Week 7, Syllabus

Mr. Ditzenberger, 9th Grade Bible
Time: 5 Periods
Unit 1, Lesson: Temptation/Genesis and Revelation
Week: 7 Dates: September 24-28
Objectives:
1. Students will list and give examples of major belief systems.
2. Students will compare different creation stories.
3. Students will compare God’s response to sin in Genesis 4 with Genesis 3 and develop a deeper understanding of God’s response to sin.
4. Students will identify the Bible’s use of genealogies.
5. Students will investigate the life of Enoch and develop practical lessons based on these lessons.
Monday
Notes on vocabulary of categories of religious belief.
Discussion of concepts of time.
Comparison of Quranic and Buddhist creation accounts with the biblical account.
Tuesday
1. Opener: None
2. Creation stories from around the world.
Wednesday
Opener: present from yesterday.
Brief Quiz over other creation stories.
Cain and Abel-read and list similarities with Gen 3.
Discussion of key points and implication of Gen 3.
Thursday
1. Opener: 20 Questions on Pentateuch Bible character. Only two “Is it _____________) questions allowed.
2. Family Tree-make your own with your descendants.
3. Discussion/Lecture-genealogies in the Bible.
Friday
Opener: Give someone a compliment in the class and tell them who are the people in the Bible that never died.
Develop a lesson on Enoch.