Telling Stories
To begin our school year, we will focus on the intricacies of story-telling.
Over the Garden Wall
Our next unit will focus on writing skills through an archetypal analysis of the show Over the Garden Wall.
Howl's Moving Castle
Our next unit will discuss the importance of story-telling through a study of the novel, Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones.
Mythology, Fairy Tales, and Folklore
The final unit of this first semester will be a study of the oldest form of story-telling...Â
Othello
When we return from Winter Break, we will be critically analyzing William Shakespeare's world and characterization through the play, Othello.
Dystopia
The finale to our school year will be a research study of the dystopian genre through short stories and our own current society.