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Excel 11: Global Studies (Groves)
Honors Excel 11: Global Studies (Groves)
Excel 11 offers an interdisciplinary course that blends English, Economics, and Global Issues, utilizing the coursework of AP
Seminar designed by the College Board. AP Seminar is a foundational course that aims to equip students with the skills to
analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision, to conduct effective research and evaluate evidence, to
construct evidence-based arguments, and collaborate and communicate their own perspective. Utilizing these skills, the
overall objective of this interdisciplinary course is to develop students into strategic critical thinkers and problem solvers in
an interdependent world of competition and conflict. Through the study of literature, essays, and films, the class analyzes
how American foreign policy has attempted to navigate issues of war, human rights, environment, and economics with
the powers of China and Russia. The work of the class pushes students to assess the options of a “weak player” under the
jurisdiction of a group that does not consider them to be citizens. Ultimately, students will consider how much we should
care about “righting” wrongs in the world versus prioritizing our security in a world that is permanently interconnected.
Excel 11 will fulfill the credit requirements for English 11, Global Issues, and Economics. Students will have the option to
take the class for honors credit.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of excel 10 or equivalent
Grades Taught: 11
Credit: 2
NCAA Approved
100420 English 12 Senior Seminar A: Future Studies
This course helps students develop research, communication, and presentation skills while studying visions of the future
explored by essayists, science fiction writers, and filmmakers. Students explore the social, literary, and scientific contexts
that give rise to these various viewpoints and synthesize multiple sources into a coherent understanding of humanity’s
role in shaping its own future. Students should be prepared to write in varying genres, and engage in seminar discussions
in order to enrich their critical thinking and analysis skills.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 11 or equivalent
Grades Taught: 12
Credit: .5
NCAA Approved
100460 English 12 Senior Seminar A: Heroes and Humanities
This course is an exploration of world literature through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. Study of the
universality of the ancient hero through archetypal characters sets the foundation for the study of heroism in the medieval
and modern tradition. The integration of structured choice reading, classic and modern literature, poetry, art and film
create a coherent study of the ways the hero reflects individual identity, culture, and social and historical context of a
particular time period. Students should be prepared to write in varying genres, and engage in seminar discussions in order
to enrich their criti-cal thinking and analysis skills.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 11 or equivalent
Grades Taught: 12
Credit: .5
NCAA Approved
100440 English 12 Senior Seminar A: Social Justice
Everywhere in the country, from college campuses to ordinary workplaces, people are engaging in debate over the current
problems of our time. Just as these issues have no obvious answer, our task will be to question and evaluate the claims,
evidence, and reasoning of multiple perspectives in an effort to build a full understanding of these issues. This course
seeks to develop your ability to research, present, think critically and form logical, well-supported arguments through the
study, discussion, and writing on social issues.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of English 11
Grades Taught: 12
Credit: .5
NCAA Approved
