Humanities

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Our Back to School Night Presentation!

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Back To School Night

2015-2016

Humanities is
the blending of sophomore English and world history to enhance the understanding of both disciplines.

History Focus

  • 19th-20th century
  • Imperialism, Revolution, WWI, Totalitarianism, Fascism, WWII, Cold War
  • Art & Music from Time Periods
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English Focus

  • Major Themes - Leadership & Morality Tolerance & Coexistence
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Literary Works

  • excepts of Julius Caesar
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Night
  • Poetry of WWI
  • Honors: Candide and Still Life with Rice, among other shorter works
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Helpful Resources

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Article of Week
Vocabulary
Object Speech
Class Journal
Real World Writing

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Special STuff

  • Wiki
  • Field Trips: Film, L.A. Museum of Holocaust, U.S.S. Iowa
  • Oral histories
  • Newspaper Project
  • World Issues Project

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