BPS High School Course Catalog 24-25 - Flipbook - Page 43
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
10342 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: .25
NCAA Approved
10352 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 critical thinking and analysis skills.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 11 or equivalent
Grades Taught: 12
Credit: .25
NCAA Approved
10343 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: .25
NCAA Approved
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