Her 'text' is a movie. It is age appropriate.
Some quotes from a review:
The teacher brutally abuses his students, and the realism of it is terrifying. Very intense.
Although a music-themed film, the film is extremely intense throughout as well as emotional. In particular, his treatment of his students is incredibly disturbing, to the point of outright cruelty, and will upset most viewers.
Some of the scenes in the film can be very intense and unexpected for sensitive viewers.
It also contains a lot of angry shouting, which she finds overwhelming.
She was in tears in the loo after watching it in class today and dreading having to watch it again. She says everyone else seems fine about it.
She is thinking she could email her teacher and explain that she's struggling with it. She is a high achieving student and generally gets straight As in English. She really doesn't want to irritate the (new) teacher or jeopardise her grade, but she also doesn't want to sit through this film multiple times this term.
Does she...
a) Just get on with it?
b) Ask her teacher for an alternative / ask to use the screenplay instead / tell her teacher she's struggling?
c) Not say anything, watch it at home no sound, subtitles on (less scary) and unfortunately be absent in English, but still submit good work?
d) another option