Great World Text
Casey Jordi, Dan Stenz Humanities Credit Great World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. This semester will be an investigative look into Asia through the lens of the controversial novel Dream of Ding Village by Yan Lianke. Dream of Ding Village is the story of the 1990s public health crisis in China, when rural villages selling their blood led to an AIDS outbreak. Synecdoche, WI Addie Degenhardt, Mike Hanlon Humanities Credit, IDEAS Credit syn·ec·do·che /səˈnekdəkē/ noun
Dystopian Literature Addie Degenhardt Humanities Credit This course investigates the flawed elements of an ideal society in order to better understand topics relevant in our current society. We will read one dystopian novel as a group and then each student will select a second dystopian novel to analyze individually. We will break down the five characteristics of dystopian literature and research how those characteristics might already be happening in the world around us—government control, environmental destruction, technological control, survival, and loss of individualism. Prereq: Mead Library Card US History + Rock Band Drew Fredrichsen, Dan Stenz IDEA and Humanities Credit This course examines the development of the United States from the Progressive Era through the post Vietnam War Era through the exploration of diverse cultural groups and individual perspectives in order to understand how changes in government and human rights also led to musical movements. Evolution of our current government and political culture, and the overall effectiveness of these provides an ongoing platform for discussion into current events in the U.S. and music’s role in shaping the message of the American People. The course looks to connect previous eras of music, culture, and historical events that led to the development of the “American Rock Band” sound. Music skills developed will be on a variety of instruments (including: guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and keyboard) as well examining lyrical content, writing strategies, and stylistic practices needed to learn, and create music within the “Rock Band style”. Civics + Social Perspectives Dan Stenz Humanities Credit This course is designed to build upon students’ practical knowledge and understanding of government and its direct connection to its citizens. In order to analyze how the rights and responsibilities of citizens in Sheboygan are realized, students will engage with a variety of texts, explore various social perspectives, and initiate hands-on experiences with government and non-government organizations in the Sheboygan community. This course will explore the question What does it mean to be a citizen of Sheboygan? by engaging as a citizen outside of the classroom. The community is the classroom. Strong Habits of Professionalism required. Global Issues
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Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. This year will consist of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, the landmark 1912 novel by James Weldon Johnson. Known only as the “Ex-Colored Man,” the protagonist in Johnson’s novel is forced to choose between celebrating his African American heritage or “passing” as an average white man in a post-Reconstruction America that is rapidly changing. The course will encounter themes of racial passing, multiracial families, and African-American music traditions.
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