Academics
HS Course Offerings: English
- American Literature, grade 11
- College Bound English, grade 12
- Creative Writing, grades 9-12
- English / Composition III, grade 11
- English / Language Arts I, grade 9
- English / Language Arts IV, grade 12
- English / Literature II, grade 10
- Journalism, grades 9-12
- Literature of a Genre: The Short Story, grades 9-12
- Literature of a Period: Contemporary Novel, grades 10-12
- Media and Film Criticism, grades 10-12
- Oral Interp, grades 9-12
- Publication Productions I, II & III, grades 9-12
- Speech, grade 10
- Strategic Reading I & II, grades 9-12
Media and Film Criticism, grades 10-12
½ credit, ElectiveThis course has the same aim as general literature courses (to improve students’ language arts and critical-thinking skills), focusing on one genre, the screenplay (film). Students determine the underlying assumptions and values within the selected works and also examine the structure, techniques, and intentions of the genre being studied. Oral discussion is an integral part of these genre-oriented courses, and written compositions are often required. Compositions will focus on students’ writing skills and develop their ability to compose different types of papers for a range of purposes and audiences. These courses enable students to explore and practice descriptive, narrative, persuasive, or expositive styles as they write paragraphs, reviews, essays, and the like. Although this film/composition course may present some opportunities for creative writing, its main focus remains nonfiction, scholarly, or formal writing.