Economics One Semester (Offered First and Second Semesters) Prerequisites: None Economics is a significant driving force behind global interconnectedness. Political decisions in the United States and abroad have extraordinary economic ramifications. Students learn the significance of economics, major themes, and theories within the discipline. Students explore areas of interest within assigned themes. Through project-based assignments, students develop a firm understanding of economic theories, concepts, and systems. Students examine real world economies and explain, analyze, and craft solutions to current economic problems. Environmental History One Semester (Offered First and Second Semesters) Prerequisites: None So much effort in studying history is spent on human to human interaction. Human interaction with the environment is often contextualized in terms of technological progress and overcoming physical challenges, but our historical actions have had, and will have, long lasting effects on our living space. The purpose of the course is to have students understand that our quality of life and existence are predicated upon the state of the environment. The course will emphasize place as students will look at least one example from Michigan and the Great Lakes in depth. Students will also have the opportunity for multi-discipline study based on the need for more specific understanding in the biological or chemical fields. Texts: Diamond, Jared. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised Edition (New York: Penguin, 2011); Egan, Dan. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes (New York: WW Norton & Co., 2017)
History: Current Events One Semester (Offered Second Semester) Prerequisites: None
If those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it (Churchill, Santayana), what connections can we make between the past and the present? In this course, students will have the opportunity to study current events that interest them and the underlying historical causes behind them. By drawing comparisons between the “then” and the “now” students will have the opportunity to hone their research skills in order to better understand the interconnectedness of human events while improving their media literacy.
History: Dramaturgy One Semester (Offered Second Semester) Prerequisites: None
Dramaturgy is the study of theater and the onstage representation of dramatic art. In this course, we will intensively study a single major work by Shakespeare, reading it twice — first for comprehension, plot, and character; second for language, historical context, and interpretation. Each English student will present a research paper on literary interpretations of the play. Each social studies student will present a research paper on the play’s performance history. As this course is part of the Liggett Shakespeare Project, students will collaborate with classmates in the Stagecraft course and the Liggett Players. Students in Dramaturgy will be responsible for forming a cohesive interpretation of the text, creating an abridged play script based on their analysis, researching the historical background and context of the text, and aiding the actors and designers in understanding the language and themes of the text. Special guests to the class may include professional actors, directors, and playwrights. Seniors who opt to complete all three parts of the Liggett Shakespeare Project (Dramaturgy, Stagecraft, and Production) in a single year may be approved to waive enrollment in ARP 12. Each year, a new play is selected. This course may be taken multiple times.
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