Film Studies

Course Level: College Preparatory

Credits: 2.5

Grade Level: 12

Prerequisite: Refer to Level Placement Policy

NJ Course Code:

This semester course allows students to explore literature through film. Students will be making comparisons to how film portrays the literature versus how the novels depicts the characters, genre, etc. Students will also rewrite novels into films creating soundtracks, new settings, etc.

Possible texts: The Great Gatsby, The Crucible, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, Grease, The Wizard of Oz/Wicked, Schindler's List, The Accidental Billionaires, A Streetcar Named Desire, Twilight/Hunger Games, Fairytales

*This course is eligible as a replacement for any one (1) semester of an English IV standard course for students who have thus far met all graduation requirements