9 · 10 The Power of Allegory
Humans are meaning-makers, and one of the most powerful tools we have for making sense of the world around us is narrative. Jesus taught in parables, Aesop taught in fables, and authors both ancient and modern have used allegory as a means of boiling complex human experiences down to their essence. In this course, you will discover the multiple layers of meaning behind well-known texts as you read and analyze some of the most compelling allegories of our time.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4B, 7B
Credits Apply Toward English
Choosing Treason: Sometimes the Wrong
Choice is the Right Choice Betrayal. Conflict. Identity. How do individuals maneuver in a world that is at odds with personal values and sense of self? How does s/he find a home amid hostility? How can an individual feel at peace when s/he risks betraying family, friends, or country to be true to self? Read the stories of individuals who find themselves in conflict and learn how they negotiate their world, whether real or fictional.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 1C, 2C
Credits Apply Toward English
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Ann Hunter
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Bruins
Whodunnit? The Art of the Mystery
Get inside the twisted minds of those who frequent society’s dark criminal underbelly as you read and analyze some of the greatest detective novels of all time. Can you crack the case before the protagonist does? Become a close reader as you track clues and form and test hypotheses. Then, try your own hand at writing a mystery that will stump your classmates.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4C, 6B
Credits Apply Toward English
Magic Carpet Ride: Magic Realism
Do you believe in magic? Remember the wardrobe that opens to another world, or the boy wizard who discovers his singular legacy, or the small ring-bearer who holds the future in his hands? Yes, childhood stories are filled with magic, but what about so-called serious fiction? Be prepared to suspend your disbelief and plunge into a new world of magic for the grown-up mind. This course will start with the weird and wonderful stories of Kafka and Marquez, and then move on to explore 21st century magical realists.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 1B, 7B
Credits Apply Toward English
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Ann Hunter
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Bruins
“When the feeling’s gone and
you can’t go on….it’s TRAGEDY” To the Greeks of the fifth century, the dramatic tragedy was a religious/civic ceremony that brought to life the heroes of Greek mythology, particularly those from Homer’s epic tales, in massive open-air theaters as part of a competition during the festival known as City Dionysia. While considering Aristotle’s insightful writings (from Poetics) on Athenian tragedy, students will transform pity and fear into catharsis as they study the evolution of the dramatic tragedy from Ancient Greece, to Elizabethan England, and finally to the Broadway stage. Students will then explore how the tragic form translates to the novel form. This class will rely on both written text and film.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 1B, 6C
Credits Apply Toward English
Here There Be Dragons
The oldest surviving long work in English, Beowulf, contains a dragon—a creature that despite the difficulty of spotting one is found in the stories of almost all cultures. This course opens with the study of Beowulf and sets the epic in the context of world dragon myths before moving on to look at two dragon tales by the first great Beowulf scholar, renowned philologist and author JRR Tolkien—The Hobbit and The Children of Hurin.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4A, 5A
Credits Apply Toward English
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) Al Hunter
Grade Level(s) 9, 10
Teacher(s) McGrath
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