Living Word Scope & Sequence — Published Curriculum Map (Phase D-6)
STATUS: BUILT + SHIPPED 2026-06-04 (PR #748, commit e275573a). Copies the proven adoption lever (Orange's "Scope & Cycle"): a named, weekly curriculum map that answers "what do I teach across a term?" It turns a pile of scenes into a course. Depends on the lesson-plans spec (Phase D-5) for the per-session detail.
UPDATE 2026-06-10: the arc is now 20 WEEKS / 20 SCENES. The Presence-arc program (founder-approved, churchwiseai-web PRs #772/#778/#781/#784/#786, 2026-06-06) added The Cross, Exile & Dry Bones, Solomon's Temple, and Ruth to the canon, and
scope-and-sequence.tsshipstotalWeeks: 20. All "16-week"/"sixteen scenes" copy in product + marketing surfaces was reconciled to derived counts in PR #847 (2026-06-10) so the number can no longer drift. The SS1 decision below is preserved as written — "16-week" reflects the canon size on its date.Decisions made (founder, 2026-06-04): SS1 = the full "Creation to New Creation" 16-week arc (all scenes, canonical biblical order). SS2 = week shape
{ week, sceneId, title, theme, memoryVerse, objectives (per age band), lessonPlanRef }. SS3 = per-age-band objectives (kids/youth/adult) within one sequence. SS4 = both surfaces shipped — teacher view/living-word/classrooms/curriculum+ public SEO page/living-word/curriculum(Course JSON-LD). SS5 = memory verses in the World English Bible (public domain). Code:src/app/living-word/data/scope-and-sequence.ts(+ the two pages). Open follow-ups: 11 of 16 weeks still need their D-5 lesson plan authored; WEB renders the divine name "Yahweh" (founder kept verbatim — revisit if "the LORD" preferred); SCENE_SEO display order lists Burning Bush 11th (cosmetic, separate fix).
§1 — Purpose
A published, named scope-and-sequence — e.g. "13-week Genesis Beginnings" — mapping each week to a scene + its lesson plan + quizzes + memory verse. Doubles as a marketing/adoption asset ("here's your whole term, ready") and an in-product teacher guide.
§2 — What exists / what's needed
- Have: scenes, lens questions, (pending) per-scene lesson plans.
- Need: a curriculum DATA structure (ordered weeks → scene + objectives + memory verse) + the authored sequence(s) (founder-reviewed) + a render (teacher in-product + a public marketing page) + optional print/overview export.
§3 — Decisions (founder)
| # | Decision | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| SS1 | First published sequence(s) | "13-week Genesis Beginnings"? A full "Creation → New Creation" arc? How many terms? |
| SS2 | Week structure | Proposed: { week, sceneId, theme, memoryVerse, lessonPlanRef, objectives[] }. Confirm fields. |
| SS3 | Age-band variants | One sequence, or per age band (ties to lesson-plans LP4)? |
| SS4 | Surface(s) | In-product teacher curriculum view + a PUBLIC marketing/SEO page ("free 13-week Sunday-school curriculum")? The latter is a growth lever (programmatic SEO/GEO). |
| SS5 | Memory-verse translation | Which translation(s) for memory verses (licensing-safe)? |
§4 — Content authoring
The sequence + memory verses + weekly themes are curriculum content → founder-reviewed (faithful, tradition-fair). The data model is small; the authored sequence is the work. Memory-verse text must use a licensing-safe translation (verify before publishing — see the founder external-content sourcing rules).
§5 — Recommendation
Decide SS1 (start with one sequence: "13-week Genesis Beginnings") + SS4 (ship both the in-product view AND a public SEO page — the public page is a cheap, high-leverage growth asset). Build the data model + renders against the one founder-authored sequence, verify, then add more terms. Best sequenced AFTER lesson-plans (D-5) so each week can link to a real plan.