This Teacher's Manual is intended to assist the instructor in actively engaging students in conversations, exercises, and reviews that will introduce students to the Catholic Church's social teaching. It is a supplement to the The Catholic Social Doctrine textbook.
Resources in this manual includes:
- The student textbook;
- Detailed lesson plans for each chapter, complete with Anticipatory Sets, Focus Questions, Guided Exercises, Closure activities, and Alternative Assessments;
- End of Chapter Materials, including Long-Term Assignments, answers to the Study Questions in the student textbook, responses to the Practical Exercises, and notes for presenting additional information from the Catechism of the Catholic Church;
- Answers to the Student Workbook;
- Chapter Tests, Quizzes, and Vocabulary Reviews with answer keys;
- Downloadable Tests, Quizzes, and Vocabulary Reviews are available; and
- A collection of Catholic Prayers and Devotions.
Midwest Theological Forum's Didache Semester Series is a collection of high school textbooks, teacher's manuals, and student workbooks. Each title is for a single academic semester. These titles were created in response to the USCCB Subcommittee on the Catechism's 2007 curricular framework in order to aid in the development of religious education textbooks for Catholic high schools.
The textbook, The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, corresponds to the curriculum framework's Elective C: Living as a Disciple of Jesus Christ in Society.
The textbook (available separately) was published with ecclesiastical sanction from the Archdiocese of Chicago, and it has been submitted to the USCCB Subcommittee on the Catechism for examination for conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.