Hello, my dear students!

Group 1: Laudato Si’ Chapter 3

Because of the global pandemic we are facing, we Group 2: Laudato Si’ Chapter 4
adopt an alternative learning experience I provide you a Group 3: Christus Vivit Chapter 3
handout containing an overview of the salient points of the Group 4: Christus Vivit Chapter 4
remaining two units. I do not wish to give you any activities Group 5: Christus Vivit Chapter 5
and burden you these days, but we need to push through
with some sort of assessment. So, I thought of doing The texts are available from:
this by group that it might be easier for us. So please bear
with me and I thank you in advance for your excitement to Laudato Si’ :
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/d
learn.
ocuments/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-
We need to make some adjustments regarding the
si.html
grading system accordingly:
Christus Vivit :
Prelim period
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhort
60% Unit tests
ations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-
40% All previous activities (in class and online)
ap_20190325_christus-vivit.html
Final period
Total points: 50
70% (Group) Term paper
Rubric: (See last page)
20% (Individual) Reflection paper
10% (Individual) group evaluation
Format: TNR, 12, Single spaced
Final grade = Prelim period grade + Final period grade
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Individual group evaluation
Please grade each other in the group following the short
Term paper requirements:
rubric I provide in the next page. This is to try our best to
For our paper, we are grouped to ameliorate the
be objective in grading and to make sure that we try our
differences of internet connectivity and for efficiency in
research. Each group is assigned to read a chapter of one best to learn.
document of Pope Francis (yet all are encouraged to read
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more ) then answer the following:

1) What is the Holy Father’s challenge in the document?

List at least 5 and explain.
2) In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, what problems that
arose with how various countries responded to the crisis?
Who were disadvantaged?
3)
For Laudato Si’ : How are these social issues rooted in
ecological disparity?
For Christus Vivit: How is holiness made manifest during
these times? Who are people we have in mind who bore
witness to holiness and what ways can we exhibit holiness
during the pandemic?
Individual reflection paper
I ask you to write a reflection paper on this course with
a minimum wordcount of 500 on what you have learned
and how you think you will use this. I seek a personal
reflection; please be honest and do not sugarcoat your
answers. This is more of a self-assessment how you have
learned or could apply our lessons when the time comes.
**If you need to write a note or message, please do not
include it in the word count **
I will post the deadline of these activities soon. If you have
any questions, please do not hesitate to message me.
Thank you and please keep safe!
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Critical Provided a critical Provided a good Provided an analysis Did not provide an None given
Analysis analysis of the present analysis of the of the present analysis of the
(X5) pandemic in light of the present pandemic in pandemic not in light present pandemic and
church document light of the church of the church was not in light of the
assigned document assigned document assigned church document
assigned
Synthesis Gave an excellent Gave an good Gave an poor Barely gave an None given
(X4) overview of the overview of the overview of the overview of the
assigned text and assigned text and assigned text and/or assigned text and
exhibited clear exhibited clear exhibited a misunderstood the
understanding understanding with misunderstanding text
some errors
Style and Completely follows the Generally follows the Follows the format Does not follow the None given
organization format and format and and compositional format and
(X1) compositional rules of compositional rules of rules of grammar and compositional rules of
grammar and grammar and composition, the use grammar and
composition, the use of composition, the use of language and tone composition, the use
language and tone of language and tone with numerous of language and tone
mistakes

5 4 3 2 0 Score
Each group Participated well, Participated worked Seldomly participated, Barely participated No
member worked excellent with with the team, poorly worked with the and lack group participation
the team, dependable, dependable, and team, rarely participation
and helpful helpful sometimes dependable, and
helpful