Along with a new school year comes new teachers, new students, and even a few new classes. If you’re interested in writing, you might find yourself drawn to the electives that the English department has to offer. Creative Writing and Writing for Publication are offered as early as freshman year while Speech & Drama is open to juniors and seniors. But, what many students don’t know is that this year a new English elective was offered: Media Literacy, which is a one semester elective taught by Mrs. Kies. To teach this class she surrendered her Creative Writing class to Mr. Statz, leaving Mrs. Keleher to teach Tech English.
Media Literacy was introduced to the course list because there isn’t another class like it at PHS. The curriculum focuses on interpreting the media and how it affects us psychologically, emotionally, and even physically. Media is a huge driving force in our daily lives, though sometimes we don’t even realize it. There’s a name brand for everything imaginable. Take your clothing for instance. I can bet that the brand you’re wearing has been on TV or in magazines a time or two. Your favorite song? You probably heard it on the radio. Media is anywhere and everywhere.
So far this year, students started filming their own documentary film about life at Platteville High School. They have also just finished filming Public Service Announcements (PSA’s) for the Msg 2 Teens competition that Fox 47 is currently holding.
If you think that watching and reviewing movies is interesting, or if you enjoy filming your own movies, Media Literacy should definitely be a consideration when you’re picking out classes for the next school year.
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