TROISIEME SYLLABUS

Summer reading :  To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

CROSS-CURRICULAR OBJECTIVES:

-          To begin to develop the skills of critical reading and note-taking including the use     of primary and secondary sources

-          To acquire the terminology necessary for literary and historical analyses

-          To become rigorous writers by re-reading, revising and re-writing written work

-          To think and listen critically

-          To express beliefs  and opinions in organized,  constructive and creative ways

-          To define issues and form an opinion

-          To master the 3-paragraph essay (introduction with thesis statement,  good choice and use of examples, convincing conclusion)

-          To write and give a speech expressing a strong opinion using persuasive language and rhetorical techniques

-          To master the terminology of comparison, cause and effect,  summarization, description

-          To master the use of dictionaries, thesaurus and other research tools

-          To underline the link between subjects covered in different courses (Education Nationale classes and Anglophone Section classes)

-          To enjoy literature and history as subjects of interest beyond the classroom.

COURSES:

American Literature (2 hours)

Text :  US in Literature (Scott Foresman)

An exploration of a wide variety of genres including short stories, poetry, drama, non-fiction, speeches

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger
The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams
A Member of the Wedding, Carson McCullers
Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare

Grammar (one hour)

Text :  First Certificate Gold Course Book

Intensive preparation for Cambridge First Certificate.

American History Part II  (2 hours)

Texts:  An Illustrated History of the USA,  Jody Potts
Superpower Rivalry : Th Cold War 1945-1991, Tony McAlveavy

-          Syllabus by themes incorporating major movement in the 19^th and 20^th centuries

-          U.S. history:

-        Civil Rights:  western expansion;  pre-Civil War throug Civil Rights movement

-        Harvard Model Congress Europe:  current political and social issues

-        Immigration

-        Cold War:  World War II to today

-        Learning to grasp the relationship of historic events to long-term social   movements.

-       Understanding U.S. government structure and American politics