Boston Arts Academy




ACADEMICS



Humanities at BAA
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Humanities I  [World History]:
Focuses on therelationship between individuals and societies,particularly as societies develop, using Africa and Europe as case studies.

Humanities 2 [American History]:
Focuses onimmigration, migration and emigration in the United States.

Humanities 3  [Intellectual History]:
Is acomparative philosophy class that includes in in-depth study of Eastern and Western ethics, with particular attention to Shakespeare and the American Constitution.

Humanities 4  [Art History]:
Is an Aesthetics course with a focus on four periods of art history: classical, romantic, modern and postmodern, withparticular attention to notions of beauty in dance, drama, music and visual art.
Seminar at BAA
Seminar is a writing and reading skills class. At all grade levels, the writing curriculum emphasizes three basic genres of writing (expressive, research, and analytical) and basic writing skills related to purpose, development, and expression in writing; reading comprehension and fluency strategies are emphasized in a variety of genres. In the 11th and 12th grades, the curricula are arts-major specific.