Subject Area Lesson Plans

The below lesson plans were developed by educators in Jesuit High Schools to model the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm of: Context, Experience, Reflection, Action and Evaluation. You can either download these files or view them (some exceptions) Online. If you do download a file, JSEA requests that you contribute one of your IPP Lessons to this library. Email the completed IPP Lesson Plan Template (click here to download the Template) to the JSEA Communications Manager.

(Click on the below subject area to go directly. Click on the Lesson Plan name to download.)


ART

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Visual Arts: Mixed medium composition with emphasis on expressive qualities

Dolores Tema - Fairfield College Preparatory

Advanced Drawing: Personal Issues

Connie Greany - Rockhurst High School

Music Videos: Music Appreciation

Reggie Murray - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Camera Movement: Advanced Communications

Michael Callahan - DeSmet Jesuit High School, St. Louis

Subject Matter in Art:

Meg Feinman - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Altars, Shrines and Tributes: From Symposium 2000


Connie Greany - Rockhurst High School
Kathy Hoskins - Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Leandra Laird - Loyola Blakefield
Sue Oleksy - Canisius High School
Joe Winhusen - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

Multimedia Stained Glass Window Design:

Harry A. Jordan - Creighton Prep

Calligraphic Manuscript & Illumination

Harry A. Jordan - Creighton Prep

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ENGLISH

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Imagiste Assignment: English Honors III

Chris Alling - Brophy College Preparatory, Phoenix

Patriotism by Yukio Mishima

Edwina Lynch - Loyola High School of Los Angeles

The Art of Charity in Characterization: British Literature

Ray Guiao, S.J. - St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland

Managing the Teaching-Learning Process:

Carolyn Lausch - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

Dead Man Walking:

Frank Israel - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

A Reflective Unit on Twain's Huckleberry Finn:

Chris Alling - Brophy College Prep
Megan Beckley - Walsh Jesuit High School
Tracey Bors - McQuaid Jesuit High School
Kathy Gross - Loyola High School, Detroit
Paul Hogan - Jesuit High School, Portland
Peter Kernion - Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Edwina Lynch - Loyola High School of Los Angles
David Middleton - St. Peter's Preparatory School
Pete Musso - DeSmet Jesuit High School
Phil Nuxoll - Jesuit High School, Sacramento
James O'Brien - St. Joseph's Preparatory School
Tim Prosser - Marquette University High School
Linda Ratliff - Loyola High School, Detroit

"Zebra" by Chaim Potok:

Wanda Miranda - Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Noris Esteves - Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Counter Culture of the 1960s (Grade 11)

Fr. Greg Lynch, SJ - Creighton Preparatory

Mexican-American War (Grade 11)

Fr. Greg Lynch, SJ - Creighton Preparatory

Migration: Freshmen

Joe Klein - Brophy College Preparatory

Comparative Government: Seniors

Kevin McCabe - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Year in Review: Magazine Project: World Civilization

Tom Murphy - St. Peter's Preparatory School

Anglo-Indian Conflict in the Trans-Mississippi West: From Symposium 2000

Bill Burke - Cheverus High School
Jane Schissel - Regis Jesuit High School
Joe Sweeney - Xavier High School
Shel Zatkin - St. Ignatius College Prep, San Francisco

Ancient Rome: 9th Grade

Terry Burns -Seattle Preparatory School
Matthew Ellis - Bellarmine Preparatory School, Tacoma
Diane Haleas - St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago
Joe Klein - Brophy College Prep

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LANGUAGES

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

History of Berlin: German

Jim DeAngelo - St. Peter's Preparatory School

Introduction to Homer: Greek I

Joe Knight - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Latin Literature: Latin From Symposium 2000

Sue Baber - St. Peter's Preparatory School
Mary McCarty - St. Ignatius College Prep, San Francisco
Chris Lauber - Fordham Prep
Paul Moynahan - Boston College High School
Mark Tychonievich - St. Louis University High School

Asesinato: Spanish

Greg Neilson - Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas

Shopping for Clothes in France: French

Linda Wandersee - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Narrating in the Past Tense: French Level II or Advanced

Angelica Creel - Jesuit High School, Sacramento
Gary Marando - Univ. of Detroit Jesuit High School & Academy
Mary Ann Quinlan - Loyola Academy
Nancy Van Ness - Loyola School, New York
Linda Wandersee - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

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MATHEMATICS

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Castles: (Honors Geometry)

Janet Tedesco - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

L'Hopital's Rule: Calculus

David Wright - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Slope: Algebra I

Leslie Merritt - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Introduction to Limits: Calculus

Gretchen Kane - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Probability: Math

Kathleen Juhas - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Solids, Spheres, and Cross Sections: Geometry

Andrew Babula - St. John's Jesuit High School
Paul Buckley - Gonzaga College High School
David Dye - McQuaid Jesuit High School
Carol Hardtke - Marquette University High School
Gretchen Kane - Jesuit High School, New Orleans
Tom Larsen - Bellarmine Preparatory School
Teri Stroschein - Jesuit High School, Portland

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SCIENCES

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Centripetal Force: From Symposium 2000

Paul Baudendistel - St. Louis University High School
Gene Bender - DeSmet Jesuit High School
Tom Fitzpatrick - St. Joseph's Preparatory School

Galapagos Project: Biology

Sandra Bonner - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem: Physics

Angel Luis Velázquez-Aviléz - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Ethics Search Project: Environmental Science

Libby Maher - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School

Mush Lab: Science

Regina Melonson - Seattle Preparatory School

Volume: Physical Science

Brian Meza - Seattle Preparatory School

Decisions, Decisions!:

Sharon D'Agosta - Creighton Preparatory School
Bryant Ramirez - St. Xavier High School
Jenny Snyder - Loyola Academy
Sunita Stevens - Loyola School, New York

Human Genetics Lesson:

Sherry Annee - Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Pat Beckmann - Creighton Preparatory School
Gene Bender - DeSmet Jesuit High School

Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology: AP Biology

Pat Beckmann - Creighton Preparatory School

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THEOLOGY

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Mark's Gospel: Sacred Scriptures

Floyd Guidry - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Ancestor Project:

Theology Department of Jesuit High School, Portland

Theology…the Use of Silence in the Classroom:

Dan Galla & Joe Ptak - St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland

Globalization: Social Justice

Paula Taylor - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Natural Law Morality: Morality

Ernesto Valiente - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Teaching Tolerance: Christian Ethics/Social Justice

Peter Arabia, S.J. - Canisius Jesuit High School
Barry Barfield -Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane
Jim Brennan -St. Ignatius High School, Cleveland
Marianne Conway - Fordham Preparatory School
Michele Elchlepp - Jesuit College Preparatory School, Dallas
Jerry Featherston - Rockhurst High School
Jim Hederman, S.J. - Fairfield College Preparatory School
Patrick Maggio - Loyola Blakefield
Greg Maurin - Jesuit High School of Tampa
Tim Mitchel - St. Ignatius College Prep, Chicago
John Murphy, S.J. - Loyola High School of Los Angeles
Bob Reinhart - Xavier High School
Greg Richard - St. John's Jesuit High School
Tommy Romano - Strake Jesuit High School
Patrick Ruff - Boston College High School
Tom Sacerdote - Fairfield College Preparatory School

Parent Interview: Freshmen

Matthew Sciuto - St. Louis University High School Direct Link

Three Levels of Reading Scripture

Matthew Sciuto - St. Louis University High School

Unit on Native American Issues

Bill Laird --Creighton Preparatory School

Movie Project: Kings of Israel

Rob Chesire - Creighton Preparatory School

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OTHER: Computer Science, Counseling, Health, Physical Education, Speech

Lesson Description

Contributor(s)

Computer Literacy: Computer Science

Sharon Hewlett - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Communication Across the Curriculum: Powerpoint Presentation with Ignatian rationale

Brophy College Preparatory

Teen Life Counts Suicide Prevention: Guidance

Kris Bonitatibus - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Career Day: Guidance

Jennifer Giambelluca - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Story Telling: Speech

Chaise Waites - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Our Eyes on Christ: Health

Roxann Asp - Jesuit High School, Portland

The College Application Process: Counseling

Trice Flair - Jesuit High School, New Orleans

Sophomore Career Class

Steve Wertzberger and Jim Swanson - Creighton Prep, Omaha

The Democracy of Chaos

Trevor Fanning - Fairfield Prep, Fairfield

Research Paradigm Library Research

JSEA Librarians Conference

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