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Church History Syllabus
Church History Syllabus
Graham
Church History Course
OUR MISSION:
The McDonell Area Catholic Schools are committed to the formation of community,
academic excellence and the spiritual and physical well-being of each student in the
Spirit of Jesus Christ.
OUR VISION:
We are the school of choice for an excellent Catholic faith based education within
the Chippewa Falls area. We welcome all families to be a part of our school
community no matter their faith or financial means. In partnership with our parents,
we form the whole child in support of our values and mission. Our vision of the
whole child consists of a lifelong learner, who upon graduation, is academically
prepared for post-secondary education and career, grounded in relationship with
Jesus Christ, balanced physically and emotionally, and actively engages as servant
leaders in family, parish, and civic communities.
*Our Core Values:
Faith, Honor, Academic Excellence, Healthy Living, Community and
Servant Leadership
GRADING SCALE
A93-100 C- 70-72
A- 90-92 D+ 68-69
B+88-89 D 63-67
B 83-87 D- 60-62
B- 80-82 F 0-59
C+ 78-79 (I) Incomplete
C 73-77 (P) Passing
*An alternative grading scale may be used in AP courses.
Class Structure:
Students will be given the mandatory text, which is the Sacraments textbook
the first quarter and the living the moral life textbook, the following quarter.
The catechism, the bible and other documents may be used, but I will provide
copies of whatever pages that I will ask you to read, if these other texts end
up being used in some capacity throughout the duration of these courses.
There will be tests given to the students according to the teachers
discretion, when he feels that the students are properly prepared for a test.
There will be one essay this quarter in Sacraments and one next quarter for
Moral Theology.
There will be some extra credit opportunities for Sacraments this quarter and
for Moral Theology next quarter. The extra credit opportunity (that will be
offered at the end of each quarter) will be to write a one and a half page
paper, in which you will:
1) Give a definition for and explain any topic from Sacraments/Moral
Theology.
2) Explain your knowledge of this topic before taking Sacrament/Moral
Theology.
3) Explain your knowledge of this topic after having taken Sacraments/Moral
Theology.
4) This extra credit assignment will be worth 10 points on your lowest test
score, as long as you reach the required length.
The other extra credit opportunities are: if you completely fill out the study
guide and turn it in on the day of test, I will add five points to your test score.
Behavioral misconduct:
Detentions will be given for behavioral misconduct during class. Things that
can lead to detention include, but are not limited to cursing in class,
disrespecting the teacher (such as rude comments to your teacher),
disrespecting other students, talking while the teacher is talking, being on
your cell phone during class, being caught using electronic devices (such as
computers and I-Pads for anything other than notes), doing other work in
class not pertaining to this class, etc.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarisms is not allowed and is against our code of conduct that we
stand for here at McDonell. Plagiarism will result in failure of the particular
assignment that was plagiarized for the first offense and will get worse if there is
another offense.
EXCESSIVE ABSENCES: After two full day absences from school during any school
term, parents/ guardians may be contacted to inform of students attendance
status. McDonell High School reserves the right not to grant academic credit in
specific classes in the case of absences of five or more days in a semester upon
review of the reasons.
TARDINESS: Students who are tardy to school MUST report to the office to obtain
an admit slip. Tardiness must be verified with a note or phone call from parents/
guardians. A valid tardy excuse only pertains to family emergency medical
conditions or approved school related activities. 1) A tardy student is required to
serve a minimum 20 minute detention immediately after school on the day the
tardiness occurs. 2) After a student accumulates three tardies a letter is sent to
inform parents/ guardians. 3) An accumulation of five tardies will result in more
severe penalties including the make up of time missed plus detentions and/or the
possibility of suspension.