Written by Administrator | 17 November 2009

Sophomore Bible Syllabus

 

Philosophy:

The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes God as the ultimate source of existence and truth. In the beginning, God created in His image a perfect humanity, a perfection later marred by sin. Through Christ and His Spirit, God determined to restore humanity from its lost state. Through the Bible, He has revealed His will to the world, a revelation that supersedes human reason. Through His Church on earth, He seeks the lost for His kingdom. The basic tenets of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, as well as the inspired writing of Ellen White, are directed toward God’s restorative plan for fallen humanity. Adventist education seeks to nurture thinkers rather than mere reflectors of others’ thoughts; loving service rather than selfish ambition; maximum development of one’s potential; and an appreciation for all that is beautiful, true, and good. In Adventist education, homes, schools, and churches cooperate together with divine agencies in preparing learners for citizenship here on this earth and in the New Earth to come.

 

Rationale:

 

In Sophomore Bible the students will be pointed to God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, seeing the guiding hand of God in history, studying the unique Adventist perspective of the Great Controversy, and teaching the brotherhood of all mankind. It will prepare students to think critically and make informed decisions as citizens in a multicultural society and interdependent world. It will prepare students for service in this world and citizenship in the world to come. The curriculum includes the teaching of values. The values of personal and corporate integrity, honesty, ethics, morality, and responsibility derive from individual belief systems that affect the way we behave both privately and publicly “The greatest want of this age is the want of men, men who will not be bought or sold; men who are true and honest in their inmost souls; men who will not fear to call sin by its right name, and to condemn it, in themselves or in others; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right, though the heavens fall.” (Signs of the Times, May 4, 1882 par. 16)

 

 

Course Description:

 

His Story: Just in Time

Book one is the study of the redemptive history of God’s chosen people, beginning with the exodus, through the intertestament time, and concluding with the New Testament church.

 

His Story: In Our Time

Book two is the history of the Christian Church from 70 A.D. to the present time, concluding with a study of the rise and development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

 

 

 

Student Work:

 

Students will be expected to successfully complete the following assignments: vocabulary quizzes, short essays, chapter and unit exams, and a Power Point research presentation each semester on the subject of their choice. In addition, students will be expected to complete some outside readings on a variety of topics, and participate in classroom discussions.

 

Late Assignments:

Assignments are due on the dater requested except in case of illness or other valid reasons. Late papers will receive half credit for a week after they were due. After that they have no grade value.

 

Tardies:

For every tardy after the third tardy in a class, the student will lose 2% of their overall quarter grade for that particular class (every quarter gives the student three excused tardies in each class).

 

Student Handbook:

All of the rules and policies in the student handbook will be followed in this class.

 

Grade Breakdown:

 

The class grade average is calculated on the total point value in each area and will be based on the following categories:

 

40%            Chapter and Unit Exams

20%            Quizzes and Essays

20%            Homework

10%    Class Participation

10%            Outside Reading/Power Point Presentation

 

Grading Scale:

 A             91.50% and up                        C             71.5 – 77.49%

 A-            89.50 – 91.49%                       C-            69.5 – 71.49%

 B+            87.5 – 89.49%                         D+           67.5 – 69.49%

 B              81.5 – 87.49%                         D             61.5 – 67.49%

 B-            79.5 – 81.49%                          D-            59.5 – 61.49%

 C+            77.5 – 79.49%                         F                   0 – 59.49%

 

Grades are generally posted on Edline every Monday. If parents or students have a question at any time they can contact me by phone at school or via the school E-mail.

Makeup Work:

 

As always, it is the student’s responsibility to pick up any work they may have missed during an absence. Quizzes can be made up for illness and doctor appointments only. I throw out one student quiz score each quarter. Makeup exams are administered when a student returns to class after an EXCUSED ABSENCE. They will be given an alternate exam, but their absence must be cleared when they return. If an illness or family emergency necessitates a student missing several consecutive days of class, requests for homework should be made as soon as possible.

                  

 

Teacher Conferences:

 

The school has set up two times during the school year when parents and teachers are scheduled to meet: September 28-29, 2009 and February 8-9, 2010.

If a parent would like to meet with me concerning their child at another time, please call to schedule a conference or contact me via the school E-mail.

 

 

Objectives:

 

The theme of the Crossroads Series is that the cross of Jesus Christ is at the very center of the Christian faith. God’s revelation of Himself in the cross reveals the only sacrifice for sin and the ultimate significance of life to each person and to every nation. Thus the cross stands as the decisive moment of truth for all humankind through all ages. The cross is central to the human experience and to personal decision making because everything leads to and from it.

 

The goal of the Crossroads Series is that through the study of Scripture the student will come to know the loving and redeeming God of Scripture. His self-revelation has its focus and fulfillment in the life, death, resurrection, and intercession of Jesus Christ. His substitutionary death on the cross is the sole basis of Christian assurance. With Christ as Savior and Lord, each student is enabled, through the Holy Spirit, to experience a life of worship, growth, and service, Each  student is then eager to proclaim and be ready for His return.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expectations:

 

1        Students will be required to do the bulk of their reading outside of class.

 

2        Turn in all homework assignments completed on time.

 

3        Take quizzes and tests on time.

 

4        Additional reading assignments besides those in the textbook will be assigned periodically. 

 

5        Students will be expected to complete a Power Point project each semester.

 

6        Students will be attentive in class and show respect to everyone.

 

        7       Students will be on time to class every day.

 

Resource Requirements:

 

Textbook:

 

Produced under the auspices of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Office of Education

Crossroads Series

His Story – Just in Time (Book three)

His Story – In Our Time (Book four)

Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1997

 

 

 

Materials:

 

Students will be expected to have a notebook specifically for Sophomore Bible and a three ring binder or folder to organize important assignments and study guides.