Children’s Literature: Poetry and Fantasy • 225 • Winter is course is intended to develop in students an appreciation for the literary qualities and value of children’s literature; to teach students to identify literary elements such as plot, theme, symbol, point of view, setting, and characters; and to acquaint students with the history, development, and genres of children’s literature; topics concerning race, class, gender, and ethnicity, and how we discuss and educate children around diversity, equity, and inclusion of people with differences; and exploring the role of reading and writing in children’s education by considering issues of censorship, pedagogy, and morality. e focus of the course will be poetry and fantasy. Texts may Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, A Wrinkle in Time, e Hobbit, e Chronicles of Narnia, Where the Sidewalk Ends, e Lorax, and If I Were in Charge of the World (and Other Worries).
Children’s Literature: Fiction and Reality • 226 • Spring is course is intended to develop in students an appreciation for the literary qualities and value of children’s literature; to teach students to identify literary elements such as plot, theme, symbol, point of view, setting, and characters; and to acquaint students with the history, development, and genres of children’s literature; topics concerning race, class, gender, and ethnicity, and how we discuss and educate children around diversity, equity, and inclusion of people with differences; and exploring the role of reading and writing in children’s education by considering issues of censorship, pedagogy, and morality. e focus of the course will be fiction and its connections to reality. Texts may include Roll of under, Hear My Cry, Charlotte’s Web, e Velveteen Rabbit, and Where the Red Fern Grows.
American Dreaming: Faith & Love • 233 • Fall In this course, students answer the question: Who gets their dreams to come true? Students explore the concept of religious belief and its juxtaposition to hope, fear, and hate, engaging in guided research and reading texts including e Goat, or Who is Sylvia? and Pansy.
American Dreaming: Race & Love • 234 • Winter In this course, students answer the question: Who gets their dreams to come true? Students explore the concept of race and its juxtaposition to hope, fear, and hate, engaging in guided research, watching documentaries, and reading texts including Counting Descent and An American Marriage.
American Dreaming: Rural Poverty & Love • 235 • Spring In this course, students answer the question: Who gets their dreams to come true? Students explore the concept of socioeconomic class and its juxtaposition to hope, fear, and hate, engaging in guided research, watching documentaries, and reading texts including What the Living Do and e Beans of Egypt, Maine.
Research and Immersive Learning • 043 • Fall, Winter, Spring Please note: is course may be repeated for up to three terms. is term-length course provides students with the skills and guidance to conduct and present an in-depth research project. It is designed for juniors and seniors who exhibit maturity and initiative, as well as the curiosity and drive to pursue an interest in depth. Both the subject area and project design are to be determined by the student with the guidance of the teacher; depending on the chosen area of study, students will also secure the partnership of an expert in that field to review their work. e primary course content is a sequence of skill modules that will increase the student’s self-sufficiency, time management, research methods, communication and presentation skills, digital literacy, and metacognition. rough their research and immersive learning, students will learn to become more organized, resourceful, self-starting, and self-directed.
Academic Course Guide 2019/2020
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