What is the Middle Earth course?

There are two options for participating in the Language and Landscape program.

Route 1 for Grade 11 students:

• 2 blocks, 8 credits
• full completion of English 11 and Geography 12
• the 2 blocks will be divided between whole-class lessons, group work, and independent work

Route 2 for Grade 12 students

• 1 block, 4 credits
• full completion of an elective course in the Humanities called Middle Earth 12 -- a separate blog describes what that course is about: http://middleearth12.blogspot.ca

Update: originally we thought we might run the double course (Eng11/Geog12) and the new course (MIddle Earth 12) together as one big group, but we had a great enrollment and will be able to run them separately.  English 11/Geography 12 in the first semester (block A/B) and Middle Earth 12 in the second semester (block A I think).  They are also substantially different, so it is possible to take both, although probably not in the same year unless you really want to see me EVERY day of the year.

Middle Earth 12

Middle Earth 12 Board Authorized Course from thielmann

(Slideshare) presentation (well... the visual highlights, anyways) to accompany proposal for a BC Board/Authority Authorized Course. Middle Earth 12 is a senior Humanities elective course - an authentic, blended approach to the study of language and landscape. Middle Earth 12 is designed to work as a stand-alone course but will be implemented locally within a Humanities Program that also includes other students seeking credit for BC English 11 and Geography 12. Using diverse sources like fantasy fiction, regional environments, and work created or chosen by students, Middle Earth 12 is a Quest for deep connections to people, places and ideas, and powerful skills to interpret and respond to what we discover along the way. Tolkien's creations serve as both a metaphor and model for what we will do in Middle Earth 12 -- he fashioned a personalized landscape using the crafts of a writer, poet, painter, sketch artist, cartographer, medieval scholar, language origin expert, linguistic specialist, environmental devotee, historian, keen observer, and wanderer. He set an example of what relentless curiosity and collaboration can accomplish.

Board/Authority Authorized Course Framework for school trustees and district staff -- "brief" version: http://db.tt/yCrfoQ6A

Documentation on the project development, FAQs, philosophy, and the placement of Middle Earth 12 in the Language and Landscape program at D.P. Todd -- "full" version: http://db.tt/Uziz9EBU