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9 & 10)
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Moral
Development/Formation of Conscience
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Growing in Christian Morality
(morality of childhood, adolescence, adulthood) Teacher Resource (TR)
p.36 Student Book (SB) p. 81
Right or Wrong: How Can I Know? (effect of good choices) TR p.
37 SB p. 86
Statement on Formation of Conscience (formation of
conscience/religious belief) Canadian Conference of Catholic
Bishops TR p. 37 SB p. 90
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Sexual Attraction
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Becoming a Woman (infatuation) TR p. 74 SB p. 217
Understanding Homosexuality (facts/myths about homosexuality)TR p. 75
SB p. 219
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Chastity and
Decision-Making
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Intimacy and Sexuality (deals with the virtue of
chastity) TR p. 78 SB p. 233 (Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops)
Responsible Sex: What Every Teen Should Know (deals with pregnancy,
STDs and the use of condoms) TR p. 79 SB p. 235
There is no Safe Sex (deals with STDs, AIDS and the use of
condoms) TR p. 79 SB p. 239
Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions (deals with the meaning of
sexual intercourse, the biological responses of male and female to sexual
activity and the need for self control) TR p. 80 SB p. 242
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Substance Use and Abuse
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All I Cared About Was Getting Stronger (use of
steroids) TR p. 49 SB p.136
Degrassi Talks: Alcohol (facts about alcohol use) TR. 50
SB p.184
Battling NHLer Becomes a Hero (effects of alcohol on personal
growth/self acceptance) TR p. 64 SB p. 184
Sobering Pressure on a 19 Year Old (decision not to drink) TR p. 71 SB
p. 206
Teenagers and Eating Disorders: Looking Good (bulimia/anorexia) TR p.
51 SB p.142
She's Not Heavy; She's My Sister (reaction to societal messages that
female beauty depends on being thin)
TR p. 55 SB p. 158
What Drugs Did to Our Family (substance abuse and the need for family
reconciliation) TR p. 63 SB p. 181
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Abuse in Relationships
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Boyfriend Abuse: Troubled Love (story
of a young girl who breaks free of an abusive relationship) TR p. 77
SB p. 229
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Peer Pressure
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You and Your Adolescent (facts and myths about
peer pressure) TR p. 70 SB p. 201
On The Bridge (story about the effects of peer pressure) TR p.
70 SB p. 203
Letting Go of the Gang (interview with former gang member) TR p.
68 SB p.196
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Coping with Death
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Cherish Fathers Gone, But Not Lost (death
of a father)
TR p.10 SB p. 30
The One I Would Never See Again (death of a brother) TR p. 52
SB p.147
Just Being There (death of a baby) TR p. 59 SB p.165
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Effects of
Divorce/Remarriage
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Picturing Happiness (memories
about the effects of divorce) TR p. 11 SB p. 32
The Children Are Not OK (effects of divorce on children/adolescents)
TR p. 11 SB p. 34
Talking About Stepfamilies (challenges of remarriage and living with a
new stepparent) TR P. 12 SB p. 36
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Feelings of
Depression/Suicide
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Teen Troubles (facts about serious
depression/thoughts of suicide) TR p. 34 SB p. 74
Encore! More Winning Monologs for Young Actors (need to take seriously
any statements that suggest a person is thinking about suicide) TR p.
68 SB p.198
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Coping with Serious
Illness/Disability/Disfigurement
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It Takes Courage (coping with leukemia)
TR p. 38
SB p. 93
I'm Making It (coping with cerebral palsy) TR p. 41
SB p.106
Being Seventeen, Bright and Unable to Read (challenges of being
a non-reader) TR p. 29 SB p. 47
Mirrors (coping with a deformity of the jaw) TR p.
50 SB p.137
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Importance of Self
Esteem
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Coping Through Self Esteem (story
about self consciousness) TR p. 48 SB p.129
Unique People Make Impossible Dream Come True (belief in self) TR p.
54 SB p.152
I Went Back (student returns to school after dropping out)
TR p. 54 SB p.157
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REACHING OUT (Grades 11
& 12)
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Moral Choices/Formation
of Conscience
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Should Catholics
Let Their Conscience Be Their Guide? (important concepts about
conscience) Teacher Resource (TR) p. 32 Student Book
(SB) p. 109
Statement on the Formation of Conscience (factors
affecting formation of conscience) Canadian Conference of Catholic
Bishops TR p. 33 SB p. 114
What Does a Christian Do? Moral Problems (meaning of
being human) TR p. 35 SB p.121
Becoming a Woman (process of moral decision-making) TR p.
36 SB p.126
A Man For All Seasons (actions of Thomas More)
TR p. 36 SB p. 129
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Choosing Life
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Therefore Choose Life (Catholic teaching on
sanctity of life) TR p. 40 SB p. 143 Ontario Conference of Catholic
Bishops
A Time to Choose Life: Women, Abortion and Human Rights (societal
influences on abortion) TR p. 41
SB p. 148
Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions (teenager chooses
adoption) TR p. 51 SB p.179
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Sexual Decision Making
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Intimacy and Sexuality: A Letter to the Catholic
Youth of Ontario (virtue of chastity) Ontario Conference of
Catholic Bishops TR p. 49 SB p. 170
Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions (15 risks connected
with teenage sexual activity) TR p. 50
SB p. 172
Becoming a Man (commitment in adolescent relationships)
TR p. 50 SB p. 174
Homosexuality: What's a Christian to Think? (Church teaching on
homosexuality/Christian response to homosexuals) TR p.
52 SB p. 182
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Cohabitation
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Shacking Up Is Hard To Do (stability
of cohabitation/marriage) TR p. 55 SB p. 193
Living Together: What's a Pastor To Do? (Church response to living
together before marriage) TR p. 55 SB p. 195
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Substance Use and Abuse
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Children of Alcoholics (effects of alcoholism on
family members) TR p. 22 SB p. 83
Children of Alcoholics (coping and healing strategies)
TR p. 24 SB p.90
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Relationships
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The Three Faces of Love (explores
intimacy, passion, commitment) TR p.45 SB p.155
How Do I Trust Thee? (importance of trust in relationships) TR p.
44 SB p.154
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Abusive Relationships
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Wife Abuse (facts about wife abuse)
TR p. 23 SB p. 86
The Scars of Emotional Abuse
(patterns of emotional abuse by parents) TR p. 23 SB p. 87
To Live Without Fear: A Statement on Violence Against
Women (Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)
TR p. 47 SB p. 160
Dating Violence (characteristics of abusive
dating relationships) TR p. 48 SB p.163
From Becoming a Man (date rape a crime and serious
moral offence) TR p. 48 SB p.167
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Coping and Healing from
Abuse
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Wife Abuse Health and Welfare
Canada TR p. 24
SB p. 86
The Scars of Emotional Abuse TR p. 24
SB p.87
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Marriage
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Bradshaw on: The Family (qualities of a healthy
marriage) TR p. 18 SB p. 67
Christian Marriage: A Sacrament of Love (importance of
compatability) TR p. 53 SB p.187
When Opposites Attract and Then Wed (role of personality in
marriage relationships) TR p. 54 SB p. 189
Sex and the Teenager: Choices and Decisions (characteristics of
real love) TR p. 54 SB p. 191
Before We Say Forever (essential characteristics of a Christian
sacramental marriage) TR p. 60 SB p. 208
Lasting Marriages (factors that contribute to a lasting marriage) TR
p. 62 SB p. 215
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Marriage and Children
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Humanae Vitae (excerpt from Pope Paul VI's
encyclical on married love) TR p. 64 SB p. 225
A Marriage in the Lord (Church teaching about Natural Family Planning)
TR P. 64 SB p. 226
Ever Since Eve (coping with infertility and subsequent adoption of children)
TR p. 64 SB p. 226
Fathers Are An Essential Part of the Human Environment (important
role of fathers in the life of children) TR p. 66 SB p. 236
Love is the Measure by Which We Are Judged (challenges/rewards of
being a parent) TR p. 66 SB p. 234
Facing Fatherhood (challenges of being a teenage father) TR p.
51 SB p.176
Living Out Loud (influence of parents) TR p. 67 SB p. 239
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Family
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Through the Eyes of Faith
(profound influence of family) TR p. 2 SB p. 2
What is a Family? (images of family)
TR p. 2 SB p. 3
The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World (relationship of
family and society) TR p. 5 SB p. 16
Charter of Rights of the Family TR p. 5 SB
p. 18
Discerning the Signs of the Times (positive and negative signs
of the times related to families) TR p. 6 SB p. 22
What is a Family? (definitions and descriptions of family) TR p.
8 SB p. 31
Child Care: A New Feminist Perspective (societal attitudes toward
parents who stay home to raise children) TR p. 8 SB p. 32
Why Don't I Feel at Home (father stays home to care for family) TR
p.15 SB p.57
The Mother Zone (difficulties of balancing child care and career) TR
p. 9 SB p. 34
Parenting: Dad-Style vs. Mom-Style (difference
of parenting styles) TR p.14 SB p. 55
Finding God at Home: Family Life as Spiritual Discipline (role of
older relatives in handing on their faith) TR p. 13 SB p. 51
The Jade Peony (influence of family member even after death) TR
p. 4 SB p.10
Trapped Between Two Worlds (cultural tensions faced by some
families) TR p.15 SB p. 58
Discerning the Signs of the Times (media
influence on cultural values) TR p.16 SB p.61
The Big Picture (future changes/challenges for family life in
Canada) TR p.16 SB p. 63
Traits of a Healthy Family (identify traits of a healthy family)
TR p.19 SB p.71
Nicholls Puts Family Ahead of Hockey....
(important role of husband/father) TR p.18 SB p. 70
No Family's Perfect (balancing independence with connectedness) TR p.
20 SB p. 74
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Single Parent Families
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What Real Choices do Single Moms Have? (difficulties
of raising children alone) TR p. 10 SB p. 37
Living With a Single Parent (challenges of growing up in a single
parent family) TR p.12 SB p. 43
Super Dad (challenges of being a single father) TR p.12 SB
p. 46
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Divorce/Remarriage
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Divorced in America (effects of divorce on
both parents and children) TR p. 62 SB p.221
A Case of the Suitcase Blues (challenges of joint custody) TR p.
63 SB p. 222
Talking About Stepfamilies (challenges of adjusting to new parent
because of remarriage) TR p. 12 SB p. 48
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