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- Senior English Elective: Literature and Film
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NCHS English Department - Ms. Emily Hernberg
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SENIOR ENGLISH AND FILM
Grade: 12
Duration: 1 Semester
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 0.5 per semester
This course will explore how combined media enhances our understanding of timeless social and personal issues.
Guiding questions that focus on the individual and society will be explored through multiple media. The course
emphasizes the development of visual literacy using primarily films; it may also include theater, music, and other art
forms.
Assignments will emphasize interpretation, argumentation and reflection. Students will learn to view multiple forms of
media critically using non-fiction as text as well as classical and contemporary literature. Projects will include
presentations and formal and informal writing.