School Course Outline

HRE 1O1: Grade-9 Open Religious Education: Be With Me

Course Overview
The grade 9 Religion program examines what it means to be a follower of Christ and to live out the
faith that the Catholic community professes in the Creed. Using the Beatitudes as a foundation, it
explores the attitudes and actions that characterize Christian life. Students are encouraged to
understand and nurture within themselves the virtues that will enable them to deepen their
relationship with God, in and through Christ, in the context of spirit-filled community.
Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations include:
The Catholic School Graduate is expected to be:
A discerning believer formed in the Catholic faith community who celebrates the signs and sacred
mystery of Gods presence through the world, sacraments, prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral
living
A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes responsible decisions with
an informed moral conscience for the common good
A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish and the wider community
Specific Strands of Study and Expectations Include
Strand 1: Scripture:
Strand 2: Profession of Faith:
demonstrate a knowledge of the major events
communicate a genuine
and stories in scripture
understanding of the Beatitudes and
Ten Commandments and their
explain how the message of scripture informs
relevance to Christian life
and challenges society
express connections between the
relationships described in biblical events and
their own life experiences
Strand 3: Christian Moral Development:
Strand 4: Prayer and Sacramental Life:
demonstrate the use of Christian moral
demonstrate a knowledge of the
principles in decision making
connections between a life of prayer
and challenge of Christian life in
demonstrate a knowledge of how church
contemporary culture
teaching informs decision making
Strand 5: Family Life Education:
Discern person values in light of Gospel
values

Strand 5: Family Life and Education:

*Students learn the Christian vision of
personhood, , relationships, and sexuality
*Students share life-related experiences
within clearly established boundaries.

Course Breakdown
*Scripture Supplement*
*Unit 1-Be With Me
*Unit 2-Be Alive
*Unit 3- Be Loving
*Unit 4-Be Faithful
*Unit 5-Be Forgiving
The Scripture Supplement requires sometimes the use of a Bible for homework assignments.

Assessment & Evaluation: This course uses balanced assessment aligned with the Ontario Ministry of
Education document Growing Success as well as the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board's assessment
and evaluation policies. An approach of learning for, as and of learning will be used. For instance, throughout the
semester, there will be many opportunities to practice a skill and receive feedback before a formal evaluation
takes place. Students will be asked to reflect on their own learning and progress. Likewise, students will be told
in advance about tests, assignments and presentations. An accompanying marking scheme with instructions will
help students in completing the assignment successfully.
The Ontario Curriculum, Program Planning and Assessment 2000 specifies that the mark for the course is to be based
upon ongoing or term work (70%) and a final assessment (30%). The final assessment is broken down into a final
culminating activity (10%) and a final examination (20%).
Term Work 70%
Final Culminating Activity 10%
Final Examination
20%
The ongoing or term work will include reflections, small written assignments, literacy initiatives, reports,
presentations, quizzes, and unit tests. The final assessment will include a project, and a final exam.
Within these two areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Catholic Course Profile for
Religious Education, Grade 9 Open.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 25%
-Demonstration of skills
-Understanding of concepts, facts, definitions
-Understanding of relationships between concepts.

COMMUNICATION 25%
-Communicating and reasoning in writing and through
various art forms
-Use of various forms of communication.

THINKING 25%
-Reasoning
-Identifying problems, planning, formulating questions,
selecting strategies and resources.
-Applying the steps of an inquiry/problem solving
process
-Selecting and sequencing strategies
-Making conclusions
APPLICATION 25%
-Applying concepts and teachings relating to familiar
settings
-Selecting strategies

Learning Skills and Work Habits

Although a numerical grade will not be assigned under this category, the teacher will report on these skills and habits
with E, G, S, and/or N values (excellent, good, satisfactory and needs improvement). The learning skills and work
habits include responsibility, organization, independent work, collaboration, initiative and self-regulation. As a
student develops and expands these skills and habits, he/she will immediately see positive results in their learning
and academic achievements.

EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING NEEDS OF STUDENTS IN

ORDER TO ENSURE ALL EXPECTATIONS ARE MET

Course Materials
TEXTBOOK Be With Me This text may be used by students in class or may be taken home for
the evening at the discretion of the teacher. Any damage or loss incurred will result in payment for
replacement. The replacement cost of the textbook will be $30.00. Students may also have use of the
Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC).

Replacement costs for texts

For the following items, we will review the student agenda book.
Attendance:
Homework:
Deadlines:
Plagiarism:
Behaviour:

Important Dates
Exam dates June 20th June 24th
CPT Period- May 24th June 3rd
Retreat COMPLETED OCT 17th/2015
Parent Signature:
I have reviewed the course outline and discussed it with my child. We have reviewed attendance,
homework, deadlines, plagiarism and behavior as outlined in the student agenda book.
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Phone Number I can be reached at: ____________________________________
Student Signature:
I have reviewed this course outline with my parent(s)/guardians.
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