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Description of the Approach to Study Used in the Particular Humanities Doctit.inNT mrst,mr ED 021 153 AA 000 306 By- Ade', Richard R.; Applebee, Arthur ANNOTATED HUMANITIES PROGRAMS National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign,III, Pub Date 68 Note- 65p EDRS Price MF-SO.50 HC-S248 Descriptors- ANCIENT HISTORY, *COURSE DESCRIPTIONS *CULTURAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, CURRICULUM PLANNING, ENGLISHINSTRUCTION FINE ARTS HISTORY,HUMANITIES sHWANITIES INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LITERATURE PHILOSOPHY, PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION *SECONDARY GRADES STUDENTCHARACTERISTICS TEACHING METHODS The humanities programs offered in1968 by 227 United States secondary schools are listed alphabetically by state,including almost 100 new programs not annotated in the 1967 listing (seeTE 000 224). Each annotation presents abrief description of the approach to study used inthe particular humanities course (e.g. American Studies, Culture Epoch of theWestern World, Great Ideas-, music andart). Many also supply information concerning(1) grade levels,(2)the department administering the program, (3) methodsof teachingindividual teacher, team, or a series of teachers from variousdepartments, (4) quality of students participating,(5) credit given, (6) type of course--elective orrequired, part of a sequence or asingle course of study,and (7)texts, materials, and specificactivitiesfield trips, addresses by visiting lecturers, concert and dramaattendance. (lh) I I; ANNOTATED HUMANITIES PROGRAMS National Council of Teachers of English Spring 1968 Compiled by Richard R. Adler and Arthur Applebee 1. ALABAMA Auburn High School, Auburn,Alabama 36830 (Mrs.) Sandra Izquierdo,Program Coordinator graders with basic, Pilot humanities programfor 56 lOth-12th used average, and above-averageabilities. Chronological approach beginning with theMedieval to examine the growthof Western Man; sessions are used, aswell as independent Period. Large and small group the program in study in which each studentfollows up 1 phase of Materials include a depth.Consultants ard fieldtrips are used. recording tapes. humanities library, records;slides, films, ehnd ARIZONA Central High School,Phoenix, Arizona Chris Carnahan, HumanitiesTeacher few Elective open to seniorswho rank in top20% of class plus whole exceptionally well qualifiedjuniors. Individual teacher for administered by EnglishDepartment. Approach: examining course; The World as a Machine, epochs--Greek, Roman,Medieval, Renaissance, freedom exercisedby and the 20th Century--andassessing degree of Use A-V materials; man within eachworld; art (form andcontent). recorder; prints TV programs (KAET) andCamera Three via tape Clark Museum, (Metropolitan Museum ofArt), slides (Francine The Search forPersonal Williamstown, Mass.),films, etc. Text: Freedom. ARKANSAS 71601 Pine Bluff High School,Pine Bluff, Arkansas (Mrs.) Etoyle Mouser*Program Coordinator for heterogeneous Beginning 1968, anelective humanities course by English Department. classes of juniors andseniors, administered in music and art. Regular teacher, alongwith resource teachers scheduled so that.they can Three sections planned,hopefully to be Course will be organized come togetherin large group attimes. great ideas inselected around a man's searchfor values and his of these valuesand periods of history, alongwith the expression and society. ideas in philosophy, art,music, literature, -page 2- CALIFORNIA Alameda High School,Alameda, California94501 English Teachers Mary Frances Claggettand Madge Holland, geared Humanities elective opento all juniorsand seniors; requirement. One toward college-boundstudents.Fulfills English values as they arereflected or 2 semesters. Approach: study of science, and the arts. Selections in literature, philosophy, Renaissance, and Modernperiods. drawn primarily fromthe Greek, highlight course. Team Original utopias andcreative projects approach, occasionalguest teachers utilizeinductive teaching Humanities Films, ertslides, teachers, poets. Field trips, EB Student poetry readingsheld weekly recordings, classroomlibrary. during lunch hour. Bakersfield High School,Bakersfield, California Harold P. Silverman,Head, EnglishDepartment Humanities course (or"World Literatureand Composition") open administered byEnglish to gifted seniors. Team teachingthroughout; student's criticaland Department. Objectives: (1) stimulate communication skillsin creative intelligence; (2) improve his listening; (3) give reading, writing,speaking--also seeing, WesternCivilization...." student preliminary awarenessof "The Sweep of works from 10 B.C.to Study in depth at least12 major complete chronological approach.At 20th Century, insteadof fragmented due in May ontopic least 1 theme assignmentper week; term paper related to worldliterature. Barstow High School,Barstow,California 92307 Jack B. Robinson,Program Coordinator Course will befull First semester of operation,spring 1968. Both may fall 1968. Open to juniorsand seniors. year starting carpet on senior English. New double room, elect humanities for repraductions, and floor, a new ampex, new tablesand chairs, art off to a flyingstart. its own library havehelped get the program Generally, the approachhas been acombined aesthetic-historical plus Plans for next year areto concentrate onthe aesthetic, one. well as his seminar in which thegreat ideas of man as an advanced Angeles County expressions will be explored. Field trips to Los will continue Museum, The Music Center,Huntington Library, etc., integrated to be part of the courseof study. Included and closely - -page 3- into the study of man and his expressionis the study of the art of the film. While no textbook has been used this semester,many books in the library supplement teaching.Class has read The Stranger. Color slides have been most helpful. Students this semester had one special creative project to present toclass. El Capitan High School, Lakeside,California Paul DeKock, English and History Teacher Two-hour American studies coursefor 100 grade 11 studentswho receive college preparatory creditin English III and United States History. Organized on team-teachingbasis (3 teachers with majors or minors in both Englishand history); administeredby English and man in Social Studies Departments. Three philosophical concerns: relation to God, to himself, and tohis environment. Organization: (1) The Colonial Religious Mind; (2) The Mind of theEnlightenment; (3) The Mind of the Nineteenth Century--TheTranscendentalist Mind; (4) The Mind of the NineteenthCentury--The Emerging Common ManNand; (5) The Naturalistic Mind; (6) TheNeodemocratic Mind--The Liberal (8) The Mind; (7) The Neodemocratic Mind--TheConservative Mind; Neodemocratic Mind--The Contemporary CommonMan Mind. Use A-V aids; create.own copied color slides(1200) plus overlay transparencies (200). Mt. Diablo Unified School District,Concord, California Harvey R. Nall, Coordinator ofAdvanced Programs Summer humanities program for advancedgrade 6 students representing 7 schools (41 students). Major objective: to offer studentslearnings (in the cultural arts particularly)outside conventionalcurriculum. Content: (1) Artists and Their Arts; (2) Photography; (3) Archi- tecture; (4) Illustrators of Children's Books; (5) Literature; (10) Jazz; (6) Theatre; (7) Ballet; (8) Opera; (9) Classical Music; (11) Folk Music; (12) Language Development; (13) Religion and of interest Philosophy; (14) Propaganda.Each student studies areas in depth and prepares oral reportswith attention to:What impact has this area made upon mankind?Visits to folk festivals atthe University of California (Berkeley); SanFrancisco's Palace of Fine Arts; Jack London State Park; MotherLode Country, etc. Henry M. Gunn High School, PaloAlto, California Frank E. Ratliff, English CurriculumAssociate Three-year humanities sequenceincorporated into regular English course.Team-teaching throughout: English andhistory. Approach: history, literature, and Englishlanguage divided into 3curricula-- (1) The American Man (U. S. history andliterature as forces which 4 4 , -page 4- have created "The American"); (2) The Universal Man (manand his search for order, justice, power, harmony,and worth); (3) The Contemporary Man (major foreign cultures,communication, expression, and understanding in today'sworld). Use EBF Series at timesand other A-V aids. San Leandro High School, San Leandro,California 94577 Douglas Reynolds, Honors ProgramCoordinator Humanities approach to sophomore,junior, and senior English, United States history, and government.Prerequisites; ability and achievement. Sophomore English focuses onliterature, especially drama, the novel, and the short story. Junior year combines United States history and English into anAmerican Studies Program of 2 hours' length. Senior yztar the emphasis in bothEnglish and government is a large view of man.irt teachers give programsrelated to specific areas: "New Images of Man," for example,during reading of modern plays, 'Michelangelo" duringRenaissance study.Speakers and programs include outside lecturers,poets, dancers, musicians and excursions to special programs atnearby colleges and to the theatre. COLORADO Jefferson County School, Lakewood;Colorado Joseph P. Schubert, Jr., Supervisor ofLanguage Arts Humanities elective for gifted students. Taught by individual teacher as well as team of teachers;administered by English, History, and Music Departments. Approach: "World Culture"(chronological). No use made of A-V kits. Poudre High School, Fort Collins, Colorado80521 Marlene V. Duncan and Robert Bacon,Program Coordinators Humanities class for selected seniors,covering
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