Program Details
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- The Bible: No one would teach a course on Shakespeare
without reading the actual words of his plays and sonnets or offer
classes on Faulkner, Morrison, Dante, or Dickens without spending
time on their actual works. This standard also applies to the Bible.
The Bible is the primary text for this curriculum. Each student
must have a copy of the Bible--ideally in a translation with
which the student is comfortable. In this course, students read
directly from the Bible.
- Student Edition: With the Bible as the primary text, the
vehicle for transmitting the content is a thorough and complete
student edition. The text covers the entire Bible from Genesis to
Revelation. The book guides the biblical reading and frames the
classroom discussions in constitutionally acceptable ways. The book
is rich in illustration and filled with features that demonstrate
the Bible’s influence on various aspects of life and culture.
The textbook was edited by Cullen Schippe, former vice-president and
publisher for Music, Religion, and Social Studies at
Macmillan/McGraw-Hill; and Chuck Stetson, founder and chairman of the
Bible Literacy Project. The book was examined prior to publication
by 40 reviewers, with their feedback incorporated into the editing
of the final text.
- Teacher’s Edition: The third essential component for the
course is the teacher’s edition. It contains all the information,
lesson plans, background, and classroom scripts needed to teach this
course effectively and successfully. The Teacher’s Edition is
a 440-page softbound text, with wraparound feature, meaning the
student text is printed in miniature, with surrounding teacher
sections, such as: Lesson Objectives, Working With The Text,
Biblical Information, Visual Learning, Cultural Connections, Recall,
Projects, Into Everyday Language, Music Extension, Literature
Extension, and more.
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Test Master: Teachers can use the book of black line masters to
assess students’ knowledge of the chapter and unit content of The
Bible and Its Influence.
The Test Master includes:
- 39 chapter tests,
- 14 unit tests,
- 39 chapter test answer keys,
- and 14 unit test answer keys.
- The short Chapter 40 is assessed within the Unit 14 test.
Each test includes ten multiple-choice questions, five fill-in-the-blank
questions, five true/false questions, and three critical thinking
questions. The tests are fully reproducible for classroom work.
- The Web Site: The Bible and Its Influence is
supported by a rich web site that provides teachers with a bank of
quizzes and instructional resources.
- Teacher Training: Because almost all schools and
districts require some training of teachers who will present an
academic course on the Bible, The Bible and Its Influence is
supported by three levels of online teacher training in conjunction
with the College of Education of Concordia University in Portland,
Oregon.
Click here for information about
Teacher Training.
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