Description
Modern Literature teaches students to read literature critically. The selected works are framed around a central theme: “Alternate Worlds and Realities.” Using a literary perspective, students examine various stories and mediums, to understand the effect of genre on plot, characters, and meaning. Whether these stories occur on the pirate ship of Challenger Deep or the post-apocalyptic zone of District Twelve in The Hunger Games, students learn about the often indistinct line between right and wrong, reality and fantasy, and grapple with ideas of heroism in worlds where the moral choice isn’t always black and white. Students process these ideas and novels in two-page book reviews, assigned after each major work is finished.
Students will be required to purchase the books from the book list for the course. All other materials will be provided by the teacher.
