Welcome to Great Books!
Class Description:
The goal of Great Book I & II is to instill in students the habits of mind that characterize a self-reliant thinker, reader, and learner. We operate on the idea that everyone can read and understand excellent literature, literature that engages the whole person, the imagination, and the intellect. In Great Books I & II we draw on literature from many genres, time periods, and cultures, we emphasize writing as an essential way to communicate ideas in a persuasive, expository, literary, and expressive manner. Using the Shared Inquiry method we will draw on the language, experiences, strategies, and interests that students bring to school, while developing each students writing and speaking voice.
Our reading list/Assignments:
The goal of Great Book I & II is to instill in students the habits of mind that characterize a self-reliant thinker, reader, and learner. We operate on the idea that everyone can read and understand excellent literature, literature that engages the whole person, the imagination, and the intellect. In Great Books I & II we draw on literature from many genres, time periods, and cultures, we emphasize writing as an essential way to communicate ideas in a persuasive, expository, literary, and expressive manner. Using the Shared Inquiry method we will draw on the language, experiences, strategies, and interests that students bring to school, while developing each students writing and speaking voice.
Our reading list/Assignments:
- Why War? by Sigmund Freud
- Everything that Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor
- The Selected Poetry of Billy Collins
- Nine Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke
- Anthem by Ayn Rand
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
- Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross
- 1984 by George Orwell - Character Analysis and Vocabulary
