ARISE High School - Granicus
ARISE High School - Granicus
ARISE High School - Granicus
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• <strong>ARISE</strong><br />
o What makes me me?<br />
o What dynamics shape my conmumity at <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and in Oakland?<br />
o What is my role/responsibility in the <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and Oakland community?<br />
I. Self: What makes me me?<br />
A. Major Readings<br />
• "Beauty When The Other Dancer Is The Self," Alice Walker<br />
• Mama's Girl, Veronica Chambers<br />
Major Topics<br />
• the self<br />
• physical appearance, self confidence, and language<br />
• identity as shaped by race, culture, family, economics, & an urban environment<br />
• Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs<br />
Major Projects<br />
1. Autobiography, including sections on:<br />
a. Who am I? an introduction<br />
b. Family<br />
c. Peers<br />
d. <strong>School</strong><br />
e. Messages (from family, peers, religion, school, media, etc.)<br />
f. Pre-Destined Me (who would I be 10 years from now if I internalized<br />
society's messages?)<br />
g. Vision (who do I want to be in 10 years?)<br />
2. Visual Metaphor for Autobiography<br />
II. Community: What dynamics shape my community at <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>?<br />
A. Major Readings<br />
1. Lord of the Flies, William Golding<br />
2. Sigmund Freud: id, ego, superego<br />
B. Major Topics<br />
• human nature<br />
• personality structure<br />
• social responsibility<br />
• law and government<br />
• role of individual in community<br />
C. Major Projects (Theme: socialization to <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>)<br />
1. <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> ethnography (both visual and written): Focus on data<br />
gathering process<br />
a. who has power?<br />
b. what is motivating people?<br />
c. who is in the office? In the halls?<br />
d. who is dating whom?<br />
e. what are the various "tribes"?<br />
f. how do people affiliate? (LOF choir boys vs. neighborhood, dress, etc.)<br />
- Compare to social and power dynamics in LOF<br />
2. Portfolio<br />
a. Autobiography<br />
b. 5 paragraph essay on Lord of the Flies<br />
c. -Analysis through the eyes of a philosopher<br />
d. Freudian case study on one of the key players at <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> (staff,<br />
student, parent, etc.)<br />
e. -Compare to character/issues from LOF<br />
f. Reflective essay on self at <strong>ARISE</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Humanities 1 Course Description DRAFT 3
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