Assignment for Thurs. June 11th - Happy Corpus Christi! Corpus Christi is the day that celebrates Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Take a look at this picture article that documents interesting & colorful celebrations of Corpus Christi from around the world. Click on the following link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/06/colorful-corpus-christi celebrations/395186/

Enjoy your last full day as 8th Graders! 

Assignment for Wed. June 10th - Please be sure to read the articles posted yesterday from LifeTeen.com. We will not be having an 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom meeting today, Wed. June 10th.

Assignment for Tuesday June 9th - Please read the article found on LifeTeen.com titled, "Taking Steps Towards Anti-Racism" and the article titled, "Getting Honest and Uncomfortable About Race and Discrimination". You can find the articles by clicking on the following links:
https://lifeteen.com/blog/taking-steps-toward-anti-racism/ https://lifeteen.com/blog/getting-honest-uncomfortable-race-discrimination/

I think these are great articles that will give you some great thoughts as to what you can do as you grow older, enter high school, and become young adults, to combat racism and discrimination. 

Assignment for Monday June 8th - The end of T3 is approaching quickly! Please use today, Monday June 8th, as a day to make up any Religion class work you may have fell behind on. Be sure to use this day wisely, and make up your work! Your grades are due soon! Once you have completed any late work, please share it with me or turn it in to me. If you have any questions please email me!

Assignment for Friday June 5th - Happy Friday! Today we are going to take a virtual field trip to the city of Jerusalem! One of the oldest cities in the world, Jerusalem has a ton of history and many very important sites in Christianity. The virtual field trip can be found by clicking the link under the virtual field trip post on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page "Stream", or clicking the following link:
http://www.3disrael.com/jerusalem/

When you get to the page, you will see a list of "Jerusalem Virtual Tours" in the middle of the page. After you click on one of them, and explore that site, you will see a list of clickable sites on the bottom right to continue your tour which include:
Church Magdalene
Church Magdalene Yard
Tower of David
Muslim Quarter Old City
Jaffe Gate
Tmol Shilshom bookstore
Church of All Nations 1
Church of All Nations 2
Muslim Quarter Tour
Old City Stone
Mary Magdalene Church Jerusalem
The Kotel
The Kotel Tunnel
A Prayer at the Kotel
Damascus Gate
The Jerusalem Cardo
Inside the Cardo
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Hall
Mahaneh Yehuda Market
Mamilla Mall

Once you have explored these sites, please make a 2-3 sentence comment underneath this virtual field trip post on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page "Stream" stating what you liked most about this virtual field trip, what interested you, or things you learned that you did not know before. I have enabled student comments. I will disable student comments once again on Monday, so please do not forget to comment!

Assignment for Thurs. June 4th - Please read the pdf titled, "Church History AD 1000-1500", then complete the Google Form that I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can find the Google Form by clicking the link under the post on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page, and you can find it here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3Ev5spHIhUCS7x38fRtwggFLIM1VEvxBFE2MAKyJIhX_N3w/viewform?usp=sf_link

Please complete this assignment by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday June 5th.

Assignment for Wed. June 3rd - We will be having a 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom meeting today, Wed. June 3rd at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will send everybody the meeting link email around 11:45-11:50am. See you soon!

Assignment for Mon. & Tues June 1st & 2nd - HNOM Virtual Field Day 2020! Have Fun!!!!

Assignment for Friday May 29th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina reading. After you have read the Lectio, please at some point this weekend, pray with someone you know and love. Pray for the ability to share what God has done in your life; his mighty deeds done for you.

Assignment for Thurs, May 28th - Please fill out the Google Form on Monasteries 500-1000AD. I have emailed all students the Google Form. It can also be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeePk7s7a6hHSGOtcnvr1Why71YIJoGKOtpzLWmYzpdvuI-Gg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Be sure to examine the photos and answer the questions. This will be due by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday May 29th.

Assignment for Wed. May 27th - We will be having a n 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom meeting today at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will be giving you the assignments for today during our meeting. I will send out the meeting link email at around 11:45-11:50am. See you then!

Assignment for Tuesday May 26th - Please read the "History of the Church 500-1000AD" reading, and then fill in the "History of the Church 500-1000AD Blank Table", both located on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. The table gives you certain main ideas, or important people from the reading. The table also gives you two columns of information to fill out about them. All the information needed is found in the reading. Please complete this by the time we have our 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom meeting tomorrow, Wed. May 27th at 12 Noon.

Assignment for Friday May 22nd - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. At some point this weekend, I would like you to go outside and look up at the sky. Put yourself in the shoes of the Jesus's disciples. What do you think they were thinking as they watched Jesus ascend to Heaven? How did this make them feel? I have enabled student comments on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page, so please leave a comment under the "Classwork" Lectio Divina assignment post with answers to those two questions. Please comment by the end of Monday, when I will disable student comments once again.

Assignment for Ascension Thursday, May 21st - Please complete the Ascension Thursday Webquest, which I posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Watch the 3 videos on the assignment, and then answer the questions that follow each video. Once completed, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can also email it to me directly. This will be due by the end of the day today, Ascension Thursday, May 21st. 

Assignment for Wed. May 20th - We will be having an 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom Meeting today, Wed. May 20th at 12 Noon! Please do not be late! I will be giving you your SS & Religion assignments for today in our meeting. I will send the link email around 11:45-11:50am. See you soon! 

Assignment for Tues. May 19th - Please complete "The Writings of St. Augustine" Google Form. Once complete, hit submit at the bottom of the form. This is due by the end of today, Tues. May 19th.

Assignment for Monday May 18th - In our study of the history of the Church, today we will be reading and learning about one of the most influential saints, St. Augustine. Please read the document that I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page titled, "Saint Augustine Info Card". I have also posted a Google Form titled, "The Writings of St. Augustine". Please go there as well and read the quotes from St Augustine's writing, and answer the questions that follow. When complete, hit submit on the bottom. 

This assignment will be due by the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday May 19th. Remember, your Lectio Divina questions are due by the end of the day today, so please make sure you have those done before you begin this assignment! 

Assignment for Friday May 15th - Please read this week's Lectio Divina. The last paragraph poses a few questions, specifically:

1. Do we love Jesus? 
2. How do we demonstrate to the world that our love for Jesus is real? 
3. Where do our commitments lie? 
4. Is our life a living witness to the power of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth? 
5. Do those around us know that we are Christians by our love for one another—and for others? 

Please answer these questions after you have read this week's Lectio. I have put these 5 questions on a document, and posted it with the Lectio reading on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once you have answered these questions, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can also email it to me directly. This will be due by the end of the day on Monday, May 18th.

Assignment for Thurs. May 14th - Please watch today's, Thurs. May 14th's Daily Mass Video. You can find it to the left on the side of this page, or on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.  As you watch, please consider these questions:

What do you think Matthias was feeling when he was chosen to replace Judas as one of the 12 Apostles?

What is Jesus commanding in the Gospel reading? 

After you watch, please comment under the Daily Mass Video "Classwork" assignment on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page with an answer to these two questions. I will enable student comments only for today, Thursday. So please do not wait to comment!

Assignment for Wed. May 13th - We will be having an 8th Grade Religion & SS Zoom Meeting today, Wed. May 13th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will send everybody the email link around 11:45-11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Tuesday May 12th - Please be sure to fill out the Google Form from yesterday. Click submit on the bottom when you are done. The Google Form can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvBpknPMC9rvMqu9fOYsHP8AUVUmBKqg-kxHpKTkxBrN4ApA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Assignment for Monday May 11th - Please answer the Google Form question titled, "Keep The Light On", found by clicking on the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvBpknPMC9rvMqu9fOYsHP8AUVUmBKqg-kxHpKTkxBrN4ApA/viewform?usp=sf_link

I ask you this questions because, as we begin to learn about the History of the Church, this was a situation that early Christians often found themselves in. Early Christians were often persecuted and jailed for their beliefs. They were constantly under attack by the more established institutions of their day, which blamed the early Christians for anything bad that happened in society. But these early Christians persevered and survived, often worshipping and meeting in secret. They put their faith in Jesus Christ, as we do today, 2000 years later.

Click submit on the bottom of the Google Form when you have answered the question with the necessary paragraph(4-6 sentences). No body will see your answer but me. Please have this question answered and submitted by the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday May 12th.

Assignment for Friday May 8th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Once you have read, please write your reaction paragraph with your thoughts and feelings on the reading. At the end of the Lectio, the last paragraph poses a few questions, so please include answers to those questions in your reaction paragraph as well. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me. You can also email it to me directly. This will be due by the end of the day on Monday May 11th.

Assignment for Thurs. May 7th - Please complete the reading on "Faithful Discipleship", that I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Then, answer the questions that follow the reading. Keep in mind what it takes to be a faithful disciple and what "discipleship" means as you get older & for some of you getting Confirmed soon. Once you have completed the reading and questions, please share them with me, turn them in to me , or email me them directly. This will be due by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday May 8th.

Assignment for Wed. May 6th - We will be having an 8th Grade SS & Religion Zoom Meeting today, Wed. May 6th at 12 Noon. Be there! Please do not be late! I will be giving you your SS and Religion assignments for today at our meeting. See you then!

Assignment for Tues. May 5th - Please make sure you have completed reading the article from the website I posted yesterday, and completed the question sheet. Be sure to share it with me, turn it in to me, or email it to me directly by the end of today, Tues. May 5th. During our Zoom meeting tomorrow, Wed. May 6th, we will be starting a new Religion class assignment.

Asignment for Monday May 4th - Our next major topic we will cover in 8th Grade Religion is "Maturity & Discipleship". This has to do with becoming older and more mature in your adolescent years, and how this relates to discipleship. Discipleship can mean many things to many people, but today we will explore more of what exactly discipleship means, and what exactly it should mean to you. Please read the article titled, "What is Discipleship?" at the following website:
https://www.allaboutfollowingjesus.org/what-is-discipleship.htm 

Read the article and then answer the questions on the question sheet that I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. I have attached the question sheet in docx format. If you need it in pdf, please email me. Once you complete the questions, please either share them with me or turn them in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can also email them to me directly. This be will be due by the end of the day tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5th.

Assignment for Friday May 1st - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Once you have read it, please write a 4-6 sentence reaction paragraph about your comments, concerns, reflections and feelings about what you have just read in this Sunday's Lectio reading. You can write your paragraph on the bottom of the Lectio reading, or you can create a separate Googledoc to write your paragraph. Either way is fine. When you have completed this, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can email it to me directly as well. This will be due by Monday, April 4th. I have only uploaded the reading in docx format, if you need pdf, please email me.

Assignment for Thurs. April 30th - Please make sure you have turned in your "Jesus of Nazareth - The Miniseries" Part 4 question sheet by the end of today, Thurs. April 30th. You can share them with me or turn them in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page, or email me them directly. Again, if the link to the video that I provided is NOT working for you, then please google "Jesus of Nazareth The Miniseries", and many other websites that have the 4 parts will come up. Find one that works for you and watch. It is no excuse that my link was not working for you!

Assignment for Wed. April 29th - Please make sure that you have "Jesus of Nazareth-The Miniseries" Part 4 questions completed and turned in by the end of the day tomorrow, Thurs. April 30th.

Assignment for Tues April 28th - Please continue watching Jesus of Nazareth - The Miniseries Part 4. The question sheet is posted on out 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Part 4 is due on Thurs. April 30th. Please share/turn in to me the question sheet when you have completed it. If you did not complete the question sheets for any other of the 3 parts, you need to complete those and get them to me ASAP. You lose points everyday they are late. 

Assignment for Monday April 27th - For those of you that have finished watching the previous 3 parts, and answered the Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 questions, you can begin watching Part 4. Here is the link for Part 4 of the video:
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/f8aa14a91269596fbba435f50f67b6fb

If this link does not work for you, do a google search for "Jesus of Nazareth the miniseries". Multiple other websites that have this miniseries are out there, some have the miniseries broken up into 4 parts, and others may have the movie as a 6 hour video with all the parts back to back to back to back. If you choose one that is a 6 hour video, you need to skip ahead to the 4 and a half hour mark, and watch from there till the end for part 4. I will post the Part 4 questions this afternoon.

Assignment for Friday April 24th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. The last sentence in the reading poses a question. Please answer that question in addition to writing a 3-5 sentence reaction paragraph about your thoughts and feelings on the reading. Once completed, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. I have posted the reading in docx format. If you need it in pdf, please email me. This assignment will be due by Sunday, April 26th at 11:59pm.

Assignment for Thursday April 23rd - Please make sure you have turned in the "Jesus of Nazareth - the miniseries" Part 2 questions. If you are having a problem viewing the website that I have posted to watch it, please go to Google, search "Jesus of Nazareth the miniseries", and select another website to view the video on. I know there are several places to watch the videos online.

Once you have watched and completed Part 2, please watch Part 3 of the "Jesus of Nazareth - the Miniseries." I will make the Part 3 questions due by the end of Monday, so you have plenty of time to watch and answer the questions. But keep in mind, we will have our weekly Lectio Divina reaction paragraph to do by Sunday night also. So please plan out your time wisely and efficiently. Once you have completed the Part 3 questions, share them with me or turn them in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.


Assignment for Monday April 20th - Please watch Part 2 of "Jesus of Nazareth - the Miniseries". As you watch, answer the questions on the document that I have posted. I have posted the question sheet in docx and pdf format. This assignment will be due on Wed. April 22nd, by 11:59pm. If you have any questions or are stuck on a question, you can email me or we can discuss it during our Zoom Meeting on Wednesday at 12 noon.

Assignment for Wed. April 8th - Please be sure you have watched Jesus of Nazareth - The miniseries Part 1", and completed the questions. Make sure to share or turn in the questions to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page by the end of today, Wed. April 8th, by 11:59pm. Have a happy and healthy Holy Week & Spring Break!

Assignment for Monday April 6th & Tues. April 7th - In our preparation for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Easter Sunday, please watch "Jesus of Nazareth - The miniseries Part 1. I have posted questions as well to be answered as you watch part 1. Please create a Google doc and record your answers. When completed, share it with me or turn it in to me through out 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. This assignment will be by Wed. April 8th at 11:59pm. Here is the link for the video:

https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/25224761f1ac5baebb15806068d03f18 


Assignment for Friday April 3rd - Please read the Lectio Divina reading for this Palm Sunday April 5th, 2020. After you have read, please write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) with your comments and feelings on the reading. This will be due on Sunday April 5th at 11:59pm. I have posted a docx file and a pdf of the Lectio on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Wed. April 1st - Please complete the Religion Test I have posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. April Fools!!
Please complete the "What Does Amen Mean" assignment from yesterday. For those of you who have finished already, please watch today's Daily Mass video to the left. By clicking on the icon next to the 3 dots in the upper right corner, you can scroll through the different Mass videos for each day, going back about 2 weeks. The new mass video each day is posted at 8:15am. Please watch today's Mass, Wed. April 1st. Here is also the link to the website:
https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/ 

Assignment for Tues. March 31st - Read the article "What Does Amen Mean"? As you read, keep in mind these important questions:

1. What does "Amen" mean in Hebrew?

2. What does the article say about people using "Amen" flippantly or in a hap-hazard fashion?

3. How did Jesus use the term "Amen" ?

Once you have read the article, please answer those 3 questions located under the article. I have posted the article and questions in a docx file and a pdf on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page.
Additionally, to the left I have added to this webpage the Daily Mass Video & Daily Reading links, to be updated daily. I have also added the DRVC Dept. of Education News, News from the Vatican, Catholic News Service Videos, & ChurchPop links. Hopefulle you find these videos, links, and information very useful & helpful.

Assignment for Monday March 30th - Please make sure your reaction paragraph for yesterday's Lectio Divina reading is turned in by the end of today. I have posted the reading in a docx and pdf file on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Please share it with me or turn it in to me once you have completed the assignment.

Assignment for Friday March 27th - Please read the Lectio Divina reading for this Sunday March 29th, 2020. After you have read, please write a short reaction paragraph(4-6) sentences with you comments and feelings on the reading. This will not be due until Monday, March 29th at 11:59pm. I have posted a docx file and a pdf of the Lectio.

Assignment for Thurs. March 26th - Watch the Virtual Mass video from today, Thurs. March 26th, 2020. Please summarize the readiings from Exodus & the Gospel of John. Also, keep in mind these questions to answer after the video mass is done:

Do you think God is in Heaven with a pencil writing down our sins, or with an eraser erasing our sins? Explain
-And-
Have you ever been angry and that anger led you to sin? Explain the situation

I have posted the mass link in the docx document posted on our 8th Grade Religion Google classroom page. If it does not automatically go to the page when you click it, try copying and pasting the link. Once you watch the video, answer the questions that follow. This is the link:
http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass/thursday-mass-4th-week-lent-1 


Assignment for Tues. March 24th - Please see the posted assignment document about Particular & Final Judgment. Go to the website provided and read the article. Then, answer the questions that follow the website on the document. Once complete, please turn it in or share it with me through out 8th grade Religion Google classroom page. This assignment will be due on Wed. March 25th at 11:59pm.

*Think about the differences between Particular & Final Judgment, think about what Jesus is saying in the verses referred to in the article. Also think about how the two judgments relate to Life Everlasting.*

Assignment for Fri. March 20th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Then, in a GoogleDoc, write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) where you give me your thoughts, comments, and views on this week's reading. Be sure to think about the current health crisis we are living through while reading and reacting! When done please share it with me through our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Wed. March 18th - Complete the assignment posted on our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page. Read the articles on the provided websites, and after reading the articles, write a summary of each article. Include in the summary your thoughts, comments, and views about each article. Once complete, please share with me or turn it in to me through our 8th grade Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Tuesday March 17th - Read the "Life everlasting" section in your religion workbooks on page 377. Then answer the following questions and submit through Googleclassroom....

1. Explain the differences between particular judgement and Last Judgement in your own words.

2. What do you think Heaven and Hell consists of?

3. Explain the meaning of the Faith Words in your own words. 

4. Why do you think Jesus Christ gave the Church the power to forgive sin in his name?

Current Topic - Life everlasting


8th Grade Religion Class focuses on the History of the Church.

Every Friday, we will read and discuss the upcoming Sunday's Lectio Divinia reading.


"Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be courageous, be strong."

     
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