• Specific Goals & Assignments: Classic Literature in Context (12th grade)

• READING

• SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

• VOCABULARY

• LITERARY COMPREHENSION

• WRITING/MECHANICS

• STUDY SKILLS

• INTEGRATED HUMANITIES

• TECHNOLOGY

• RESEARCH

• SPEAKING AND LISTENING

• MEDIA LITERACY

Three to five books are generally chosen from this list each year.  Additional books will be required.

Frankenstein

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

Dracula

Hamlet

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead"

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

"Life is a Dream"

"Brighton Beach Memoirs"

"The Importance of Being Earnest"

Films

First Trimester:

Edward Scissorhands

Assorted versions of Frankenstein

Blade Runner

Assorted versions of Dracula.

Second Trimester:

Assorted versions of Hamlet

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Third Trimester:

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Clips from movies by the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, and others.

Additional short stories and films

Students are responsible for words in Vocabulary from Classical Roots, Volume E; quizzes are given regularly through the year. 

Students will

• Analyze written and visual text for meaning and theme

• Develop a working knowledge of cinematography, film terminology, and theories in film studies

• Develop original, valid analyses, arguments and conclusions about texts

• Articulate arguments and conclusions effectively, both verbally and in writing

Students will

• pose appropriately complex and valid thesis statements.

• Master the mechanics, devices and structures of advanced essay and reflective writing.

• Identify and apply literary terms and devices

• Use effective and sophisticated sentence construction.

• Write accurately and clearly, with confidence, rich detail and originality of insight, ultimately developing one’s own style

• Develop proficiency in revising and editing one’s own writing, using correct conventions of usage, grammar, style, and sentence patterns

Students will

•  pose appropriate questions to better understand an assignment

• demonstrate productive time-management, organization, and note-taking skills.

Students will

• Articulate connections between  literature and their filmic counterparts

• Articulate conclusions about patterns within classic literature from all periods

• Participate in seminar-style discussions to work towards enhanced critical reading, verbal,  and analytical skills

Students will

• Effectively use online resources to support ongoing academic development 

• Discriminate in their use of source material, electronic or print 

• Manage files efficiently and demonstrate proficiency in word processing and formatting of documents

• Use teacher-provided intranet resources

Students will

• Review guidelines concerning plagiarism

• Review MLA documentation techniques

• Complete systematic and careful research in multiple resources and synthesis of valid conclusions from that research process

• Incorporate research material into expository writing

Students will

• Pay respectful attention to teachers, to peers, and to the opinions of others

• Articulate opinion confidently during presentations and debates

• Ask analytical, generative, and evaluative questions that promote an authentic dialogue in class discussions

• Meaningfully participate in class discussions and activities

Students will

• Develop a working knowledge of cinematography, film terminology, and theories in film studies

• Identify and evaluate the persuasive techniques used in films

• Read the products of popular culture for its implicit values

• Evaluate the representations of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, culture, class and power in films

• Become an active and critical consumer of films and popular culture