Topics/2008
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The curricular theme for 2007–2008 will be The Civil War. Following is some general information on the topics in each of the subject areas.
Super Quiz
The Super Quiz™ topic will be The Civil War. The Super Quiz Resource Guide will include readings on such topics as the causes of the war, critical battles and campaigns, the role of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln’s leadership, and Reconstruction.
Art
The art curriculum topic will be nineteenth-century American art, and the curriculum will include the study of eighteen selected artworks.
Pieces
Traditions and Innovations in Painting
- Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley
- Mississippi Boatman by George Caleb Bingham
- The Lackawanna Valley by George Inness
- A Visit from the Old Mistress by Winslow Homer
- The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt
Memorializing the Civil War
- Shaw Memorial by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
- Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial by Henry Bacon (architect) and Daniel Chester French (sculptor)
- Stone Mountain Memorial to the Confederacy by Gutzon Borglum, Augustus Lukeman, Walker Hancock, and Ray Faulkner
Photography
- Frederick Douglas by an unidentified photographer
- The Sick Soldier by Mathew Brady
- Cañon de Chelle, Walls of the Grand Cañon about 1200 Feet high (Wheeler Survey) by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
African-American Art
- The Westwood Children by Joshua Johnson
- Alkaline Glazed Stoneware Jar by David Drake
- Bible Quilt by Harriet Powers
- The Seine by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Architecture
- Oak Alley Plantation, Louisiana, 1837–39
- Lyndhurst for George Merritt, Tarrytown, New York by Alexander Jackson Davis (architect)
- Shotgun House, New Orleans, nineteenth century
Economics
The economics curriculum will focus on fundamentals of economics, including general topics in macro- and microeconomics and international trade and global economic development. The economics curriculum will also include a thematic section focused on slavery and the economics of the U.S. Civil War.
Language & Literature
The language and literature curriculum will include critical reading, one novel, and six shorter works. The featured novel will be The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
Shorter Selections
- Gettysburg Address
- Lincoln's second inaugural address
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (excerpt) by Frederick Douglass
- An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
- Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts (excerpt) by Bruce Canton
- O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
- The Unsung Heroes by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Math
The math curriculum will cover topics in the fields of general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and differential calculus.
Music
The music curriculum will focus on the music of the Civil War era. The curriculum will include a companion CD, featuring fourteen listening selections.
Songs
Public Performances and Private Amusements
- "Home Sweet Home" by Jenny Lind
- "The Last Hope" by Louis Moreau Gottschalk
- "Washington Greys March" by The Dodworth Band
- "Jim Along Josie" by an unknown minstrel
Music in African-American Life
- "Ain't I Right" by unknown
- "Live Humble" by unknown
- "Follow the Drinking Gourd" by unknown
Music of the Conflict
- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe
- "The Battle Cry of Freedom" by George Frederick Root
- "Dixie (song)|I Wish I Was in Dixie Land"
- "The Bonnie Blue Flag"
- "Un Ballo in Maschera Quickstep"
- "The Vacant Chair"
- "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Patrick S. Gilmore
Science
The science curriculum will focus on the transmission, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. The Science Resource Guide will include a case study on disease and the Civil War.
