Multimedia Literature
Kenwood Academy High School
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Course Description
This course is designed to increase a student’s knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for music in America from the late 1800s to the modern era. Music, like all other arts, rises out of the era and culture it represents. Students will study different styles, lyrics, and compositions of different genres of music (spirituals, blues, jazz, rock, pop, gospel, soul, funk, rhythm & blues, rap/hip hop, metal, alternative, and electronica). Students will listen to, read, and analyze different types of music, lyrics, and music criticism, as well as research music’s impact on society, culture, and politics. Students will also read poetry, short stories, and articles related to music. During the second semester students will develop their music production skills using GarageBand. Students will write their own lyrics. By the end of the year, each student will produce a series of original songs with lyrics independently and collaboratively.
Kirsten works on a song in our music studio. Lavar plays his beat for Jarrell to rap.
Readings and assignments for this course are located in Google Classroom. Please join our classroom page.
Please email me at ssparagis@cps.edu if you need assistance.
Instructor
My name is Stavroula Sparagis, and I started teaching at Kenwood in 2000. This is my 26th year teaching (22 years at Kenwood). I have a B.A. in Political Science and minor in Women's Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago. I also have a B.A. in English and M.A. in Secondary Education at Lewis University. In 2014, I became a National Board Certified Teacher of Adolescence and Young Adulthood/English Language Arts.
I am very excited to be teaching 2 sections of Multimedia Literature this year! In addition to reading a variety of literature, music is my favorite art form. I played the drums in a rock band during college and have been experimenting with music production for a few years. I look forward to teaching students about music history and music production, as well as integrating literature, art, culture, gender, history, & politics throughout our units.
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