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Western Civilization: Course Description
Teacher: Christine J. Feehan
Classroom: Witherell Right
E-mail: cfeehan@burkemtnacademy. org
Office: Frazier 1st Floor
Extension: 1510
Western Civilization is a history course for 9th graders. Students study the development of the Western world from the ancient
civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the First World War. The primary text for the class is Prentice Hall’s World History:
Connections to Today, and class discussions are supplemented with an assortment of selections from our Safari Montage video library.
Additionally, special emphasis is placed on the study of Islam and other Eastern religions that have influenced Western Civilization over
time.
American Studies: Course Description
Teacher: Christine J. Feehan
Classroom: Witherell Right
E-mail: cfeehan@burkemtnacademy. org
Office: Frazier 1st Floor
Extension: 1510
American Studies is a double-block, interdisciplinary English and history course for 11th graders. Students study U. S. History
and American Literature simultaneously in an effort to draw parallels between historical eras and the literature of those times.
Utilizing an Advanced Placement history textbook, the course focuses on essay composition and document-based responses as well as
determining causal relationships between the events that have shaped the United States. Corresponding literature includes
The Crucible, Walden, How the Other Half Lives, A Separate Peace, On The Road, and Friday Night Lights. Student-led discussions
on national and international current events occur weekly. Ultimately, students analyze what it means to be American in a world
increasingly dominated by trends of globalization.
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