LOADS OF MALARKEY
Resources for Mr. Malarkey's Classes 2011-2012
GETTING IN TOUCH
E-mail is always preferable for me.
Phone - 918.746.2600 x2122
Office - Tack 233
Usual Availability
Before School: in my office beginning at 7:30
Break: usually in Room 202 or 203
After School: in my office until about 3:15 on most days; during basketball and soccer seasons, this time is pretty sporadic, especially on Tuesdays and Fridays
If you need to speak to me outside of class or for extra help, see me at these times or talk with me and make an appointment.
FIRST QUARTER COURSE SCHEDULE
FIRST HOUR - Synoptic Gospels - Room 230
THIRD HOUR - Introduction to Hebrew Bible - Room 202
FIFTH HOUR - Teachings of the Catholic Church - Room 5
SIXTH HOUR - Applied Ethics- Room 11
SEVENTH HOUR - Applied Ethics- Room 11
COURSE MATERIALS AND ASSIGNMENTS
INTRODUCTION TO HEBREW BIBLE
SyllabusAssignments
Monday, September 12: review Genesis 24:34-41, 50-67; 25:7-11, 19-34; 27:1-40 and related notes
Tuesday, September 13: review Genesis 27:41-46; 28:10-29:35 and related notes; read pg. 47-51 and answer questions on p. 51
Wednesday, September 14: review Genesis 32:4-43:31 and related notes
Thursday, September 15: review Genesis 35:16-29 and related notes; TEST TOMORROW - Genesis 9-35
Friday, September 16: no assignment
TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Assignments
Monday, September 12: read 49-53
Tuesday, September 13: review 49-53
Wednesday, September 14: read 53-57
Thursday, September 15: review 53-57: TEST TOMORROW - pages 36-54
APPLIED ETHICS
Monday, September 12: review Human Acts/Acts of Man notes and read section 2 on Introduction p. 9
Tuesday, September 13: review conscience notes and read section 3 on Introduction p. 10-13
Wednesday, September 14: review subjective/objective morality and relativism notes; read sections 4 and 5 on Introduction p. 13-15; complete Case #2 (The Lifeboat) on pg. CV3; RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC MUST BE APPROVED BY FRIDAY
Thursday, September 15: no assignment
Friday, September 16: TBDALREADY-CHOSEN RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS - REMEMBER THESE ARE TO BE APPROVED BY SEPTEMBER 16
6th Hour
Capital Punishment
"Freedom of Choice" Legislation and Conscience Clauses in Hospitals
Research/Experimentation on Humans
Genetic Engineering
Child Abuse
Torture
Sterilization of Sex Offenders
Discrimination is Business and Society
Terrorism
Abortifacient effects of artificial birth control
7th Hour
Environmental Stewardship
Alcoholism
Child Abuse
Euthanasia
Capital Punishment
Foster Care System
Torture as a Means of Extraction of Information from Prisoners
SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
SyllabusAssignments
Friday, August 19: Pericope choice due
Friday, September 2: Exegetical paper on pericope from Mark's Gospel due
Friday, September 234: Exegetical critical paper on pericope from Matthew's Gospel due
Monday, October 10: Redaction critical paper on pericope from Luke's Gospel due
SOURCES
The Vatican - contains encyclicals, resources, searchable catechism, and online New American Bible
The Cross Reference - Online NAB concordance
Saint Peter's Basilica - information about everything in Vatican City
New Advent - Catholic Encyclopedia, compendium of Patristic writings, and Douay-Rheims Bible
National Catholic Bioethics Center - treatment of ethical issues in medicine and medical research. Also links to the National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, which contains articles about emerging biomedical ethics
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - links to resources for Teachings, Ethics, and CST
Codex Sinaiticus - the oldest known copy of the Bible, which has now been photographed and is being slowly put online by the British Museum
Turnitin.com - anti-plagiarism tool through which research papers will be submitted
TOOLS
Adobe Acrobat Reader (to access PDFs)
OpenOffice (a fantastic (and free!) alternative to Microsoft Office)
FUN STUFF
Samurai Sudoku (5 connected sukodu puzzles)
Rubik's Cube Solver (resets your 3x3 cube if you get stuck; just enter what the sides of your cube look like and follow the steps.)