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ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

ELECTIVE COURSES

Art of Film Mythology
Course Number: 036900 Course Number: 036300
Prerequisite: None Prerequisites: None
Grade Level: 9-12 Grade Level: 9-12
Fulfills Graduation Requirement for: Elective, Fine Arts Fulfills Graduation Requirement for: Elective
Course Description: Art of Film students go beyond writing film Course Description: If you find yourself drawn to the movies Thor and
scripts; they transform their scripts into movies. In their first film project, The Avengers, this course may be for you. Greek, Roman, and Norse
students learn to practice “show, don’t tell” within both their scripts and mythologies—among others—tell the incredible stories of bigger-than-
their movies. In their second film project, students learn to plant subtext life characters (gods, demi-gods, and humans) living in bigger-than-life
(hidden intentions) beneath their characters’ words within both their worlds. This course focuses on amazing characters living amazing lives
scripts and their movies. In both projects, students aim to maximize within amazing worlds. It draws attention to both their incredible powers
their audience’s emotional experiences by writing conflict-based scripts. as well as their petty and frail weaknesses.
Throughout the course, students are encouraged to enter local and Our modern world is forever making allusions (indirect references) to
national film competitions. At the end of the course, students invite their these bigger-than-life characters. Recently, the tales of these epic
families and friends to their film premieres on Movie Night. heroes and heroines have become the hot topics for blockbuster
Art of Film students “learn by doing”—and have fun doing it. If you are movies.
ready to put your creative talents to the test within this unique writing/ All of us will continue to cross paths with these incredible gods and
filmmaking experience, Art of Film is for you. demigods in contemporary art, film, and literature. By taking this class,
students will be better equipped to understand and to appreciate these
characters, their worlds, and our society’s ongoing allusions to them.
Creative Writing
Course Number: 037200 Race and Culture
Prerequisite: None Course Number: 004100

Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective Prerequisite: None
Grade Level: 9-12 Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective
Course Description: In a workshop setting, you will have the Grade Level: 9-12
opportunity to work independently or with others to write poetry and
prose. You will learn from prewriting to revision, to create polished Course Description: This course develops students’ critical thinking
writing for a public audience. and analytical skills to understand and evaluate the construction of race
in the United States. This class explores subjugated knowledges by
amplifying multidimensional resilience in the presence of racism. Topics
to be covered in this course include: Identifying and Investigating
The Graphic Novel Personal Racial Identities, Introduction to Race and Culture, Race,
Course Number: 037400 Privilege and Power, Critical Race Theory and Historical Anthropology.
Prerequisite: None

Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective You will find this course number on the course card under the
Grade Level: 9-12 Social Studies department.
Course Description: The Graphic Novel is a course designed for both
long time readers of graphic novels/comics and those who are new to Yearbook Lab A, B
the medium. Students in the class will learn about the elements of Course Number: 037101 + 037102
comic style and read a variety of shorter and longer graphic texts in Two trimester course, (1st and 2nd trimesters) must register for both
many different genres. Students will study the history of the medium, trimesters/1 credit earned each trimester.
analyze the assigned texts, create a graphic story, and enjoy the
marvelous blend of pictures and text. Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor required to register for
this course.

Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective, Fine Arts
Grade Level: 9-12
Course Description: In this course, you will be an active member of
the Yearbook staff, learning copy writing, interviewing, researching,
graphic design, online publishing, advertising and marketing, and the
production process.

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