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113920 Holocaust Literature: Groves (English or Social Studies Credit)
This course will focus on those European and American writers who witnessed and experienced the horrors of the
Holocaust, documenting how survivors testified to the pain they endured through literary expression. The stories we will
read and watch about the Holocaust will help us put a human shape on inhuman behavior. Holocaust narratives keep us
from looking at photographs of victims as if they were simply anonymous beings, devoid of humanity-- exactly what the
Nazis wanted the world to see. By reading and hearing the dignity of these victims’ voices, their humanity is restored.
When this history is personalized and recollected–when we see not just a mass genocide, but also personal tragedy–the
distance closes between the victims and ourselves. We will examine the roots of anti-Semitism the rise of Nazism and the
world’s response to it, the ghettos, the Final Solution, the experience of hidden children, and the role of rescuers. We will
also explore the aftermath of the Holocaust, forgiveness and justice, as well as the subsequent persistence of hate groups,
ethnic cleansing, and genocide around the world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Prerequisite: None
Grades Taught: 11, 12
Credit: .25
NCAA Approved
14022BL Journalism/Newspaper
In this course, students join a cooperative team in a student-centered, interactive atmosphere, focusing on the working
application of journalistic principles, standards, and ethics through the production of the school newspaper. Students are
expected to grasp a “hands-on” style of learning, gaining knowledge and experience in many writing styles. Leadership,
through editor positions, design principles, photography, drawing/cartoons, infographics, advertising or marketing,
business management, and social media marketing methods are skills taught and applied. This course has the possibility
of a blended component during junior or senior year. As seniors, students may take the course for English credit if they
serve in the capacity of an editor and enroll for both semesters. Students holding editor positions are encouraged to
take it twice a year. Editors-in-Chief positions are required to enroll in two terms.
Prerequisite: None
Grades Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
NCAA Approved
This course may be repeated for elective credit.
14042BL Journalism/Yearbook:
Yearbook is a semester-long class that offers students an introduction to the basic elements of visual communication and
the print world. This is a student-led publication where students are responsible for interviewing, reporting, and covering
school events through-out the year. Members of the staff are expected to have a high level of maturity and the ability to
work independently as well as collaboratively. Students will practice photography, journalism writing and interviewing,
graphic design, photo editing as well as teamwork and initiative. Students may work as yearbook staff or apply for a role
as a student editor to produce the yearbook. Out of class work is required to cover events happening outside the school
day.
This product-based course requires both in class and after school time. This is a wonderful opportunity for members of the
team to exercise their creativity, while developing new skills in computer design, photography, copywriting, and project
management. Creating the yearbook is a fun process and the end result of all the effort is a product of which all students
can be proud. This course has the possibility of a blended component for students in grades 11 and 12. Students holding
editor positions are encouraged to take it twice a year. Editors-in-Chief positions are required to enroll in two
terms.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 9, 10, 11, 12
Credit: .5
NCAA approved
This course may be repeated for elective credit.
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