Nature Writing & Comparative Literature and Film
Mr. Dye, 2009-2010
Welcome to 12th grade Socratic Seminar! The senior Socratic Seminar classes specialize in specific areas of literary interest (kind of like college classes). This class will have two semester-long mini-courses: Nature Writing and Comparative Literature and Film.
The Nature Writing portion of the course will consist of a thematic exploration of environment and landscape through reading, field experience, and writing. You don’t have to be a “tree hugger” to be in this class. This class is more about becoming more aware of how our physical environment shapes our experiences. We go on regular field trips into the local wilderness and one extended overnight campout. (Outings most likely will be scheduled for “early-out” Friday afternoons.) We will then practice writing about our experiences in our own poems and essays.
Comparative Literature is a branch of literary scholarship that compares literature from different cultural and national groups. It also compares the relationship of film to literature. In the Comparative Literature portion of this course, we will read works of literature and watch films from various cultural traditions.
In addition to studying literature, this course will also explore modern world history from the 19th Century to the present day as well as current events. That means you will continue studying world history where 9th and 10th grade Socratic Seminars left off.
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