High School LA & SS electives survey Question Title * 1. What high school will you attend next year? Hazen Lindbergh Renton High Secondary Learning Center Question Title * 2. Please read the Language Arts elective course descriptions below and rank order the seven courses you find most interesting. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 African American Literature - Students will read literature and other texts produced in the United States by writers of African descent that speak to the literary, cultural, social, and historical issues and themes of this community. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Creative Writing - Students in this course will write in a variety of literary forms and styles. These may include, but are not limited to narrative, character development, literary essays, and poetry. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Graphic Novel/Comic Books/Anime - Students will analyze how the story and graphic illustrations connect and develop a story. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Film Studies - Students will analyze film as an art form – its history, aesthetics, craft, genres, and great directors – and it situates film in its global context with studies of cinema all over the world. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Latino(a) Literature - Students will read literature and other texts produced by Latino(a) writers that speak to the literary, cultural, social, and historical issues and themes of this community. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 LGBTQ Literature - Students will read literature written by LGBTQ authors that speak to the literary, cultural, social, and historical issues and themes of this community. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mythology - Students will study the mythology people tell to explain nature, history, and customs, from cultures around the globe. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Poetry - Students will read and analyze poetry from different eras across history, including multiple forms of non-prose expression such as song lyrics. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Science Fiction - Students will read science fiction: Fiction that is based on imagined future scientific or technological advanced and major societal or environmental changes. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Shakespeare - Students will read plays and poetry written by Shakespeare, including comedies, tragedies, and histories. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Speech and debate - Students will focus on building a positive environment to grow in skill, confidence, and knowledge in public speaking and debate. This course will also focus on developing strong written and oral arguments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sports Literature - Students will investigate how sports are portrayed in literary texts. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Social Justice Literature/Writer’s as Revolutionaries - will read texts to analyze their commentary of past and current societal injustices and how society can move towards more equal distribution of wealth, opportunity, and privilege. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Women’s voices/literature - Women’s voices/literature examines texts focusing on the role and experiences of women individually and culturally. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 World Literature- Students will read texts from authors around the world. Question Title * 3. Please read the Social Studies electives courses below and rank order the seven courses you find the most interesting. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 African American History/Studies - Students will study the history, experiences, culture, and politics of Black/African Americans. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 African History - Students will study the history of the continent of Africa from the prehistoric era to the present day. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 American Sports History - S the development of current and past sports in America, including international roots, changes over time to rules and elements of the sport, and changes over time in player participation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Art History -Students will study objects of art and their historical development and stylistic contents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Comparative Religions - Students will study the doctrines and practices of major and minor religions and the similarities and differences between them. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Criminology/Criminal Justice - Students will study the system of both the science of crime and criminals and practices and institutions of government that are directed at upholding social order, deterring crime, and addressing those who break laws. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Ethnic Studies - Students will engage in interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity, and where peoples originated with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Gender Studies - Students will study the continuum of gender identity and gendered representation. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 History/Culture in Film - Students will study how the events and culture of a particular time period are expressed both through films produced during that time period and at a later period in time. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Latino/a History/Studies and History - Students will study the history, experiences, culture, and politics of Latino/as and Latin America. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Modern US History - Students will study US History from post-World War II through the present day. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Multicultural Studies - Students will study how race, social class, gender, and sexual orientation impact our access to power and privilege in present society. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Psychology - Students will study behavior and the mind, including conscious and unconscious experience. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Sociology - Students will study the development, structure, and functioning of human society. Question Title * 4. How likely is it that you would register for a Language Arts elective? Very likely Somewhat likely Not likely Question Title * 5. How likely is it that you would register for a Social Studies elective? Very likely Somewhat likely Not likely Done