World Culture & World Literature
Mr.
Vaccaro & Ms. Kirkpatrick
Course Description:
This challenging, Honors-level course presents a comprehensive study of western
and eastern civilization from the Enlightenment to modern times by focusing on
the historical events, artistic and literary achievements, and architecture of
each time period. The year begins with a brief review of 9th-grade
time periods and an additional focus on the values of each society as seen in
its art, architecture, and literature.
A course
calendar, which lays out the first six weeks in depth, was distributed
to each student. Major assignments are also listed for the entire year. On
“blank” calendar days, the classes will meet separately, studying topics and
time periods that coincide. We urge parents to check the calendar.
Tips for students’
success in Cult/Lit:
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Have good
attendance
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Separate long-term
assignments into manageable chunks
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Stay organized
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Complete homework
nightly (As we always say, “There is never a time when there is nothing to do in Cult/Lit.”)
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Think!! Try
to connect to the ideas and information presented.
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Believe in the
worth of this class
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Textbooks
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Arts & Ideas,
10th edition
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World History: Patterns
of Civilization
Literature
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Chaucer’s Canterbury
Tales (excerpt)
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Dante’s Inferno
(excerpt)
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Jonathan Swift’s A
Modest Proposal and Gulliver’s Travels (half)
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Mary Shelley’s
Frankenstein
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Poetry of the Romantics
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Charles Dickens’ A
Tale of Two Cities
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Chaim Potok’s My
Name is Asher Lev
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Kamala Markandaya’s
Nectar in a Sieve
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20th Century
poetry (time permitting)
Regents Exam in Global
History
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Covers Global 9/10
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Grade does not count
toward course grade
Final Exam for Cult/Lit
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Three parts (art/arch.,
essay, 5-min. oral)
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Counts for 20% of final
course average
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Oral Presentation
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20-minute in-depth
research presentation
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Students draw dates
during the first week of school and receive a detailed handout describing
the project
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Successful orals are a
result of extensive research, practice, and conferences with teachers
prior
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Book chosen from class
book list (some students have chosen a person instead)
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Food is allowed, but
not required
Book Essays
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Two per year (see
calendar for dates)
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Based on Regents
critical lens essay
Art Essays
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Three per year (see
calendar for dates)
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Requires in-depth
description and analysis of key works of art/architecture
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