Hero Quest: The Odyssey by Homer and Oh, Brother Where Art Thou (film)
Ethical Dilemmas: Antigone by Sophocles and All My Sons by Arthur Miller
Comic Relief: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and screwball romantic comedy films
Cultures Collide: Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Persecution: Night by Elie Wiesel and choice of In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut or The Weight of All Things by Sandra Benitez
Tying it all Together: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Rabbit Proof Fence (film)
Ongoing areas of study:
Visual literacy, including photography, film, and other images
Poetry
Vocabulary
Grammar, usage, and mechanics
Digital Literacies
Some notes about literature selection in our school district:
- Literature that is studied and read as part of a course has been sited for excellence by an independent source. For example, it has won literary awards, received positive reviews by independent book reviewers and/or recommendations from professional organizations.
- Students should read and analyze a variety of literature in print, auditory and visual texts including: Fiction, poetry, drama, short stories and nonfiction.
- Students should study a diverse selection of topics and themes including race, gender, age, economics, and geography through a combination of contemporary and classic selections.
- In grades 9-12 literature is adult, not young adult.
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