American Studies is a two-period class taught by English teacher Vennessa Nava and Social Studies teacher Cody Owens, who work together to teach the content. Junior Chloe Wu-Breshears is currently taking American Studies and likes the connection of the content.
“My favorite thing about the class is the interaction between history and literature, because we usually do both of those subjects [...] on the same day, so you can see how his history and literature both coincide within the actual world,” Wu-Breshears said.
According to Wu-Breshears, American Studies assigns one main project per unit, which students can work on in class. Wu-Breshears says she doesn’t spend that much time outside of school working or studying because of the available class time, which can also have its downsides.
“My least favorite thing about the class would probably be that you have to take the class every single day,” Wu-Breshears said. “So it's a little bit much but you get acclimated to it really soon.”
Wu-Breshears recommends American Studies for incoming juniors whose college priorities aren’t literature or history and advises students to get to know the teachers. “If you are mainly focused on other things besides literature or history, then I think American Studies is your best choice,” Wu-Breshears said.