Course Description

Rebuilding Arcadia explores a steampunk world where you interact with characters of your choice.  As an interdisciplinary course, it covers themes across multiple subjects.

Themes include:

  • the construction and loss of identity
  • freedom and responsibility
  • the nature of power
  • relationships and community

Course Lesson List

Introduction and Resources

  • Introduction
  • Icebreaker Activity – Your Study Habits
  • Group Calendars and Materials
  • What is Self-Regulated Learning? Creative Journal Task
  • Why focus on Self-Regulated Learning?
  • Creative Journal Tasks
  • Evaluating your Learning – Levels 1-3
  • Evaluating your Learning – Levels 4-5

Neo-Victorianism and the Steampunk Genre

  • Principles for Interpreting Art
  • Character Analysis – Academic Journal Task 1
  • Interpreting Art – Academic Journal Task 2
  • Working Definitions – Academic Journal Task 3
  • Introduction to Steampunk
  • Suggested Steampunk Readings
  • Creating your own Knowledge Base

Chapter One - Utopia

  • Introduction to Reading Strategies
  • Introduction to Annotation – All Levels
  • Literary Terms – What’s a theme?
  • Character Types – Academic Journal Task 4

Philosophy, Politics and Psychology

  • Academic Journal Task 5 – Power Relationships
  • What is Political Philosophy?
  • Learning Reflections – Academic Journal Task 6

References and Feedback

  • Course Feedback Form
  • Reference List