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COM 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR

Humanities
Syllabus: What to expect in Humanities

Welcome to the Reate/ Independent

Recendez Team Reading
Bring your book to
My name is Ms. Lauren (Reate´) class with you
everyday.
This humanities class will focus on the study of
literature(reading and writing) and how that Humanities
relates to our past, present, and futures. Journal
Bring with you
everyday - we will
use this as your
Because of my believe
planner and to take
in the power of myth, I notes.
What is Humanities? have spent the last
seven years trying to In Class Reading
In this class you will explore how we make my students as We will start the
celebrate humanity through the stories big of myth nerds as I semester with some
we read, the stories we create, and the am. We will spend this in class reading of
stories we tell. year exploring myth Mary Pope
stories. We will explore Osbourn’s Tales
One of my absolute favorite things to study, and from the Odyssey.
the themes of these
what I am probably most passionate about stories, how so many
Google
learning, is the stories of mythology. When I of these stories created Classroom
was in elementary school, I first saw the Disney by ancient people We will use this
movie Hercules, and I have been hooked on connect to modern occasionally for
Greek mythology ever since. computer work and
turning in our
writing.

1 2 3
Of ce Hours Late Work Project Work
Would you like help You can turn in late Our learning will help
with work? Stay work, but late work guide us through our
around after school will not receive full projects that make our
M-Th 3:15 - 4:00 credit. understanding deeper.
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 values, and why it is so many of these cultures

spread all around the world were telling the
same stories.
But what I really want to emphasize this year is
that you too find that thing, you’re most
passionate about. I want you to have that
feeling of love when it comes to learning.
What are you most
passionate about?
Being passionate about something can lead us
to become geniuses in that field. What kind of
genius will you be?
I know this year will be like non other. I am
thrilled to be your teacher and to work with
you through this exploration of learning.

Some topics that will be covered:

Ancient
Reading Writing
World Geography Art
Skills Skills history

Grading Policy? Absent? Contacting Ms.

Grades will be Lauren
updated in -Check Daily
Powerschool every Agenda to see Email address:
couple of weeks. what you missed lreate@hightechhigh.
org
-Projects: 50% of -Check in with
grade classmates
-Classwork: 30% of
grade -Email Ms.
-Homework: 20% of Lauren