This course acknowledges that war has captured our imagination and is never far from our consciousness. Students investigate and evaluate the perception and reality associated with the major wars of the twentieth century. Students experience the wars from the perspective of participants using relevant fiction and memoirs. Students read All Quiet on the Western Front, With the Old Breed at Peleliua, Maus, War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, and If I Die in a Combat Zone. Beyond these texts students examine historical documents, poetry, letters, war journalism, films, cartoons and photographs of these defining moments of the twentieth century.
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Semester 1
- WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War
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Semester 2
- WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War
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Homework guideline for 9th-12th grade: 30-45 minutes per night per core subject.
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