WELCOME TO GRADE 9 OPEN RELIGION
Course Name: "Be With Me"
Course Code: HRE 1O1
This website is for students currently enrolled in Grade 9 Open Religion during the 2011-2012 School Year.
Course Overview
This course invites students to a deeper understanding of both the joy and the demands of following in the way of Christ and living out the call to discipleship as it is described in the Scriptures. Using the Beatitudes as a touchstone, students examine the attitudes and actions that characterize the Christian life. Students will explore a variety of topics related to the themes of personhood, interpersonal relationships and sexuality. They are encouraged to understand and nurture within themselves the virtues which will enable them to deepen their relationship with God in and through Christ in the context of a Spirit-filled community.
Students are expected to follow class rules and routines:
- Regular attendance, full effort and committed participation are necessary for success in this course
Printable Course Outline - HRE 1O
Units of Study
UNIT TITLE |
UNIT 1: THE BIBLE |
UNIT 2: WHO IS JESUS? |
UNIT 3: BE WITH ME AND BE ALIVE |
UNIT 4: BE FAITHFUL AND BE LOVING |
UNIT 5: BE OBEDIENT |
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
The Ontario Curriculum, Program Planning and Assessment 2000 specifies that the mark for the course is to be based upon ongoing or term work (70%) and a final assessment (30%). The final assessment is broken down into a final culminating activity (10%) and a final examination (20%).
Term Work | 70% |
Final Culminating Activity | 10% |
Final Examination | 20% |
The ongoing or term work will include reflections, small written assignments, literacy initiatives, reports, presentations, quizzes, and unit tests. The final assessment will include a project, and a final exam.
TEXTBOOK: Be With Me, The Holy Bible,
CCCB Publication New Revised Standard Version

Catechism of the Catholic Church
