movies (or Literature)" or some similar connection. This would be a good outline to follow:
I) Introduction: What is the Paschal Mystery?
II-IV) Three instances of the Paschal Mystery in the topic assigned.
V) Conclusion: a re-statement of key idea or summary importance of the idea.

Thursday, November 1
No classes. This link will take you to theFeast of All Saint's Homepage.

Friday, November 2 This link will take you to Fr. Greeley's Feast of All Souls thoughts.
class Chapter five test.
homework Read and mark Kushner To Life: a Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking handout.

Ninth Week of Classes: October 22-26

Past Sunday Readings
Key word of the week: magis

Zanzig chapter 4 review
Monday, October 22
class Return and go over exams, grading.
homework R/M/S chapter 4 in text. 20 point test on Friday.

Tuesday & Wednesday, October 23-24
class Pop quiz to check if you are doing the homework as assigned. Chart: overview for text and rest of quarter. We also discussed how art also offers similar key ideas to the chart (Michelangelo's Sistene Chapel, movies like "The Matrix," "Star Wars." On Thursday, we discussed how Buddhism essential truth is very similar to the basic premise of the Spiritual Exercises.

homework Continue to R/M/S chapter 4 in text. 20 point test on Friday.

Thursday, October 24
class Intro and skeletal outline of The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Clikc this link for the entire Catechism!
homework R/M/S chapter 4 in text. 20 point test on Friday.

Friday, October 25
class 20 point test.
homework Begin to R/M/S chapter 5 in text. This chapter should be done by next Wednesday. 20 point test next Friday.

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SUMMARY OF FRESHMAN HOMEWORK AND ASSIGNMENTS: SECOND QUARTER 2001-02