Theology

9111 Understanding Scripture and Christ

(1 credit) 9th Grade Requirement

“The Revelation of Jesus Christ Through Scripture” and “Who is Jesus Christ”

This course offers students the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of the Catholic Bible Scriptures. Students will come to understand the roots of Catholic teachings and will experience reading and reflecting on the major sections of the sacred Scriptures. Students will learn about God inspiring the authorship of these writings and will give specific attention to the Gospels of the New Testament.

Students continue the year with attention to understanding the “mystery of Jesus Christ” and the mystery of Incarnation. Additionally, students learn about the life Jesus led as well as how Jesus calls us to live our lives with His guidance.

9221 Mission of Christ

(1 credit) 10th Grade Requirement

“The Mission of Jesus Christ” and “Jesus Christ’s Mission Continues in the Church”

This course engages students to “understand all that God has done for us through his Son, Jesus Christ.” Students will share in an understanding of God’s plan for us from the beginning of creation through the events of the Paschal Mystery. Students will learn about the foundations of Christianity through the apostles and the continued development of the Church influenced by the power of the Holy Spirit. Students will also learn about the marks of the Church and different models of the Church. Students will develop an understanding for the “sacred nature of the Church” and about individual responsibility to continue the goodness of the Church through baptismal offices of priest, prophet, and king.

9333 Sacraments and Morality

(1 credit) 11th Grade Requirement

“Sacraments as Privileged Encounters with Jesus Christ” and “Life in Jesus Christ”

Through this course, students will learn how to encounter Christ in their lives through the sacraments of the Church. Students will study each sacrament in detail to gain a deep understanding of the way sacraments can influence and enhance life. Students have the opportunity to focus on the development of morality in the Gospels and how Jesus taught us to live. Students will study about the reality of sin and the moral formation and decision making that God has instilled in us as humans.

9711 Social Action

(.5 credit) 12th Grade Requirement (First Semester)

“Living as a Disciple of Jesus Christ in Society”

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Church’s social teaching. In this course, students are to learn how Christ’s concern for others, especially the poor and needy, is present today in the Church’s social teaching and mission

9414 Diversity, Peace, and Justice

(.5 credit) 12th Grade (Second Semester - Option One

“Ecumenical and Interreligious Issues”

The purpose of this course is to help the students understand the manner in which the Catholic Church relates to non-Catholic Christians as well as to other religions of the world. Building on the foundational truth that Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church and entrusted to her the fullness of God’s Revelation, the course is intended to help students to recognize the ways in which important spiritual truths can also be found in non-Catholic Christian churches and ecclesial communities as well as in non-Christian religions. It is also intended to help them to recognize the ways in which other systems of belief and practice differ from the Catholic faith.

9403 Contemporary Theology

(.5 credit) 12th Grade (Second Semester - Option Two)

“Responding to the Call of Jesus Christ”

The purpose of this course is to help students to understand the vocations of life: how Christ calls us to live. In this course, students should learn how all vocations are similar and how they differ. The course should be structured around married life, single life, priestly life, and consecrated life. Students should learn what it means to live life for the benefit of others and the value in considering a vocation in service to the Christian community.

9714 Peer Ministry

(1 credit) Fulfills 12th Grade Requirement

Prerequisite: Students must apply to be considered for this course.

Departmental approval required. The overall goal for this course is for the peer ministers to cultivate skills of ministry and leadership through faith in action. Students examine “ministry” and what is means to be a minister of Christ’s example. Participants spearhead the worship and faith life of our school community through retreats, prayers, liturgies, and faith sharing groups. Peer ministers also serve the school through advocacy projects and peer-to-peer education. Participants will begin to recognize their gifts and talents and use these blessings in a manner that will bring our student body closer to Christ. Students will also develop the intellectual aspect of their faith by examining and discussing moral issues in light of Catholic teaching as well as delving into Christian apologetics.

Service Program

Christ Revealed in Service to Others

Mission Statement: In forming students through “cura personalis,” or care for the whole person, the Christian Service Program exposes students to living out the tenets of Catholic social teaching, rooted in the person of Christ, through service to and solidarity with others.

Student Service Requirements: Students will complete at least 100 hours of service by the time they graduate. Specific amounts and types of service are expected for each grade level. The requirements for each grade level are listed below.

• Freshmen - 20 hours of service for friends, family, neighbors, or community Five hours may be completed on Christ the King Service Day.

• Sophomores - 20 hours of service for faith or school community or a non-profit organization. Five hours may be completed on Christ the King Service Day.

• Juniors and Seniors - 60 hours of service must be completed by the end of the first semester of senior year. A minimum of 40 of these hours must be completed through one, pre-approved nonprofit organization working in direct service with a marginalized population. Ten hours may be completed through Christ the King Service Day during their junior and senior year. An additional ten hours may be completed through their school, faith community or community nonprofit organization.

Summer reading is required for all English students, including incoming freshmen. Reading lists are posted on the Judge website each June.

1105 English Nine Freshman Composition (1 credit) 9th Grade Requirement

Students in English Nine study and write a variety of essay forms exploring themes, ideas, and definitions of different essay genres. Study will include appropriate grammar review, research skills, and vocabulary development as well as practice in sentence fluency and various writing strategies. Focus will also include literature study and the connection between reading and writing. Readings include selections from classical literature, Shakespeare, and contemporary literature.

1106 English Nine Honors (1 credit) Fulfills 9th Grade Requirement

Required: Additional Summer Reading

In addition to the regular English Nine course, students will be challenged with increased difficulty in writing and reading assignments and projects. Honors English is intended for the highly motivated student who has demonstrated advanced skills and interest in critical reading and composition.

1204 English Ten Honors: AP Seminar (1 credit) Fulfills 10th Grade Requirement

Required: Additional Summer Reading

Prerequisite: Application and Department approval

English Ten Honors will use literary texts from around the globe and across time to anchor a discussion of broad themes in society. Using the AP Seminar course framework and approach, students will engage in personal research to determine how the ideas of a classic or wellrenowned text echo across disciplines by connecting their analysis to current events, pop culture and other works of merit. Students will participate in the AP Seminar exam, learning to communicate their research clearly through both written and verbal means.

1205

English Ten Introduction to Literature (1 credit) 10th Grade Requirement

Students in English Ten study a variety of texts and genres representing diverse cultures from around the world. The course emphasizes careful reading and analysis of the selected text including recognizing literary themes and various cultural issues. The course also works with students to help them become stronger writers and communicators in a wide range of genres, from scholarly to research to persuasive writing.

1303/1304 English Eleven (1 credit) 11th Grade Requirement

Register for both semester courses. This course explores major themes and perspectives present in American Literature. Multiple genres, including visual and print sources, are studied within the context of historical and philosophical trends in American Literature, as well as the study of how writers use language to create meaning, via full class texts and independent reading selections. Through a variety of reading, discussion, projects, and writing, students are introduced to methods of improving their overall verbal ability. Students will practice a variety of expository essays, with emphasis on improving the writing skills necessary to succeed in other high school content-area classes, the verbal and writing sections of the ACT, as well as in college.

1310 Introduction to Humanities (1 credit) Grades: 11th and 12th.

The humanities can be described as the study of human experience and the way in which people define and document their experience through philosophy, literature, religion, art, music, history, politics, and language. Viewing the human experience through a humanities lens provides insights that extend beyond statistical data and field reports. Humanities facilitate our understanding of things we may never experience directly, by viewing people and events in the context of their surrounding circumstances. Incorporating context allows us to appreciate the extensive breadth and depth of human experiences from different cultures, locations, and time periods.

This course explores the humanities by documenting and processing people’s interpretations of what it means to be human. These human experiences are divided into four themes: Diversity & Difference, Human Rights & Genocide, Reform & Revolution, and Spirituality & Well Being. For each theme, selected humanities artifacts are presented in the context of their historical, social, political, personal, cultural, economic, and other settings. This course is a Concurrent Enrollment class designed and offered with Salt Lake Community College.

1321 AP English Literature & Composition

(1 credit) Grades: 11th

Fulfills 11th Grade Requirement

Required: Additional Summer Reading

Prerequisite: Application and Department approval.

This accelerated program offers students an opportunity to study American, British, and World Literature at the level of a college course while refining writing and discussion skills in seminar structure.

1406 /1407 English Twelve Contemporary Culture (1 credit) 12th Grade Requirement Register for both semester courses

In this college preparatory course, students will study contemporary culture as revealed through literature or film. Writing assignments, in response to reading or viewing, will be developed through several rhetorical styles. An exit project combining the patterns of writing is required for successful completion of the semester.

1421 AP English Language and Composition: Contemporary Issues

(1 credit) Grade: 12th

Fulfills 12th Grade Requirement

Prerequisite: Application and Department approval.

This course cultivates the reading and writing skills that students need for college success and for intellectually responsible civic engagement. The course guides students in becoming curious, critical, and responsive readers of diverse texts and becoming flexible, reflective writers of texts addressed to diverse audiences for diverse purposes. The reading and writing you do in this course should deepen and expand your understanding of how written language functions rhetorically: to communicate writers’ intentions and elicit readers’ responses in particular situations. Units include historical influences on contemporary issues like justice and the environment, and sports in society.

1422 AP English Language and Composition: African American Studies

(1 credit) Grade: 12th

Fulfills 12th Grade Requirement

Prerequisite: Application and Department approval required.

This course is designed to offer high school students an evidence-based introduction to African American studies.  The interdisciplinary course reaches into a variety of fields literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography, and science to explore the vital contributions and experiences of African Americans. Since the course will be taught through the lens of non-fictional texts throughout history, students also have the opportunity to take the AP Language and Composition exam upon completion of AP African American Studies..

1440 Concurrent English

(1 credit) Grade: 12th

Fulfills 12th Grade Requirement

Includes Additional Fee

This one-semester, concurrent enrollment course offered through Salt Lake Community College is designed to help students become strong, clear writers. We will carefully read great writing from diverse genres (fiction and nonfiction), analyzing the rhetorical strategies those writers employ. Students will also draft, revise, and write their own work, building skills such as research, analysis, synthesis, composition, peer review and understanding how to write for varied contexts and genres.

English Electives

1430 AP Research

(1 credit) Grade: 12th

Prerequisite: Application and Department approval.

In the AP Research course, students further their skills acquired in the English Ten Honors course by understanding research methodology; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. Students explore their skill development, document their processes, and curate the artifacts of the development of their scholarly work in a portfolio. The course culminates in an academic paper of 4000-5000 words (accompanied by a performance or exhibition of product where applicable) and a presentation with an oral defense.

1701

Yearbook

(1 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Credit may be applied towards JM Art requirement; however, may not satisfy Art requirement for college admission.

In this journalism elective, students develop skills in computer graphic arts, digital photography, and journalistic writing to chronicle the current year’s history of our school in the yearbook. All layout and design is consistent with basic commercial art principles using Online-Design tools provided by Jostens.

1705/1706 Creative Writing

(1/2 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Offered 1st and/or 2nd Semester Register for both semesters if taken as full year course.

This course explores all types of creative writing including non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. Students will write daily, developing portfolios of their work in each semester.

1707

Literary Magazine

(1 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Prerequisite: Portfolio application

The literary magazine, Catharsis, is an important publication of Judge Memorial. It showcases the best art, photography, fiction, non-fiction, and musical compositions our student body produces each year. Students accepted into the Literary Magazine course are responsible for the production of this publication. The process of selecting for publication is challenging and is done by students who have themselves exhibited an ability to produce the above art forms at a high level. Students who submit their work are taking a risk and are deserving of our respectful consideration and encouragement. Staffers are entrusted with this work and are expected to do it in a professional manner. This course is now offered in the normal 1-8 period school day.

1708 Advanced Creative Writing

(1 credit) Grades: 10th, 11th, 12th

Prerequisites: 1705/1706 Creative Writing or 1707 Literary Magazine and portfolio application. This course is designed for students who wish to develop a portfolio of multi-genre or single genre original creative writing and who wish to submit their work to be published outside of school. The independent nature of this course allows motivated writers significant control over course work and the portfolio. Writers who seek dedicated time and space within the school day to create and a structured writing schedule to follow should apply for this course.

1717 New Media

(1 credit) Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Prerequisites: Application and Department approval.

Create documentaries and stories that interest you and other students through a variety of media (print or multimedia). Apply for this class if you’re interested in a career in graphic arts, television production, communications, journalism, marketing, advertising, or digital publishing.

Credit may be applied towards JM Art requirement; however, may not satisfy art requirement for college admission.