Film and Literature: The European Experience
Course Id:   1418
zzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)

Course Overview
InstitutionzzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)
SubjectLanguage Arts Electives
Education LevelHigh School
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Course Description
Do you enjoy movies, literature and history and making choices? Did you ever want to be a movie critic? Do you want to explore how Hollywood treats history? Do you want to see some of the classic movies from the 1940's-1980's? Do you want to test your time management skills prior to college? Then this is the course for you... come join me on a voyage from the steppes of Russia to the streets of Berlin and the battlefields of the "War to end all wars"!!


In this humanities/social sciences offering, you will become movie critics, readers of some of the world's finest 20th century novels, and work on unique projects with students across the nation. You will explore the momentous events of the first part of the 20th century as they were depicted in literature and on film.


The course focuses on three pivotal changes. 1) WWI and the Revolution; 2) 1920's - WWII; 3) the Cold War. The course will bring you through those periods through the literature of the time. Among the literary works you will read (from Pasternak's "Dr. Zhivago" to Forsyth's "The Odessa File"), you will also view their film adaptations that visually portray the life of the people living on the continent (Europe) during this fascinating time as well!


Come join us on the web and expand your literary, cinematic and historical horizons..


Learning Objectives:


The student will...


1) understand and learn to appreciate the relationship between history, literature and film;

2) read works of literature beyond those in the core curriculum;

3) become more familiar with pivotal events in this century;

4) become aware of the role of the movie industry as it reflects the history of the world;

5) become more aware of research opportunities on the web.


Academic Content:
humanities/social sciences/language arts


Kinds of Assignments:
CourseRoom discussions; readings; no tests or quizzes; one culminating paper; some web-research


Projects Required:
One group project on Youth Culture of Contemporary America.

Delivery Method

  • Internet
  • Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access


  • Course Materials
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