English electives!Shakespeare

Art of Film Science Fiction/Fantasy

Poetry I and II

Novel/Fiction: Fiction to Film

Journalism I and II

Public Speaking

SAT Prep

Creative Writing Workshop I and II

Exploratory Issues

Literature Workshop

Understanding Media

Greek Mythology

Creative Writing

Students in Creative Writing experiment each day with diverse genres, different

writing styles. We begin each day with a journal writing “warm up” and dive into a different writing exercise. Students then

select their favorites to put in their quarterly portfolios. Your assignments are

up to you--give it a try!

Did you know that some of your favorite films probably started out as great works of fiction? Have you ever seen Shawshank

Redemption? Slumdog Millionaire? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? Stand By Me?

Equilibrium? In the Novel/Fiction elective, we’ll study these terrific films and the novels and short stories that inspired them. Join us in the fun! Register for Novel/Fiction today.

Novel/Fiction Elective

Don’t fear Shakespeare! In this course, we’ll read about a hunchbacked king

who’ll kill anyone who gets in his way -- even children! We’ll laugh as we watch two people argue

and bicker and deny they’re in love, all the way to the altar. And we’ll read one of Shakespeare’s greatest

tragedies about a man so in love with his wife and so jealous that she’ll leave him that he does the

unthinkable. We’ll play games, do some acting, watch some great films, and, above all, have fun. Sign up

today!

Shakespeare

GO TO GUIDANCE AND GET INTO NEXT YEAR’S POETRY

CLASS! We will read and write and slam and listen

and view…poetry.

This ten week course is pass/fail (so is POETRY II!)

SAT Prep Did you plan to go to college? Then

you need to take this course!

If you’ve already taken the PSATs, you know what you’re up against: difficult vocabulary,

grammar questions, etc.• Beat the test with vocabulary preparation,

test practice and a variety strategies.• Get materials that you can still use after the

course ends.

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Explore imaginative literature through short stories and film.

Projects are creative as well as analytical.

The Art of Film

This one semester class explores the art of film. We watch, we read, we analyze, we write!

Literature WorkshopIn this 10 week

pass/fail course, we explore different genres: drama, poetry, novel, short story, and visuals!

Understanding Media

We focus on the influence

media have on society

specifically how gender,

race and violence are

represented in television,

film, books, radio,

newspapers, magazines,

advertisements and the

internet.

Come explore what it means to write for an audience. This one semester elective course is a

broad overview of print and online media.

Journalism IIJournalism II

This class builds upon the skills developed in Journalism I and involves active participation in the high school newspaper.

This is the only class you can take where your work will always be published!

Greek Mythology

Explore ancient myths through a philosophical lens to understand how much they truly influence us today.

___ How the world was created___ Meaning of life___ Love, lust and war___ Heroes

Public Speaking

Develop your communication and presentation skills in this one semester English elective.

“Public Speaking should be a graduation requirement!”

– former NPHS PS student