Dramatic Literature & history
Ages: 13-18 Class Minimum: 6
tuesdays, 10:40-12:10
Sept. 3rd-Dec. 10th (14 Weeks)
Jan. 9th-April 29th (16 Weeks)
Showcase Performance- Friday, March 7th
Teacher: Katya Voss
Cost: $45/month or $40/Month for Multiple Classes or Students
Materials Fee (per year):$45
Who is this class for?
This class is appropriate for high school students and advanced 8th graders. Strong reading skills are recommended (although audiobooks are always an option). Students who take the High School Performance class are encouraged to take this class as well, as there will be a great deal of crossover between the two.
Class Description:
This dual-credit class will examine dramatic works as literature, specifically with a tie-in to the high school drama class. Thus whatever work is performed by the drama class will be studied with deeper analysis as a literary work.
Students will:
- analyze literary works from medieval tales and authors, such as Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Robin Hood legends, Ivanhoe, The Canterbury Tales, Le Morte D’Arthur, and morality plays. Dive deep into the play that the drama class has selected to perform, providing students with a thorough understanding of the characters, plot, and themes they will be portraying
- Examine the history of the medieval period from approximately 500-1400 AD
- Learn how to properly compose a 5 paragraph essay
- Learn how to cite sources using the MLA
- Write several essays that utilize in-depth analysis of characters, time periods, and themes from the period
- perform in-class read-alouds of many literary works and poems
- design and complete an independent creative semester project based on one of the works we read
History:
The model for our Sightline classes is to have all the classes centered around a certain period of history- this year, the Middle Ages. Throughout the course of the year, history and literature are interwoven together as we study the plays, stories, and poetry of the period.
Homework:
Students should come prepared to participate in reading scenes and class discussion. Several essays on the works we study will be assigned, as well as short writing assignments and vocabulary words. Students will learn the proper MLA citation format in anticipation of college work. There may be short quizzes on the history we cover as well.
Grading:
A traditional letter grade will be assigned based on completion of papers, homework assignments, and class participation. Students will receive both a literature grade and a history grade for each semester.