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** The Catholic Social Teachings are an integral part of our Catholic Christian faith, but they are not simply words; they are words to live by. It is one thing to live in a small, rural town where expressing one’s spiritual identity is safe, supported, and commonplace, but it is quite another to “take your faith into the streets” and truly make a difference in your community, state, or hopefully, the world. **
 * __ The Catholic Social Teachings in a Modern World __**

** Your challenge is to create a service project (in groups of no more than four) that focuses on how individuals or groups can put the Catholic Social Teachings to work, literally. Your project could target local change, but your goal should be to enhance more of a global audience. We will conduct research using various different types of resources including the official Grand Rapids Diocese website, the film //Pay It Forward// (2000), and a pre-approved, multicultural novel of your choosing (see Mrs. Snitgen’s suggestions below). ** ** ﻿ **

** The biggest helpful hint I can offer you is to immerse yourself in research materials so that your perspective is creative, personal, credible, and thoughtful. I will provide examples of multi-genre writing along the way to guide you in the right direction, but keep in mind: this project should be highly original work. Use your imagination! **

** Part of this unit will involve mini-writing assignments to be completed along the way. If you take your time and put thought into these activities, your overall effect will be that much greater. Don’t freak out! I am not assigning a series of “papers” or “essays” for you to fret over. Please visit the link below entitled “Something for Everyone: Introduction to Multi-Genre.” It contains a multitude of writing samples for you to choose from and I want you to feel free to select examples that you both enjoy and believe will enhance your final service project. **

**Online Resources: ** [] [] http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/themes/human-dignity/reflection/poem-mother- teresa/ [] [] [http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=v9lGpafO6Yo&feature=player_embedded [] [|http://www.slideshare.net/rghenry21/multigenre-] [|project] [] [] [] []
 * United States Conference of Catholic Bishops website
 * Official Site of the Grand Rapids Diocese of Mid-Michigan
 * "Anyway" - a poem by Mother Teresa
 * “Something for Everyone: Introduction to Multi-Genre”
 * “What is social justice?”
 * “Catholic Social Teaching Project”
 * “Key Principles of Social Teaching” Prezi
 * “Multi-Genre Project: Clara Barton”
 * “ABC Teach: Literary Circles”
 * “Catholic Social Teaching”
 * Common Core Standards Initiative
 * “Social Justice 101 Comic Strip” created by Emily Snitgen
 * “Service Project Headline” created by Emily Snitgen [|newspaper.jpg]

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**Print/Classroom Resources: **

**Writing Assignments: **
 * __ The Catholic Youth Bible: New Revised Standard Version __ : Catholic Edition, 2010. Brian Singer-Towns (Editor), Michael O'Neill McGrath (Illustrator). St. Mary's Press: Winona, MN.
 * Taylor, Mildred (1976). __Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry__. London: Puffin Classic.
 * Whelan, Gloria (2004). __Chu Ju’s House__. New York: Harper Collins.
 * Namioka, Lensey (1999). __Ties That Bond, Ties That Break.__ New York: Delacorte Books.
 * Yolen, Jane (2010). __The Devil's Arithmetic.__ New York: Scholastic.

A. **Daily Journal Logs **– Students will be required to write in their journals every day, regarding in-class readings, activities, discussion, and revelations.

[|Journal Prompts.docx]

B. **Exposing Soc ****ial Justice: Linking CST in __Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry__ **– After researching both the meaning of Social Justice and the Catholic Social Teachings, you should have a firm grasp on them. Use your journal notes from __Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry__ to choose two to three quotes to highlight from the text that embody one or more of the Catholic Social Teachings. Demonstrate how the social tensions and concerns in the novel are directly related to our Christian rights and responsibilities. How could/would you have used the Catholic Social Teachings to argue against some of those policies/mentalities?

﻿[|Exposing Social Justice.docx]

[|Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry ppt.pptx]

C. **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Parable Corner- **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">After putting the ten themes of the Catholic Social Teachings in your own words, consider how you could teach your fellow classmates or underclassmen about the importance of living our faith with a short story. Think about the parable of The Good Samaritan: brainstorm the major elements of that story and the overall message that it was intended to teach its audience. Then, create your own “parable” based on one of the Catholic Social Teachings.

[|Parable Corner.docx]

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">D. “ **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Make It Good” Service Project (groupwork)- **<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">You must create a service project based on one or more of the Catholic Social Teachings. Use the resources we have studied on social justice and the film //Pay It Forward// to help you brainstorm various target concerns/areas for your cause.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 120%;">[|Make It Good Service Project.docx]

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">E. **<span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Cambria','serif';">Moodle Blogging: ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 120%;">You must respond weekly to the online blogs on Moodle. I will post a new blog on Monday of each week, and you will be responsible for responding to not only that post, but to those of your classmates. The minimum per week is two posts, but you will score extra credit for exceptionally thoughtful reflections, specifically to your classmates’ responses. Please use this as an opportunity to express your thoughts and your faith.

**<span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; color: #c00000; font-family: 'Colonna MT'; font-size: 21px; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Lesson Plans and Daily Activities/Resources: **

[|Lesson Plans.docx]

**<span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; color: #c00000; font-family: 'Colonna MT'; font-size: 21px; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Core Standards Addressed: ** [|CORE STANDARDS.docx]

**<span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; color: #c00000; font-family: 'Colonna MT'; font-size: 21px; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Youtube/Prezi / Original Creation Links: **

<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">What is Social Justice?

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<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">and in our final hour?

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Social Justice 101 Comic Strip

<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">What are the Catholic Social Teachings?

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<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">What is Multi-Genre Writing?

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<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">What are Literature Circles?

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<span style="background-color: #ff6c00; color: #c800ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Literature Circle Roles

Literature Luminary [] Connector [] Illustrator [] Discussion Director [] Vocabulary Enricher [] Travel Tracer [] Summarizer []

[|Common Core Standards]

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