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Christian Vocations
Instructor: Mr. Pruneda
Office Hours: In room 213 before school starting at 7:25 or by appointment
E-mail: prunedaefrain@bcchs.org
Required Texts:
New American Bible
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Called and Chosen by Fr. Jarrod Lies
Materials Needed: Notebook
Blue or Black Ink pen
Red Grading Pen
Students will be expected to come to class with all materials and books each day.
Course Description: This course is an introduction into your vocational discernment. Students will be exposed to the lives of the saints as models for vocations. Students will also
get meaningful tools to get to know themselves and the different ways of Christian living so that they might be able to identify God’s will for them at some point in the future.
Course Goal: By semester’s end, the student will know the history and theological background of the three major Christian Vocations: Lay life, Ministerial life, and Consecrated life.
The student will also have the superficialtools to begin vocational discernment on their own. Lastly students will be engaged in
modern day social issues that are intertwined with their vocation, encouraging critical thinking and problem solving in today’s society.
Procedures and Policies:
- All Classes will begin with the Gospel reading of the day. All students are expected to be reverent and respectful during prayer. Talking or being disrespectful
during prayer will constitute a no questions asked demerit. Each day a different student will take the podium to read the day’s passage.
- Students are expected to be on time. Tardiness will not be tolerated. If you are tardy you will receive a demerit.
- Students are expected to be in class in order to receive participation points. Attendance is very important. Any unexcused absence will result in a zero for any work missed that day.
- All work needs to be completed on time. Late work is accepted 1 day late with 50% reduced score (zero credit after 1 day).
If you need an extension on something you will need to talk to me privately before it is due and I alone reserve the right to grant or deny the extension.
- Cheating will not be tolerated. Anyone caught cheating will immediately receive
a zero on that test or assignment, parent will be contact and student will receive a detention.
- All rules on the back of your demerit card will be strictly enforced. If I ask for you demerit card and you
argue with me you will automatically receive another demerit. Individual class disruptions will receive demerits.
- Students are not allowed to crowd the doorway for any
reason, especially before dismissal from class.
I will dismiss the class; the bell does not dismiss the class, but serves as a
reminder for the teacher. Crowding the doorway will result in a demerit and/or being held
late without a pass. Students are to stay seated in their assigned seats until dismissed by me.
- Textbooks are class sets, therefore you must take extra care with them if we are using them.
You will be assigned a number and a corresponding textbook when they are in use- you are responsible for the care of these books.
- Assigned seating is in place, the assumption is that you are able to sit there until given the freedom to do otherwise.
Grades and Assignments
I will grade based on total points. You will be evaluated in the following ways:
- Homework Assignments
- Quizzes and Tests
- Projects
- Weekly Participation
This will make up 90% of your Semester Grade with the other 10% being decided by your final exam.
Quizzes:
You will have at least one quiz a week. Some will be announced some will be pop quizzes.
Tests
Tests will be given at the end of each major section. They will be a combination of objective and subjective questions.
Stewardship Hours:
The 25 stewardship hours required for senior year are associated with this class. They are due Dec 13th (Fall Semester) and May 8th (Spring Semester)
DRT Information:
Dec 14th (Fall) and May 9th (Spring)
Passing is 65%- The goal is 90%+ (It is a test grade in the class)
*The instructor has the right to make changes to this syllabus at any point during the year.
Good luck and God Bless!
I have read the course syllabus, I understand the procedures and expectations of the class, I understand the consequences for disruptive behavior, and I aim to get an “A” in this class.
Student Name _______________________________________
Student Signature_____________________________________
Parent Name ____________________________________________
Parent Signature ____________________________________________
Date ______________
Concerns/Comments
Faith and Reason
Instructor: Mr. Pruneda
Office Hours: In room 213 before school starting at 7:25 or by appointment
E-mail: prunedaefrain@bcchs.org
Required Texts: New American Bible
Catechism of the Catholic Church
College Apologetics: Proof of the truth of the Catholic Faith. Fr. Anthony Alexander
Beginning Apologetics Booklets #’s 1-3, 6,7,9
Materials Needed: Notebook
Blue or Black Ink pen
Red Grading Pen
Students will be expected to come to class with all materials and books each day.
Course Description: This course is the culmination of the high school religion curriculum. Students are considered already
knowledgeable in Catholic beliefs. Faith and Reason explores the relationship between beliefs (Catholic and Non-Catholic)
and the argumentation behind them.
Course Goal: By semester’s end, the student will be able to critically assess the validity of reason-based arguments for or
against religious beliefs of all kinds. The student will be knowledgeable in the tenets of all major world religions, thus becoming
informed and better equipped for Catholic Evangelization and Apologetics. In simple terms, the business of this class is 1) to
reduce ignorance in our minds and 2) to come to a better knowledge/love of truth.
Procedures and Policies:
- All Classes will begin with the Gospel reading of the day. All students are expected to be reverent and respectful during prayer.
Talking or being disrespectful during prayer will constitute a no questions asked demerit. Each day a different student will take
the podium to read the day’s passage.
- Students are expected to be on time. Tardiness will not be tolerated. If you are tardy you will receive a demerit.
- Students are expected to be in class in order to receive participation points. Attendance is very important. Any unexcused absence
will result in a zero for any work missed that day.
- All work needs to be completed on time. Late work is accepted 1 day late with 50% reduced score (zero credit after 1 day). If you
need an extension on something you will need to talk to me privately before it is due and I alone reserve the right to grant or deny
the extension.
- Cheating will not be tolerated. Anyone caught cheating will immediately receive a zero on that test or assignment, parent will be
contact and student will receive a detention.
- All rules on the back of your demerit card will be strictly enforced. If I ask for you demerit card and you argue with me you will
automatically receive another demerit. Individual class disruptions will receive demerits.
- Students are not allowed to crowd the doorway for any reason, especially before dismissal from class. I will dismiss the class;
the bell does not dismiss the class, but serves as a reminder for the teacher. Crowding the doorway will result in a demerit
and/or being held late without a pass. Students are to stay seated in their assigned seats until dismissed by me.
- Textbooks are class sets, therefore you must take extra care with them if we are using them. You will be assigned a number and
a corresponding textbook when they are in use- you are responsible for the care of these books.
- Assigned seating is in place, the assumption is that you are able to sit there until given the freedom to do otherwise.
Grades and Assignments
I will grade based on total points. You will be evaluated in the following ways:
- Homework Assignments
- Quizzes and Tests
- Projects
- Weekly Participation
This will make up 90% of your Semester Grade with the other 10% being decided by your final exam.
Quizzes:
You will have at least one quiz a week. Some will be announced some will be pop quizzes.
Tests
Tests will be given at the end of each major section. They will be a combination of objective and subjective questions.
Stewardship Hours:
The 25 stewardship hours required for senior year are not associated with this class.
DRT Information:
Dec 14th (Fall) and May 9th (Spring)
Passing is 65%- The goal is 90%+ (It is a test grade in the class)
*The instructor has the right to make changes to this syllabus at any point during the year.
Good luck and God Bless!
I have read the course syllabus, I understand the procedures and expectations of the class, I understand the consequences for disruptive
behavior, and I aim to get an “A” in this class.
Student Name _______________________________________
Student Signature_____________________________________
Parent Name ____________________________________________
Parent Signature ____________________________________________
Date _________________________________________________________
Concerns/Comments ______________________________________________
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