Quinmester humanities course 'Ideas of Western Man: Expressionism and Realism' integrating literature, philosophy, art, and music¶

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Description¶

This is an authorized course of instruction for the Dade County quinmester program in English and humanities. Its course description defines it as "An analysis of some predaninant schools of man's changing thought thragh the study of literature." The course focuses on philosophy and uses painting, sculpture, and music to illustrate each school of thought, treating Expressionism and Realism as they have affected contemporary American culture.

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Requirements¶

• A teacher must select a judicious subset of the suggested activities rather than covering all suggested material

Constraints¶

• Designed as a quinmester course within the Dade County Public Schools program

Target Learners¶

• secondary school students in English and humanities courses

Target Learning Goals¶

• understanding 19th and 20th century cultural movements
• relating philosophical, scientific, and socio-economic theories to literature, art, and music

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Related Elements¶

• 33-page annotated resource listing for students and teachers

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Key Sources¶

• Hall, Peggy; Knappe, Shirley. (1971). Ideas of Western Man: Expressionism and Realism. Dade County Public Schools. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED064728