10th Grade

Mental Health

G10.LO1 - Invalidate the stigma of counseling and justify that is acceptable seek help from a professional/formal setting.

G10.LO2 - Elaborate that the Church's spiritual disciplines and sacraments as tools to deal with burdens of a fallen world.

G10.LO3 - Identify and differentiate situations of peer pressure and methods to stand up to it.

G10.LO4 - Differentiate between the Church's view and the world's view of body image.

G10.LO5 - Distinguish between healthy-unhealthy and moral-immoral influences.

G10.LO6 - Identify symptoms and causes of stress and methods to deal with them.

G10.LO7 - Identify and seek ways to develop positive friendships and how to separate from negative influences and friendships.

Malankara Orthodox Church History

G10.LO8 - Appraise the Proselytism by Catholic Uniates.

G10.LO9 - Defend the unity of the Orthodox Churches in India and delineate the distinct role of the Patriarchate of Antioch.

G10.LO10 - Discuss the process by which the MOSC became autocephalous.

G10.LO11 - Appreciate and evaluate the leadership of important personalities in the modern period of MOSC including formation and growth of the American Dioceses.

G10.LO12 - Summarize the different denominations in India and their origin.

G10.LO13 - Appraise how the MOSC has persisted despite the many points of struggle/conflict.

Oriental Orthodox Church History

G10.LO14 - Explore the presence of Oriental Orthodox Churches in the WCC and other Conferences.

G10.LO15 - Explore the beauty of unity in the diversity among the Oriental Orthodox Churches.

G10.LO16 - Assess the Addis Ababa Consultation of January 1965.

Church Fathers

G10.LO17 - Discuss the lives of the fathers mentioned in the 5th Thubden.

Denominational Studies

G10.LO18 - Compare and contrast the major differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism, and Protestantism.

G10.LO19 - Defend Orthodoxy when other denominations offer an "easier"/"less difficult" paths.

G10.LO20 - Understand the major differences in Orthodoxy, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Nature Worshippers, Wiccan regarding creation, salvation and the afterlife.

G10.LO21 - Discuss "seeds" of truth (Justin Martyr) in other faiths/denominations.

G10.LO22 - Defend closed communion.

G10.LO23 - Create/Construct guidelines for attending other Churches while not conflicting with Orthodox tradition.

Councils

G10.LO24 - Defend the faith of the 3 Councils.

G10.LO25 - Justify the Oriental Orthodox position on Chalcedon.

G10.LO26 - Identify the importance of Modern day conciliar approach (synod) and councils.

G10.LO27 - Distinguish/contrast between Conciliar Approach of Orthodoxy and the involvement in the ecumenical movement (WCC, NCC).

Annunciation of our Lord (Suboro)

G10.LO28 - Reframe the sanctity of life by reflecting that Christ was God in the womb of St. Mary.

G10.LO29 - Elaborate on how we can emulate the humility and obedience of St. Mary.

Theotokos

G10.LO30 - Discuss origins of St. Mary's designation as Theotokos from the Council of Ephesus in 431.

G10.LO31 - Contrast Theotokos vs Christotokos.

G10.LO32 - Examine the significance of St. Mary because of what we believe about Christ.

G10.LO33 - Discover St. Mary's role in Salvation.

G10.LO34 - Discuss how St. Mary represents the Church to bear Christ to the world.

G10.LO35 - Discover the teaching of the ever-virginity of St. Mary through iconography, Scripture, and hymnography

Nativity of our Lord (Yeldo)

G10.LO36 - Gain a deeper understanding of the Feast and the Mystery of the Incarnation.

G10.LO37 - Visualize incarnation as salvation.

G10.LO38 - Defend that Jesus is fully man and fully God.

G10.LO39 - Discuss the aims of Incarnation.

G10.LO40 - Explain how the Nativity of our Lord is the fulfilment of the Old Testament prophesy.

Assumption/Dormition of the Theotokos (Shoonoyo)

G10.LO41 - Explain how St. Mary will have to go through the final judgment to get into the Kingdom of God. Therefore, we are supposed to pray for St. Mary and we do it in the Holy Qurbana.

G10.LO42 - Model everything that St. Mary went through as the archetype for our own life.

G10.LO43 - Investigate through Scripture, Icons, and Liturgical prayers/hymns the importance of the Feast.

Church

G10.LO44 - Discuss the qualities of the Orthodox Church including the importance of Apostolic Succession.

G10.LO45 - Apply and analyze the characteristics and qualities of the Church and how everything extends from the Church.

G10.LO46 - Elaborate on the Church being One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic, and that the Church is living.

Presentation in the Temple (Ma'altho)

G10.LO47 - Reframe the Old Testament Temple to now be each of us.

G10.LO48 - Analyze St. Simeon's words, "Now let your servant depart in peace for my eyes have seen Your Salvation".

G10.LO49 - Validate that Mayaltho comes after the feast of Denaha.

Baptism of our Lord (Denaha)

G10.LO50 - Defend the power of Denaha water.

G10.LO51 - Justify how the Feast of Theophany is the fulfillment of the Old Testament prophesy.

G10.LO52 - Justify why the blessing of the water symbolizes the purification and redemption of the entire fallen world.

Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem (Ooshaino)

G10.LO53 - Interpret Hosanna with blessing of all vegetation of the world.

G10.LO54 - Connect Christ's entry into Jerusalem with His entry into our hearts.

G10.LO55 - Analyze Christ's Entry into Jerusalem from the perspectives of the Jews.

Passover (Pesaha)

G10.LO56 - Analyze Passover as the deliverance from death.

G10.LO57 - Consider the Traditions of Jews during the feast of Passover.

G10.LO58 - Interpret a blameless lamb, one year old, male in the feast of Passover as the type of Jesus Christ.

G10.LO59 - Relate between the unleavened bread, the lamb and the fulfillment of prophesy.

G10.LO60 - Evaluate the claim Jesus was sentenced on Thursday night/Friday morning in contrast to the actual celebration of the feast of Passover on Wednesday over Thursday night.

G10.LO61 - Discover how the old Passover ends here.

G10.LO62 - Examine the significance of Jesus celebrating Holy Qurbana.

G10.LO63 - Discuss the meaning of "This is my body, this is my blood".

Great Friday (Arubtho Rabtho Dazqeephutho)

G10.LO64 - Perceive the journey of the faithful thief, through the Song of the two thieves.

G10.LO65 - Perceive the experience of the Theotokos.

G10.LO66 - Rewrite yourself into the story as the beloved disciple.

G10.LO67 - Reframe the concept of time in liturgy.

G10.LO68 - Discuss how Jesus "tasted death".