What is Our Catholic Community?

A unique literacy resource that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith in the context of critical literacy. Our Catholic Community will help students

look at the world through a Catholic lens.
make connections to their Catholic faith and church traditions.
find Jesus in their school life, home life, parish life, and community life.
communicate increasingly complex ideas and information using a greater variety of oral, written, and media forms.
develop critical literacy skills and strategies by exploring issues related to fairness, equity, and social justice.
analyse the structure and elements of a variety of text forms.

Components:

Student Cards

8 four-page selections per grade
Engaging topics with exciting visual designs
Range of text types and levels
Talk, write, and read activities for revisiting the selection as a whole class, in small groups, or independently

Teacher’s Guide

4-page teaching plan for each Student Card including an overview of Catholic connections and suggestions for shared, guided, and independent lessons
Line Masters to support instruction in Catholicity, language, inquiry, and critical literacy
Assessment Masters for teacher tracking and student reflection

Website

Student Cards in digital format with audio recordings
Accessible from school or home
Ideal for use with projectors or interactive whiteboards
Teachers can highlight text and record notes while working with groups