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- Student profile (handout)
- Cellphone contract (handout)
- Classroom Code of Conduct (handout)
- HRE2O course outline (handout)

Unit one: What does it mean to be human?
- Journal 1 (assignment)
- Interpreting the Bible (PPT)
- Interpreting the Bible (handout)
- 'Why Can't I Own Canadians?' (article)
- 'Literally, the Worst Biblical Quotes' (board)

- 'Biblical Exegesis: An Introductory Overview' (article)

- 'Hermeneutics' (video)
- 'Intro to Exegesis' (video)
- 'Biblical Exegesis' (PPT)

- 'Biblical Exegesis Types Chart' (handout) 

- 'Social science: Five dimensions of the human person' (worksheet)
- What the Bible (Genesis) says about being human (note)
- What the Bible (Genesis) says about being human (worksheet)

- Seven Traits of Being Human: What they mean to me (handout)

- Seven Traits of Being Human (Catechism - note)

- Being Human: A Catholic Perspective (video)

- The Catechism of the Catholic Church: Seven Traits of Being Human (worksheet)

- Seven Traits Assignment: Remember the Titans (handout)
- Seven Traits Assignments (handout)

- "Are We Good?" (text readings)

- Flower, Mister? (handout)
- 'My Tree' (assignment)

- 'Caritas in veritate: The cooperation of the human family' Encyclical letter (article/Qs)

- 'The Courage to Accept Acceptance' (article/Qs)
- Unit one overview worksheet (handout)
- Guided reading questions & test outline: Unit one (handout)

Unit two: Who has culture?
- Culture defined (note)

- 'Fixing Dinner' (article/Qs)
- Signs, Symbols, and Rituals (note)

- Characteristics of Rituals (note/Qs)

- Every Society is Religious (reading/Qs)
- What are the Sights and Sounds of Culture? (textQs)

- 'Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching' (note)

- 'Seven Principles of Catholic Social Teaching' (video)

- 'Human Dignity' (video)

- Which CST? (worksheet)

- Catholic Social Teachings & the saints (worksheet)

- Sacraments of the Catholic Church (handout)

- Sacraments of the Church: Blank Chart (handout)

- Sacraments of Healing (handout)

- Sacraments of Healing (PPT)

- Canadian Subculture assignment (Qs)
- Canadian Subculture assignment (version B) (handout)
- Together We Can Make a Difference (textQs)
- The Effects of Privatization on Institutions (fill in the blanks)
- 'A Student's Reflection on Organized Religion' (handout)
- Culture assignment: Big Fat Greek Wedding (journalQs)

- Unit two overview worksheet (handout)
- Guided reading questions & test outline: Unit two (handout)

Unit three: God's Revelation
- Revelation, Chosen People, covenant, etc. (note)

- Some Stories from Exodus (handout)
- Moses and the Burning Bush & The Holy Name of God (handout/Qs)
- 'Covenants' (video)

- What Does a Covenant Look Like? (note)

- God's Covenant with the Chosen People (PPT)
- Covenants vs. Contracts (PPT)
- Create a Modern-Day Covenant (assignment)

- Exodus Newspaper Headline Page & Rubric (assignment)

- Exodus Newspaper Rubric (handout)

- 'God of the Old vs New Testament' (video)

- How Jesus reveals God (reading/Qs)
- The New Covenant of Christ (handout/Qs)
- The New Covenant of Christ (answers)
- Jesus: The Complete Story (handout)

- Traits of a parable (reading/Qs)

- Parables of Jesus (group assignment)

- Parables of Jesus (assignment)

- Write a Parable (assignment)
- "Where is My Lord?" (handout/Qs)
- We are the Hands and Feet of Christ's Presence (handouts)
- Guided reading questions: Unit three (handout)
- Unit three test outline

Unit four & five: Who am I ? & Relating to the Other
- Intro to Self-understanding (text, p. 85-87)

- Self-understanding, Self-esteem, Individualism (handout)

- 'Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene' (video)

- 'PHILOSOPHY - Rene Descartes' (video)
- Rene Descartes (questions)
- 'A Skeptical View of Christianity' (handout & Qs)
- Seven Tendencies of Individualism (note)
- The Seven Tendencies of Individualism: Fill in the blanks (handout)
- The Seven Tendencies of Individualism Applied (handout)
- The Christian View of Self (note)
- Jesus Contradicts the Seven Tendencies (handout)
- Jesus Christ: Images of the Self (handout)

- Five Greek Words for Love (note & assignment)

- Characteristics of Healthy Friendships (handout & Qs)

- Intimacy & Sexuality: An open letter to Catholic Secondary School students (handout & Qs)
- 'Finding Forrester' (assignment)
- 'Finding Forrester' (alternate assignment)

- 'Who informs you, forms you' (reading & Qs)
- Self-understanding (assignment)
- Unit four readings: Forms you; Samaritan woman, Saint of the little way (handout)
- Guided reading questions & test outline: Unit four (handout) 
- Social Justice Terms (handout)
- Unit five text Qs: Faust, Friendship, Marriage (handout)
- Welcoming Christ to Our Culture (CCT)

- Exam Outline (handout)

Misc.
- Retreat: Alternate assignment