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ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS

ELECTIVE COURSES

Mythology Radio & Television (MGTV)
Course Number: 036300 Note: May be taken for more than one trimester; specify
Prerequisites: None trimester by course number. May not be offered all trimesters.
Grade Level: 9-12  Course Number: 036801 (1st trimester)
Fulfills Graduation Requirement for: Elective  Course Number: 036802 (2nd trimester)
Course Description: If you find yourself drawn to the movies Thor  Course Number: 036803 (3rd trimester)
and The Avengers, this course may be for you. Greek, Roman, Prerequisite: None
and Norse mythologies—among others—tell the incredible
stories of bigger-than-life characters (gods, demi-gods, and Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective, Fine Arts
humans) living in bigger-than-life worlds. This course focuses on Grade Level: 9-129-12
amazing characters living amazing lives within amazing worlds. Course Description: This class provides students with the
It draws attention to both their incredible powers as well as their unique opportunity to explore the media of radio and television.
petty and frail weaknesses. Students will experience both the technical and the “ON AIR”
Our modern world is forever making allusions (indirect aspects of both media. A student considering radio and
references) to these bigger-than-life characters. Recently, the television must be highly motivated, work well in groups, and be
tales of these epic heroes and heroines have become the hot able to handle independent working conditions. This class
topics for blockbuster movies. produces the MGTV weekly announcements. Previous
All of us will continue to cross paths with these incredible gods experience in technology or TV production is not necessary.
and demigods in contemporary art, film, and literature. By taking
this class, students will be better equipped to understand and to Yearbook Lab A, B
appreciate these characters, their worlds, and our society’s Course Number: 037101 + 037102
ongoing allusions to them. Two trimester course, (1st and 2nd trimesters) must register for both
trimesters/1 credit earned each trimester.
Prerequisite: Written permission of instructor required to register for
Race and Culture this course.
Course Number: 004100
Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective, Fine Arts
Prerequisite: None Grade Level: 9-12
Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective Course Description: In this course, you will be an active member
Grade Level: 9-12 of the Yearbook staff, learning copy writing, interviewing,

Course Description: See Social Studies, page 36 researching, graphic design, online publishing, advertising and
marketing, and the production process.

Race and Culture in Literature
Course Number: 037600
Prerequisite: None
Fulfills graduation requirement for: Elective
Grade Level: 9-12
Course Description: This course will use literature and historical
context for students to understand the lived experiences of the
various racialized groups. This will occur through reading the
contrast of dominant and absent narratives. Topics to to be
covered in this course may include: Investigating the creation of
racial identity and how it has sustained or challenged beliefs
about race and culture; analyzing the various elements of race
and culture in literature and how they inform or reflect our
attitudes, behavior, and society, in general; interpreting the
continuing conflict between racial, cultural, and gender
relationships in literature

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