Upper School Elective Offerings 2011-2012
WINTER TRIMESTER
National History Day (9th Grade)
Ms. Robinson
Students in this course will participate in the regional National History Day Contest held in Spring 2012. Regional winners will have the opportunity to advance to the State and National Competition. Class time will be spent determining an appropriate topic and creating a powerful thesis as well as researching and properly documenting credible sources supporting the thesis. Students may choose to create a website, documentary, presentation, exhibit or write a research paper on their chosen topic. You may choose to work individually or with a group. The National History Day theme for 2011 is Revolution, Reaction and Reform in History. Students participating in this course will present their projects to Woodlawn students and parents prior to the Spring 2012 contest.
-Regional NHD contest is Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 9am-4pm at UNC Charlotte.
-State NHD contest is Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the NC History Museum in Raleigh.
-National NHD contest is June 10-14 in College Park, Maryland
Student Teaching (Open to 11/12 graders by application only)
Various
Life Skills 101
Mrs. Helfrich
News flash: At some point in the near (or somewhat distant) future, you will be living on your own, and in most ways, the real world looks nothing like The Real World. With the freedom of independence comes much responsibility, and many young adults find themselves in over their heads. Life Skills 101 is a crash-course in real-life, practical knowledge; it's all the stuff we grown-ups wish we had learned before setting out on our own. We'll cover the basics of professional and personal etiquette and communication, and you'll learn how to take care of yourself and your stuff - your car, your health, your living space, your clothes, your money, and your time. *You will need to purchase the text: Life Skills 101: A Practical Guide to Leaving Home and Living on Your Own by Tina Pestalozzi. $10.17 on amazon.com.
Philosophy in Science Fiction
Mrs. Tilley
Using Mark Rowlands's book Sci-Phi: Philosophy from Sorates to Schwarzenegger as a guide, this class will aim to grasp some basic philosophic principles by connecting them to our understanding of popular science fiction films. Topics we consider are the nature of reality, personal identity, the mind-body dilemma, the problem of free will, and death and the meaning of life, all through sci-fi films such as Minority Report, Terminator, Blade Runner, and others. We'll consider such greats as Rene Descartes, Harrison Ford, Immanuel Kant, and Keanu Reeves. If Keanu can understand Descartes, so can we. *You will need to purchase the text: Sci-Phi: Philosophy from Sorates to Schwarzenegger by Mark Rowlands. $13.49 on amazon.com.
Hand-built Clay
Ms. Royce
Hand built clay vessels date back to 16000 BCE. Taking a look back to pottery throughout history will gives us a starting point for creating our own vessels. We will learn step-by-step how to build different pottery projects by hand. At the end of the trimester, we will have the second annual Woodlawn School pit firing!
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