LITERATURE & FILM
Purpose of the Course: (What will you learn?)
You will explore what literature and film mean in the context of a multicultural society. You will explore social, historical, economic, political, and artistic issues. The goals of the course include:
1) Instill a passion for writing,
2) Provide you with a voice in society,
3) Teach you how to analyze films as texts and modern non-fiction, and
4) Prepare you to be active, critical thinkers in our modern American society.
This course will prepare you for your English Language Arts (ELA) classes to come and work to give you practice in the art of written and spoken communication. These skills are often best displayed through writing and/or class discussion.
The main components of the course will be: writing, analysis, class discussion, synthesis (making connections between self and society, and between texts and society).
Essential Questions:
You will explore what literature and film mean in the context of a multicultural society. You will explore social, historical, economic, political, and artistic issues. The goals of the course include:
1) Instill a passion for writing,
2) Provide you with a voice in society,
3) Teach you how to analyze films as texts and modern non-fiction, and
4) Prepare you to be active, critical thinkers in our modern American society.
This course will prepare you for your English Language Arts (ELA) classes to come and work to give you practice in the art of written and spoken communication. These skills are often best displayed through writing and/or class discussion.
The main components of the course will be: writing, analysis, class discussion, synthesis (making connections between self and society, and between texts and society).
Essential Questions:
- What makes films compelling?
- What is the relationship between film and society?
- What do films have to teach us about the societies in which they are produced and consumed?
- Are films primarily a reflection of a society’s culture, or do they in some ways help to shape cultural life independently?
- Can films be the impetus for change--personal change--social change?