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The
History and Thought
Website
History
and Thought of Western Man
is a two-year course at Rich East High School in Park Forest,
Illinois. The course-- which was created in 1978 by David
Claudon, Robert Rodey, and Frank Giannetti--covers literature,
history, art, culture and philosophy of Western Civilization.
The students are primarily sophomores and juniors. David
Claudon taught the English and art portion of the course
from 1978 to 2006. Robert Rodey (1978-1992), Ryba Epstein
(1991-present), Barbara Gardner (1992-2003), and Rocco Rado
(2004-present) have taught the history portion of the course.
The
following webpages were the final project for the course.
Instead of a history fair that had been done for many years,
which consisted of visual displays, the students are required
to prepare an informative research paper, at least four
pages in length. At least seven sources are used and two
links are required. The finished webpage has to have original
color graphics.
People Who Made a Difference
In
2003, students were required to do research on individuals
who influenced Western Civilization during the 20th century.
To be included on this site, students had to have an A or
B on their original research paper and also on their webpage.
 The
Modern Artists Cafe
The
2002 projects were only done by the second-year students.
The centered on research regarding either modern artists
or modern art movements. For this project, they had to create
one artwork in the style of the artist.
Mare Nostrum
The
1999-2000 projects all deal with the world of Homer through
Virgil. Pages are divided into the Greeks, Romans and Other
Cultures.
 The
1997-1999 Webpages
These
are the earliest webpages. In 1997 students were required
to have four black and white graphics. Later they had to
have color graphics.
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