Liturgy and Sacraments

Spring 2015
Syllabus
Teacher: Mr. Ryan Delaney
Texts:
The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ (Saint Marys Press, 2012)
The New American Bible, Revised (Fireside, 2011)
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to help students understand that they can encounter Christ today
in a full and real way in and through the sacraments, and especially through the Eucharist.
Students will examine each of the sacraments in detail so as to learn how they may encounter
Christ throughout life.1
Grades:
Homework, Papers and Projects 50%
Quizzes and Tests = 25%
Final Exam = 25%
Grading Scale:
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF

97-100%
93-96%
90-92%
87-89%
83-86%
80-82%
77-79%
73-76%
70-72%
67-69%
63-66%
60-62%
0-59%

Note: Students with a final grade of 97% or above for both semesters will receive academic
honors.
Late Work and Make-Up Policy:

Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for People of High
School Age, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, p. 20
Revised 1/5/15

Late work will be accepted one day late for half credit, with the exception of papers and
projects, which will not be accepted late. Students with excused absences are responsible for
arranging to make up missed quizzes as soon as they return to school. Class announcements,
including homework due dates and quiz dates, will be posted to Haiku, as well as NetClassroom
and the class Twitter: @MrDelaneyNDP.
Attendance, Participation, and Classroom Conduct:
All students will be shown respect consistent with their dignity as children of God. Students
likewise will respect the dignity of others. In the classroom this includes regular and punctual
attendance of classes, not speaking out of turn, attentiveness in lectures and participation in
group discussions and workshops, and refraining from any disruptive or unkind words or actions.
Failure to comply with these standards of behavior will result in removal from the classroom,
detention, or any other disciplinary action the teacher and administrators consider appropriate.
Any student caught cheating will receive a failing grade for the exam, quiz, or assignment, per
school policy.
Technology and Social Media Policy:
Laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices may be used in class when announced. At all other
times they must be silenced and out of sight. Tablets may not be used for taking notes. Social
media sites will be used in accordance with school policy.
Grant, O merciful God, that I may
ardently desire,
prudently examine,
truthfully acknowledge,
and perfectly accomplish
all that is pleasing to Thee
for the praise and glory of Thy name.
Amen.
Saint Thomas Aquinas, Prayer Before Study

Revised 1/5/15